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About American reality television series
Genres reality television
Created by Mark Burnett
Starring Donald Trump, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Ivanka Trump, Donald Trump Jr., Stephen Baldwin, Eric Trump, Omarosa Manigault Newman, Trace Adkins
Music The O'Jays
Length 15 seasons, 188 episodes
Network NBC
Country United States
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