The Bachelor

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For the 1999 movie The Bachelor starring Chris O'Donnell, see The Bachelor (film).
The Bachelor
Genre Competitive reality show
Drama
Starring Chris Harrison (host)
Alex Michel
Aaron Buerge
Andrew Firestone
Bob Guiney
Jesse Palmer
Byron Velvick
Charlie O'Connell
Dr. Travis Lane Stork
Prince Lorenzo Borghese
Lt. Andy Baldwin
Country of origin Flag of United States United States
No. of episodes 81
Production
Executive producer(s) Mike Fleiss
Lisa Levenson
Running time 60 minutes (including commercials)
Broadcast
Original channel ABC
Original run March 25, 2002 – Present
Links
Official website
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

The Bachelor is an American reality television dating game show that debuted in 2002 on ABC. The series has been renewed through spring 2007, titled The Bachelor: Officer and a Gentleman. Chris Harrison has hosted all of the show's seasons. The show airs on Mondays at 9pm eastern/8pm central.

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[edit] About the Show

The series revolves around a wealthy bachelor courted by 25 women. The bachelor eventually selects one of the group to continue their romance. The show begins with a series of group dates, after which female contestants are eliminated until only a handful remain. At this point the contestants begin to go out on individual dates with the bachelor, which, for contestants not eliminated, culminate in overnight dates and meetings between the bachelor and bachelorettes' families. The program is a roller coaster ride of emotions for both the Bachelor and the women. The Bachelor gives a behind-the-scenes look into the lives of each person involved in this unique dating process. At the end of the show, the bachelor will have to pick one lady to be his future wife. The series quickly gained a cult following. Many of its catchphrases have entered into the pop culture lexicon, such as the refrain, "Will you accept this rose?" The runner-up from the first season, Trista Rehn, later starred in The Bachelorette, a spin-off program in which the format was gender-reversed. In light of the fact that many of the couples formed during previous seasons later ended their relationships, the premise of finding true love has proven difficult to sustain. To maintain interest, producers added an assortment of "twists" to the format. The fourth season featured Bob Guiney, popular comic relief from the first season of The Bachelorette. The fifth season featured NFL player Jesse Palmer. The sixth season had yet another new twist, as the women of the house were forced to choose between two eligible bachelors. They chose fisherman Byron Velvick; he ultimately ended up with none of the original women, as season four contestant Mary Delgado was returned to the show and became his final choice.

[edit] The Elimination Process

According to the summary on ABC.com, each new Bachelor episode contains a rose ceremony where at least one or more contestants are eliminated. Eliminations are based upon date performance, which is how the ladies relate to the bachelor on the dates. The bachelor must follow a process of elimination where his bachelorettes are narrowed down week to week by presenting the women he wishes to keep with a single, rose. The catch to the show is that at any point during the process if a woman decided she is no longer interested in the bachelor, although he may still be interested in her, she may leave. For some of the women on the show, the bachelor will visit their hometowns and they in turn will meet the bachelor's family. In the end the bachelor will be down to one lady, the lady whom the bachelor picks for himself.

[edit] Ratings

Solid ratings throughout the eighth completed editions have resulted in 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 — in a timeslot now occupied by Lost — its ratings slide reversed somewhat with a move to Mondays in January 2006.

[edit] Season 8

The show was renewed for an eighth season and first ran on January 9, 2006. The season was set in Paris, France, and featured bachelor Dr. Travis Lane Stork, a 33-year-old emergency medicine resident from Nashville, Tennessee and a graduate of Duke University and University of Virginia. In the final episode that aired on February 27, 2006, Stork gave the final rose to fellow Nashvillian and kindergarten teacher Sarah Stone, a 26-year-old University of Tennessee alumna.[1] Just more than a week after the airing of the finale, and nearly four months after the eighth season wrapped, Stork and Stone announced they were no longer a couple in a joint interview with Nashville's daily newspaper, The Tennessean.[2] Both cited contractual post-production obligations to remain apart as a major reason the relationship failed. In a season fairly free of wild behavior, one of the more memorable moments of the show involved bachelorette and fellow doctor Allie Garcia-Serra, who angrily confronted Travis after she was not given a rose in the first episode.[3]

[edit] Season 9

The Bachelor: Rome, the official title of The Bachelor's ninth season, began airing on October 3, 2006. This season was set in Rome, Italy, and featured the bachelor "prince" Lorenzo Borghese, a 34 year-old pet cosmetic entrepreneur who was born in Milan but has resided in Manhattan since 1987. The show had a new twist this season: two beautiful Italian women, Agnese and Cosetta, were suddenly added to the cast of twenty-five, adding new tensions. Agnese stayed on the show until after the group dates, when Lorenzo eliminated her because of their communication barrier. Lorenzo picked Jennifer at the final rose ceremony on November 27, 2006, leaving Sadie with a broken heart. On January 17, 2007, it was reported that Lorenzo and Jennifer were no longer seeing each other and Sadie has moved to New York to be with him and also pursue her career. [4]

[edit] Season 10 (Currently in production)

The Bachelor: Officer and a Gentleman, the official title of The Bachelor's tenth edition, premiered Monday, April 2 at 9:30PM ET/PT.[5] The season stars Lt. Andy Baldwin, a doctor in the Navy.[6]

[edit] The Bachelors

A list of the Bachelors on the program:

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/the-bachelor-paris-ends-with-travis-stork-selecting-sarah-stone-3983.php
  2. ^ http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/bachelor-couple-travis-stork-and-sarah-stone-admit-theyve-split-up-4001.php
  3. ^ http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/ousted-bachelor-bachelorette-allie-garcia-serra-that-so-not-me-3903.php
  4. ^ http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/report-lorenzo-borghese-dumps-jennifer-wilson-for-sadie-murray-4578.php
  5. ^ http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/abc-tenth-the-bachelor-edition-debut-april-2-be-supersized-4711.php
  6. ^ http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/abc-confirms-the-bachelor-renewal-reveals-identity-of-next-bachelor-4436.php

[edit] External links

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