The Bachelor (American TV series) season 19
The Bachelor | |
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Season 19 | |
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Starring | Chris Soules |
No. of episodes | 13 (including 3 specials) |
Release | |
Original network | ABC |
Original release | January 5 March 9, 2015 | –
Season chronology | |
The 19th season of The Bachelor premiered on January 5, 2015. This season featured 33-year-old Chris Soules, a farmer from Arlington, Iowa. Soules placed third on season 10 of The Bachelorette featuring Andi Dorfman. The season concluded on March 9, 2015 in which 29-year-old fertility nurse Whitney Bischoff was named the winner and became Soules' fiancée. The couple ended their relationship on May 28, 2015.
Filming and development
Casting and contestants
Casting began during the eighteenth season of The Bachelor. Soules and Arie Luyendyk Jr. were the candidates for the next bachelor. On August 26, 2014, Soules was chosen as a fan favorite and was first announced on Good Morning America.[1][2] Luyendyk later became the star in the twenty-second season.
One of the season's contestants, Carly, is the sister of The Bachelorette Season 9 contestant Zak Waddell.[3]
Production
Unlike previous seasons, this season premiered with a three-hour live episode. Its locales included San Francisco, Santa Fe, New Mexico, Deadwood, South Dakota, Des Moines, Iowa, and the Indonesian island of Bali. Jimmy Kimmel Live! host Jimmy Kimmel took over for one episode in week three and there was a performance from Big & Rich in week six.[4]
Contestants
The season began with 30 contestants.[5]
Name | Age | Hometown | Occupation | Outcome | Place | Ref |
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Whitney Bischoff[6][7] | 29 | Louisville, Kentucky | Fertility Nurse | Winner | 1 | [8] |
Becca Tilley[9][10] | 25 | Shreveport, Louisiana | Chiropractic Assistant | Runner-up | 2 | |
Kaitlyn Bristowe[11] | 29 | Leduc, Alberta | Dance Instructor | Week 9 | 3 | [12] |
Jade Roper[7][13] | 28 | Gering, Nebraska | Cosmetics Developer | Week 8 | 4 | [14] |
Carly Waddell[3] | 29 | Arlington, Texas | Cruise Ship Singer | Week 7 | 5 | |
Britt Nilsson[7][13] | 27 | Wolcott Mills, Michigan | Waitress | 6 | ||
Megan Bell[6] | 24 | Brentwood, Tennessee | Make-Up Artist | Week 6 | 7 (quit) | [15] |
Kelsey Poe[7][16] | 28 | Hudsonville, Michigan | Guidance Counselor | 8 | [17] | |
Ashley Iaconetti[7][18] | 26 | Great Falls, Virginia | Journalist | 9 | ||
Mackenzie Deonigi[6] | 21 | Maple Valley, Washington | Dental Assistant | Week 5 | 10–11 | |
Samantha Steffen[13][19] | 27 | Indianapolis, Indiana | Fashion Designer | |||
Ashley Salter[20] | 24 | Vinings, Georgia | Hair Stylist | Week 4 | 12–14 | [21] |
Juelia Kinney[6][22] | 30 | Beaverton, Oregon | Esthetician | |||
Nikki Delventhal[18] | 26 | Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey | Former NFL Cheerleader | |||
Jillian Anderson[23][24] | 25 | Howland, Ohio | News Producer | 15 | ||
