Season 1
The Apprentice 1 is the first season of The Apprentice, which aired on NBC in the winter and spring of 2004. It is currently available on DVD. It featured 16 candidates. The first season was a ratings smash, ranking at #7 in the average weekly Nielsen Rankings, with an average viewership of 20.7 million viewers each week. The final episode of the season was seen by an estimated 28.05 million viewers and ranked as the #1 show of the week, beating out a new episode of CSI. It was the most popular new show of 2004.
Episodes
1 Meet the Billionaire Jan 8, 2004 
2 Sex, Lies and Altitude Jan 15, 2004 
3 Respect Jan 21, 2004 
4 Ethics, Shmethics Jan 29, 2004 
5 Trading Places Feb 5, 2004 
6 Tit for Tat Feb 12, 2004 
7 Dupe-lex Feb 19, 2004 
8 Ice Escapades Feb 26, 2004 9 DNA, Heads and the Undead Kitty Mar 4, 2004 
10 Wheeling & Dealing Mar 11, 2004 
11 A Look Back Mar 18, 2004 
12 Circus, Circus Mar 25, 2004 
13 The Price is Height Apr 1, 2004 
14 Down to the Wire (1) Apr 8, 2004 15 Down to the Wire (2) Apr 15, 2004 16 Down to the Wire (3) Apr 15, 2004