List of The Bachelor (American TV series) episodes

The Bachelor is an American dating reality television series created for ABC by Mike Fleiss. It was hosted by Chris Harrison for the first twenty-five seasons, former Bachelor Jesse Palmer returning to The Bachelor franchise as the host from season twenty-six. The series is produced by Next Entertainment and Warner Horizon Television, and revolves around a single bachelor who starts with a pool of romantic interests from whom he is expected to select a wife. During the course of the season, the bachelor eliminates candidates, culminating in a marriage proposal 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.

As of March 23, 2025,^[update] 306 episodes of The Bachelor have aired, including twelve specials, concluding the twenty-ninth season. On May 16, 2023, ABC renewed the series for a twenty-eighth season, which premiered on January 22, 2024.^[1] The twenty-ninth season premiered on January 27, 2025.^[2]

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Series overview

Season	Bachelor	Episodes		Originally released		Rank	Average viewers (in millions)
				First released	Last released
1	Alex Michel	7		March 25, 2002 (2002-03-25)	April 25, 2002 (2002-04-25)	—	—
2	Aaron Buerge	9		September 25, 2002 (2002-09-25)	November 20, 2002 (2002-11-20)	—	—
3	Andrew Firestone	10		March 26, 2003 (2003-03-26)	May 21, 2003 (2003-05-21)	—	—
4	Bob Guiney	10		September 24, 2003 (2003-09-24)	November 20, 2003 (2003-11-20)	—	—
5	Jesse Palmer	9		April 7, 2004 (2004-04-07)	May 26, 2004 (2004-05-26)	—	—
6	Byron Velvick	10		September 22, 2004 (2004-09-22)	November 24, 2004 (2004-11-24)	—	—
7	Charlie O'Connell	8		March 28, 2005 (2005-03-28)	May 16, 2005 (2005-05-16)	—	—
8	Travis Lane Stork	8		January 9, 2006 (2006-01-09)	February 27, 2006 (2006-02-27)	57	9.32[3]
9	Lorenzo Borghese	8		October 2, 2006 (2006-10-02)	November 27, 2006 (2006-11-27)	83	8.45[4]
10	Andrew Baldwin	9		April 7, 2007 (2007-04-07)	May 22, 2007 (2007-05-22)	52	10.37[4]
11	Brad Womack	10		September 24, 2007 (2007-09-24)	November 20, 2007 (2007-11-20)	49	9.72[5]
12	Matt Grant	9		March 17, 2008 (2008-03-17)	May 12, 2008 (2008-05-12)	85	7.86[5]
13	Jason Mesnick	11		January 5, 2009 (2009-01-05)	March 3, 2009 (2009-03-03)	24	11.53[6]
14	Jake Pavelka	10		January 4, 2010 (2010-01-04)	March 1, 2010 (2010-03-01)	23	12.23[7]
15	Brad Womack	12		January 3, 2011 (2011-01-03)	March 14, 2011 (2011-03-14)	35	10.79[8]
16	Ben Flajnik	12		January 2, 2012 (2012-01-02)	March 12, 2012 (2012-03-12)	49	8.85[9]
17	Sean Lowe	13		January 7, 2013 (2013-01-07)	March 11, 2013 (2013-03-11)	41	9.48[10]
18	Juan Pablo Galavis	12		January 6, 2014 (2014-01-06)	March 10, 2014 (2014-03-10)	32	9.59[11]
19	Chris Soules	13		January 5, 2015 (2015-01-05)	March 9, 2015 (2015-03-09)	46	9.68[12]
20	Ben Higgins	12		January 4, 2016 (2016-01-04)	March 14, 2016 (2016-03-14)	41	9.53[13]
21	Nick Viall	13		January 2, 2017 (2017-01-02)	March 13, 2017 (2017-03-13)	33	9.00[14]
22	Arie Luyendyk Jr.	12		January 1, 2018 (2018-01-01)	March 6, 2018 (2018-03-06)	47	7.93[15]
23	Colton Underwood	12		January 7, 2019 (2019-01-07)	March 12, 2019 (2019-03-12)	47	7.92[16]
24	Peter Weber	12		January 6, 2020 (2020-01-06)	March 10, 2020 (2020-03-10)	35	7.93[17]
25	Matt James	12		January 4, 2021 (2021-01-04)	March 15, 2021 (2021-03-15)	37	6.46[18]
26	Clayton Echard	12		January 3, 2022 (2022-01-03)	March 15, 2022 (2022-03-15)	53	4.53[19]
27	Zach Shallcross	11		January 23, 2023 (2023-01-23)	March 27, 2023 (2023-03-27)	63	3.77[20]
28	Joey Graziadei	11		January 22, 2024 (2024-01-22)	March 25, 2024 (2024-03-25)	TBA	TBA
29	Grant Ellis	9		January 27, 2025 (2025-01-27)	March 24, 2025 (2025-03-24)	TBA	TBA

Episodes

Season 1 (2002)

Main article: The Bachelor (American season 1)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original release date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)	Rating/share (18–49)
1	1	"Week 1"	March 25, 2002 (2002-03-25)	101	9.90[21]	4.0/0[22]
2	2	"Week 2"	April 1, 2002 (2002-04-01)	102	10.20[21]	4.4/11[22]
3	3	"Week 3"	April 8, 2002 (2002-04-08)	103	9.40[21]	4.2/10[22]
4	4	"Week 4"	April 15, 2002 (2002-04-15)	104	11.10[21]	4.6/12[22]
5	5	"Week 5"	April 22, 2002 (2002-04-22)	105	13.10[21]	5.7/14[22]
6	6	"The Women Tell All"	April 25, 2002 (2002-04-25)	N/A	10.80[21]	3.6/9[22]
7	7	"Week 6"	April 25, 2002 (2002-04-25)	106	18.20[21]	7.3/17[22]

Season 2 (2002)

