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The Bachelor
Season 20
Promotional poster
StarringBen Higgins
No. of episodes12 (including 2 specials)
Release
Original networkABC
Original releaseJanuary 4 (2016-01-04) –
March 14, 2016 (2016-03-14)
Season chronology
← Previous
Season 19
Next →
Season 21
List of episodes

The 20th season of The Bachelor premiered on January 4, 2016.[1] This season featured a then 26-year-old Ben Higgins, a software salesman from Warsaw, Indiana.

Higgins attended Indiana University, where he was graduated with a BS in business administration and management through the school of public and environmental affairs (SPEA). In addition, he was also a member of Delta Upsilon's Indiana chapter where he served as the vice president of external affairs. He placed third on the 11th season of The Bachelorette featuring Kaitlyn Bristowe.

The season concluded on March 14, 2016 in which 25-year-old flight attendant Lauren Bushnell was named the winner for this season and ultimately becoming Higgins' fiancée until they ended their engagement on May 15, 2017.

Filming and development

Casting and contestants

Casting began during the 19th season of the show. On August 24, 2015, during season one, episode four of Bachelor in Paradise: After Paradise, Ben Higgins was announced as the next Bachelor.[2][3]

The cast includes season 19 runner-up Becca Tilley and fellow contestant Amber James, news anchor Olivia Caridi from WCYB-TV and Joelle "JoJo" Fletcher, who is a half-sister of Ready for Love star Ben Patton.[4][5][6]

Production

The season traveled to many places including Las Vegas, Nevada, Mexico City, Mexico, Pig Island in The Bahamas and the state of Indiana.[citation needed] With appearances from rapper Ice Cube, comedian Kevin Hart, soccer players Alex Morgan, Kelley O'Hara, comedian Terry Fator, and Indiana Pacers basketball players Paul George and George Hill.[7]

Contestants

The season began with 28 contestants, including a set of twins.[4][8]

Name Age Hometown Occupation Outcome Place Ref
Lauren Bushnell[9] 25 West Linn, Oregon Flight Attendant Winner 1 [10]
Joelle "JoJo" Fletcher[6][11] 24 Dallas, Texas Real Estate Developer Runner-up 2
Caila Quinn[12] 24 Hudson, Ohio Software Sales Representative Week 9 3 [13]
Amanda Stanton[11][14] 25 Laguna Beach, California Esthetician Week 8 4 [15]
Becca Tilley[16] 26 Shreveport, Louisiana Chiropractic Assistant Week 7 5 [17]
Emily Ferguson[a][11] 23 Las Vegas, Nevada Waitress 6
Lauren Himle[18] 25 Dexter, Michigan Kindergarten Teacher Week 6 7 [19]
Olivia Caridi[5][11] 23 Austin, Texas Former News Anchor 8
Leah Block[20] 25 Greenwood Village, Colorado Event Planner 9
Jennifer Saviano[21] 25 Davie, Florida Small Business Owner Week 5 10
Jubilee Sharpe[11] 24 Fort Lauderdale, Florida War Veteran 11 [22]
Amber James[23] 30 Kankakee, Illinois Bartender Week 4 12–13 [24]
Rachel Tchen[25] 23 Little Rock, Arkansas Unemployed
Haley Ferguson[a][11] 23 Las Vegas, Nevada Waitress 14
Jami Letain[26] 23 St. Albert, Alberta Bartender Week 3 15–16 [27]
Shushanna Mkrtychyan[28] 27 Salt Lake City, Utah Property Manager
Lace Morris[20] 25 Denver, Colorado Real Estate Agent 17 (quit)
Jacqueline "Jackie" Dion[29] 23 Newport Beach, California Gerontologist Week 2 18–20 [30]
Amanda "Mandi" Kremer[31] 28 Portland, Oregon Dentist
Samantha Passmore[32] 26 New Smyrna Beach, Florida Attorney
Lauren "LB" Barr[33] 23 Stillwater, Oklahoma Fashion Buyer 21 (quit)
Laura Esselman[34] 24 Louisville, Kentucky Account Executive Week 1 22–28 [35]
Breanne Rice[36] 30 Seattle, Washington Nutritional Therapist
Lauren Russell[37] 26 Houston, Texas Math Teacher
Isabel "Izzy" Goodkind[38] 24 Branford, Connecticut Graphic Designer
Maegan Miller[37] 30 Visalia, California Cowgirl
Jessica Moser[39] 23 Boca Raton, Florida Accountant
Tiara Soleim[40] 27 Redmond, Washington Chicken Enthusiast
  1. ^ a b Emily and Haley are identical twins. They competed individually.

