Bachelor in Paradise (American TV series) season 7

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Bachelor in Paradise
Season 7
Bachelor in Paradise 7 poster.jpeg
Promotional poster
No. of episodes11
Release
Original network ABC
Original releaseAugust 16 (2021-08-16) 
October 5, 2021 (2021-10-05)
Season chronology
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Season 6
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Season 8
List of episodes

The seventh season of Bachelor in Paradise premiered on August 16, 2021. In June 2021, it was confirmed that David Spade, Lil Jon, Tituss Burgess, Lance Bass and others would serve as rotating guest hosts for the seventh season, replacing original host Chris Harrison. [1]

Production

As with the previous season, filming took place in the town of Sayulita, located in Vallarta-Nayarit, Mexico. It was originally set to film and air in the summer of 2020, but it was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [2]

Casting

On June 18, 2021, Wells Adams was confirmed to be returning as the bartender with a larger role; he will be master of ceremonies at rose ceremonies and a guest host in selected episodes. [3]

On July 8, 2021, the first 19 contestants were revealed. [4] On July 13, 2021, a further 4 contestants were confirmed. [5] On August 9, 2021, former Bachelorette Becca Kufrin was confirmed to be a contestant. This made her the first former lead to compete in Bachelor In Paradise. [6] On August 12, 2021, Demi Burnett was confirmed to be returning this season. [7]

Contestants

NameAgeResidenceFromArrivedOutcome
Joe Amabile 35 Chicago, Illinois The Bachelorette Becca
Bachelor in Paradise Season 5
Week 1Engaged
Serena Pitt23 Markham, Ontario The Bachelor Matt Week 1
Kenny Braasch40 Chicago, Illinois The Bachelorette Clare & Tayshia Week 1Engaged
Mariela "Mari" Pepin 25 Odenton, Maryland The Bachelor Matt Week 1
Riley Christian31 Long Island City, New York The Bachelorette Clare & Tayshia Week 2Engaged
Maurissa Gunn25 Atlanta, Georgia The Bachelor Peter Week 1
Aaron Clancy26 San Diego, California The Bachelorette Katie Week 1Split Week 6
Tia Booth29 Nashville, Tennessee The Bachelor Arie
Bachelor in Paradise Season 5
Week 3
James Bonsall31 San Diego, California The Bachelorette Katie Week 1Split Week 6
Anna Redman25 Chicago, Illinois The BachelorMatt Week 5
Ed Waisbrot37 Miami, Florida The Bachelorette Clare & Tayshia Week 4Split Week 6
Mykenna Dorn24 Langley, British Columbia The Bachelor Peter Week 5 [a]
Thomas Jacobs28 San Diego, California The Bachelorette Katie Week 2Split Week 6
Becca Kufrin 31 San Diego, California The Bachelor Arie
The Bachelorette – Season 14
Week 2
Chelsea Vaughn28 Brooklyn, New York The Bachelor Matt Week 3Week 5
Natasha Parker33 New York City, New York The Bachelor Peter Week 1Week 5
Noah Erb26 Tulsa, Oklahoma The Bachelorette Tayshia [b] Week 1Split Week 6
Abigail Heringer26 New York City, New York The Bachelor Matt Week 1
Blake Monar32 Phoenix, Arizona The BacheloretteClare [c] Week 4Week 4
Demar Jackson27 Scottsdale, Arizona The Bachelorette Clare & Tayshia Week 4Week 4
Joe Park37 New York City, New York The BacheloretteClare & Tayshia Week 4Week 4

Ivan Hall

29 Dallas, Texas The Bachelorette Clare & Tayshia Week 1Week 4 (Quit)
Kendall Long29 Santa Clarita, California The BachelorArie
Bachelor in ParadiseSeason 5
Week 3Week 4 (Quit)
Deandra Kanu25 Plano, Texas The Bachelor Peter Week 1Week 3
Demi Burnett 26 Los Angeles, California The BachelorColton
Bachelor in ParadiseSeason 6
Week 1Week 3
Jessenia Cruz28 San Antonio, Texas The Bachelor Matt Week 1Week 3
Tammy Ly26 Syracuse, New York The Bachelor Peter Week 1Week 3
Brendan Morais31 Milford, Massachusetts The Bachelorette Clare & Tayshia Week 1Week 3 (Quit)
Pieper James23 New York City, New York The Bachelor Matt Week 3
Chris Conran28 Salt Lake City, Utah The Bachelorette Clare [c] Week 2Week 3 (Quit)
Alana Milne27 Toronto, Ontario The Bachelor Matt Week 3
Alayah Benavidez25 San Antonio, Texas The Bachelor Peter Week 3Week 3 [d]
Chasen Nick32 San Diego, California The Bachelorette Clare & Tayshia Week 2Week 2
Connor Brennan29 Nashville, Tennessee The Bachelorette Katie Week 1Week 2
Karl Smith34 Miami, Florida The Bachelorette Katie Week 1Week 2
Tahzjuan Hawkins27 Castle Pines, Colorado The Bachelor Colton
Bachelor in Paradise Season 6
Week 1Week 2 (Quit)
Tré Cooper26 Covington, Georgia The Bachelorette Katie Week 1Week 2 (Quit)
Kelsey Weier 30 Des Moines, Iowa The Bachelor Peter Week 1Week 1
Serena Chew25 San Francisco, California The Bachelor Matt Week 1Week 1
Victoria Larson28 Los Angeles, California The Bachelor Matt Week 1Week 1
Victoria Paul28 Alexandria, Louisiana The Bachelor Peter Week 1Week 1 (Quit)
  1. Mykenna was at the VIP party in week 3, but was not brought onto the beach until week 5.
  2. The contestant was one of the four men that arrived after Clare left the show in that season .
  3. 1 2 The contestant was eliminated before Tayshia arrived in that season.
  4. Alayah was at the VIP party, but was never brought onto the beach.