Main article: The Bachelor (American season 2)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original release date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)	Rating/share (18–49)
8	1	"Revealed"	September 25, 2002 (2002-09-25)	200	8.90[21]	N/A
9	2	"Week 1"	October 2, 2002 (2002-10-02)	201	11.00[21]	4.9/12[23]
10	3	"Week 2"	October 9, 2002 (2002-10-09)	202	12.80[21]	6.4/16[23]
11	4	"Week 3"	October 16, 2002 (2002-10-16)	203	12.60[21]	5.9/15[23]
12	5	"Week 4"	October 23, 2002 (2002-10-23)	204	14.90[21]	7.0/17[23]
13	6	"Week 5"	October 30, 2002 (2002-10-30)	205	15.00[21]	7.3/18[23]
14	7	"Week 6"	November 6, 2002 (2002-11-06)	206	16.30[21]	7.8/18[23]
15	8	"The Women Tell All"	November 13, 2002 (2002-11-13)	N/A	16.80[21]	7.7/19[23]
16	9	"Week 7"	November 20, 2002 (2002-11-20)	207	25.90[21]	11.9/28[23]

Season 3 (2003)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original release date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)	Rating/share (18–49)
17	1	"Revealed"	March 26, 2003 (2003-03-26)	301	N/A	N/A
18	2	"Week 1"	April 2, 2003 (2003-04-02)	302	10.20[21]	5.0/12[24]
19	3	"Week 2"	April 9, 2003 (2003-04-09)	303	11.20[21]	5.4/14[24]
20	4	"Week 3 & 4"	April 16, 2003 (2003-04-16)	304	11.50[21]	5.6/15[24]
21	5	"Week 5"	April 23, 2003 (2003-04-23)	305	12.93[21]	6.2/15[24]
22	6	"Week 6"	April 30, 2003 (2003-04-30)	306	13.30[21]	6.4/16[24]
23	7	"Week 7"	May 7, 2003 (2003-05-07)	307	13.50[21]	6.6/16[24]
24	8	"The Women Tell All"	May 14, 2003 (2003-05-14)	N/A	10.10[21]	4.7/11[24]
25	9	"Week 8"	May 18, 2003 (2003-05-18)	308	15.10[21]	7.2/17[24]
26	10	"After the Final Rose"	May 21, 2003 (2003-05-21)	N/A	9.30[21]	N/A

Season 4 (2003)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original release date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)	Rating/share (18–49)
27	1	"Week 1"	September 24, 2003 (2003-09-24)	401	12.55[21]	6.0/16[25]
28	2	"Week 2"	October 1, 2003 (2003-10-01)	402	10.13[21]	4.8/11[25]
29	3	"Week 3"	October 8, 2003 (2003-10-08)	403	12.86[21]	6.1/15[25]
30	4	"Week 4"	October 15, 2003 (2003-10-15)	404	11.96[21]	5.7/14[25]
31	5	"Week 5"	October 22, 2003 (2003-10-22)	405	13.58[21]	6.6/16[25]
32	6	"Week 6"	October 29, 2003 (2003-10-29)	406	13.85[21]	6.3/16[25]
33	7	"Week 7"	November 5, 2003 (2003-11-05)	407	13.49[21]	6.1/15[25]
34	8	"The Women Tell All"	November 12, 2003 (2003-11-12)	N/A	12.45[21]	5.6/14[25]
35	9	"Week 8"	November 19, 2003 (2003-11-19)	408	18.62[21]	8.8/21[25]
36	10	"After the Final Rose"	November 20, 2003 (2003-11-20)	N/A	9.30[21]	N/A

Season 5 (2004)

Main article: The Bachelor (American season 5)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original release date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)	Rating/share (18–49)
37	1	"Week 1"	March 31, 2004 (2004-03-31)	501	11.08[21]	5.2/14[26]
38	2	"Week 2"	April 7, 2004 (2004-04-07)	502	10.47[21]	4.6/12[26]
39	3	"Week 3"	April 14, 2004 (2004-04-14)	503	11.95[21]	5.3/13[26]
40	4	"Week 4"	April 21, 2004 (2004-04-21)	504	11.62[21]	5.0/13[26]
41	5	"Week 5"	April 28, 2004 (2004-04-28)	505	10.33[21]	4.7/12[26]
42	6	"The Women Tell All"	May 5, 2004 (2004-05-05)	N/A	9.28[21]	4.2/10[26]
43	7	"Week 6"	May 12, 2004 (2004-05-12)	506	12.45[21]	6.0/15[26]
44	8	"Week 7"	May 19, 2004 (2004-05-19)	507	13.07[21]	6.0/15[26]
45	9	"After the Final Rose"	May 26, 2004 (2004-05-26)	N/A	7.50[21]	N/A

Season 6 (2004)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original release date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)	Rating/share (18–49)
46	1	"Week 1"	September 22, 2004 (2004-09-22)	601	8.20[21]	3.7/10[27]
47	2	"Week 2"	September 29, 2004 (2004-09-29)	602	7.84[21]	3.3/8[27]
48	3	"Week 3"	October 6, 2004 (2004-10-06)	603	8.50[21]	3.6/9[27]
49	4	"Week 4"	October 20, 2004 (2004-10-20)	604	8.36[21]	3.5/8[27]
50	5	"Week 5"	October 27, 2004 (2004-10-27)	605	8.40[21]	3.5/8[27]
51	6	"Week 6"	November 3, 2004 (2004-11-03)	606	9.00[21]	3.9/8[27]
52	7	"Week 7"	November 10, 2004 (2004-11-10)	607	9.70[27]	3.9/9[27]
53	8	"The Women Tell All"	November 17, 2004 (2004-11-17)	N/A	8.60[27]	3.7/9[27]
54	9	"Week 8"	November 24, 2004 (2004-11-24)	608	10.00[21]	3.8/11[27]
55	10	"After the Final Rose"	November 24, 2004 (2004-11-24)	N/A	10.20[21]	4.1/12[27]

