The Bachelorette

The Bachelorette
Genre	Dating game show
Presented by	Chris Harrison
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	11
No. of episodes	125 (As of July 27, 2015)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Elan Gale
Running time	120 minutes
Production company(s)	Next Entertainment Warner Horizon Television Telepictures Productions
Distributor	Warner Bros. Television Distribution
Release
Original network	ABC
Original release	January 8, 2003 – February 28, 2005 Revived series: May 19, 2008 – present
Chronology
Related shows	The Bachelor Bachelor Pad Bachelor in Paradise
External links
Website

The Bachelorette is a spin-off from the American competitive reality dating game show The Bachelor. In its January 2003 debut on ABC, the first season featured Trista Rehn, the runner-up date from the first season of The Bachelor, offering the opportunity for Rehn to choose a husband among 25 bachelors. The 2004 season of The Bachelorette again took a runner-up from the previous season of The Bachelor. After last airing on February 28, 2005, the series returned to ABC during the spring of 2008, following an absence of three years.^[1]

Plot

All of the rules are adopted from its parent show, The Bachelor. The series revolves around a single bachelorette (deemed eligible), who is usually a reject from the previous Bachelor season, and a pool of romantic interests (typically 25; 30 in season 5), which could include a potential husband for the bachelorette. The format is the same as the parent show. Unlike The Bachelor, one of two male suitors proposes to the bachelorette for the final selection. The Bachelor does not, however, always propose at the end of the show. At the end of Juan Pablo's season, he decided to "choose" a girl to keep spending time with, but evidently was not ready for a proposal. A proposal at the end of the show is not always guaranteed. It is up to the bachelor/bachelorette to decide that.

Season 11 was the first season to feature a twist in casting. Since producers could not decide between The Bachelor Season 19 contenders Kaitlyn Bristowe and Britt Nilsson. The 25 men participating had to decide which bachelorette would make the best wife. In the end, more men voted for Kaitlyn and Britt was sent home on the first night.^[2]

Unlike The Bachelor, all eleven seasons of The Bachelorette have ended with a proposal whether or not the Bachelorette decided to accept or decline. Trista Rehn's marriage to Ryan Sutter, Ashley Hebert's marriage to JP Rosenbaum, and Desiree Hartsock's marriage to Chris Siegfried have been the only marriages to result. The weddings of the former two were broadcast on ABC.

Questions of authenticity

The Bachelorette Season 4 winner, Jesse Csincsak, commented that contestants must follow producers' orders and that a storyline was fabricated in the editing room.^[3]

On March 15, 2010, The Bachelorette creator Mike Fleiss appeared on 20/20 to confess that he developed the show's contestants into characters that catered to his audience's tastes, and that they "need [their] fair share of villains every season."^[4] Fleiss has come under fire for admitting that The Bachelor has less to do with reality than it does making good television.^[5]

By Season 7 of The Bachelorette, some believe that actors were being hired by ABC to play specific roles on the show. Some viewers were becoming tired of the show's scripted nature and speaking out.^[6] By Season 8 there were numerous complaints when the entire cast of The Bachelorette overtly acted out the show's written script with the cast of The Muppets.^[7]

Setting

Much like the parent show, the first two seasons were filmed in a luxurious house in Los Angeles County, California, and "Villa De La Vina," in Agoura Hills, California for later seasons. Since the fifth season, the third and remaining episodes filmed around the world. Episodes have been filmed throughout the United States, Canada, Spain, Iceland, Turkey, Portugal, Thailand, China, Bermuda, England, Croatia, Czech Republic, Germany, France, Italy, Belgium and Ireland. The California estate was not used during some seasons including season 3 that was filmed in New York City;^[8] Charlotte, North Carolina for season 8, where Emily Maynard lived so that she could stay with her daughter Ricki during production.^[9][10] In addition to Villa De La Vina mansion, the contestants in season 4 lived in a bunkhouse close to the mansion.

