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| The Apprentice 2 | |
| Winner | Kelly Perdew |
|---|---|
| Season run | September 9, 2004 – December 16, 2004 |
| Filming Dates | May 2004 – June 2004 |
| Number of episodes | 15 |
| Number of candidates | 18 |
| Teams | Apex and Mosaic |
| Season chronology | |
| Previous season | The Apprentice 1 |
| Next season | The Apprentice 3 |
The Apprentice 2 is the second season of The Apprentice, which began on September 9, 2004 on NBC. It featured 18 candidates, whereas season one only featured 16. Three new twists were introduced to The Apprentice this season. First, each team was unexpectedly forced to trade one member of their team for a member of the other team, resulting in a male on the female team, and a female on the male team. The traded members then became the project managers for the first task. In the second twist, it was revealed that the project manager of the winning team would not be eligible for firing the following week. Finally, the losing project manager could choose either two or three people to bring to the boardroom to be considered for firing.
Although it did not match the ratings of the first season and dropped out of the Top 10 Nielson, it still performed strongly overall, ranking #11 with an average of 16.14 million viewers.
The mostly male team named themselves Mosaic Corporation, and the mostly female team adopted the name Apex Corporation.
