The fifth season of the ABC reality television series The Bachelorette began on May 18, 2009, with a two-hour premiere. The show features 29-year-old Jillian Harris, an interior designer from Peace River, Alberta, Canada. Harris is the first Canadian Bachelorette in the US franchise.[1] She finished in third place on season 13 of The Bachelor featuring Jason Mesnick.

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The Bachelorette
Season 5
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StarringJillian Harris
Presented byChris Harrison
No. of contestants30
WinnerEd Swiderski
Runner-upKiptyn Locke
No. of episodes12 (including 2 specials)
Release
Original networkABC
Original releaseMay 18 (2009-05-18) 
July 27, 2009 (2009-07-27)
Additional information
Filming datesMarch 20 (2009-03-20) 
May 22, 2009 (2009-05-22)
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The season concluded on July 27, 2009, with Harris accepting a proposal from 29-year-old technology consultant Ed Swiderski. Swiderski is the first person to win in the show's history after quitting in the same season. The couple broke off their engagement in July 2010.[2]

Contestants

Jillian Harris (right) and host Chris Harrison at the premiere for The Proposal in June 2009
Ed Swiderski
More information Name, Age ...
Name Age Hometown Occupation Outcome Place
Ed Swiderski[3][4] 29 Monroe, Michigan Technology Consultant Winner 1
Kiptyn Locke[5] 31 Encinitas, California Business Developer Runner-up 2
Reid Rosenthal[6] 30 Upper Dublin, Pennsylvania Realtor Week 9 3
Wes Hayden[6][7] 32 Huntsville, Texas Musician Week 8 4
Jesse Kovacs[8] 27 Carmel Valley, California Wine Maker Week 7 5–6
Michael Stagliano[6] 25 Tacoma, Washington Break Dance Instructor
Jake Pavelka[9] 31 Denton, Texas Commercial Pilot Week 6 7–8
Tanner Pope[6] 30 Brownfield, Texas Financial Analyst
Robby Descant[7] 25 Spring, Texas Bartender 9
Mark Huebner[10] 26 Woodstock, Illinois Pizza Entrepreneur Week 5 10
Ed Swiderski (Returned to competition) [a]
David Good[11] 27 West Alexandria, Ohio Trucking Contractor Week 4 11–12
Juan Barbieri[12] 35 Buenos Aires, Argentina[b] General Contractor
Mike Steinberg 28 New York, New York Baseball Camp Owner 13
Brad Seberhagen 27 Park Ridge, Illinois Financial Advisor Week 3 14–15
Tanner Fanello 28 Derby, Kansas Sales Representative
Alexander "Sasha" Petrovic[7][13] 27 Houston, Texas Oil & Gas Consultant 16
Brian Duke 32 Birmingham, Alabama IT Consultant Week 2 17–20
Julien Hug[6] 34 San Diego, California Restaurateur
Mathue Johnson 25 Andover, Kansas Personal Trainer
Simon Ambrose 26 Bradford, England Soccer Coach
Adam Duvendeck 27 Santa Barbara, California Olympic Cyclist Week 1 21–30
Bryan Vardeman 28 Lawton, Oklahoma High School Coach
Bryce Harlow 31 Fort Lauderdale, Florida Furniture Dealer
Caleb Kuhl 27 Kansas City, Missouri Photographer
Greg Bilbro 31 Albuquerque, New Mexico Entrepreneur
John Hardesty 27 Boise, Idaho Branding Consultant
John Presser[14] 29 Fort Wayne, Indiana Marketing Specialist
Josh Yocam 25 Tustin, California Lifeguard
Kyle Swartz 26 Austin, Texas Graphic Designer
Stephen Reich 30 Lexington, Massachusetts Lawyer
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Future appearances

The Bachelor

Jake Pavelka was chosen as the lead of the fourteenth season of The Bachelor.

Bachelor Pad

Kiptyn Locke, Juan Barbieri, David Good, Wes Hayden, and Jesse Kovacs, returned for the first season of Bachelor Pad. Barbieri was eliminated in week 1. Hayden was eliminated in week 4. Kovacs and his partner, Elizabeth Kitt, were eliminated at the beginning of week 6, finishing in 3rd place. Locke and his partner, Tenley Molzahn, were eliminated at the end of week 6, finishing as the runners-up. Good won the season alongside Natalie Getz.

Pavelka and Michael Stagliano returned for the second season of Bachelor Pad. Pavelka was eliminated in week 3. Stagliano won the competition alongside Holly Durst.

