The Bachelor (American TV series)

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The Bachelor
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GenreDating game show
Created byMike Fleiss
Presented by
  • Chris Harrison
  • Emmanuel Acho
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons25
No. of episodes263 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producerMike Fleiss
Production companies
  • AND Syndicated Productions (seasons 1–13)
  • Next Entertainment
  • Telepictures Productions (seasons 1–8)
  • Warner Horizon Television (season 9–present)
  • NZK Productions Inc. (season 14–present)
DistributorWarner Bros. Television Distribution
Release
Original networkABC
Picture format
Original releaseMarch 25, 2002 (2002-03-25) –
present
Chronology
Related shows
External links
Website

The Bachelor is an American dating and relationship reality television series that debuted on March 25, 2002, on ABC. For its first 25 seasons, the show was hosted by Chris Harrison. As the flagship of the original The Bachelor franchise, its success resulted in several spin-offs including The Bachelorette, Bachelor Pad, Bachelor in Paradise, Bachelor in Paradise: After Paradise, The Bachelor Winter Games, The Bachelor Presents: Listen to Your Heart, The Bachelor: The Greatest Seasons – Ever!, and The Bachelor Summer Games, as well as spawning many international editions of the shows.

Production[]

The series was created by Mike Fleiss. The After The Final Rose and other reunion specials were originally produced at Victory Studios in Los Angeles, California and CBS Studio Center in Studio City, but are now taped at Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank.[1]

Plot[]

The series revolves around a single bachelor who begins with a pool of romantic interests from whom he is expected to select a wife. During the course of the season, the bachelor eliminates candidates (see The elimination process) each week eventually culminating in a marriage proposal to his final selection. The participants travel to romantic and exotic locations for their dates, and the conflicts in the series, both internal and external, stem from the elimination-style format of the show.

The above description is simply a general guideline. In practice, the show does not always follow its designed structure, and those variations are often a source of drama and conflict. They may include, among other events:

  • A candidate who was eliminated returns to the show to plead her case to the bachelor.
  • A bachelor distributes more or fewer roses than planned.
  • A bachelor eliminates a woman outside of the normal elimination process. For example, the bachelor may eliminate both women on a two-on-one date.
  • The bachelor chooses to pursue a relationship with his final selection rather than propose marriage.

Season six was the only season to feature a twist in casting. Since producers could not decide between Byron Velvick and Jay Overbye for the next Bachelor, the 25 women at the time participating had to decide which bachelor would make the best husband. At the end of the first episode, Velvick was chosen.

Notable cases where the bachelor violated the premise of the show are Brad Womack, who selected neither of his final two women on his first season,[2] and Jason Mesnick, who broke off his engagement in the After the Final Rose episode and several months later proposed (offscreen) to the first runner-up (Molly Malaney)—who he later married. Like Mesnick, Arie Luyendyk Jr. also broke off his engagement and during the After the Final Rose episode, he proposed to the first runner-up (Lauren Burnham)[3]—to whom he is now married.

Setting[]

For the first two weeks of filming, the contestants stay in "Villa De La Vina," a 7,590-square-foot (705 m2), six-bedroom, nine-bath home in Agoura Hills, California.[4] The custom home, built in 2005, is located on 10 acres at 2351 Kanan Road, and it is owned by Marshall Haraden. As of October 10, 2008, the home was listed for sale at a price of US$8.75 million.[5][6] The final third of the episodes within a season are filmed traveling the world. Episodes have been filmed throughout the United States, Canada, England, New Zealand, Vietnam, Thailand, and Korea to name just a few locations. The Agoura Hills, California mansion became the primary residence for the contestants since the eleventh season though it was not used in seasons eight and nine, where they mainly shot in Paris and Rome, respectively.[7] During the COVID-19 pandemic, the mansion is strictly restricted for filming purposes in season 25, the contestants being housed on the isolated bubble at Nemacolin Woodlands Resort in Farmington, Pennsylvania.[8]

The elimination process[]