Amber James[6][25] | 29 | Kankakee, Illinois | Bartender | Week 3 | 16–18 | [26] |
Tracy Darakis[27] | 29 | Wellington, Florida | Fourth Grade Teacher | |||
Trina Scherenberg[13][28] | 33 | Algonquin, Illinois | Special Education Teacher | |||
Alissa Giambrone[18] | 24 | Hamilton, New Jersey | Flight Attendant | Week 2 | 19–23 | [29] |
Jordan Branch[30] | 24 | Windsor, Colorado | Student | |||
Kimberly Sherbach[31] | 28 | Wantagh, New York | Yoga Instructor | [29][32] | ||
Tandra Steiner[6] | 30 | Sandy, Utah | Executive Assistant | [29] | ||
Tara Eddings[6][33] | 26 | Fort Lauderdale, Florida | Sport Fishing Enthusiast | |||
Amanda Goerlitz[28] | 24 | Lake in the Hills, Illinois | Ballet Teacher | Week 1 | 24–30 | [32] |
Bo Stanley[34] | 25 | Carpinteria, California | Plus-Size Model | |||
Brittany Fetkin[35] | 26 | Temecula, California | WWE Diva-in-Training | |||
Kara Wilson[36] | 25 | Brownsville, Kentucky | High School Soccer Coach | |||
Michelle Davis[6] | 25 | Provo, Utah | Wedding Cake Baker | |||
Nicole Meacham[37][38] | 31 | Scottsdale, Arizona | Real Estate Agent | |||
Reegan Cornwell[13] | 28 | Manhattan Beach, California | Cadaver Tissue Saleswoman |
Future appearances
Dancing with the Stars
Chris Soules competed in the twentieth season of Dancing with the Stars, partnering with Witney Carson. He finished in 5th place. Kaitlyn Bristowe competed in the season 29 of Dancing with the Stars, with partner Artem Chigvintsev, and was declared the winner.
The Bachelorette
Britt Nilsson and Kaitlyn Bristowe were chosen as the bachelorettes for the eleventh season of The Bachelorette, however only one would survive past the first night. The men voted for Bristowe to continue as the Bachelorette.[39]
The Bachelor
Amber James and Becca Tilley returned for the twentieth season. James was eliminated during week 4 and Tilley in 7.
Bachelor in Paradise
Ashley Salter, Ashley Iaconetti, Carly Waddell, Jade Roper, Jillian Anderson, Juelia Kinney, Megan Bell, Amber James, Samantha Steffen, and Mackenzie Deonigi returned for the second season of Bachelor in Paradise. Iaconetti's sister, Lauren Iaconetti, also joined the cast. Anderson was eliminated during week 1, Bell during week 3, and Salter and James during week 5. Kinney was also eliminated during week 3 but returned in week 4. Kinney, Iaconetti, and Deonigi quit during week 5. Waddell split from her partner, Kirk DeWindt, during week 6. Roper ended the season engaged to Bachelor Nation alumnus, Tanner Tolbert. Steffen left Paradise in a relationship with Nick Peterson.
Waddell and Iaconetti returned for the third season of Bachelor in Paradise. Iaconetti was eliminated during week 3 but returned in week 4. She split from her partner, Wells Adams, during week 6. Waddell ended the season engaged to Bachelor Nation alumnus, Evan Bass.
The Bachelor Winter Games
Iaconetti returned for The Bachelor Winter Games under Team USA. She co-won the season alongside Canadian Bachelor alum, Kevin Wendt.