Season 7 (2005)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original release date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)	Rating/share (18–49)
56	1	"Week 1"	March 28, 2005 (2005-03-28)	701	8.23[21]	3.7/9[28]
57	2	"Week 2"	April 4, 2005 (2005-04-04)	702	7.82[21]	3.2/8[28]
58	3	"Week 3"	April 11, 2005 (2005-04-11)	703	7.39[21]	3.3/8[28]
59	4	"Week 4"	April 18, 2005 (2005-04-18)	704	7.50	3.4/8[28]
60	5	"Week 5"	April 25, 2005 (2005-04-25)	705	8.09	3.4/8[28]
61	6	"Week 6"	May 2, 2005 (2005-05-02)	706	8.16	3.4/8[28]
62	7	"The Women Tell All"	May 9, 2005 (2005-05-09)	N/A	7.11	2.9/7[28]
63	8	"Season Finale; The Final Rose Live"	May 16, 2005 (2005-05-16)	707	9.27	3.9/10[28]

Season 8: Paris (2006)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original release date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)	Rating/share (18–49)
64	1	"Week 1"	January 9, 2006 (2006-01-09)	801	6.24[21]	2.7/7[29]
65	2	"Week 2"	January 16, 2006 (2006-01-16)	802	7.76[21]	3.6/9[29]
66	3	"Week 3"	January 23, 2006 (2006-01-23)	803	8.42[21]	4.0/10[29]
67	4	"Week 4"	January 30, 2006 (2006-01-30)	804	8.49[21]	4.0/10[29]
68	5	"Week 5"	February 6, 2006 (2006-02-06)	805	9.68[21]	4.3/10[29]
69	6	"Week 6"	February 13, 2006 (2006-02-13)	806	9.21[21]	4.2/10[29]
70	7	"The Women Tell All"	February 20, 2006 (2006-02-20)	N/A	8.62[21]	4.0/9[29]
71	8	"Week 7"	February 27, 2006 (2006-02-27)	807	11.53[21]	5.1/12[29]

Season 9: Rome (2006)

Main article: The Bachelor (American season 9)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original release date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)	Rating/share (18–49)
72	1	"Week 1"	October 2, 2006 (2006-10-02)	901	7.53[21]	3.1/8[30]
73	2	"Week 2"	October 9, 2006 (2006-10-09)	902	7.93[21]	3.1/7[30]
74	3	"Week 3"	October 16, 2006 (2006-10-16)	903	8.66[21]	3.3/8[30]
75	4	"Week 4"	October 23, 2006 (2006-10-23)	904	8.18[21]	3.2/8[30]
76	5	"Week 5"	October 30, 2006 (2006-10-30)	905	7.77[21]	3.1/7[30]
77	6	"Week 6"	November 6, 2006 (2006-11-06)	906	8.35[21]	3.3/8[30]
78	7	"The Women Tell All"	November 13, 2006 (2006-11-13)	N/A	7.40[21]	2.7/6[30]
79	8	"Week 7"	November 20, 2006 (2006-11-20)	907	9.85[21]	3.9/9[30]

Season 10: Officer and a Gentleman (2007)

Main article: The Bachelor (American season 10)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original release date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)	Rating/share (18–49)
80	1	"Week 1"	April 2, 2007 (2007-04-02)	1001	9.86[21]	3.7/9[31]
81	2	"Week 2"	April 9, 2007 (2007-04-09)	1002	9.06[21]	3.4/9[31]
82	3	"Week 3"	April 16, 2007 (2007-04-16)	1003	9.03[21]	3.5/9[31]
83	4	"Week 4"	April 23, 2007 (2007-04-23)	1004	9.13[21]	3.4/9[31]
84	5	"Week 5"	April 30, 2007 (2007-04-30)	1005	9.80[21]	3.7/10[31]
85	6	"Week 6"	May 7, 2007 (2007-05-07)	1006	10.39[21]	3.7/10[31]
86	7	"Week 7"	May 14, 2007 (2007-05-14)	1007	10.64[21]	4.0/10[31]
87	8	"Week 8"	May 21, 2007 (2007-05-21)	1008	12.67[21]	4.8/12[31]
88	9	"After the Final Rose"	May 22, 2007 (2007-05-22)	N/A	8.00[21]	N/A

Season 11 (2007)

Main article: The Bachelor (American season 11)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original release date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)	Rating/share (18–49)
89	1	"Week 1"	September 24, 2007 (2007-09-24)	1101	9.23[21]	3.5/9[32]
90	2	"Week 2"	October 1, 2007 (2007-10-01)	1102	8.85[21]	3.4/9[32]
91	3	"Week 3"	October 8, 2007 (2007-10-08)	1103	8.82[21]	3.2/8[32]
92	4	"Week 4"	October 15, 2007 (2007-10-15)	1104	8.93[21]	3.4/9[32]
93	5	"Week 5"	October 22, 2007 (2007-10-22)	1105	8.92[21]	3.3/8[32]
94	6	"Week 6"	October 29, 2007 (2007-10-29)	1106	9.76[21]	3.6/9[32]
95	7	"Week 7"	November 5, 2007 (2007-11-05)	1107	9.23[21]	3.4/9[32]
96	8	"The Women Tell All"	November 12, 2007 (2007-11-12)	N/A	8.96[21]	3.3/9[32]
97	9	"Week 8"	November 19, 2007 (2007-11-19)	1108	11.22[21]	4.2/11[32]
98	10	"After the Final Rose"	November 20, 2007 (2007-11-20)	N/A	12.30[21]	4.1/11[32]

Season 12: London Calling (2008)

Main article: The Bachelor (American season 12)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original release date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)	Rating/share (18–49)
99	1	"Week 1"	March 17, 2008 (2008-03-17)	1201	8.58[21]	3.2/8[33]
100	2	"Week 2"	March 24, 2008 (2008-03-24)	1202	7.27[21]	2.6/7[33]
101	3	"Week 3"	March 31, 2008 (2008-03-31)	1203	7.67[21]	2.7/7[33]
102	4	"Week 4"	April 7, 2008 (2008-04-07)	1204	6.83[21]	2.5/6[33]
103	5	"Week 5"	April 14, 2008 (2008-04-14)	1205	6.60[21]	2.5/6[33]
104	6	"Week 6: Hometowns"	April 21, 2008 (2008-04-21)	1206	7.30[21]	2.6/7[33]
105	7	"Week 7: Fantasy Suites"	April 28, 2008 (2008-04-28)	1207	7.17[21]	2.5/6[33]
106	8	"The Women Tell All"	May 5, 2008 (2008-05-05)	N/A	6.57[21]	2.3/6[33]
107	9	"Week 8: Season Finale"	May 12, 2008 (2008-05-12)	1208	8.85[21]	3.2/8[33]