On each Bachelor episode, the bachelor interacts with the women and presents a rose to each woman he wishes to remain on the show. Those who do not receive a rose are eliminated. Eliminations are based upon the bachelor's personal feelings about each contestant, guided primarily by the impression made by each woman during dates or other events of the week. Most roses are presented at a rose ceremony at the end of each episode, but roses can also be bestowed on dates. However, if a contestant went on a 1 on 1 date with the Bachelor or Bachelorette, they have to receive a rose. If they do not receive one, then they will have to go home immediately. Typical activities include:

  • group date: the bachelor and a group of women participate in an activity. Sometimes the activity takes the form of a competition, the winner or winners spending more time with the bachelor. The bachelor typically presents a rose to the woman who makes the best impression during the group date.
  • One-on-one date: the bachelor and one woman go on a date. Except in the late stages of the season, there is a rose at stake: At the end of the date, the bachelor must decide whether to present the woman a rose. If the woman does not receive a rose, she is eliminated immediately.

If a rose is at stake on a date, the participating women pack their suitcases in case they fail to receive a rose. The other women learn that a woman has been eliminated when that woman's suitcase is taken away by a crew member.

  • Except in the late stages of the season, the episode concludes with a cocktail party, to which the bachelor and all women not yet eliminated are invited. At the first cocktail party of the season, the bachelor presents a "first impression rose"; roses are typically not presented at any other cocktail parties.
  • Every episode concludes with a rose ceremony which has its own conventions.
    • The women who have not been eliminated stand in rows at one end of the room, and the bachelor faces them. The bachelor has a tray with roses.
    • The bachelor takes a rose and calls a woman by name. The woman steps forward, and the bachelor asks, "Will you accept this rose?" The woman accepts, takes the rose, and returns to her original position.
    • When there is one rose remaining, host Chris Harrison says, "Ladies, this is the final rose tonight," then tells the bachelor, "When you're ready."
    • After all roses are distributed, host Chris Harrison tells the women who did not receive a rose, "Ladies, take a moment and say your good-byes."

The final episodes of each season traditionally follow this pattern:

  • The bachelor visits the home towns and families of each of the four remaining women. At the rose ceremony, one woman is eliminated, leaving three.
  • The bachelor and the three remaining women travel to an exotic location for a series of one-on-one dates. At the conclusion of each date, the bachelor offers the woman the keys to the fantasy suite which allows the two to spend the night together without cameras present. At the rose ceremony, one woman is eliminated, leaving two.
  • In a "The Women Tell All" episode, the women who had been eliminated from the show participate in a talk show where they discuss their thoughts and experiences.
  • The two remaining women separately meet with the bachelor's family. At the end of the episode, one woman eventually exits the limo and is sent home, followed by the second woman who the bachelor proposes to by presenting the "final rose".
  • In an After the Final Rose episode which immediately follows, the bachelor, the finalist, and the runner-up participate in a talk show. The identity of the next season's bachelor or bachelorette is often announced at the end of the episode.

A woman may withdraw from the competition at any time if she finds herself no longer interested in the bachelor. On rare occasions, a woman is removed from the show for breaking one of the rules.

The bachelor has wide discretion in choosing how many and when to present the roses. For example, Sean Lowe presented several roses at his initial cocktail party.

It is common to accuse a contestant of not being on the show "for the right reasons", meaning that her aim is not to establish a relationship with the bachelor, but rather to garner publicity for her own career, induce jealousy in an ex-boyfriend, become selected as the next Bachelorette, or simply to get free trips to exotic locations.