Elimination table

PlaceContestantWeek
123456
1-6Joe A.InDateInInInEngaged
Serena P.InDateInInInEngaged
KennyInInDateDateInEngaged
MariInInInDateInEngaged
RileyWaitDateInInInEngaged
MaurissaInDateInInInEngaged
7-14AaronInLastDateInInSplit
TiaWaitDateDateInSplit
JamesInInInLastDateSplit
AnnaWaitDateSplit
EdWaitDateDateSplit
MykennaWaitDateSplit
ThomasWaitDateDateInInSplit
BeccaWaitInDateInInSplit
15-16ChelseaWaitLastDateOut
NatashaInInInDateOut
17-18NoahDateInInInSplit
AbigailDateInInInSplit
19-21BlakeWaitOut
DemarWaitOut
Joe P.WaitOut
22IvanDateInInQuit
23KendallWaitInQuit
24-27DeandraInDateOut
DemiLastInOut
JesseniaDateDateOut
TammyInInOut
28-29BrendanDateInQuit
PieperWaitQuit
30-31ChrisWaitDateQuit
AlanaWaitQuit
32AlayahWaitOut
33-35ChasenWaitOut
ConnorInOut
KarlInOut
36TahzjuanInQuit
37TréInQuit
38-40KelseyOut
Serena C.Out
Victoria L.Out
41Victoria P.Quit

Key

  The contestant is male.
  The contestant is female.
 Date  The contestant went on a date and gave out a rose at the rose ceremony.
 Date  The contestant went on a date and got a rose at the rose ceremony.
 In  The contestant gave or received a rose at the rose ceremony, thus remaining in the competition.
 Last  The contestant received the last rose.
 Last  The contestant went on a date and received the last rose.
 Out  The contestant went on a date and was eliminated.
 Out  The contestant was eliminated.
 Quit  The contestant had a date and voluntarily left the show.
 Quit  The contestant voluntarily left the show.
 Split  The couple broke up and were eliminated.
 Stay  The couple decided to stay together and won the competition.
 Wait  The contestant had to wait before appearing in paradise.
 Split/Stay  The couple split, but later got back together.
 Quit  The couple left together to pursue a relationship.