Season 13 (2009)

Main article: The Bachelor (American season 13)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original release date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)	Rating/share (18–49)
108	1	"Week 1"	January 5, 2009 (2009-01-05)	1301	8.74[21]	3.1/8[34]
109	2	"Week 2"	January 12, 2009 (2009-01-12)	1302	9.06[21]	3.2/8[34]
110	3	"Week 3"	January 19, 2009 (2009-01-19)	1303	9.95[21]	3.6/8[34]
111	4	"Week 4"	January 26, 2009 (2009-01-26)	1304	10.57[21]	4.0/10[34]
112	5	"Week 5"	February 2, 2009 (2009-02-02)	1305	11.02[21]	4.1/10[34]
113	6	"Week 6: Hometowns"	February 9, 2009 (2009-02-09)	1306	11.59[21]	4.2/10[34]
114	7	"Week 7: Fantasy Suites"	February 16, 2009 (2009-02-16)	1307	12.52[21]	4.4/10[34]
115	8	"The Women Tell All"	February 23, 2009 (2009-02-23)	N/A	10.93[21]	3.7/9[34]
116	9	"Week 8: Season Finale"	March 2, 2009 (2009-03-02)	1308	15.48[21]	5.4/13[34]
117	10	"After the Final Rose, Part 1"	March 2, 2009 (2009-03-02)	N/A	17.47[21]	6.7/16[34]
118	11	"After the Final Rose, Part 2"	March 3, 2009 (2009-03-03)	N/A	10.90[21]	4.1/11[34]

Season 14: On the Wings of Love (2010)

Main article: The Bachelor (American season 14)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original release date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)	Rating/share (18–49)
119	1	"Week 1"	January 4, 2010 (2010-01-04)	1401	9.54[21]	3.3/8[35]
120	2	"Week 2"	January 11, 2010 (2010-01-11)	1402	10.50[21]	3.6/9[35]
121	3	"Week 3"	January 18, 2010 (2010-01-18)	1403	10.66[21]	3.8/9[35]
122	4	"Week 4"	January 25, 2010 (2010-01-25)	1404	11.47[21]	3.9/10[35]
123	5	"Week 5"	February 1, 2010 (2010-02-01)	1405	11.73[21]	4.1/10[35]
124	6	"Week 6: Hometowns"	February 8, 2010 (2010-02-08)	1406	12.35[21]	4.1/10[35]
125	7	"Week 7: Fantasy Suites"	February 15, 2010 (2010-02-15)[a]	1407	11.53[21]	4.1/10[35]
126	8	"The Women Tell All"	February 22, 2010 (2010-02-22)[a]	N/A	11.27[21]	3.9/10[35]
127	9	"Week 8: Season Finale"	March 1, 2010 (2010-03-01)	1408	15.15[21]	5.3/14[35]
128	10	"After the Final Rose"	March 1, 2010 (2010-03-01)	N/A	13.91[21]	5.3/14[35]

Season 15 (2011)

Main article: The Bachelor (American season 15)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original release date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)	Rating/share (18–49)
129	1	"Week 1: Season Premiere"	January 3, 2011 (2011-01-03)	1501	9.04[21]	2.9/7[36]
130	2	"Week 2"	January 10, 2011 (2011-01-10)	1502	8.46[21]	2.8/7[36]
131	3	"Week 3"	January 17, 2011 (2011-01-17)	1503	8.80[21]	2.7/7[36]
132	4	"Week 4"	January 24, 2011 (2011-01-24)	1504	9.28[21]	2.9/8[36]
133	5	"Week 5: Las Vegas"	January 31, 2011 (2011-01-31)	1505	9.66[21]	3.2/8[36]
134	6	"Week 6: Costa Rica"	February 7, 2011 (2011-02-07)	1506	9.81[21]	3.2/8[36]
135	7	"Week 7: Anguilla"	February 14, 2011 (2011-02-14)	1507	9.32[21]	2.9/8[36]
136	8	"Week 8: Hometowns"	February 21, 2011 (2011-02-21)	1508	10.41[21]	3.4/9[36]
137	9	"Week 9: Fantasy Suites"	February 28, 2011 (2011-02-28)	1509	11.33[21]	3.5/9[36]
138	10	"The Women Tell All"	March 7, 2011 (2011-03-07)	N/A	10.02[21]	3.1/9[36]
139	11	"Week 10: Season Finale"	March 14, 2011 (2011-03-14)	1510	13.86[21]	4.5/13[36]
140	12	"After The Final Rose"	March 14, 2011 (2011-03-14)	N/A	13.96[21]	4.7/13[36]

Season 16 (2012)

Main article: The Bachelor (American season 16)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original release date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)	Rating/share (18–49)
141	1	"Week 1: Season Premiere"	January 2, 2012 (2012-01-02)	1601	7.78[37]	2.4/6[37]
142	2	"Week 2: Sonoma"	January 9, 2012 (2012-01-09)	1602	7.31[38]	2.2/5[38]
143	3	"Week 3: San Francisco"	January 16, 2012 (2012-01-16)	1603	7.43[39]	2.4/6[39]
144	4	"Week 4: Park City, Utah"	January 23, 2012 (2012-01-23)	1604	8.30[40]	2.7/7[40]
145	5	"Week 5: Puerto Rico"	January 30, 2012 (2012-01-30)	1605	8.17[41]	2.6/7[41]
146	6	"Week 6: Panama"	February 6, 2012 (2012-02-06)	1606	8.35[42]	2.6/7[42]
147	7	"Week 7: Belize"	February 13, 2012 (2012-02-13)	1607	8.09[43]	2.5/6[43]
148	8	"Week 8: Hometowns"	February 20, 2012 (2012-02-20)	1608	8.18[44]	2.5/6[44]
149	9	"Week 9: Fantasy Suites"	February 27, 2012 (2012-02-27)	1609	8.05[45]	2.6/6[45]
150	10	"The Women Tell All"	March 5, 2012 (2012-03-05)	N/A	8.19[46]	2.5/6[46]
151	11	"Week 10: Season Finale"	March 12, 2012 (2012-03-12)	1610	9.23[47]	2.9/8[47]
152	12	"After the Final Rose"	March 12, 2012 (2012-03-12)	N/A	9.87[47]	3.3/8[47]

