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The Bachelor

  • TV Series
  • 2002– 2002–
  • TV-14TV-14
  • 1h
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Clayton Echard in The Bachelor (2002)
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A single bachelor dates multiple women over several weeks, narrowing them down to hopefully find his true love.A single bachelor dates multiple women over several weeks, narrowing them down to hopefully find his true love.A single bachelor dates multiple women over several weeks, narrowing them down to hopefully find his true love.

IMDb RATING
3.1/10
7K
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POPULARITY
4,388
119
  • Creator
    • Mike Fleiss
  • Stars
    • Chris Harrison
    • Brad Womack
    • Sean Lowe
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    • Mike Fleiss
  • Stars
    • Chris Harrison
    • Brad Womack
    • Sean Lowe
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    • 77User reviews
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    • Awards
      • 9 wins & 11 nominations

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    Chris Harrison
    Chris Harrison
    • Self - Hostas Self - Host…
    258 episodes258 eps • 2002–2021
    Brad Womack
    Brad Womack
    • Self - Bacheloras Self - Bachelor…
    24 episodes24 eps • 2007–2011
    Sean Lowe
    Sean Lowe
    • Self - The Bacheloras Self - The Bachelor…
    24 episodes24 eps • 2013–2018
    Jesse Palmer
    Jesse Palmer
    • Self - Hostas Self - Host…
    22 episodes22 eps • 2004–2022
    Ben Higgins
    Ben Higgins
    • Self - The Bacheloras Self - The Bachelor…
    20 episodes20 eps • 2016–2021
    Becca Tilley
    • Self - Contestantas Self - Contestant…
    19 episodes19 eps • 2015–2016
    Catherine Lowe
    Catherine Lowe
    • Self - Contestantas Self - Contestant…
    19 episodes19 eps • 2013–2018
    Nick Viall
    Nick Viall
    • Self - The Bacheloras Self - The Bachelor…
    17 episodes17 eps • 2017–2022
    Jason Mesnick
    Jason Mesnick
    • Self - Bacheloras Self - Bachelor…
    18 episodes18 eps • 2009–2019
    Andi Dorfman
    Andi Dorfman
    • Self - Contestantas Self - Contestant…
    16 episodes16 eps • 2014–2017
    Clare Crawley
    Clare Crawley
    • Self - Contestantas Self - Contestant…
    16 episodes16 eps • 2014–2022
    DeAnna Pappas Stagliano
    DeAnna Pappas Stagliano
    • Selfas Self
    16 episodes16 eps • 2007–2014
    Arie Luyendyk Jr.
    Arie Luyendyk Jr.
    • Self - The Bacheloras Self - The Bachelor…
    15 episodes15 eps • 2013–2019
    Chris Soules
    Chris Soules
    • Self - The Bacheloras Self - The Bachelor…
    15 episodes15 eps • 2015–2017
    Rachel Lindsay
    Rachel Lindsay
    • Self - Contestantas Self - Contestant…
    15 episodes15 eps • 2017–2020
    Desiree Hartsock
    Desiree Hartsock
    • Self - Contestantas Self - Contestant…
    15 episodes15 eps • 2013–2019
    Kaitlyn Bristowe
    Kaitlyn Bristowe
    • Self - Contestantas Self - Contestant…
    15 episodes15 eps • 2015–2022
    Neil Lane
    • Selfas Self…
    15 episodes15 eps • 2010–2022
    • Creator
      • Mike Fleiss
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    Storyline

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    A single bachelor dates multiple women over several weeks, narrowing them down to hopefully find his true love.
    • dating and romance reality tv
    • dating game show
    • bachelor
    • women rivals for man
    • television host
    • 9 more
    • Plot summary
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    • Taglines
      • Once upon a time, 25 women met the man of their dreams. Unfortunately, they all met him on the same night.
    • Genres
      • Drama
      • Game-Show
      • Reality-TV
      • Romance
    • Certificate
      • TV-14
    • Parents guide

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    • Trivia
      On February 24, 2012, during the taping of The Women Tell All episode of The Bachelor, a private conversation between contestant Courtney Robertson and a show producer went public when microphones were accidentally left on in between camera takes. The conversation revealed the producer had a role as a coach, encouraging Robertson to fake certain emotions for the camera.
    • Connections
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    User reviews77

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    "THE BACHELOR" is a degrading 'reality' show where fifteen desperate women vie to be the wife of a 'bachelor'.
    Is the dating scene REALLY this BAD that one must resort to competing on a 'reality television show' in order to find that 'perfect match'?

    Apparently so, according to ABC's "THE BACHELOR", an embarrassing and degrading 'entertainment' show where 15 single women are courted by 'Alex', a 31 year-old handsome, professional successful bachelor who must decide which lady (if at all) he prefers to be his wedded bride.

    While FOX already conquered the smutty side of this premise with the exploitative and ground-breaking "WHO WANTS TO MARRY A MILLIONAIRE" which ended in complete disaster (it was found out later that the groom had a violent domestic history - the wife filed for an annulment less than a few days later after the special aired on television), "THE BACHELOR" is a more mature approach to basically the same deal. In this case, Alex is not a millionaire, but he is professionally secure.

    In reality, with looks combined, Alex would make the perfect catch for a single woman. As it yet goes to show that television still cannot grasp the meaning of the word 'reality', the fifteen women chosen to compete in this adventure are all young attractive in-shape ladies. If this was in fact a 'reality' show, all the women would be of different body shapes and sizes, ages and some may even be considered unattractive to general society. All the women featured in "THE BACHELOR" are between the ages of 20-30 and appear to be as man-hungry as those who would attend a male strip-joint.

    I find it very hard to believe that all these women have trouble finding a reasonable date in 'the real world' that they had to resort to appearing on this television show in hopes of match-making with Mr. Alex. In this day and age, if life appears to be this terrible and trite for these women, "THE BACHELOR" really makes my life seem hopeless and meaningless.

    "THE BACHELOR" is a show one can do without watching. It can be considered a guilty pleasure, but I find this kind of 'reality' rather sickening.

    Whoever Alex decides to marry, I hope we get to see the spin-off, "THE DIVORCE". Now that would be true reality.
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    • Release date
      • March 25, 2002 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • ABC
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    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Bachelor: London Calling
    • Filming locations
      • Malibu, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Greenlight Films
      • Next Entertainment
      • Telepictures Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour
    • Color
      • Color

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