The Bachelor
Romance2002Rated 3.0
A single man meets a large group of women on the first night and dates them all at once, sending some home at each rose ceremony until he proposes to one.
Starring Chris Harrison, Jesse Palmer
Next season
Season 30announced, no date yet
2026, Weekly, last aired Mon, 24 Mar 2025
Is it for me?
Gossip-minded viewers who like to talk back at the screen will have a good time, because it plays as soap opera more than romance. Tearful confessionals and a designated villain give you a cast to argue about.
Before you start
Every season runs the same schedule, with parties and group dates early and travel and family visits later, so start with any one.
29 seasons, 310 episodes, 120 min each, about 615 hours so far
This show
A single man meets a large group of women on the first night and dates them all at once, sending some home at each rose ceremony until he proposes to one.
Starring Chris Harrison, Jesse Palmer
Is it for me?
Gossip-minded viewers who like to talk back at the screen will have a good time, because it plays as soap opera more than romance. Tearful confessionals and a designated villain give you a cast to argue about.
Before you start
Every season runs the same schedule, with parties and group dates early and travel and family visits later, so start with any one.
29 seasons, 310 episodes, 120 min each, about 615 hours so far
Season 30: nothing to list until it's dated
- E01Week One (S1)Aired Mon 25 Mar
- E02Week Two (S1)Aired Mon 1 Apr
- E03Week Three (S1)Aired Mon 8 Apr
- E04Week Four (S1)Aired Mon 15 Apr
- E05Week Five (S1)Aired Mon 22 Apr
- E06The Bachelor: The Women Tell All (S1)Aired Thu 25 Apr
- E07Week Six (S1)Aired Thu 25 Apr
- E08The Bachelor: Special Edition (S1)Aired Sun 11 Aug
- E09The Bachelor: Revealed (S1)Aired Wed 25 Sept
- S01E01Week One (S1)25 Mar 2002
- S01E02Week Two (S1)1 Apr 2002
- S01E03Week Three (S1)8 Apr 2002
- S01E04Week Four (S1)15 Apr 2002
- S01E05Week Five (S1)22 Apr 2002
- S01E06The Bachelor: The Women Tell All (S1)25 Apr 2002
- S01E07Week Six (S1)25 Apr 2002
- S01E08The Bachelor: Special Edition (S1)11 Aug 2002
- S01E09The Bachelor: Revealed (S1)25 Sept 2002