Seasons

Season	Original run	Bachelorette	Occupation	Winner	Runner-up	Proposal	Relationship status
1	January 8–February 19, 2003	Trista Rehn	Physical therapist	Ryan Sutter	Charlie Maher	Yes	Rehn and Sutter were married on December 6, 2003 on national television.[11] As of 2016, they are still together and have two children, Max and Blakesley.[12][13]
2	January 14–February 26, 2004	Meredith Phillips	Makeup artist	Ian Mckee	Matthew Hickl	Yes	Phillips and McKee were engaged at the end of the show, but ended their relationship in February 2005.[14][15]
3	January 10–March 21, 2005	Jennifer "Jen" Schefft	Publicist	Jerry Ferris	John Paul Merritt	Yes	Schefft originally rejected both Ferris and Merritt in the finale. During the first live final rose ceremony, Schefft chose Ferris, an art gallery director, over Meritt. Ferris proposed to Schefft, but she rejected his proposal, stating that the chemistry was not there.[16][17] Schefft ultimately married Chicago public relations executive Joe Waterman in May 2009;[18] they have two children, Mae Elizabeth[19] and Charlotte Grace.[20]
4	May 19–July 7, 2008	DeAnna Pappas	Real estate agent	Jesse Csincsak	Jason Mesnick	Yes	Pappas chose Csincsak and their wedding was set for May 9, 2009, but they broke up in November 2008.[21] Pappas eventually made a surprise return in season 13 of The Bachelor. Csincsak is now married to The Bachelor season 13 contestant Ann Lueders.[22] Pappas ultimately married high school teacher Stephen Stagliano in October 2011, whose brother, Michael, would become a contestant on the fifth season of The Bachelorette.[23] The couple have two children, Addison Marie,[24][25] and Austin Michael.[26]
5	May 18–July 28, 2009	Jillian Harris	Interior designer	Ed Swiderski	Kiptyn Locke	Yes	Harris, the first Canadian bachelorette chose Ed Swiderski in the finale, but in July 2010, it was announced that Harris and Swiderski had broken up.[27] Swiderski is now married to news reporter Natalie Bomke.[28] Harris is expecting her first child with boyfriend Justin Pasutto.[29]
6	May 24–August 2, 2010	Ali Fedotowsky	Advertising account manager	Roberto Martinez	Chris Lambton	Yes	Fedotowsky and Martinez got engaged in the season finale, but the couple broke up in November 2011.[30] However, they remained friends.[31] Fedotowsky is now engaged to Kevin Manno and expecting their first child, a girl, together.[32]
7	May 23–August 1, 2011	Ashley Hebert	Dental student	J.P. Rosenbaum	Ben Flajnik	Yes	Hebert and Rosenbaum married on December 1, 2012, and their wedding aired as a TV special on December 16 of that year.[33][34][35] The couple have a son named Fordham Rhys born on September 30, 2014.[36]
8	May 14–July 23, 2012	Emily Maynard[37]	Children's hospital event planner	Jef Holm	Arie Luyendyk Jr.	Yes	Maynard and Holm ended their relationship in October 2012.[38] In June 2014, Maynard married Tyler Johnson, whom she met at church.[39][40] The couple have a son, Jennings Tyler, born in July 2015,[41][42] and are expecting their third child.[43]
9	May 27–August 5, 2013[44]	Desiree Hartsock[45]	Bridal stylist	Chris Siegfried	Drew Kenney	Yes	Hartsock and Siegfried were married on January 18, 2015 and currently live in Seattle, Washington.[46] On April 27, 2016, they announced that they are expecting their first child.[47]
10	May 19–July 28, 2014[48]	Andi Dorfman[49]	Assistant District Attorney	Josh Murray	Nick Viall	Yes	Murray proposed to Dorfman in the season finale. However, the two announced their breakup on January 8, 2015.[50]
11	May 18–July 27, 2015[51]	Kaitlyn Bristowe[52]	Dance Instructor	Shawn Booth		Yes	Bristowe and her fellow The Bachelor season 19 contestant Britt Nilsson were selected as candidates. In the second episode, it was revealed that Bristowe was chosen based on the men's decisions. Bristowe picked Shawn Booth, and the two are still engaged as of May 2016.
12	May 23, 2016[53]	Joelle "JoJo" Fletcher[54]	Real Estate Developer	TBA	TBA	TBA	To be announced

International versions

Country	Name	Host	Network	Date premiered
Sweden	Bachelorette Sverige		TV3	March 27, 2011[55]
Slovenia	Sanjska ženska		POP TV	1st season: 2005 2nd season: 2006
Romania [56]	Burlăcița	Cătălin Botezatu (Season 1) Bogdan Vlădău (Season 2) Radu Vălcan (Season 3)	Antena 1	July 7, 2011
India	The Bachelorette India		Life OK
Germany	Die Bachelorette		RTL	November 24, 2004
Switzerland [57]	Die Bachelorette		3+	April 27, 2015
Australia [58]	The Bachelorette Australia	Osher Günsberg[59]	Network Ten	September 23, 2015[59]
Canada [60]	The Bachelorette Canada		W Network	TBA
New Zealand [61]	The Bachelorette New Zealand		TV3	TBA
Denmark [62]	Drømmekvinden		TV Danmark	September 12, 2004

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External links

• Official website
• The Bachelorette at the Internet Movie Database
• The Bachelorette at TV.com