The Bachelor: London Calling

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The Bachelor: London Calling is the twelfth season of ABC reality television series The Bachelor. The season premiere aired on March 17, 2008. The show features the first international bachelor, Matt Grant, courting 25 women.

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[edit] Contestants

Biographical information according to ABC official series site, plus footnoted additions

Name Age Hometown Occupation Eliminated Notes
Shayne Lamas[1] 22 Malibu, California Actress Won Daughter of actor Lorenzo Lamas
Won a rose on the second one-on-one date, Ep. 3
Chelsea Wanstrath[1] 25 Durango, Colorado Pharmaceutical sales representative Week 8 Won a rose on two group dates, Eps. 2 & 4, Went on a regular date with the Bachelor, Ep. 5
Amanda Rantuccio[1] Niceville, Florida Account Executive Week 7 Was given the First Impression Rose, Ep. 1; Won a rose on the one-on-one date, Ep. 4
Noelle Drake[2] 26 Loveland, Colorado Photographer Week 6 Went on a regular date with the Bachelor, Ep. 5
Marshana Ritchie[3] 27 Brooklyn, New York Fashion designer Week 5 Won a rose on the two-on-one date, Ep. 4
Robin Canfield[3] 22 Holland, Michigan Advertising coordinator Week 5
Ashlee Williss[4] 22 Jacksonville Beach, Florida Singer-songwriter Week 4 Won a rose on the group date, Ep. 2, got the 1st kiss, Ep. 2
Kelly 25 Hollywood, California Medical sales representative Week 4
Holly Durst[5][6] 24 Suffield, Ohio Children's book author Week 4 Won a rose on the first one-on-one date, Ep. 3
Erin S. 33 Venice, California Hot-dog vendor Week 3
Amy 22 Stockton, California Nanny Week 3
Kristine Heffelfinger[7] 25 Charlotte, North Carolina Personal trainer Week 3
Michelle P. 28 Syracuse, New York Administrative assistant Week 2
Carri Perrier[8][9] 25 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Church marketing representative Week 2
Erin Harper[10][11] 25 Seattle, Washington Event planner Week 2
Alyssa 24 Boise, Idaho Biology student Week 1
Amanda Petterman[12] 26 Las Vegas, Nevada Law student Week 1
Denise 30 Washington, D.C Attorney and former White House aide Week 1
Devon 24 Austin, Texas Makeup artist Week 1
Lesley Geyer[13] 23 Brooklyn, New York Youth minister Week 1
Michele R. 33 Laguna Niguel, California Interior designer Week 1
Rebecca 30 Alamo, California Attorney Week 1
Stacey Elza[14] 26 Chicago, Illinois Graduate student Week 1
Tamara 23 Beverly Hills, California Cocktail waitress Week 1
Tiffany 33 San Francisco, California Real estate marketing representative Week 1

[edit] Call-out order

Call-out order
Order Ep 1 Ep 2 Ep 3 Ep 4 Ep 5 Ep 6 Ep 7 Ep 8
1 Amanda R. Ashlee Holly Chelsea Shayne Shayne Shayne Shayne
2 Chelsea Chelsea Robin Amanda R. Noelle Amanda R. Chelsea Chelsea
3 Shayne Robin Shayne Marshana Chelsea Chelsea Amanda R.
4 Michelle Holly Amanda R. Shayne Amanda R. Noelle
5 Marshana Erin S. Ashlee Robin Marshana
6 Ashlee Amanda R. Kelly Noelle Robin
7 Noelle Kelly Chelsea Holly
8 Erin S. Amy Noelle Kelly
9 Amy Kristine Marshana Ashlee
10 Kristine Marshana Erin S.
11 Robin Noelle Amy
12 Kelly Shayne Kristine
13 Carri Erin H.
14 Holly Carri
15 Erin H. Michelle
16 Alyssa
17 Amanda P.
18 Denise
19 Devon
20 Lesley
21 Michele
22 Rebecca
     The contestant won the first impression rose
     The contestant won a rose on a group date
     The contestant was eliminated on a two-on-one date
     The contestant won a rose on a two-on-one date
     The contestant won a rose on a one-on-one date

[edit] Ratings

# Air Date Rating Share 18-49 Viewers (m) Weekly Rank
1 March 17, 2008 5.6 9 3.2/8 8.58 #25
2 March 24, 2008 5.1 8 2.6/7 7.27 #38
3 March 31, 2008 4.9 8 2.7/7 7.98 #36
4 April 7, 2008 4.8 8 2.5/6 6.83 #44
5 April 14, 2008 4.6 8 2.5/6 6.60 #42
6 April 21, 2008 5.2 9 2.6/7 7.30 #43
7 April 28, 2008 5.4 9 2.6/7 7.79
8 May 5, 2008 5.0 8 2.4/7 6.99
9 May 12, 2008 6.4 11 3.3/8 9.19

[edit] Season's Call-Out Statistics

  • Contestant with the most number of collective first call-outs excluding rose winners - Shayne (4 times)
  • Contestant with the most number of collective first call-outs including rose winners - Shayne(4 times)
  • Contestant with the most number of collective rose wins from group dates - Chelsea (2 times)
  • Contestant with the most number of collective rose wins from all types of dates - Chelsea (2 times)

[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^ a b c Last name per Reality TV World,"Matt Grant dishes on upcoming 'The Bachelor: London Calling' finale" by Christopher Rocchio, May 6, 2008
  2. ^ Rocchio, Christopher (April 25, 2008). Exclusive: Noelle Drake talks about 'The Bachelor: London Calling'. RealityTVWorld.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-11.
  3. ^ a b Reality TV World: "'The Bachelor' star Matt Grant cuts Robin Canfield, Marshana Ritchie", by Christopher Rocchio, April 15, 2008
  4. ^ Reality TV World: "Ousted Ashlee Williss: 'The Bachelor' star Matt Grant wasted my time", by Christopher Rocchio, 04/10/2008
  5. ^ Dawidziak, Mark. "Akron native on 'The Bachelor'". The Plain Dealer (Cleveland, Ohio), March 13, 2008, via Cleveland.com
  6. ^ Reality TV World: "Exclusive: Holly Durst dishes about 'The Bachelor: London Calling'", by Christopher Rocchio, 04/10/2008
  7. ^ [http://www.charlotte.com/326/story/574255.html Charlotte.com '"Bachelor' contestant tells all"
  8. ^ Blogger: User Profile: Carri Perrier
  9. ^ Reality TV World: "Carri Perrier unsure why 'The Bachelor' star Matt Grant rejected her", by Christopher Rocchio, 03/27/2008
  10. ^ Sitt, Pamela, "Girl About Town", The Seattle Times, March 25, 2008 (cached page)
  11. ^ Erin Harper, Vegas HotBodies Convention, Tradeshow, Fashion Model
  12. ^ Cape native hopes to win over 'Bachelor
  13. ^ "Youth Minister's Latest Calling Takes Her To Malibu To Compete On 'The Bachelor'" by Walt Belcher, The Tampa Tribune, March 13, 2008, via The Bachelor at JokersUpdate.com
  14. ^ Reality TV World: "Stacey Elza talks about 'The Bachelor: London Calling', Pantygate", by Christopher Rocchio, 03/20/2008

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