Season 17 (2013)

Main article: The Bachelor (American season 17)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original release date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)	Rating/share (18–49)
153	1	"Week 1: Season Premiere"	January 7, 2013 (2013-01-07)	1701	6.92[48]	2.3/6[48]
154	2	"Week 2"	January 14, 2013 (2013-01-14)	1702	7.49[49]	2.5/6[49]
155	3	"Week 3"	January 21, 2013 (2013-01-21)	1703	7.57[50]	2.5/6[50]
156	4	"Week 4"	January 28, 2013 (2013-01-28)	1704	7.90[51]	2.5/7[51]
157	5	"Week 5: Whitefish, Montana"	February 4, 2013 (2013-02-04)	1705	7.90[52]	2.4/6[52]
158	6	"Week 6: Banff, Canada"	February 5, 2013 (2013-02-05)	1706	7.87[53]	2.7/7[53]
159	7	"Week 7: St. Croix"	February 11, 2013 (2013-02-11)	1707	8.48[54]	2.7/7[54]
160	8	"Week 8: Hometowns"	February 18, 2013 (2013-02-18)	1708	9.26[55]	3.0/8[55]
161	9	"Sean Tells All"	February 19, 2013 (2013-02-19)	N/A	8.11[56]	2.6/7[56]
162	10	"Week 9: Fantasy Suites"	February 25, 2013 (2013-02-25)	1709	9.23[57]	2.9/8[57]
163	11	"The Women Tell All"	March 4, 2013 (2013-03-04)	N/A	8.53[58]	2.8/7[58]
164	12	"Week 10: Season Finale"	March 11, 2013 (2013-03-11)	1710	10.42[59]	3.5/10[59]
165	13	"After the Final Rose"	March 11, 2013 (2013-03-11)	N/A	10.81[59]	3.8/10[59]

Season 18 (2014)

Main article: The Bachelor (American season 18)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original release date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)	Rating/share (18–49)
166	1	"Week 1: Season Premiere"	January 6, 2014 (2014-01-06)	1801	8.65[60]	2.7/7[60]
167	2	"Week 2"	January 13, 2014 (2014-01-13)	1802	7.96[61]	2.3/6[61]
168	3	"Week 3"	January 20, 2014 (2014-01-20)	1803	7.94[62]	2.3/6[62]
169	4	"Week 4: Seoul, South Korea"	January 27, 2014 (2014-01-27)	1804	8.61[63]	2.5/7[63]
170	5	"Week 5: Vietnam"	February 3, 2014 (2014-02-03)	1805	8.33[64]	2.6/7[64]
171	6	"Week 6: New Zealand"	February 10, 2014 (2014-02-10)[b]	1806	7.87[65]	2.3/6[65]
172	7	"Week 7: Miami, Florida"	February 17, 2014 (2014-02-17)[b]	1807	7.68[66]	2.2/6[66]
173	8	"Week 8: Hometowns"	February 24, 2014 (2014-02-24)	1808	8.17[67]	2.5/7[67]
174	9	"Week 9: Fantasy Suites"	February 25, 2014 (2014-02-25)	1809	8.13[68]	2.5/7[68]
175	10	"The Women Tell All"	March 3, 2014 (2014-03-03)	N/A	8.15[69]	2.3/6[69]
176	11	"Week 10: Season Finale"	March 10, 2014 (2014-03-10)	1810	10.10[70]	3.3/10[70]
177	12	"After the Final Rose"	March 10, 2014 (2014-03-10)	N/A	10.97[70]	3.8/11[70]

Season 19 (2015)

Main article: The Bachelor (American season 19)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original release date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)	Rating/share (18–49)
178	1	"Week 1: Season Premiere"	January 5, 2015 (2015-01-05)	1901	7.76[71]	2.2/7[71]
179	2	"Week 2"	January 12, 2015 (2015-01-12)	1902	6.48[72]	1.8/5[72]
180	3	"Week 3"	January 19, 2015 (2015-01-19)	1903	7.61[73]	2.1/6[73]
181	4	"Week 4"	January 26, 2015 (2015-01-26)	1904	7.95[74]	2.3/6[74]
182	5	"Week 5: Santa Fe, New Mexico"	February 2, 2015 (2015-02-02)	1905	8.45[75]	2.5/7[75]
183	6	"Week 6: Deadwood, South Dakota"	February 9, 2015 (2015-02-09)	1906	8.70[76]	2.7/8[76]
184	7	"Chris Tells All"	February 15, 2015 (2015-02-15)	N/A	5.67[77]	1.5/4[77]
185	8	"Week 7: Iowa"	February 15, 2015 (2015-02-15)	1907	6.05[77]	1.5/4[77]
186	9	"Week 8: Hometowns"	February 16, 2015 (2015-02-16)	1908	8.97[78]	2.6/7[78]
187	10	"Week 9: Fantasy Suites"	February 23, 2015 (2015-02-23)	1909	8.97[79]	2.6/7[79]
188	11	"The Women Tell All"	March 2, 2015 (2015-03-02)	N/A	8.15[80]	2.4/7[80]
189	12	"Week 10: Season Finale"	March 9, 2015 (2015-03-09)	1910	9.68[81]	2.7/8[81]
190	13	"After the Final Rose"	March 9, 2015 (2015-03-09)	N/A	9.68[81]	2.8/8[81]

Season 20 (2016)

