The Bachelor (American TV series) season 20
The Bachelor | |
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Season 20 | |
Starring | Ben Higgins |
No. of episodes | 12 (including 2 specials) |
Release | |
Original network | ABC |
Original release | January 4 March 14, 2016 | –
Season chronology | |
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 |
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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 |
Future appearances
JoJo Fletcher was chosen as the bachelorette for season twelve of The Bachelorette.[41]
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. Block and Sharpe were eliminated week 1. Emily and Haley quit week 4. Mkrtychyan, Goodkind, and Quinn quit week 5. Letain, Himle, and Soleim were eliminated week 5. Saviano split from Nick Viall week 6. Stanton and Morris left engaged to Josh Murray and Grant Kemp, respectively.
Stanton, Emily and Haley returned for the fourth season. Emily and Haley quit week 4. Stanton split from Robby Hayes week 4.
Sharpe and Mkrtychyan returned for the fifth season. Sharpe quit week 3. Mkrtychyan split from Robby Hayes week 6.
Saviano and Haley Ferguson returned for the sixth season. Saviano was eliminated week 3. Ferguson was eliminated week 5.
Higgins returned for The Bachelor Winter Games under Team USA. He quit week 3.
Outside of Bachelor Nation
Higgins and Lauren Bushnell appeared in their own reality series, Ben and Lauren: Happily Ever After?, on the sister network Freeform. Emily and Haley star in the Freeform reality series The Twins: Happily Ever After?
Call-out order
Order | Bachelorettes | Episode / Week | |||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5/6 | 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 |
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13 | Lauren H. | Samantha | Jami | Leah | |||||||
14 | Laura | Jackie | Lauren H. | Olivia | Haley | ||||||
15 | Mandi | Haley | Shushanna | Jami Shushanna |
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16 | Emily Haley |
Emily | Haley | ||||||||
17 | Shushanna | Amber | |||||||||
18 | Maegan | Lauren H. | Jackie Mandi Samantha |
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19 | Breanne | Becca | |||||||||
20 | Izzy | Mandi | |||||||||
21 | Rachel | Lace | |||||||||
22 | Jessica | Breanne Izzy Jessica Laura Lauren R. Maegan Tiara |
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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
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) | Rating/share (18–49) |
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191 | 1 | "Season 20 Premiere: Week 1" | January 4, 2016 | 2001 | 7.55[42] | 2.2/7[42] |
192 | 2 | "Week 2: Back to School" | January 11, 2016 | 2002 | 6.90[43] | 2.0/6[43] |
193 | 3 | "Week 3: Soccer Date" | January 18, 2016 | 2003 | 7.56[44] | 2.2/6[44] |
194 | 4 | "Week 4: Las Vegas" | January 25, 2016 | 2004 | 7.73[45] | 2.3/7[45] |
195 | 5 | "Week 5: Mexico City" | February 1, 2016 | 2005 | 7.50[46] | 2.3/7[46] |
196 | 6 | "Week 6: Bahamas" | February 8, 2016 | 2006 | 8.62[47] | 2.5/8[47] |
197 | 7 | "Week 7: Warsaw, Indiana" | February 15, 2016 | 2007 | 7.24[48] | 2.2/6[48] |
198 | 8 | "Week 8: Hometown Dates" | February 22, 2016 | 2008 | 8.67[49] | 2.5/8[49] |
199 | 9 | "Week 9: Jamaica" | February 29, 2016 | 2009 | 8.17[50] | 2.5/8[50] |
200 | 10 | "The Women Tell All" | March 7, 2016 | N/A | 7.48[51] | 2.2/7[51] |
201 | 11 | "Season Finale: Week 10" | March 14, 2016 | 2010 | 9.58[52] | 2.9/9[52] |
202 | 12 | "After the Final Rose" | March 14, 2016 | N/A | 9.24[52] | 2.6/9[52] |
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