| Bachelor in Paradise | |
|---|---|
| Season 5 | |
 | |
| No. of episodes | 11 |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Original release | August 7 – September 11, 2018 |
| Season chronology | |
The fifth season of Bachelor in Paradise premiered on August 7, 2018. [1] Chris Harrison reprised his role from The Bachelor and The Bachelorette as the host of the show.
During the Women Tell All of the twenty-second season of The Bachelor , host Chris Harrison announced that Bekah Martinez was scheduled to be in Paradise for the upcoming season, but a few months later, she declined to join, due to having a boyfriend. [2]
For the first time, it was announced past contestants from the international versions of The Bachelor Archived July 1, 2019, at the Wayback Machine franchise will join the cast similar to The Bachelor Winter Games and the Australian version. [3]
On June 26, 2018, the cast of season 5 of Bachelor in Paradise was announced. [4]
After Wills Reid was eliminated during week 7, it was announced that he would be joining the season 5 cast in Paradise. [5]
It was announced that Colton Underwood will be joining the cast of season 5 in Paradise after he was eliminated during week 8 after the hometown dates. [6]
Wells Adams returned as the bartender alongside Yuki Kimura from The Bachelor Japan and The Bachelor Winter Games . [7] [8]
On Tuesday, September 4, 2018 it was revealed that Colton Underwood will be on season 23 of The Bachelor as the next bachelor. [9] There was much speculation that second runner-up Jason Tartick would be the next bachelor and there were many posts on Twitter asking why Jason wasn't going to be the bachelor. It was the third top trending post on Twitter that day. [10]
| Place | Contestant | Week | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 1-6 | Chris | Date | In | In | In | Date | Engaged |
| Krystal | Date | In | Date | In | Date | Engaged | |
| Jordan K. | In | Date | In | In | Date | Engaged | |
| Jenna | Wait | Date | Date | In | Date | Engaged | |
| Kamil | Wait | Date | Date | In | Relationship | ||
| Annaliese | In | Last | Date | Last | In | Relationship | |
| 7-8 | Kevin | In | In | In | Date | In | Split |
| Astrid | In | In | In | Date | In | Split | |
| 9-14 | Jordan M. | Wait | In | Date | Split | ||
| Cassandra | Wait | Date | Date | Split | |||
| Robby | Wait | Date | Split | ||||
| Shushanna | Wait | Date | Date | Split | |||
| John | In | Date | Last | Date | Last | Split | |
| Olivia | Wait | Date | Date | Split | |||
| 15 | Diggy | Wait | Out | ||||
| 16-17 | Joe | In | In | In | In | Split | |
| Kendall | In | In | Date | In | Split | ||
| 18 | Eric | In | In | Date | Date | Quit | |
| 19-21 | Angela | In | In | Date | Out | ||
| Chelsea | In | In | In | Out | |||
| Christen | Wait | Out | |||||
| 22-23 | Colton | Last | In | Date | Split | ||
| Tia | Date | In | Date | Split | |||
| 24-26 | Benoit | Wait | Out | ||||
| Connor | Wait | Out | |||||
| David | In | In | Out | ||||
| 27 | Leo | Wait | Out | ||||
| 28 | Jubilee | Wait | Date | Quit | |||
| 29 | Kenny | Date | Date | Quit | |||
| 30-33 | Bibiana | In | Out | ||||
| Caroline | Wait | Out | |||||
| Jacqueline | Wait | Out | |||||
| Nysha | In | Out | |||||
| 34-35 | Nick | Out | |||||
| Wills | Out | ||||||
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date [11] | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) | Rating/share (18–49) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | 1 | "Week 1: Season Premiere" | August 7, 2018 | 501 | 3.82 [12] | 1.1/5 [12] |
Arrivals: Tia, Eric, Kendall, Jordan, Bibiana, Joe, Wills, Chelsea, Chris, Krystal, Kevin, Nick, John, Nysha, Angela, Kenny, Astrid, Annaliese, David. Date Card: Tia Tia's Date: Chris Arrival: Colton Colton's Date: Tia | ||||||
| 41 | 2 | "Week 2: Part 1" | August 13, 2018 | 502A | 4.54 [13] | 1.3/6 [13] |
Date Card: Kenny Kenny's Date: Krystal Rose Ceremony: Krystal gave her rose to Kenny, Astrid gave her rose to Kevin, Tia gave her rose to Chris, Kendall gave her rose to Joe, Annaliese gave her rose to Jordan, Nysha gave her rose to Eric, Chelsea gave her rose to David, Angela gave her rose to John, Bibiana gave her rose to Colton. Nick and Wills did not receive a rose and were sent home. Becca Kufrin arrives to talk to the girls. | ||||||
| 42 | 3 | "Week 2: Part 2" | August 14, 2018 | 502B | 3.93 [14] | 1.0/5 [14] |
Arrival: Jenna Jenna's Date: Jordan Arrival: Caroline Caroline's Date: John Arrival: Jubilee Jubilee's Date: John | ||||||
| 43 | 4 | "Week 3: Part 1" | August 20, 2018 | 503A | 4.60 [15] | 1.3/6 [15] |
| 44 | 5 | "Week 3: Part 2" | August 21, 2018 | 503B | 3.97 [16] | 1.1/5 [16] |
| 45 | 6 | "Week 4: Part 1" | August 27, 2018 | 504A | 4.61 [17] | 1.2/6 [17] |
| 46 | 7 | "Week 4: Part 2" | August 28, 2018 | 504B | 4.16 [18] | 1.1/5 [18] |
Leo arrives and takes Kendall on a date. He kisses Chelsea and argues with Kevin about it. At night, Leo sarcastically wishes Kendall good luck with Joe, whom he called "Grocery Store Bitch". Leo then leaves the party, but Joe demands that he say that to his face. Leo then spills his drink on Joe, and producers attempt to break the incoming fight. At the rose ceremony, Benoit, Connor, and David do not receive roses and are eliminated. | ||||||
| 47 | 8 | "Week 5: Part 1" | September 3, 2018 | 505A | 4.20 [19] | 1.1/5 [19] |
Colton broke up with Tia and left paradise, causing Tia to also leave. Angela, Chelsea, and Christen do not receive roses and are eliminated. | ||||||
| 48 | 9 | "Week 5: Part 2" | September 4, 2018 | 505B | 3.93 [20] | 1.0/4 [20] |
| 49 | 10 | "Week 6: Part 1" | September 10, 2018 | 506A | 4.23 [21] | 1.1/5 [21] |
| 50 | 11 | "Week 6: Part 2 (Season Finale)" | September 11, 2018 | 506B | 4.55 [22] | 1.2/5 [22] |
After Fantasy Suite date night. The three remaining couples must decide if they will stay together or break up. Annalise and Kamil confess their feelings for one another both state that they love each over. Kamil, however is not ready to propose and wants to continue their relationship outside of Paradise. The next couple to make the decision are Jordan and Jenna. Both confirm their love for each other, and Jordan proposes to Jenna who happily accepts. Chris and Krystal are the final couple, Chris proposes to Krystal. During the taping of the reunion Kamil breaks up with Annalise on stage. Everyone on the cast turns on Kamil. Joe and Kendall have also reunited after splitting during a cocktail party. Astrid and Kevin have gotten back together as well. Jordan and Jenna appear happy and engaged and ask Chris Harrison to officiate their wedding. News later broke that supposedly Jenna cheated on Jordan before and after Paradise; Jordan has since "removed himself from the relationship" effectively ending their engagement. Chris and Krystal are still together and planning on moving in together and planning their wedding. | ||||||