Main article: The Bachelor (American season 20)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original release date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)	Rating/share (18–49)
191	1	"Week 1: Season Premiere"	January 4, 2016 (2016-01-04)	2001	7.55[82]	2.2/7[82]
192	2	"Week 2"	January 11, 2016 (2016-01-11)	2002	6.90[83]	2.0/6[83]
193	3	"Week 3"	January 18, 2016 (2016-01-18)	2003	7.56[84]	2.2/6[84]
194	4	"Week 4: Las Vegas"	January 25, 2016 (2016-01-25)	2004	7.73[85]	2.3/7[85]
195	5	"Week 5: Mexico City"	February 1, 2016 (2016-02-01)	2005	7.50[86]	2.3/7[86]
196	6	"Week 6: The Bahamas"	February 8, 2016 (2016-02-08)	2006	8.62[87]	2.5/8[87]
197	7	"Week 7: Warsaw, Indiana"	February 15, 2016 (2016-02-15)	2007	7.24[88]	2.2/6[88]
198	8	"Week 8: Hometowns"	February 22, 2016 (2016-02-22)	2008	8.67[89]	2.5/8[89]
199	9	"Week 9: Fantasy Suites"	February 29, 2016 (2016-02-29)	2009	8.17[90]	2.5/8[90]
200	10	"The Women Tell All"	March 7, 2016 (2016-03-07)	N/A	7.48[91]	2.2/7[91]
201	11	"Week 10: Season Finale"	March 14, 2016 (2016-03-14)	2010	9.58[92]	2.9/9[92]
202	12	"After the Final Rose"	March 14, 2016 (2016-03-14)	N/A	9.24[92]	2.6/9[92]

Season 21 (2017)

Main article: The Bachelor (American season 21)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original release date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)	Rating/share (18–49)
203	1	"Week 1: Season Premiere"	January 2, 2017 (2017-01-02)	2101	6.62[93]	2.1/6[93]
204	2	"Week 2"	January 9, 2017 (2017-01-09)	2102	6.54[94]	2.1/6[94]
205	3	"Week 3"	January 16, 2017 (2017-01-16)	2103	7.11[95]	2.3/7[95]
206	4	"Week 4: Milwaukee, Wisconsin"	January 23, 2017 (2017-01-23)	2104	7.32[96]	2.4/8[96]
207	5	"Week 5: New Orleans"	January 30, 2017 (2017-01-30)	2105	7.23[97]	2.3/8[97]
208	6	"Week 6: St. Thomas"	February 6, 2017 (2017-02-06)	2106	7.47[98]	2.4/8[98]
209	7	"Week 7: Bimini"	February 13, 2017 (2017-02-13)	2107	7.56[99]	2.4/8[99]
210	8	"Week 8: Hometowns"	February 20, 2017 (2017-02-20)	2108	7.88[100]	2.5/8[100]
211	9	"Week 9: Fantasy Suites, Part 1"	February 27, 2017 (2017-02-27)	2109A	7.71[101]	2.4/9[101]
212	10	"Week 9: Fantasy Suites, Part 2"	March 6, 2017 (2017-03-06)	2109B	7.09[102]	2.2/8[102]
213	11	"The Women Tell All"	March 6, 2017 (2017-03-06)	N/A	5.77[102]	1.8/6[102]
214	12	"Week 10: Season Finale"	March 13, 2017 (2017-03-13)	2110	8.40[103]	2.7/9[103]
215	13	"After the Final Rose"	March 13, 2017 (2017-03-13)	N/A	7.85[103]	2.4/8[103]

Season 22 (2018)

Main article: The Bachelor (American season 22)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original release date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)	Rating/share (18–49)
216	1	"Week 1: Season Premiere"	January 1, 2018 (2018-01-01)	2201	5.48[104]	1.5/5[104]
217	2	"Week 2"	January 8, 2018 (2018-01-08)	2202	5.56[105]	1.4/5[105]
218	3	"Week 3"	January 15, 2018 (2018-01-15)	2203	6.61[106]	1.8/6[106]
219	4	"Week 4: Lake Tahoe"	January 22, 2018 (2018-01-22)	2204	6.38[107]	1.8/6[107]
220	5	"Week 5: Fort Lauderdale"	January 29, 2018 (2018-01-29)	2205	6.36[108]	1.7/6[108]
221	6	"Week 6: Paris, France"	February 5, 2018 (2018-02-05)	2206	6.82[109]	1.8/7[109]
222	7	"Week 7: Tuscany, Italy"	February 12, 2018 (2018-02-12)[c]	2207	5.94[110]	1.5/5[110]
223	8	"Week 8: Hometowns"	February 19, 2018 (2018-02-19)[c]	2208	6.27[111]	1.7/6[111]
224	9	"The Women Tell All"	February 25, 2018 (2018-02-25)	N/A	4.26[112]	1.1/4[112]
225	10	"Week 9: Fantasy Suites"	February 26, 2018 (2018-02-26)	2209	6.57[113]	1.8/7[113]
226	11	"Week 10: Season Finale"	March 5, 2018 (2018-03-05)	2210	7.94[114]	2.2/8[114]
227	12	"After the Final Rose"	March 6, 2018 (2018-03-06)	N/A	7.77[115]	2.2/8[115]

Season 23 (2019)