Seasons[]

Main article: List of The Bachelor (American TV series) episodes
# Original run Bachelor Winner Runner(s)-up Proposal Still together? Relationship notes
1 March 25 – April 25, 2002 Alex Michel Amanda Marsh Trista Rehn No No Michel did not propose to Marsh, but instead they entered into a relationship. Marsh and Michel broke up after several months.[9]
2 September 25 – November 20, 2002 Aaron Buerge Helene Eksterowicz Brooke Smith Yes No Buerge and Eksterowicz broke up after several weeks.[10]
3 March 24 – May 21, 2003 Andrew Firestone Jen Schefft Kirsten Buschbacher Yes No Schefft and Firestone broke up after several months.[11]
4 September 24 – November 20, 2003 Bob Guiney Estella Gardinier Kelly Jo Kuharski No 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.[12]
5 April 7 – May 26, 2004 Jesse Palmer Jessica Bowlin Tara Huckeby[13] No No Palmer did not propose to Bowlin. They continued to date but broke up several weeks later.[14]
6 September 22 – November 24, 2004 Byron Velvick Mary Delgado Tanya Michel Yes No Velvick and Jay Overbye started as two candidate bachelors. The women competing had to vote on which man they would like to be the bachelor. Velvick ended up winning the vote. Velvick and Delgado split after five years.[15]
7 March 28 – May 16, 2005 Charlie O'Connell Sarah Brice Krisily Kennedy No No O'Connell chose Brice and did not propose but instead began a relationship. They broke up in September 2007[16] but got back together in 2008.[17] However, they called it quits again in 2010.[18]
8 January 9 – February 27, 2006 Travis Lane Stork Sarah Stone Moana Dixon No No Stork did not propose to Stone but instead began a relationship. They broke up shortly after the show aired.[19]
9 October 2 – November 27, 2006 Lorenzo Borghese Jennifer Wilson Sadie Murray No No Borghese did not propose to Wilson. They began a relationship but broke up in January 2007. He then dated Murray, the runner-up, but they broke up in March of that same year.[20][21]
10 April 2 – May 22, 2007 Andrew Baldwin Tessa Horst Bevin Nicole Powers Yes No Horst and Baldwin called off their engagement one month after the finale[22] but continued their relationship. They broke off the relationship in September 2007.[23]
11 September 24 – November 20, 2007 Brad Womack N/A Jenni Croft No No Womack chose Croft and Pappas as the two finalists, but they were both rejected in the season's finale.[24]
DeAnna Pappas
12 March 17 – May 12, 2008 Matt Grant Shayne Lamas Chelsea Wanstrath Yes No Grant and Lamas broke up in July 2008.[25]
13 January 5 – March 3, 2009 Jason Mesnick Melissa Rycroft Molly Malaney Yes No[a] On the season's finale, Mesnick had called off the engagement with Rycroft and resumed a relationship with runner-up Malaney. Mesnick later proposed to Malaney in New Zealand, which she accepted and were married on February 27, 2010, in California.[26] Mesnick and Malaney's wedding aired on ABC on March 8, 2010.[27] The couple have their daughter Riley Anne (born 2013).[28] The couple also shares custody of Jason's son Ty from a previous marriage (born 2005).[29]
14 January 4 – March 1, 2010 Jake Pavelka Vienna Girardi Tenley Molzahn Yes No Pavelka and Girardi ended their relationship in June 2010.[30]
15 January 3 – March 14, 2011 Brad Womack[31] Emily Maynard Chantal O'Brien Yes No Womack and Maynard broke up while their season was airing but got back together after the show's finale. However, they called it quits for good in May 2011.[32]
