Bachelor (disambiguation)

A bachelor is an unmarried man.

It is also the title of anyone of any gender or marital status who holds a bachelor's degree.

It may also refer to:

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Film and TV

The Bachelor (U.S. TV series)

The Bachelor is an American reality television dating game show that debuted on March 25, 2002, on ABC. The show is hosted by Chris Harrison. The show's success has resulted in several spin-offs including The Bachelorette, Bachelor Pad, and Bachelor in Paradise.

Production

It is produced and directed by Mike Fleiss and is filmed by camera operator Jesse Fleiss. Supervising producer (2013–14) is Elan Gale. The After The Final Rose and other reunion specials are produced at Victory Studios in Glendale, CA.

Plot

As the show is designed, the series revolves around a single bachelor (deemed eligible) who starts with a pool of romantic interests (typically 25) from whom the bachelor is expected to select a wife. During the course of the season, the bachelor eliminates candidates (see The elimination process), with the bachelor proposing marriage to his final selection. The participants travel to romantic and exotic locations for their adventures, and the conflicts in the series, both internal and external, stem from the elimination-style format of the show.

The Bachelor (season 13)

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 from Kirkland, Washington, Jason Mesnick, counting 25 women. Mesnick became the second former The Bachelorette suitor ever competed on The Bachelor since Bob Guiney of season 1 of The Bachelorette and season 4 of The Bachelor.

Contestants

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

On the 'After The Final Rose" special, Jason and Melissa broke up after Jason admitted he was still in love with runner-up Molly. Jason then asked Molly for another chance, and they started a relationship. They became engaged in New Zealand that October (2009). They were married in February 2010 and began living in Washington state with Jason's son, Ty. They had a daughter, Riley. Melissa went on to married to Tye Strickland, with whom she had daughter Ava and son Beckett.

The Bachelor NZ

The Bachelor New Zealand is a dating game show based on the original The Bachelor. It screened on TV3. The Bachelor is Arthur Green and the show was won by Matilda Rice.

The bachelorettes were announced in early March 2015, and the show premièred on 17 March at 7.30pm.

News.com.au said that while the Bachelor New Zealand was building on a well-established TV franchise, "for pure entertainment nothing quite matches the dramatic viewing across the ditch [in New Zealand]".

Contestants

The following is the list of bachelorettes for this season:

Elimination chart

Episodes (dates)

Episode 1

The bachelorettes all arrive and meet the bachelor and endure their first cocktail party and rose ceremony.

Eliminated: Fiona, Michelle & Nikki

Quit: Rosie – Quit because she wanted someone who she could go on exciting adventures with and didn't think he would.

Episode 2

Single Date: Poppy – Took a seaplane to a beach, went kayaking and had a picnic on the shore.

Group Date: Chrystal, Dani, Danielle B., Danielle L., Kristie, Lisa, Matilda, Natalie & Shivani - Took a super yacht into the harbor. Chrystal and Danielle L. went biscuiting with Arthur and Dani went tandem jet-skiing with him.