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2002 American TV series or program

The Bachelor
Created by	Mike Fleiss
Starring	Chris Harrison (host) Alex Michel Aaron Buerge Andrew Firestone Bob Guiney Jesse Palmer Byron Velvick Charlie O'Connell Travis Lane Stork Lorenzo Borghese Andrew Baldwin Brad Womack Matt Grant Jason Mesnick Jake Pavelka
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	90 (As of September 2007)
Production
Executive producers	Mike Fleiss Lisa Levenson
Running time	120 minutes/ 2 Hours (Seasons 1-14)
Production companies	Next Entertainment Telepictures Productions
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	March 25, 2002 – Present

The Bachelor is an American reality television dating game show debuting in 2002 on ABC. The show is hosted by former game show host and news anchor, Chris Harrison.

The fourteenth season, On the Wings of Love, premiered on January 4, 2010.

About the show

The series revolves around a bachelor who chooses a potential wife from among 25 women. In past seasons, bachelors have included a doctor, a prince, an NFL player, a millionaire, and other types of frequently sought after men. The show follows the bachelor as he goes on a series of dates with the women, some of them group dates, some one-on-one dates, and some of them two-on-one dates. On each episode women are eliminated, generally during the rose ceremony at the end of the episode, but sometimes on the dates (during what are called "elimination dates"). This process culminates towards the end of the season with hometown visits to the final four women's families, the three final women each going on an overnight date to exotic location, and the meeting of the bachelor's family and each of the two final women. At the end of the show, the bachelor chooses one woman with whom he would like to continue a relationship. Sometimes he proposes marriage, sometimes other levels of commitment. There have been a few interesting twists such as Brad not picking either of the women and Jason changing his mind during the "After the Final Rose" show.

The runner-up from the first season, Trista Rehn, later starred in The Bachelorette, a spin-off program in which the format is gender-reversed. Her wedding to the winner of her season of The Bachelorette was also televised.

The elimination process

According to the summary on ABC.com, each new Bachelor episode contains a rose ceremony during which one or more contestants is eliminated. Eliminations are based upon date performance (i.e., how the women relate to the bachelor on the dates.) The bachelor must follow a process of elimination where his pool of bachelorettes is narrowed down week by week by presenting a rose to each of the women he wishes to keep.

At any point during the process, if a woman decides she is no longer interested in the bachelor, although he may still be interested in her, she may leave. A few have actually done so over the course of the show.

In the end, the bachelor selects one lady and gives her the final rose. He may or may not propose to her at this final rose ceremony.

As of the end of season 13, none of the 13 bachelors has married the woman to whom he presented the final rose (and one did not present a final rose at all).

Ratings

Solid ratings throughout the twelve completed seasons have resulted from an average audience of nearly 10 million viewers, with some decline in the series' more recent seasons. While much of the series has aired on Wednesday nights, its ratings slide reversed somewhat with a move to Monday nights in January 2006.