    Episodes

    No.
    overall
    No. in
    season
    TitleOriginal release date [8] Prod.
    code
    U.S. viewers
    (millions)
    Rating/share
    (18–49)
    641"Week 1: Season Premiere"August 16, 2021 (2021-08-16)7013.23 [9] 0.9/7 [9]
    Host: David Spade
    Arrivals: Abigail, Joe A., Ivan, Serena P., Kelsey, Brendan, Natasha, Tammy, Jessenia, Tre, Aaron, Kenny, Noah, Connor, Deandra, Victoria L., Maurissa, Mari, Tahzjuan, James, Victoria P., Serena C., Karl.
    Date Card: Abigail
    Abigail's Date: Noah
    Arrival: Demi
    652"Week 2: Part 1"August 23, 2021 (2021-08-23)7023.41 [10] 1.0/5 [10]
    Demi's Date: Brendan
    Date Card: Jessenia
    Jessenia's Date: Ivan
    Departure:Victoria P.
    Rose Ceremony: Ivan gives his rose to Jessenia, Noah gives his rose to Abigail, Joe A. gives his rose to Serena P., Connor gives his rose to Maurissa, Tre gives his rose to Tahzjuan, Karl gives his rose to Deandra, Brendan gives his rose to Natasha, Aaron gives his rose to Tammy, Kenny gives his rose to Mari, James gives his rose to Demi. Kelsey, Serena C., and Victoria L. did not receive a rose and were eliminated.
    663"Week 2: Part 2"August 24, 2021 (2021-08-24)7032.78 [11] 0.8/4 [11]
    New Host: Lance Bass
    Arrival: Thomas
    Thomas's Date: Serena P.
    Arrival: Riley
    Riley's Date: Maurissa
    674"Week 3: Part 1"August 30, 2021 (2021-08-30)7043.39 [12] 0.9/7 [12]
    Arrival: Chris, Chasen
    Chasen & Chris's Date: Deandra, Jessenia
    Date Card: Joe A.
    Joe A.'s Date: Serena P.
    685"Week 3: Part 2"August 31, 2021 (2021-08-31)7052.70 [13] 0.7/4 [13]
    Departures: Tre, Tahzjuan
    Arrival: Becca
    Rose Ceremony: Natasha gives her rose to Brendan, Maurissa gives her rose to Riley, Serena P. gives her rose to Joe A., Abigail gives her rose to Noah, Jessenia gives her rose to Chris, Tammy gives her rose to Thomas, Demi gives her rose to Kenny, Mari gives her rose to James, Deandra gives her rose to Ivan, Becca gives her rose to Aaron. Chasen, Connor, and Karl did not receive a rose and were sent home.
    Arrival: Tia
    Tia's Date: Kenny
    Arrival: Kendall
    696"Week 4: Part 1"September 6, 2021 (2021-09-06)7063.12 [14] 0.8 [14]
    Arrival: Pieper
    Pieper's Date: Brendan
    707"Week 4: Part 2"September 7, 2021 (2021-09-07)7073.10 [15] 0.7 [15]
    New Host: Tituss Burgess
    VIP Party: Becca, Aaron, Noah, Abigail, Kenny, Jessenia, Chris, Riley, Deandra, James, Thomas, and Demi are invited to the party where the rest of the contestants will remain on the beach.
    Arrivals at the VIP Party: Alana, Alayah, Chelsea, Mykenna
    Departures: Alayah and Mykenna
    Arrival: Alana
    Alana's Date: Chris
    Arrival: Chelsea
    Chelsea's Date: Aaron
    Date Card: Becca
    Becca's Date: Thomas
    Departures: Chris & Alana break up and leave
    718"Week 5"September 14, 2021 (2021-09-14)7083.21 [16] 1.0 [16]
    Departure: Brendan & Pieper leave as a couple
    Rose Ceremony: Wells gives Natasha an extra rose to give her an extra chance to find love after what happened with her and Brendan. Riley gives his rose to Maurissa, Joe A. gives his rose to Serena P., Ivan gives his rose to Kendall, Noah gives his rose to Abigail, Kenny gives his rose to Mari, James gives his rose to Tia, Thomas gives his rose to Becca, Aaron gives his rose to Chelsea. Deandra, Demi, Jessenia and Tammy do not receive a rose and are sent home.
    New Host: Lil Jon
    Arrival: Blake
    Blake's Date: Tia
    Arrival: Joe P.
    Joe P.'s Date: Natasha
    729"Week 6"September 21, 2021 (2021-09-21)7093.18 [17] 0.9 [17]
    Departure: Kendall
    Arrivals: Demar, Ed
    Demar and Ed's Date: Chelsea, Natasha
    Date Card: Kenny & Mari
    Separation: The contestants have to split up and be separated at a hotel due to a tropical storm coming to hit the beach soon. Everyone returned to the beach the next day.
    7310"Week 7"September 28, 2021 (2021-09-28)7102.82 [18] 0.7 [18]
    Departure: Ivan quits after making the mistake of hooking up with Alexa from Peter's season at the hotel during the separation.
    Rose Ceremony: Serena P. gives her rose to Joe A., Abigail gives her rose to Noah, Maurissa gives her rose to Riley, Mari gives her rose to Kenny, Becca gives her rose to Thomas, Chelsea gives her rose to Aaron, Natasha gives her rose to Ed, Tia gives her rose to James. Blake, Demar, and Joe P. did not receive a rose and were sent home.
    Arrival: Anna
    Anna's Date: James
    Arrival: Mykenna returns on the beach
    Mykenna's Date: Ed
    7411"Week 8: Season Finale"October 5, 2021 (2021-10-05)7112.91 [19] 0.7 [19]
    Departure: Noah & Abigal break up
    Rose Ceremony: Joe A. gives his rose to Serena P., Riley gives his rose to Maurissa, Kenny gives his rose to Mari, Thomas gives his rose to Becca, James gives his rose to Anna, Aaron gives his rose to Tia, Ed gives his rose to Mykenna. Chelsea and Natasha did not receive a rose and were sent home.
    Dean & Caelynn arrive to tell the couples to have the talk about what they want after Paradise.
    Departures: Becca & Thomas break up. Ed & Mykenna break up. James & Anna break up. Aaron & Tia break up.
    Commitment Ceremony #1: Kenny proposes to Mari they get engaged
    Commitment Ceremony #2: Riley proposes to Maurissa they get engaged
    Commitment Ceremony #3: Kendall comes back to the beach to talk to Joe A. again to share she's happy for him. Serena P. comes down and he tells her about Kendall. He proposed to her and they get engaged
    Montage: Instead of a reunion, a montage is filmed showing what different contestants are doing after Paradise. James & Aaron are roommates, and both Noah & Abigail and Becca & Thomas have gotten back together and are happy and in love. Brendan & Pieper are still together but keeping out of the spotlight after everything that happened with Natasha. They also shared that Natasha has gained thousand of Instagram followers, throwing shade at Brendan & Pieper for wanting followers from the show. All three couples who got engaged are still together.

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