The Bachelor

The Bachelor
Premiere	March 25, 2002
Airs	On hiatus
Creator	Mike Fleiss
Host	Chris Harrison (seasons 1-25), Jesse Palmer (season 26)
Network/Provider	ABC (USA) Citytv (Canada)
Style	60-minute to 120-minute reality competition
Company	Next Entertainment Studios Telepictures Productions (seasons 1-8), Warner Horizon Unscripted Television (seasons 9-) AND Syndicated Productions (seasons 1-13), NZK Productions Inc. (seasons 14-)
Filming Location	Malibu, CA, USA
Seasons	28
Episodes	247 + 63 specials (through season 28)
Status	Renewed through season 29 (2025)
Origin	USA
Official Site	ABC

The Bachelor is a reality competition in which a bachelor is presented with potential romantic partners and he narrows down the group as the show goes along via eliminating those women that he doesn't have a connection with.

Seasons

Season	Premiere	Finale				#
ABC
Season One	March 25, 2002	April 25, 2002				6 + 2
Season Two	October 2, 2002	November 20, 2002				7 + 3
Season Three	April 2, 2003	May 18, 2003				7 + 4
Season Four	September 24, 2003	November 19, 2003				8 + 2
Season Five	April 7, 2004	May 19, 2004				7 + 2
Season Six	September 22, 2004	November 24, 2004				8 + 2
Season Seven	March 28, 2005	May 16, 2005				7 + 2
Season Eight: Paris	January 9, 2006	February 27, 2006				7 + 1
Season Nine: Rome	October 2, 2006	November 27, 2006				7 + 1
Season Ten: Officer and a Gentleman	April 2, 2007	May 22, 2007				8 + 1
Season Eleven	September 24, 2007	November 19, 2007				9 + 1
Season Twelve: London Calling	March 17, 2008	May 12, 2008				8 + 2
Season Thirteen	January 5, 2009	March 3, 2009				8 + 3
Season Fourteen: On the Wings of Love	January 4, 2010	March 1, 2010				8 + 3
Season Fifteen	January 3, 2011	March 14, 2011				10 + 2
Season Sixteen	January 2, 2012	March 12, 2012				10 + 2
Season Seventeen	January 7, 2013	March 11, 2013				10 + 3
Season Eighteen	January 6, 2014	March 10, 2014				10 + 6
Season Nineteen	January 5, 2015	March 9, 2015				10 + 3
Season Twenty	January 4, 2016	March 14, 2016				10 + 3
Season Twenty-One	January 2, 2017	March 13, 2017				10 + 3
Season Twenty-Two	January 1, 2018	March 6, 2018				10 + 3
Season Twenty-Three	January 7, 2019	March 12, 2019				10 + 2
Season Twenty-Four	January 6, 2020	March 10, 2020				11 + 1
Season Twenty-Five	January 4, 2021	March 15, 2021				10 + 2
Season Twenty-Six	January 3, 2022	March 15, 2022				11 + 1
Season Twenty-Seven	January 23, 2023	March 27, 2023				10 + 1
Season Twenty-Eight	January 22, 2024	March 25, 2024				10 + 1
Season Twenty-Nine	January 27, 2025	—				—

In-Depth

• At a Glance: Additional information about the series

DVD Releases

There are no DVD releases for this show.

External Sites

• The Bachelor: Rome Episodes, TV Listings, News, Photos and More at TVGuide.com
• The Bachelor at BuddyTV