The Bachelorette
Reality competitionReal people competing under format rules.This show: 8/10Love storyA love story as the engine of the show, not a side plot.This show: 8/10Easy watchingLow-demand television where half your attention is enough.This show: 7/10
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| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | E11 | E12 | E13 | ||
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| S1 | 6.2 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 5.8 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 5.9 | ||||
| S2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | |||||
| S3 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 5.2 | |||||
| S4 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 4.2 | |||
| S5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 3.8 | ||
| S6 | 6.1 | 6.9 | 5.6 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 5.9 | 5.9 | ||
| S7 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 5.9 | 5.3 | ||
| S8 | 5.9 | 6.8 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 6.6 | 5.8 | 6.4 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 5.5 | ||
| S9 | 6.0 | 6.6 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.8 | ||
| S10 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 4.8 | |
| S11 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 5.0 | 5.8 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 6.2 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 5.2 | |
| S12 | 6.2 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 6.1 | 5.4 | ||
| S13 | 5.5 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 6.7 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 3.8 | |||
| S14 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 6.0 | 7.5 | |||
| S15 | 6.4 | 6.9 | 6.5 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 3.5 | 6.0 | 6.6 | 7.1 | 7.9 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 6.8 | |
| S16 | 6.9 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.1 | 7.9 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 8.0 | |
| S17 | 7.2 | 6.6 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 7.0 | 7.8 | 7.0 | ||||
| S18 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 6.7 | 6.8 | |||
| S19 | 6.6 | 7.0 | 6.2 | 6.9 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 4.3 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 6.2 | ||
| S20 | 7.9 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 8.3 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 9.2 | |||||
| S21 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 8.3 | 9.0 | 8.3 | 8.9 | 5.1 | ||||
| S22 | 5.9 |
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About
"Manufactured romance with real emotional wreckage"
A woman who was previously unlucky in love on The Bachelor gets a turn in the spotlight, choosing among a pool of suitors competing for her attention through dates, elimination ceremonies, and staged drama. It is glossy, soapy, and unapologetically manufactured reality TV, built on manufactured rivalries, tearful confessionals, and rose-ceremony cliffhangers. The pace is soothing in its predictability episode to episode, but the appeal is really about the gossip, the villains, and watching relationships form under artificial pressure rather than any real insight into love.
Watch it for
the trainwreck charm of watching curated romance unfold under maximum artificial pressure.
Maybe skip if
you find scripted-feeling reality drama and repetitive rose ceremonies tedious rather than fun.
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All Seasons
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Season 12003
6.220910
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Season 22004
5.21369
The Bachelorette 2 is the second season of ABC reality television series The Bachelorette. The show premiered on January 14, 2004, featuring Meredith Phillips dating 25 men.
Phillips was rejected by Bob Guiney in the fourth season of The Bachelor, where she was the third runner-up. She ultimately chose Ian McKee, but they broke up in February 2005.
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Season 32004
4.3128939m
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Season 42008
4.4146111h 26m
The Bachelorette 4 is the fourth season of ABC reality television series The Bachelorette. After a long three year absence of the show, the season premiere aired on May 19, 2008. This season featured Deanna Pappas courting 25 men. Pappas was rejected by Brad Womack in the eleventh season of The Bachelor. This was the first The Bachelor franchise including the spin-off, The Bachelorette had expanded from 60 to 120 minutes in the entire season.
In the season finale, DeAnna chose Jesse Csincsak over Jason Mesnick. The wedding was set for May 9, 2009, but they broke up in November 2008. Deanna returned for one episode in season thirteen of The Bachelor.
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Season 52009
4.5169129h 28m
The fifth season of the ABC reality television series The Bachelorette began on May 18, 2009 with a two-hour premiere. The show features Jillian Harris, an interior designer from Peace River, Alberta, Canada, counting 30 men, added from five in previous seasons. This was the first time in The Bachelor and The Bachelorette franchise with 30 suitors. Harris was rejected by Jason Mesnick in the thirteenth season of The Bachelor; she was the second runner-up.
Harris is the first non-American selected ever in The Bachelorette, and chose Ed Swiderski in the finale. The couple were engaged but broke their engagement in July 2010.
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Season 62010
6.12351216h 25m
The Bachelorette 6 is the sixth season of ABC reality television series The Bachelorette. The show premiered on May 24, 2010, featuring Ali Fedotowsky dating 25 men. Fedotowsky, a contestant on the fourteenth season of The Bachelor, eliminated herself at one of Jake Pavelka's rose ceremonies because of a work-related ultimatum.
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Season 72011
5.11991216h 22m
The Bachelorette 7 is the seventh season of ABC reality television series The Bachelorette. The show premiered on May 23, 2011, featuring Ashley Hebert dating 25 men. Hebert was rejected by Brad Womack on the fifteenth season of The Bachelor, where she was the second runner-up. The season concluded with Ashley choosing J.P. Rosenbaum as her fiance. The couple lives in Princeton, NJ.