16 January 2 – March 12, 2012 Ben Flajnik[33] Courtney Robertson Lindzi Cox Yes No Flajnik and Robertson originally broke up in February 2012 while their season was airing. However, they were later reconciled and got engaged for the second time but broke up again in October 2012 for good.[34]
17 January 7 – March 11, 2013[35] Sean Lowe[36] Catherine Giudici Lindsay Yenter Yes Yes Lowe and Giudici married on January 26, 2014.[37] They have three children together; sons Samuel Thomas (born 2016)[38] and Isaiah Hendrix (born 2018),[39] and daughter Mia Mejia (born 2019).[40]
18 January 6 – March 10, 2014 Juan Pablo Galavis[41] Nikki Ferrell Clare Crawley No No Galavis did not propose to Ferrell but instead they decided to continue their relationship. They later appeared on Couples Therapy. In October 2014, they decided to end their relationship.[42]
19 January 5 – March 9, 2015 Chris Soules[43] Whitney Bischoff Becca Tilley Yes No Soules and Bischoff announced their break-up on May 28, 2015.[44]
20 January 4 – March 14, 2016[45] Ben Higgins Lauren Bushnell Joelle "JoJo" Fletcher Yes No Higgins and Bushnell had their own reality show Ben and Lauren: Happily Ever After?. The two announced their breakup on May 15, 2017.[46]
21 January 2 – March 13, 2017[47] Nick Viall[48] Vanessa Grimaldi Raven Gates Yes No Viall and Grimaldi announced their breakup on August 25, 2017.[49]
22 January 1 – March 6, 2018 Arie Luyendyk Jr.[50] Becca Kufrin Lauren Burnham Yes No[b] On the live season finale, it was revealed that a few weeks after filming wrapped, Luyendyk had quickly called off his engagement to Kufrin and started dating runner-up Burnham.[51] The two got engaged during the After the Final Rose special and were married on January 12, 2019.[52][53] On May 29, 2019, the couple welcomed their first child, a daughter, Alessi.[54] They welcomed twins Senna and Lux on June 11, 2021.[55]
23 January 7 – March 12, 2019 Colton Underwood[56] Cassie Randolph Hannah Godwin No No Randolph initially broke up with Underwood at final three. Underwood then broke up with the remaining two women and asked Randolph to give him a second chance, and she agreed.[57] They announced their breakup on May 29, 2020.[58] On September 11, 2020, Randolph filed for a restraining order against Underwood, alleging that he stalked both her and her parents' houses, put a tracking device on her car, and sent her threatening text messages.[59][60] Underwood came out as gay on April 14, 2021.[61]
Tayshia Adams
24 January 6 – March 10, 2020 Peter Weber[62] Hannah Ann Sluss Madison Prewett Yes No During the live After the Final Rose special, it was revealed that Weber and Sluss had ended their engagement.[63] Although Weber and runner-up Prewett admitted to still having feelings for each other, they ultimately decided not to pursue a relationship.[64] On May 2, 2020, Weber revealed that he is dating Kelley Flanagan, who finished in fifth place on his season.[65] Weber and Flanagan announced their breakup on December 31, 2020.[66]
25 January 4 – March 15, 2021 Matt James[67] Rachael Kirkconnell Michelle Young No Yes James did not propose to Kirkconnell. Instead they began a relationship, but on the After the Final Rose special, it was confirmed that James had ended the relationship after Kirkconnell's racially insensitive past came to light.[68] On April 28, 2021, James confirmed that he and Kirkconnell were back together, and they are still together as of September 2021.[69]
  1. ^ Mesnick and Rycroft were no longer together after the show. He married the runner-up, Molly Malaney, and they are still together.
  2. ^ Luyendyk and Kufrin were no longer together after the show. He married the runner-up, Lauren Burnham, and they are still together.