Main article: The Bachelor (American season 23)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original release date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)	Rating/share (18–49)
228	1	"Week 1: Season Premiere"	January 7, 2019 (2019-01-07)	2301	5.13[116]	1.5/6[116]
229	2	"Week 2"	January 14, 2019 (2019-01-14)	2302	5.64[117]	1.7/7[117]
230	3	"Week 3"	January 21, 2019 (2019-01-21)	2303	5.95[118]	1.6/6[118]
231	4	"Week 4: Singapore"	January 28, 2019 (2019-01-28)	2304	6.43[119]	1.8/8[119]
232	5	"Week 5: Thailand"	February 4, 2019 (2019-02-04)	2305	6.23[120]	1.8/8[120]
233	6	"Week 6: Vietnam"	February 11, 2019 (2019-02-11)	2306	6.23[121]	1.9/8[121]
234	7	"Week 7: Denver, Colorado"	February 18, 2019 (2019-02-18)	2307	6.54[122]	1.9/8[122]
235	8	"Week 8: Hometowns"	February 25, 2019 (2019-02-25)	2308	6.74[123]	1.8/8[123]
236	9	"Week 9: Fantasy Suites"	March 4, 2019 (2019-03-04)	2309	7.28[124]	2.0/8[124]
237	10	"The Women Tell All"	March 5, 2019 (2019-03-05)	N/A	6.09[125]	1.6/7[125]
238	11	"Week 10: Season Finale"	March 11, 2019 (2019-03-11)	2310A	8.12[126]	2.3/10[126]
239	12	"After the Final Rose"	March 12, 2019 (2019-03-12)	2310B	8.21[127]	2.4/11[127]

Season 24 (2020)

Main article: The Bachelor (American season 24)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original release date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)	Rating/share (18–49)
240	1	"Week 1: Season Premiere"	January 6, 2020 (2020-01-06)	2401	6.07[128]	1.9/9[128]
241	2	"Week 2"	January 13, 2020 (2020-01-13)	2402	5.37[129]	1.6/7[129]
242	3	"Week 3"	January 20, 2020 (2020-01-20)	2403	6.26[130]	1.9/8[130]
243	4	"Week 4: Cleveland, Ohio"	January 27, 2020 (2020-01-27)	2404	5.99[131]	1.6/8[131]
244	5	"Week 5: Costa Rica"	February 3, 2020 (2020-02-03)	2405	5.62[132]	1.5/8[132]
245	6	"Week 6: Chile"	February 5, 2020 (2020-02-05)	2406	5.10[133]	1.3/6[133]
246	7	"Week 7: Lima, Peru"	February 10, 2020 (2020-02-10)	2407	6.39[134]	1.8/9[134]
247	8	"Week 8: Hometowns"	February 17, 2020 (2020-02-17)	2408	6.61[135]	1.8/9[135]
248	9	"Week 9: Fantasy Suites"	February 24, 2020 (2020-02-24)	2409	6.82[136]	1.9/9[136]
249	10	"The Women Tell All"	March 2, 2020 (2020-03-02)	N/A	6.36[137]	1.8/9[137]
250	11	"Week 10: Season Finale"	March 9, 2020 (2020-03-09)	2410A	7.70[138]	2.1/11[138]
251	12	"After the Final Rose"	March 10, 2020 (2020-03-10)	2410B	8.49[139]	2.4/12[139]

Season 25 (2021)

Main article: The Bachelor (American season 25)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original release date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)	Rating (18–49)
252	1	"Week 1: Season Premiere"	January 4, 2021 (2021-01-04)	2501	5.23[140]	1.3[140]
253	2	"Week 2"	January 11, 2021 (2021-01-11)	2502	4.74[141]	1.2[141]
254	3	"Week 3"	January 18, 2021 (2021-01-18)	2503	5.00[142]	1.4[142]
255	4	"Week 4"	January 25, 2021 (2021-01-25)	2504	5.25[143]	1.5[143]
256	5	"Week 5"	February 1, 2021 (2021-02-01)	2505	5.49[144]	1.5[144]
257	6	"Week 6"	February 8, 2021 (2021-02-08)	2506	5.47[145]	1.4[145]
258	7	"Week 7"	February 15, 2021 (2021-02-15)	2507	5.51[146]	1.4[146]
259	8	"Week 8: Hometowns"	February 22, 2021 (2021-02-22)	2508	5.40[147]	1.3[147]
260	9	"The Women Tell All"	March 1, 2021 (2021-03-01)	N/A	4.69[148]	1.1[148]
261	10	"Week 9: Fantasy Suites"	March 8, 2021 (2021-03-08)	2509	5.08[149]	1.3[149]
262	11	"Week 10: Season Finale"	March 15, 2021 (2021-03-15)	2510	6.07[150]	1.5[150]
263	12	"After the Final Rose"	March 15, 2021 (2021-03-15)	N/A	5.64[150]	1.4[150]

Season 26 (2022)

Main article: The Bachelor (American season 26)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original release date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)	Rating (18–49)
264	1	"Week 1: Season Premiere"	January 3, 2022 (2022-01-03)	2601	3.54[151]	0.8/4[151]
265	2	"Week 2"	January 10, 2022 (2022-01-10)	2602	3.19[152]	0.7/3[152]
266	3	"Week 3"	January 24, 2022 (2022-01-24)	2603	3.61[153]	0.8/4[153]
267	4	"Week 4: Houston, Texas"	January 31, 2022 (2022-01-31)	2604	3.54[154]	0.8/4[154]
268	5	"Week 5: Toronto"	February 7, 2022 (2022-02-07)[d]	2605	3.14[155]	0.7/3[155]
269	6	"Week 6: Croatia"	February 14, 2022 (2022-02-14)[d]	2606	3.25[156]	0.7/3[156]
270	7	"Week 7: Vienna, Austria"	February 21, 2022 (2022-02-21)	2607	3.49[157]	0.7/3[157]
271	8	"Week 8: Hometowns"	February 28, 2022 (2022-02-28)	2608	3.71[158]	0.8[158]
272	9	"The Women Tell All"	March 7, 2022 (2022-03-07)	N/A	3.63[159]	0.9/7[159]
273	10	"Week 9: Fantasy Suites"	March 8, 2022 (2022-03-08)	2609	3.50[160]	0.8/5[160]
274	11	"Week 10: Season Finale"	March 14, 2022 (2022-03-14)	2610A	4.57[161]	1.1/8[161]
275	12	"After the Final Rose"	March 15, 2022 (2022-03-15)	2610B	4.73[162]	1.1/8[162]

Season 27 (2023)