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Season 82012
5.92321215h 53m
The Bachelorette 8 is the eighth season of ABC reality television series The Bachelorette. The show premiered on May 14, 2012, featuring Emily Maynard and dating 25 men. Maynard was chosen by Brad Womack in the fifteenth season of The Bachelor, but they split after the show.
Maynard is the second former Bachelor winner to be star in The Bachelorette since Jen Schefft in season three.
This is the first season of The Bachelorette filmed in Maynard's hometown of Charlotte, North Carolina, where she and her daughter Ricki Hendrick live, rather than Los Angeles, marking this as the first time a show in The Bachelor franchise has taken place in the Southern United States and also the second time one has been filmed on the East Coast since New York City in season three.
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Season 92013
6.02241216h 15m
The ninth season of The Bachelorette premiered on May 27, 2013. This season features 27-year-old Desiree Hartsock, a bridal stylist from Northglenn, Colorado. Hartsock was sent home by Sean Lowe after the hometown dates episode, on the 17th season of The Bachelor.
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Season 102014
5.42161316h 20m
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Season 112015
5.73041316h 55m
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Season 122016
6.22791215h 53m
JoJo Fletcher first stole America's heart on Ben Higgins' season of The Bachelor, where she charmed both Ben and Bachelor Nation with her bubbly personality and sweet, girl-next-door wit and spunk. Ultimately, JoJo was left heartbroken in Jamaica when Ben chose to let her go in one of the most emotionally gut-wrenching finales ever. But that experience didn't stop her desire to find her perfect soul mate – it only made it stronger.
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Season 132017
5.52931116h 5m
Rachel Lindsay became a fan favorite on Nick Viall's season of The Bachelor, where her enchanting smile and laid-back southern charm landed her Nick's first-impression rose. From then on, the jury's been in, and Bachelor Nation has been unanimous in its support of the bright and beautiful attorney from Dallas, Texas. Rachel went through the trials and tribulations of falling in love with Nick and now it's her turn to "investigate" a group of wonderful men and find her soul mate.
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Season 142018
7.03141116h
Successful and stunning real estate developer JoJo Fletcher, 25, gets a second chance at her happily-ever-after, choosing from twenty-six handsome bachelors. After being devastated last season by a shocking rejection from Bachelor Ben Higgins, who confessed his love to both her and Lauren Bushnell, the Texan beauty is ready to leave that heartbreak behind and write her very own love story as the Bachelorette. JoJo will embark on her own journey to find her soul mate.
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Season 152019
6.45971418h 9m
Hannah Brown caught the eye of Colton Underwood early on during the 23rd season of "The Bachelor," showing him, and all of America, what Alabama Hannah is made of – a fun country girl who is unapologetically herself. After being sent home unexpectedly, Hannah took the time to reflect on her breakup, gaining a powerful understanding of her desire to be deeply and fiercely loved. Now, with a newfound sense of self and a little southern charm, she is more ready than ever to find her true love on the milestone 15th season of "The Bachelorette."
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Season 162020
6.95861318h 9m
In the sizzling 16th season, Clare Crawley will finally embark on her journey to find her soul mate. After putting Juan Pablo in his place on the memorable, 18th season finale of "The Bachelor," and gaining a new sense of resolve and self-worth, Clare is more than ready to put her romantic disappointments in the rearview mirror and start a wild ride to find her happily ever after.
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Season 172021
7.23611014h 45m
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Season 182021
7.12961114h 42m
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Season 192022
6.63471217h 57m
After unwaveringly supporting each other in season 26, fan favorites and fierce women Gabby Windey and Rachel Recchia stand by each other’s side yet again as they set out on a journey to find love.
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Season 202023
7.9186913h 31m
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Season 212024
7.62681014h 50m
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Season 22
5.914121m
Taylor Frankie Paul steps into the spotlight as leading lady for the 22nd season of "The Bachelorette." After igniting MomTok as powerhouse whose comedic, heartwarming and bitingly honest content has earned her a massive following, and going viral for pulling back the curtain on Salt Lake's soft-swinging scene in "The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives," the 31-year-old Utah native and mother of three is ready to trade headline-making heartbreak for hometown dates as she begins making her mark on Bachelor Nation.
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Chris Harrison Self - Host
Kaitlyn Bristowe Self - Special Guest, Self - The Bachelorette, Self
Jesse Palmer Self - Host
Tayshia Adams Self - Special Guest, Self - The Bachelorette, Self - Co-Host
Nick Viall Self - Contestant, Self, Self - Audience Member
Joelle Fletcher Self - The Bachelorette, Self, Self - Host
Ali Fedotowsky Self - The Bachelorette, Self, Self - Advisor
Neil Lane Self
Ashley Hebert Self - The Bachelorette, Self, Self - Audience Member
Rebecca Kufrin Self - The Bachelorette, Self - Audience Member, Self
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