Ratings[]

Season Timeslot (ET) Premiered Ended TV season Avg. Viewers
(in millions) 		Season ranking
Date Premiere
viewers
(in millions) 		Date Finale
viewers
(in millions) 		After the Final Rose
viewers
(in millions)
1 Monday 9:00 pm March 25, 2002 9.90[70] April 25, 2002 18.20[70] N/A 2001–02 10.7[71] 44[71]
2 Wednesday 9:00 pm September 25, 2002 11.00[70] November 20, 2002 25.90[70] N/A 2002–03 13.93[i][72] 20[72]
3 March 24, 2003 10.20[70] May 21, 2003 15.10[70][ii] 9.30[70][ii]
4 September 24, 2003 12.55[73] November 20, 2003 18.62[73] 9.30[70][iii] 2003–04 12.53[i][74] 23[74]
5 April 7, 2004 11.08[75] May 26, 2004 13.07[75] 7.50[70]
6 September 22, 2004 8.20[70] November 24, 2004 10.00[76] 10.20[76] 2004–05 8.53[i][77] 62[77]
7 Monday 9:00 pm March 28, 2005 8.23[78] May 16, 2005 9.27[78]
8 Monday 10:00 pm[iv] January 9, 2006 6.24[79] February 27, 2006 11.53[79] N/A 2005–06 9.3[80] 53[80]
9 Monday 9:00 pm October 2, 2006 7.53[81] November 27, 2006 9.85[81] N/A 2006–07 8.5[82] 61[82]
10 Monday 9:30 pm[v] April 2, 2007 9.86[83] May 22, 2007 12.67[83] 8.00[76][iii] 10.3[82] 41[82]
11 Monday 10:00 pm[vi] September 24, 2007 9.23[84] November 20, 2007 11.22[84] 12.30[84][iii] 2007–08 9.72[85] 49[85]
12 Monday 10:00 pm[vii] March 17, 2008 8.58[86] May 12, 2008 8.85[86] N/A 7.90[85] 80[85]
13 Monday 8:00 pm January 5, 2009 8.74[87] March 3, 2009 15.48[87] 17.47[87] 2008–09 11.53[88] 24[88]
14 January 4, 2010 9.54[89] March 1, 2010 15.15[89] 13.91[89] 2009–10 12.22[90] 23[90]
15 January 3, 2011 9.04[91] March 14, 2011 13.86[91] 13.96[91] 2010–11 10.79[92] 35[92]
16 January 2, 2012 7.78[93] March 12, 2012 9.23[93] 9.87[93] 2011–12 8.85[94] 49[94]
17 January 7, 2013 6.92[95] March 11, 2013 10.42[95] 10.81[95] 2012–13 9.48[96] 41[96]
18 January 6, 2014 8.65[97] March 10, 2014 10.10[97] 10.97[97] 2013–14 9.59[98] 32[98]
19 January 5, 2015 7.76[99] March 9, 2015 9.68[99] 9.68[99] 2014–15 9.68[100] 46[100]
20 January 4, 2016 7.55[101] March 14, 2016 9.58[101] 9.24[101] 2015–16 9.53[102] 41[102]
21 January 2, 2017 6.62[103] March 13, 2017 8.40[103] 7.85[103] 2016–17 9.00[104] 33[104]
22 January 1, 2018 5.48[105] March 6, 2018 7.94[105] 7.77[105][iii] 2017–18 7.92[106] 47[106]
23 January 7, 2019 5.13[107] March 12, 2019 8.12[108] 8.21[109][iii] 2018–19
24 January 6, 2020 6.07[110] March 10, 2020 7.70[111] 8.49[112][iii] 2019–20
25 January 4, 2021 5.23[113] March 15, 2021 6.07[114] 5.64[114] 2020–21 6.46[115] 37[115]
Notes
  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c Between the 2002 to 2005 TV season rankings, the two seasons are listed together in the final rankings together in The Bachelor.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b The finale aired on Sunday, while the After the Final Rose special aired Wednesday.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f The After the Final Rose special aired the next day.
  4. ^ Three episodes aired on February 6, 13 and 27, airing at the earlier time of 9:00 pm for 120 minutes.
  5. ^ Two episodes had seventy-five minute airings started at 9:45 pm between April 2 and April 30 due to overtime the live show of Dancing with the Stars.
  6. ^ Two episodes had ninety-minute airings between September 24 and October 8, with the first one-third of airing at the earlier time at 9:30 pm and the second one-thirds aired in the regular time.
  7. ^ Two episodes had irregular time airings (late as after 9:30 pm) between March 17 and March 31. The second one-thirds aired in the regular time.