Main article: The Bachelor (American season 27)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original release date [163]	Prod. code [163]	U.S. viewers (millions)	Rating (18–49)
276	1	"Week 1: Season Premiere"	January 23, 2023 (2023-01-23)	2701	2.96[164]	0.7[164]
277	2	"Week 2"	January 30, 2023 (2023-01-30)	2702	2.98[165]	0.6[165]
278	3	"Week 3"	February 6, 2023 (2023-02-06)	2703	2.92[166]	0.6[166]
279	4	"Week 4: The Bahamas"	February 13, 2023 (2023-02-13)	2704	2.94[167]	0.6[167]
280	5	"Week 5: London"	February 20, 2023 (2023-02-20)	2705	2.79[168]	0.5[168]
281	6	"Week 6: Estonia"	February 27, 2023 (2023-02-27)	2706	2.98[169]	0.6[169]
282	7	"Week 7: Budapest"	March 6, 2023 (2023-03-06)	2707	3.06[170]	0.6[170]
283	8	"Week 8: Hometowns"	March 13, 2023 (2023-03-13)	2708	3.07[171]	0.5[171]
284	9	"The Women Tell All"	March 14, 2023 (2023-03-14)	N/A	2.48[172]	0.4[172]
285	10	"Week 9: Fantasy Suites"	March 20, 2023 (2023-03-20)	2709	3.26[173]	0.6[173]
286	11	"Week 10: Season Finale & After the Final Rose"	March 27, 2023 (2023-03-27)	2710	3.40[174]	0.6[174]

Season 28 (2024)

Main article: The Bachelor (American season 28)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original release date [163]	Prod. code [163]	U.S. viewers (millions)	Rating (18–49)
287	1	"Week 1: Season Premiere"	January 22, 2024 (2024-01-22)	2801	3.18[175]	0.5[175]
288	2	"Week 2"	January 29, 2024 (2024-01-29)	2802	3.16[176]	0.6[176]
289	3	"Week 3"	February 5, 2024 (2024-02-05)	2803	3.22[177]	0.6[177]
290	4	"Week 4: Malta"	February 12, 2024 (2024-02-12)	2804	3.49[178]	0.6[178]
291	5	"Week 5: Marbella"	February 13, 2024 (2024-02-13)	2805	3.21[179]	0.6[179]
292	6	"Week 6: Montreal"	February 19, 2024 (2024-02-19)	2806	3.43[180]	0.6[180]
293	7	"Week 7: Jasper"	February 26, 2024 (2024-02-26)	2807	3.60[181]	0.6[181]
294	8	"Week 8: Hometowns"	March 4, 2024 (2024-03-04)	2808	3.62[182]	0.7[182]
295	9	"Week 9: Fantasy Suites"	March 11, 2024 (2024-03-11)	2809	3.79[183]	0.7[183]
296	10	"The Women Tell All"	March 18, 2024 (2024-03-18)	N/A	3.43[184]	0.6[184]
297	11	"Week 10: Season Finale & After the Final Rose"	March 25, 2024 (2024-03-25)	2810	4.14[185]	0.8[185]

Season 29 (2025)

Main article: The Bachelor (American season 29)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original release date [186]	Prod. code [186]	U.S. viewers (millions)
298	1	"Week 1: Season Premiere"	January 27, 2025 (2025-01-27)	2901	2.72[187]
299	2	"Week 2"	February 3, 2025 (2025-02-03)	2902	2.36[188]
300	3	"Week 3"	February 10, 2025 (2025-02-10)	2903	2.36[189]
301	4	"Week 4: Madrid"	February 17, 2025 (2025-02-17)	2904	2.53[190]
302	5	"Week 5: Scotland"	February 24, 2025 (2025-02-24)	2905	2.51[191]
303	6	"Week 6: Hometowns"	March 3, 2025 (2025-03-03)	2906	2.86[192]
304	7	"The Women Tell All"	March 10, 2025 (2025-03-10)	N/A	2.39[193]
305	8	"Week 7: Fantasy Suites"	March 17, 2025 (2025-03-17)	2907	2.50[194]
306	9	"Week 8: Season Finale & After the Final Rose"	March 24, 2025 (2025-03-24)	2908	3.22[195]

Specials

No.	Title [21][196]	Original release date	U.S. viewers (millions)	Rating/share (18–49)
Bachelor–2	"Aaron and Helene Tell All"	February 20, 2003 (2003-02-20)	13.50[21]	N/A
Bachelor–3	"Where Are They Now?"	March 19, 2003 (2003-03-19)	9.10[21]	N/A
Bachelor–12	"Where Are They Now?"	March 10, 2008 (2008-03-10)	7.60[21]	N/A
Bachelor–13	"Jason and Molly's Wedding"	March 8, 2010 (2010-03-08)	9.30[21]	N/A
Bachelorette–9	"The Bachelor's Funniest Moments"	May 21, 2013 (2013-05-21)	4.77[197]	1.2/4[197]
Bachelor–18	"The Bachelor: Countdown to Juan Pablo"	December 19, 2013 (2013-12-19)	6.32[198]	1.8/4[198]
Bachelor–18	"Behind the Scenes"	January 7, 2014 (2014-01-07)	3.34[199]	1.0/2[199]
Bachelor–18	"Bachelor Love Stories"	January 19, 2014 (2014-01-19)	3.94[200]	0.9/2[200]
Bachelor–18	"Sean and Catherine's Wedding"	January 26, 2014 (2014-01-26)	6.15[201]	1.5/4[201]
Bachelor–20	"The Bachelor at 20: A Celebration of Love"	February 14, 2016 (2016-02-14)	4.09[202]	1.1/3[202]
Bachelor–21	"Countdown to Nick"	January 1, 2017 (2017-01-01)	3.12[203]	0.8/3[203]
Bachelor–22	"Countdown to Arie"	December 11, 2017 (2017-12-11)	2.53[204]	0.5/2[204]

Notes

1. Week 7 and Week 8: The Women Tell All were aired during the 2010 Winter Olympics.
2. Week 6: New Zealand and Week 7: Miami, Florida were aired during the 2014 Winter Olympics.
3. Week 7 and Week 8 were aired during the 2018 Winter Olympics.
4. Week 5 and Week 6 were aired during the 2022 Winter Olympics.