Call-out order

Order Bachelorettes Episode / Week
1 2 3 4 5/6 6 7 8 9 10
1 Lauren B. Olivia JoJo Lauren B. JoJo Amanda Caila Amanda Lauren B. JoJo Lauren B.
2 Caila Lauren B. Caila Amber Lauren B. Olivia Amanda Lauren B. Caila Lauren B. JoJo
3 Jennifer LB Olivia Jubilee Becca Lauren H. Emily JoJo JoJo Caila
4 Jami Caila Amanda Lauren H. Amanda Caila Becca Caila Amanda
5 Samantha Amber Jubilee Amanda Lauren H. Lauren B. JoJo Becca
6 Jubilee Jami Lauren B. Becca Jubilee JoJo Lauren B. Emily
7 Amanda Jennifer Leah Haley Emily Becca Lauren H.
8 Lace Jubilee Becca Emily Caila Leah Olivia
9 Lauren R. Amanda Rachel Rachel Jennifer Emily Leah
10 Shushanna JoJo Lace Caila Leah Jennifer
11 Leah Leah Jennifer JoJo Olivia Jubilee
12 JoJo Rachel Emily Jennifer Amber
Rachel
13 Lauren H. Samantha Jami Leah
14 Laura Jackie Lauren H. Olivia Haley
15 Mandi Haley Shushanna Jami
Shushanna
16 Emily
Haley 		Emily Haley
17 Shushanna Amber
Lace
18 Maegan Lauren H. Jackie
Mandi
Samantha
19 Breanne Becca
20 Izzy Mandi
21 Rachel Lace
LB
22 Jessica Breanne
Izzy
Jessica
Laura
Lauren R.
Maegan
Tiara
23 Tiara
24 LB
25 Jackie
26 Olivia
27-28 Amber
Becca
  The contestant received a first impression rose
  The contestant received a rose during the date
  The contestant was eliminated
  The contestant was eliminated during the date
  The contestant was eliminated outside the rose ceremony
  The contestant quit the competition
  The contestant won the competition

Episodes

See also: List of The Bachelor (American TV series) episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal air dateProd.
code		U.S. viewers
(millions)		Rating/share
(18–49)
1911"Season 20 Premiere: Week 1"January 4, 2016 (2016-01-04)20017.55[41]2.2/7[41]
1922"Week 2: Back to School"January 11, 2016 (2016-01-11)20026.90[42]2.0/6[42]
1933"Week 3: Soccer Date"January 18, 2016 (2016-01-18)20037.56[43]2.2/6[43]
1944"Week 4: Las Vegas"January 25, 2016 (2016-01-25)20047.73[44]2.3/7[44]
1955"Week 5: Mexico City"February 1, 2016 (2016-02-01)20057.50[45]2.3/7[45]
1966"Week 6: Bahamas"February 8, 2016 (2016-02-08)20068.62[46]2.5/8[46]
1977"Week 7: Warsaw, Indiana"February 15, 2016 (2016-02-15)20077.24[47]2.2/6[47]
1988"Week 8: Hometown Dates"February 22, 2016 (2016-02-22)20088.67[48]2.5/8[48]
1999"Week 9: Jamaica"February 29, 2016 (2016-02-29)20098.17[49]2.5/8[49]
20010"The Women Tell All"March 7, 2016 (2016-03-07)N/A7.48[50]2.2/7[50]
20111"Season Finale: Week 10"March 14, 2016 (2016-03-14)20109.58[51]2.9/9[51]
20212"After the Final Rose"March 14, 2016 (2016-03-14)N/A9.24[51]2.6/9[51]

Future appearances

JoJo Fletcher was chosen as the bachelorette for season twelve of The Bachelorette.[52] Caila Quinn, Lauren Himle, Tiara Soleim, Jami Letain, Shushanna Mkrtychyan, Jennifer Saviano, Izzy Goodkind, Lace Morris, Jubilee Sharpe, Leah Block, Haley Ferguson, Emily Ferguson, and Amanda Stanton returned for the third season of Bachelor in Paradise, Stanton and the Ferguson twins returned for the fourth season, Sharpe and Mkrtychyan returned for the fifth season, and Saviano and Haley Ferguson returned for the sixth season. Higgins returned for The Bachelor Winter Games under Team USA.

Outside of Bachelor Nation franchise, Higgins and Lauren Bushnell appeared in their own reality series, Ben and Lauren: Happily Ever After?, on the sister network Freeform. The Ferguson sisters star in the Freeform reality series The Twins: Happily Ever After?.

Bachelor in Paradise

Contestant Year Season Finish Notes
Amanda Stanton 2016 3 Winner Engaged with Josh Murray
2017 4 7th–17th Split with Robby Hayes
Caila Quinn 2016 3 18th (quit)
Emily Ferguson 2016 3 22nd–23rd (quit)
2017 4 18th–19th (quit)
Haley Ferguson 2016 3 22nd–23rd (quit)
2017 4 18th–19th (quit)
2019 6 15th–17th
Isabel "Izzy" Goodkind 2016 3 16th (quit)
Jami Letain 2016 3 11th–13th
Jennifer Saviano 2016 3 5th–6th Split with Nick Viall
2019 6 27th–29th
Jubilee Sharpe 2016 3 28th–29th
2018 5 28th (quit)
Lace Morris 2016 3 Winner Engaged with Grant Kemp
Lauren Himle 2016 3 11th–13th
Leah Block 2016 3 28th–29th
Shushanna Mkrtychyan 2016 3 15th (quit)
2018 5 9th–14th
Tiara Soleim 2016 3 11th–13th

The Bachelor Winter Games

Contestant Year Finish Notes
Ben Higgins 2018 17th (quit) Part of Team USA

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External links

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