Questions of authenticity[]

On February 26, 2009, in an exclusive interview between The Bachelor season 13 contestant Megan Parris, and Steve Carbone, Megan commented that the producers edit the footage to create a fictional storyline:

I don't think [the producers] showed any real conversation I had with anyone ... The viewers fail to realize that editing is what makes the show ... You'll hear someone make one comment and then they'll show a clip of somebody's face to make it look like that is their facial reaction to that statement, but really, somebody made that face the day before to something else. It's just piecing things together to make a story.[116]

On March 26, 2009, Megan Parris argued that not only was the show scripted, but that producers bullied contestants into saying things to the camera that contestants did not want to say.[117] "There's nothing real about it," she said of the show's trademark "confessionals," in which contestants talk to the camera about the latest goings-on. "It is scripted," she said. "They basically will call you names, berate you, curse at you until they get you to say what they want you to say." Both ABC and Warner Bros., the studio that produces The Bachelor, had no comment.[118]

On March 15, 2010, Mike Fleiss appeared on 20/20 and said that he develops contestants into characters that will cater to his audience's tastes and that they "need [their] fair share of villains every season."[119] Fleiss has come under fire for admitting that The Bachelor has less to do with reality than it does making good television.[120]

On February 24, 2012, during the taping of The Women Tell All episode of The Bachelor, a private conversation between contestant Courtney Robertson and a show producer went public when microphones were accidentally left on in between camera takes. The conversation revealed the producer had a role as a coach, encouraging Robertson to fake certain emotions for the camera.[121]

The audience reactions for The Women Tell All episode are pre-recorded and inserted into the show later.[122]

Lawsuits[]

In December 2011, a producer of The Bachelor sued Steve Carbone, the proprietor of the website RealitySteve.com, for leaking unreleased information about the show, claiming Carbone encouraged contestants of both The Bachelor and The Bachelorette to break their confidentiality agreements. Carbone has denied that the source of the leaks are current contestants.[123][124] Despite the first two lawsuits in 2012 being settled,[125] a further lawsuit was presented against Carbone in 2017.[126]

Criticism[]

Further information: The Bachelor and race

The franchise has long been criticized for its lack of ethnic and cultural diversity, eventually prompting petitions and threats of boycott from the franchise's only black lead at the time, Rachel Lindsay.[127][128] In June 2020, the show cast Matt James as its first black male lead for season 25. James was initially cast for Clare Crawley's season of Bachelorette, which was delayed due to COVID−19.[129] In June 2021, it was announced that long-time host Chris Harrison was stepping down permanently after widespread criticism of comments he had made which excused the past behaviour of a cast member who had been accused of racism, saying he was not the "woke police". Harrison acknowledged, "By excusing historical racism, I defended it".[130]

The show has been criticized for stigmatizing virginity, thus reflecting the patriarchal masculinity stereotypes.[131] (The target of anti-virginity stigma, Colton Underwood, came out as gay in 2021.)

Spin-offs[]

The program's success has led to the creation of various spin-off series;

