I Want to Work for Diddy (season 1)

Judges

Kevin Liles – Executive Vice President of Warner Music Group

Norma – Vice President, Cipriani

Capricorn Clark – Marketing Director, Sean John

Phil Robinson – Diddy's former manager

Weekly Results

Teams

     The contestant was on the Uptown team.     The contestant was on the Downtown team.     The contestant was not on any team.

Competition

     The contestant won.     The contestant was eliminated, but still hired.     The contestant won the challenge and was safe.     The contestant lost the challenge but was safe.     The contestant was eliminated.     The contestant was in the bottom two, but was not eliminated.

Notes

^{^[a]} Laverne was originally was on the Downtown Team, but joined the Uptown Team in Episode 5.^{^[b]} There were no eliminations.^{^[c]} In Episode 7, Kim and Stefanie switched teams.^{^[d]} In Episode 8, the teams were Boris & Stefanie, Kendra & Mike and Kim & Suzanne.^{^[e]} Stefanie was eliminated after the presentations.

Welcome to Bad Boy

First aired August 4, 2008

Eliminated: Andrew

Challenge: The Art of Multitasking

Downtown: 31 tasks completed

Uptown: 31 tasks completed

Tiebreaker: Downtown Team was given the win because Uptown Team didn't keep all of their receipts and came up $147.62 short.

Challenge Winner: Downtown Team

Bottom 2: Georgette, Kim

Eliminated: Georgette

Elimination Notes: The first elimination took place after the personal interviews when teams were being formed. Andrew is eliminated solely based on his breakdancing.

No Bitchassness

First aired August 11, 2008

Challenge: No Bitchassness Allowed

Tiebreaker: Both teams failed to complete the course; Downtown Team was given the win for being the closest to the end.

Challenge Winner: Downtown Team

Bottom 2: Kim, Rob

Eliminated: Rob

Go Get the Model

First aired August 18, 2008

Challenge: Go Find the Model: Create Print Ad for Sean John Eyewear

Challenge Winner: Uptown Team

Bottom 2: Boris, Deon

Eliminated: Deon

Diddy.com

First aired August 25, 2008

Challenge: Press Play: The Viral Video Challenge

Downtown: 54.6% of total views

Uptown: 45.4% of total views

Challenge Winner: Downtown Team

Bottom 2: Brianna, Red

Eliminated: Brianna

Hooray for Hollywood

First aired September 1, 2008

Challenge: Hooray for Hollywood: Assist Diddy’s Family

Challenge Winner: Uptown Team

Bottom 2: Boris, Kendra

Eliminated: None

Elimination Notes: Laverne was switched to the Uptown Team.

Unforgivable Hustle

First aired September 8, 2008

Challenge: The Unforgivable Hustle

Downtown: 15 bottles of perfume sold

Uptown: 11 bottles of perfume sold

Challenge Winner: Downtown Team

Bottom 2: Kim, Laverne

Eliminated: Laverne

One Night Only

First aired September 15, 2008

Challenge: The Art of Celebration

Challenge Winner: Downtown Team

Bottom 2: Red, Stefanie

Eliminated: Red

New York Hustle

First aired September 22, 2008

Challenge: All About the Benjamins: The Money Hustle

Boris & Stefanie: $98.64

Kendra & Mike: $27.42

Kim & Suzanne: $452.86

Challenge Winners: Kim, Suzanne

Bottom 2: Boris, Kendra

Eliminated: Boris, Kendra

Elimination Notes: Having spared Boris and Kendra from elimination in Episode 5, the judges decided to eliminate both of them.

Show Me the Monae

First aired September 29, 2008

Challenge: Plan a Showcase for Janelle Monáe

Eliminated: Kim

Elimination Notes: With only four contestants remaining, team competitions were eliminated and it became a 1-versus-all format; Diddy fired Kim after getting into an argument with her.

Season Finale

First aired October 6, 2008

Challenge: Plan a Showcase for Janelle Monáe

Eliminated: Stefanie

Runner-Up: Mike

Winner: Suzanne

Elimination Notes: Stefanie was eliminated after the presentations; Mike was hired in an undisclosed role following his elimination.

Season 2

A second season of I Want to Work for Diddy was confirmed by VH1. The second season premiered on November 2, 2009.