The Apprentice's New Season Coming Soon!

I love, love, love The Apprentice -- other fans will be happy to know that we only have to wait until January 7 for the new season to premiere. There are a few changes in store for the sexier, sixth season, and Donald Trump called it "the best we've ever done. It's different, it's certainly looser."

- Fleeing New York, the new season takes place in Los Angeles. I'm disappointed about this -- Donald Trump is all about New York.

- The Apprentice is taking a few cues from creator Mark Burnett's other popular show, Survivor. Each week, the winning team will "live like kings" in a mansion overlooking Beverly Hills. "The losers live like hell," sleeping in two tents with no hot showers or closets -- in the mansion's backyard. And yes, they have to pitch the tents themselves. Burnett says, "It's tough - but not quite Survivor. They're living in LA with plenty to eat - and no giant creepy-crawlers. Some take it in stride, but for others, it was very hard to cope."

- Trump's kids' Donald Jr., 28, and Ivanka, 25, are taking the place of George H. Ross and fired right-hand Carolyn Kepcher in the boardroom. In another twist, each week's winning project manager will also be at the boardroom table offering up their opinions.

- The swimsuit category? One of the season's challenges is creating and marketing swimsuits on a Santa Monica beach, with some of the candidates even modeling the swimsuits themselves. Given the fact that they generally only pick beautiful contestants, this shouldn't be a real shock.

- Rewards, Hollywood Style. When in Rome, do as the Romans do, right? This go-around, rewards include trips to the Playboy Mansion to chill with Hugh Hefner (betcha the female contestants love that!), and dinner with Wolfgang Puck at his Spago restaurant.

And lastly, Burnett said that there is also a "vigorous romantic hookup."

Should be a very interesting season for sure.