Seasons

Season Year	Bachelor	Profile	Winner	Runner-Up	Proposal	Aftermath
1 2002	Alex Michel	Management consultant	Amanda Marsh	Trista Rehn	No	Michel did not propose to Marsh, but instead they took a chance at a relationship. Marsh and Michel broke up after several months, and Rehn was featured on the first season of The Bachelorette.
2 2002	Aaron Buerge	Vice President of a chain of family-owned banks	Helene Eksterowicz	Brooke Smith	Yes	They broke up after several months. Years later, Buerge became engaged to Angye McIntosh and they are planning to wed.
3 2003	Andrew Firestone	Sales manager of Firestone Family estates	Jen Schefft	Kristen Baschbucher	Yes	Schefft and Firestone broke up after several months but remained friends. He is now married to soap opera star Ivana Bozilovic. Schefft was featured on the third season of The Bachelorette.
4 2003	Bob Guiney	Creator of a mortgage company and former suitor on The Bachelorette	Estella Gardinier	Kelly Jo Kuharski	No	Guiney did not propose to Gardinier but she accepted a promise ring indicating that they would still date. They broke up shortly after the show aired. Guiney is now married to Rebecca Budig and is a TV actor. Meredith Phillips, who came fourth, featured on the second season of The Bachelorette.
5 2004	Jesse Palmer	Canadian American college football player	Jessica Bowlin	Tara Jaye	No	Palmer did not propose to Bowlin. They continued to date but broke up several months later.
6 2004	Byron Velvick	Pro bass fisherman and divorced father	Mary Delgado	Tanya Michel	Yes	Velvick and Delgado split after five years.
7 2005	Charlie O'Connell	Actor	Sarah Brice	Krissily Kennedy	No	O'Connell chose Sarah Brice to be the winner but he did not propose to her. Instead they took a chance at a relationship. They broke up in September 2007, but got back together in 2008 and are planning a wedding.
Paris 2006	Travis Lane Stork	Medical doctor	Sarah Stone	Moana Dixon	No	Stork did not propose to Stone. They decided to take a chance at just a relationship. They broke up shortly after the show aired. Stork is now featured on The Doctors.
Rome 2006	Prince Lorenzo Borghese	Cosmetics entrepreneur	Jennifer Wilson	Sadie Murray	No	Borghese did not propose to Wilson. They took a chance at a relationship, and they broke up in January 2007.
Officer and a Gentleman 2007	Andrew Baldwin	US Naval Officer	Tessa Horst	Bevin Nicole Powers	Yes	Horst and Baldwin called off their engagement one month after the finale, but continued their relationship. They broke off the relationship in September 2007.
11 2007	Brad Womack	Bar owner	–	–	No	Womack chose Jenni Croft and Deanna Pappas as the two finalists, but they were both rejected in the season's finale. Pappas was featured on the fourth season of The Bachelorette.
London Calling 2008	Matt Grant	Global financier	Shayne Lamas	Chelsea Wanstrath	Yes	Grant and Lamas broke up in July 2008.
13 2009	Jason Mesnick	Account executive, single father, and former suitor on The Bachelorette	Melissa Rycroft	Molly Malaney	Yes	On the season's finale, Mesnick had called off the engagement with Rycroft, and resumed a relationship with runner-up Malaney. Rycroft later appeared on Dancing with the Stars and is now married to Tye Strickland. Jillian Harris, who came in third place, was featured on the fifth season of The Bachelorette. On October 20, 2009, Mesnick proposed to Malaney in New Zealand, which she accepted.
On the Wings of Love 2010	Jake Pavelka	Commercial Pilot and former suitor on The Bachelorette

References

ABC Sets Premiere Date for The Bachelor: On The Wings of Love. TVGuide.com http://www.tvguide.com/News/ABC-Sets-Premiere-1011566.aspx. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
Rogers, Steve. "'Bachelor' Aaron Buerge and fiancée Helene Eksterowicz call off engagement, break up". realitytvworld.com.
http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20295430,00.html
Rogers, Steve. "'Bachelor' couple Andrew Firestone and Jen Schefft breakup". realitytvworld.com.
Rocchio, Christopher. "Former 'Bachelor' star Andrew Firestone marries model Ivana Bozilovic". realitytvworld.com.
Rogers, Steve. "'Bachelor' Bob Guiney and Estella Gardinier finally come clean and publicly acknowledge breakup". realitytvworld.com.
Rogers, Steve. "'Bachelor' Bob Guiney marries actress Rebecca Budig in lakeside wedding ceremony". realitytvworld.com.
Rogers, Steve. "'Bachelor' Jesse Palmer and Jessica Bowlin announce breakup". realitytvworld.com.
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Rocchio, Christopher. "'The Bachelor 7' couple Charlie O'Connell, Sarah Brice confirm split". realitytvworld.com.
Bracchitta, John. "'The Bachelor' couple Charlie O'Connell and Sarah Brice reunite". realitytvworld.com.
Rogers, Steve. "'Bachelor' couple Travis Stork and Sarah Stone admit they've split up". realitytvworld.com.
Rogers, Steve. "'Bachelor' producers confirm Lorenzo Borghese, Jennifer Wilson split". realitytvworld.com.
Rogers, Steve. "'Bachelor' couple Andy Baldwin, Tessa Horst break off engagement". realitytvworld.com.
Rogers, Steve. "'Bachelor' Andy Baldwin talks about 'blooming' Marla Maples romance". realitytvworld.com.
Rocchio, Christopher. "'Bachelor' star Brad Womack rejects both Jenni Croft, DeAnna Pappas". realitytvworld.com.
Rocchio, Christopher. "'The Bachelor' couple Matt Grant and Shayne Lamas confirm break-up". realitytvworld.com.
Anna Diamond (30 June 2009). "Melissa Rycroft Is Engaged". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2009-06-30.
Monica Rizzo and Cynthia Wang (14 October 2009). "And The New Bachelor Is… Jake!". people.com. Retrieved 2009-10-14.
http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/watch_with_kristin/b148949_five_reasons_new_bachelor_might_not_suck.html eonline.com.

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