Call-out order
Order | Bachelorettes | Episode / Week | |||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5/6 | 6/7[a] | 7/8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||
1 | Britt | Britt | Mackenzie | Kaitlyn | Kaitlyn | Carly | Becca | Kaitlyn | Whitney | Whitney | Whitney |
2 | Whitney | Kaitlyn | Megan | Becca | Jade | Whitney | Britt | Whitney | Kaitlyn | Becca | Becca |
3 | Kelsey | Jade | Kaitlyn | Whitney | Whitney | Britt | Carly | Becca | Becca | Kaitlyn | |
4 | Megan | Samantha | Britt | Jade | Carly | Jade | Jade | Jade | Jade | ||
5 | Ashley I. | Ashley I. | Ashley I. | Samantha | Megan | Kaitlyn | Kaitlyn | Carly | |||
6 | Trina | Tandra | Trina | Juelia | Samantha | Megan | Whitney | Britt | |||
7 | Reegan | Nikki | Kelsey | Mackenzie | Mackenzie | Becca | |||||
8 | Tara | Kelsey | Samantha | Kelsey | Kelsey | Ashley I. | Kelsey | ||||
9 | Amber | Megan | Juelia | Britt | Becca | Kelsey | Ashley I. | ||||
10 | Nikki | Alissa | Amber | Megan | Ashley I. | Mackenzie Samantha |
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11 | Amanda | Amber | Tracy | Carly | Britt | ||||||
12 | Jillian | Juelia | Jillian | Ashley S. | Ashley S. Juelia Nikki |
Jordan | |||||
13 | Mackenzie | Becca | Jade | Nikki | |||||||
14 | Ashley S. | Trina | Nikki | Jillian | |||||||
15 | Kaitlyn | Mackenzie | Becca | Ashley I. | Jillian | ||||||
16 | Samantha | Tracy | Carly | Amber Tracy Trina |
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17 | Michelle | Tara | Whitney | ||||||||
18 | Juelia | Jordan | Ashley S. | ||||||||
19 | Becca | Jillian | Alissa Jordan Kimberly Tandra Tara |
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20 | Tandra | Whitney | |||||||||
21 | Alissa | Carly | |||||||||
22 | Jordan | Ashley S. | |||||||||
23 | Nicole | Kimberly | |||||||||
24 | Brittany | Amanda Bo Brittany Kara Michelle Nicole Reegan |
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25 | Carly | ||||||||||
26 | Tracy | ||||||||||
27 | Bo | ||||||||||
28 | Kimberly | ||||||||||
29 | Kara | ||||||||||
30 | Jade |
- The contestant received a first impression rose
- The contestant received a rose during the date
- The contestant was eliminated
- The contestant was originally eliminated but was saved
- The contestant was eliminated during the date
- The contestant quit the competition
- The contestant was eliminated outside of the rose ceremony
- An eliminated contestant asks for a chance to return, however was denied
- The contestant won the competition
Episodes
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) | Rating/share (18–49) |
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178 | 1 | "Season Premiere: Limo Arrivals" | January 5, 2015 | 1901 | 7.76[40] | 2.2/7[40] |
179 | 2 | "Week 2: Tractor Race" | January 12, 2015 | 1902 | 6.48[41] | 1.8/5[41] |
180 | 3 | "Week 3: Guest Host Jimmy Kimmel" | January 19, 2015 | 1903 | 7.61[42] | 2.1/6[42] |
181 | 4 | "Week 4: Camping" | January 26, 2015 | 1904 | 7.95[43] | 2.3/6[43] |
182 | 5 | "Week 5: Santa Fe" | February 2, 2015 | 1905 | 8.45[44] | 2.5/7[44] |
183 | 6 | "Week 6: Deadwood, SD" | February 9, 2015 | 1906 | 8.70[45] | 2.7/8[45] |
184 | 7 | "Chris Tells All" | February 15, 2015 | N/A | 5.67[46] | 1.5/4[46] |
185 | 8 | "Week 7: Iowa" | February 15, 2015 | 1907 | 6.05[46] | 1.5/4[46] |
186 | 9 | "Week 8: Hometown Dates" | February 16, 2015 | 1908 | 8.97[47] | 2.6/7[47] |
187 | 10 | "Week 9: Bali" | February 23, 2015 | 1909 | 8.97[48] | 2.6/7[48] |
188 | 11 | "The Women Tell All" | March 2, 2015 | N/A | 8.15[49] | 2.4/7[49] |
189 | 12 | "Season Finale: Week 10" | March 9, 2015 | 1910 | 9.68[50] | 2.7/8[50] |
190 | 13 | "After the Final Rose" | March 9, 2015 | N/A | 9.68[50] | 2.8/8[50] |
Notes
- ^ In week 6, Megan decided to quit the competition, cancelling the upcoming rose ceremony. The remaining four contestants are listed in alphabetical order.
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