Stagliano, Ed Swiderski, and Reid Rosenthal, returned for the third season of Bachelor Pad. Rosenthal was eliminated in week 3 and Stagliano in week 5. Swiderski and his partner, Jaclyn Swartz, were eliminated at the end of week 7, finishing in 3rd place.

Bachelor in Paradise

Season 1

Kovacs returned for the inaugural season of Bachelor in Paradise. He quit the show in week 6.

Dancing with the Stars

Pavelka competed in the tenth season of Dancing with the Stars. He was partnered with Chelsie Hightower and finished in 7th place.

Call-out order

More information Order, Bachelors ...
Order Bachelors Week
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1 KiptynDavidWesEdKiptynMichaelKiptynReidEdKiptynEd
2 Bryan V.JakeJakeRobbyJesseJesseReidKiptynReidEdKiptyn
3 John P.JesseMikeJakeMarkReidJesseEd[a]KiptynReid
4 Brian D.WesJuanReidReidKiptynWesWesWes
5 JakeMathueJesseMarkRobbyRobbyMichaelJesse
Michael
6 DavidMichaelDavidJesseEdJakeJake
Tanner P.
7 Tanner F.RobbyEdTanner P.MichaelTanner P.
8 MichaelEdSashaWesWesWesRobby
9 RobbyReidMarkJuanJakeMark
10 John H.SimonMichaelMichaelTanner P.Ed
11 SashaKiptynTanner P.KiptynDavid
Juan
12 BradMikeKiptynMike
13 MathueBrian D.ReidDavidMike
14 SimonSashaRobbyBrad
Tanner F.
15 JesseJulienTanner F.
16 JulienTanner P.BradSasha
17 WesMarkBrian D.
Julien
Mathue
Simon
18 KyleBrad
19 AdamTanner F.
20 StephenJuan
21 JuanAdam
Bryan V.
Bryce
Caleb
Greg
John H.
John P.
Josh
Kyle
Stephen
22 Caleb
23 Josh
24 Greg
25 Mark
26 Ed
27 Bryce
28 Reid
29 Mike
30 Tanner P.
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  The contestant received the first impression rose
  The contestant was voted off by the other contestants but got a rose instead
  The contestant received a rose during a date
  The contestant was eliminated
  The contestant was eliminated during a date
  The contestant quit the competition
  The contestant received a rose during the date but quit the competition
  The contestant won the competition

Episodes

More information No. overall, No. in season ...
No.
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No. in
season
TitleOriginal air dateProd.
code
U.S. viewers
(millions)
Rating/share
(18–49)
371"Week 1"May 18, 2009 (2009-05-18)5018.69[15]3.0/8[15]
382"Week 2"May 25, 2009 (2009-05-25)5025.99[15]2.1/6[15]
393"Week 3"June 1, 2009 (2009-06-01)5036.41[15]2.2/6[15]
404"Week 4"June 8, 2009 (2009-06-08)5047.19[15]2.5/7[15]
415"Week 5"June 15, 2009 (2009-06-15)5056.76[15]2.4/7[15]
426"Week 6"June 22, 2009 (2009-06-22)5066.76[15]2.3/7[15]
437"Week 7"June 29, 2009 (2009-06-29)5077.94[15]2.7/5[15]
448"Week 8"July 6, 2009 (2009-07-06)5087.71[15]2.6/7[15]
459"Week 9"July 13, 2009 (2009-07-13)5098.01[15]2.7/8[15]
4610"The Men Tell All"July 20, 2009 (2009-07-20)N/A8.04[15]2.8/9[15]
4711"Week 10"July 27, 2009 (2009-07-27)51010.00[15]3.5/10[15]
4812"After the Final Rose"July 28, 2009 (2009-07-28)N/A7.99[15]2.8/8[15]
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Death of Julien Hug

On November 3, 2010, Harris mourned the death of Julien Hug on her Twitter page. The 35-year-old Hug was discovered dead on a remote stretch of land off a Californian highway on Wednesday. Harris paid tribute to Hug, saying, "Please say a prayer for the loss of a friend this morning. Life is fragile, don't forget to love the ones you love," before adding, "It's very difficult to find the words to express my condolences. But I will always remember Julien's gentle demeanor and kind heart, which will be sadly missed."[16]

Notes

  1. Swiderski was originally quit in Week 5, but he returned to the competition after the conclusion of Hometown Dates at the end of Week 7 and eventually won the competition.
  2. Juan is originally from Buenos Aires in Argentina, but was residing in Miami, Florida, at the time of casting and filming.

References

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