The Apprentice 2 is the second season of The Apprentice, which began on September 9, 2004, on NBC. Although this season did not match the ratings of the first and dropped out of the Top 10 Nielsen, it still performed strongly overall, ranking 11 with an average of 16.14 million viewers. Season changes This season featured 18 candidates, whereas the first season only had 16. Three new twists were introduced to The Apprentice this season. First, each team was unexpectedly forced at the season's outset to make a 1-for-1 player swap, resulting in a male on the female team (Bradford), and a female on the male team (Pamela). The traded members then became the project managers for the first task. Second, it was revealed that a project manager for the winning team would be immune from being fired 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. The option to take three people to the boardroom was only used twice, with the first person (Ivana Ma) who did so making the decision after pressure to do so from Donald Trump. The candidates Teams 1 – In an unannounced move, Trump fired two candidates week 11. Boren was fired first. 2 – As planned, Trump fired two candidates week 14. Allen was fired first. Weekly results Elimination Table The candidate was on the losing team. The candidate was hired and won the competition. The candidate won as project manager on his/her team. The candidate lost as project manager on his/her team. The candidate was brought to the final boardroom. The candidate was fired. The candidate lost as project manager and was fired. Weekly summary Week 1: Toying with Disaster Air date: September 9 Apex project manager: Bradford Mosaic project manager: Pamela Task: Develop a new toy for Mattel. The product deemed most viable would be the winner. Judges: Donald Trump; Carolyn Kepcher; George H. Ross Trump monologue: Be Quick But Be Careful – To be quick and not careful is a bad decision. Trump prefers if somebody carefully takes their time and makes the right decision; but a good decision made quickly is the best combination. Result: The team with mostly men (Mosaic) developed a line of mutated animal Transformers called "Crustacean Nation". The team with mostly women (Apex) developed a radio controlled car called