| The Bachelor 13 | |
|---|---|
| Format | Competitive reality show, Drama |
| Starring | Chris Harrison (host) Jason Mesnick (The Bachelor) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Production | |
| Running time | 120 minutes (including commercials) |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | ABC |
| Original run | January 5, 2009 – March 2, 2009 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | The Bachelor: London Calling |
| Followed by | The Bachelor: On the Wings of Love |
| Related shows | The Bachelorette |
The Bachelor 13 is the thirteenth season of ABC reality television series The Bachelor. The season premiere aired on January 5, 2009. The show features a previous contestant from the ABC show The Bachelorette and the series' first single parent, Jason Mesnick, courting 25 women.
Contents |
Biographical information according to ABC official series site, plus footnoted additions
| Name | Age | Hometown | Job | Eliminated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melissa Rycroft | 25 | Dallas, Texas | Sales rep. | Winner |
| Molly Malaney[1] | 23 | Grand Rapids, Michigan | Department store buyer | Episode 8 |
| Jillian Harris | 29 | Peace River, Alberta | Interior designer | Episode 7 |
| Naomi Rose Crespo[2] | 24 | Carlsbad, California | Flight attendant | Episode 6 |
| Stephanie Hogan[3] | 34 | Huntsville, Alabama | Single mother & medical marketing rep. | Episode 5 |
| Lauren Wanger | 27 | Marlboro, New Jersey | Teacher | Episode 4 |
| Megan Parris[4] | 25 | Sewickley, Pennsylvania | Single mother and lacrosse coach | Episode 4 |
| Nicole (Nikki) Kaapke[5] | 29 | Blue Island, Illinois | Administrative assistant | Episode 4 |
| Shannon Bair[6] | 29 | Marshall, Missouri | Dental hygienist | Episode 4 |
| Erica DeSimone | 25 | Monroe, Connecticut | Account executive | Episode 3 |
| Kari Fajen | 27 | Lee's Summit, Missouri | Account executive | Episode 3 |
| Natalie Getz | 27 | Morton, Illinois | Human resources recruiter | Episode 3 |
| Lisa Gonzalez[7] | 28 | Boise, Idaho | Public relations associate | Episode 2 (quit) |
| Raquel Medeiros[8] | 27 | Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil | Medical student | Episode 2 |
| Sharon Staebell[9] | 32 | Batavia, New York | Teacher | Episode 2 |
| Ann Lueders | 24 | Phoenix, Arizona | Flight attendant | Episode 1 |
| Dominique | 26 | Mt. Carmel, Pennsylvania | Medical sales rep. | Episode 1 |
| Emily | 23 | Seattle, Washington | Casino marketing rep. | Episode 1 |
| Jackie | 26 | Springfield, Massachusetts | Wedding coordinator | Episode 1 |
| Julie Dermotta | 26 | Columbus, Ohio | Teacher | Episode 1 |
| Nicole Mah | 25 | Calgary, Alberta | Menswear buyer | Episode 1 |
| Renee Simlak | 36 | Southfield, Michigan | Jewelry designer | Episode 1 |
| Shelby | 23 | Stockton, California | Account executive | Episode 1 |
| Stacia Mann | 24 | Orem, Utah | Single mother & charity accountant | Episode 1 |
| Treasure Morgan | 28 | Salt Lake City, Utah | Single mother and nurse practitioner | Episode 1 |
| # | Bachelorettes | Episodes | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||||
| 1 | Lauren | Nikki | Jillian | Stephanie | Molly | Jillian | Molly | Melissa | Melissa | ||
| 2 | Kari | Megan | Melissa | Jillian | Naomi | Melissa | Jillian | Molly | Molly | ||
| 3 | Melissa | Lauren | Molly | Molly | Stephanie | Molly | Melissa | Jillian | |||
| 4 | Sharon | Kari | Megan | Lauren | Melissa | Naomi | Naomi | ||||
| 5 | Natalie | Naomi | Nikki | Melissa | Jillian | Stephanie | |||||
| 6 | Naomi | Natalie | Lauren | Naomi | Lauren | ||||||
| 7 | Megan | Molly | Naomi | Shannon | Megan | ||||||
| 8 | Stacia | Raquel | Stephanie | Nikki | Nikki | ||||||
| 9 | Jackie | Stephanie | Kari | Megan | Shannon | ||||||
| 10 | Lisa | Melissa | Natalie | Erica | |||||||
| 11 | Stephanie | Jillian | Shannon | Kari | |||||||
| 12 | Treasure | Shannon | Erica | Natalie | |||||||
| 13 | Raquel | Lisa | Lisa | ||||||||
| 14 | Shelby | Sharon | Raquel | ||||||||
| 15 | Nikki | Erica | Sharon | ||||||||
| 16 | Molly | Ann | |||||||||
| 17 | Erica | Dominique | |||||||||
| 18 | Nicole | Emily | |||||||||
| 19 | Renee | Jackie | |||||||||
| 20 | Jillian | Julie | |||||||||
| 21 | Dominique | Nicole | |||||||||
| 22 | Emily | Renee | |||||||||
| 23 | Julie | Shelby | |||||||||
| 24 | Ann | Stacia | |||||||||
| 25 | Shannon | Treasure | |||||||||
During the "After the Final Rose" special, aired immediately after the season finale, Jason Mesnick told Chris Harrison that he felt the chemistry with Melissa changed and that he would break up with her and then ask Molly to give him another chance. Jason explained to Melissa how he was feeling. After some arguing, she then gave him his ring back, asked him to leave her alone, and left. During Chris' interview with Molly, she admitted she still loved Jason. Jason told Molly that he broke up with Melissa and that he hadn't been able to stop thinking about her. He asked her if they could have another shot and he admitted that he still loved her. She agreed to "see where things go."
On the "After the Final Rose: Part Two" episode, which was taped six weeks after the "After the Final Rose: Part One" episode, Jason and Molly stated that "things were going really well" and that this had been "the happiest they had been."
Host Chris Harrison has insisted that the outcome was not manipulated by show producers to increase ratings.[10]