  • The Bachelorette premiered in 2003 as a female counterpart of The Bachelor, featuring a pool of men competing for a single bachelorette (who is usually a former contestant of The Bachelor). The series first ran from 2003 to 2005, before returning in 2008 after a hiatus.
  • Bachelor Pad ran from 2010 to 2012, featuring previous contestants of The Bachelor and The Bachelorette competing in challenges and eliminations to for a chance to win a $250,000 grand prize.[132] In 2013, it was replaced by a similar series, Bachelor in Paradise.[133]
    • The fourth season of Bachelor in Paradise called into question about the future of its production following an issue of possible misconduct on the set. The fourth season premiered on August 8, 2017. Two contestants, Corinne Olympios and DeMario Jackson were involved in an explicit sexual encounter in the pool during the filming of the show and were caught on tape. A producer onset administered a complaint which stated either one or both contestants may have been too drunk to give proper consent for the sexual encounter. This prompted Warner Bros. to start an internal investigation and both contestants to seek legal counsel. Production of the show was halted on June 11, 2017 and all contestants were asked to go home until further notice. Allegations were made against both contestants about their intoxication and actions thereafter, but ended with broadcast statements from both contestants during a talk show that it was all a misunderstanding and the two have remained friends since the incident. The show was given the green light to resume filming on June 21, 2017; neither Olympios nor Jackson returned to production.[134]
  • The weddings of Trista Rehn (the 1st Bachelorette), Jason Mesnick (13th Bachelor), Ashley Hebert (the 7th Bachelorette), and Sean Lowe (the 17th Bachelor) were broadcast as television specials. Rehn's vow-renewal ceremony upon her 10-year anniversary was also broadcast. Bachelor in Paradise season 2 couple Jade Roper and Tanner Tolbert's wedding was also broadcast as a television special in February 2016.[citation needed]
  • Sister network Freeform premiered two docusoaps focusing on alumni from the series, Ben and Lauren: Happily Ever After? premiered in October 2016, which showcased the relationship of Ben Higgins and Lauren Bushnell following season 20 of The Bachelor on their plans for marriage and Bushnell's new life in Denver.[135] But then, the couple eventually parted ways on May 15, 2017.[136] In March 2017, Freeform premiered The Twins: Happily Ever After, which featured Haley and Emily Ferguson from season 20 of The Bachelor.[137]
  • The Bachelor Winter Games premiered on February 13, 2018 as a winter sports-themed spin-off (airing against the 2018 Winter Olympics), with a similar format to Bachelor in Paradise featuring contestants from domestic and international alumni of the franchise, and winter sports challenges.[138] The series was won by Ashley Iaconetti (United States) and Kevin Wendt (Canada), after finishing first in a figure skating competition among the final four couples.[139] In 2020, ABC announced plans to produce a summer counterpart—The Bachelor Summer Games—which would have presumably aired against the 2020 Summer Olympics. On March 30, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic (which itself caused the 2020 Olympics to be postponed to 2021), it was reported that the series had been cancelled and will not be part of the 2020–21 TV season.[140]
  • Bachelor Live was a short-live after-show hosted by Chris Harrison discussing events in episodes of season 20 with cast members and celebrity fans.[141]
  • Bachelor Live On Stage was announced on January 23, 2019 during the Men Tell All episode. A local Bachelor would go through group date challenges and coveted one-on-ones with local ladies in the audience. Audience members and hosts would assist the Bachelor. Ben Higgins and Becca Kufrin are slated to host the 63 stop tour starting in Mesa, Arizona on February 13, 2020 with the final stop in Austin, Texas, was scheduled on May 17, 2020. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, half of the shows have been postponed and they were initially rescheduled to January 24, 2021 in Cleveland, Ohio before postponed for the second time in 2022 due to the temporary closure of entertainment venues and the second wave of the virus in late 2020.[142][143]
  • The Bachelor Presents: Listen to Your Heart premiered on April 13, 2020, featuring a cast of musicians as contestants.[144]
  • On April 29, 2020, ABC announced that it would air a 10-episode retrospective series, The Bachelor: The Greatest Seasons – Ever!, featuring recaps of past seasons. The series was scheduled as a replacement for the next season of The Bachelorette, which was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[145]

Parodies[]

The novelty of the show[146] makes it a ripe target for parody.

Ben Stiller produced a web spoof of the series titled Burning Love.[147]

Late night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel also created a parody called "The Baby Bachelor" in Jimmy Kimmel Live!, which the titular role is given to his three-year-old nephew Wesley. The popularity of the parody also led to the creation of spin-offs The Baby Bachelorette and Baby Bachelor In Paradise.

The Fox network produced a show, Joe Millionaire, based on the premise that the bachelor was a millionaire heir, when in reality, he was not.

On June 1, 2015, Lifetime began airing Unreal, a scripted drama about a producer who works on Everlasting, a fictional reality series similar to The Bachelor. It is based on Sarah Gertrude Shapiro's short film Sequin Raze and her experience as a field producer on The Bachelor.

In a third-season episode of Rupaul's Drag Race All Stars, the main challenge consisted of a parody called "The B*tchelor" where guest judge Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman played the Bachelor while the drag contestants portrayed the romantic interests.

See also[]

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