 The process of probation has also been modified, allowing those within the Academy to save their choices first before the public voting.After the first probation, the process of saving a co-scholar has been modified, the scholars will then now choose who they would want to see stay as a probationary student and be subjected to viewers' votes.The second season took 13 weeks, culminating in the two-day finale, dubbed as the "Grand Dream Nights" at the Cuneta Astrodome on September 13 and 14, 2008 with six scholars remaining.