Farmer Wants a Wife (American TV series) season 1

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Farmer Wants a Wife
Season 1
Farmer Wants A Wife Promotional Poster.jpg
Promotional poster
Starring
  • Allen Foster
  • Hunter Grayson
  • Landon Heaton
  • Ryan Black
Presented by Jennifer Nettles
No. of contestants32
No. of episodes11
Release
Original network Fox
Original releaseMarch 8 (2023-03-08) 
May 17, 2023 (2023-05-17)
Season chronology
Next 
Season 2

The first season of the Farmer Wants a Wife reboot premiered on March 8, 2023, with Jennifer Nettles as host. [1] It features four farmers courting 8 women each.

The season concluded on May 17, 2023, with three of the four farmers finding love. [2]

Production

Filming and development

The series initially aired on The CW in 2008, but was cancelled after one season. On September 7, 2022, Fox announced that they had ordered a reboot of the series, to be produced by Eureka Productions. [3]

Farmers

The four farmers searching for love were revealed on January 17, 2023. [4]

FarmerAgeLocationProfession
Allen Foster32 Santa Fe, Tennessee Cattle Rancher
Hunter Grayson31 Watkinsville, Georgia Cattle and Horse Rancher
Landon Heaton35 Alva, Oklahoma Cattle Rancher and Farmer
Ryan Black32 Shelby, North Carolina Horse Trainer and Breeder

Contestants

The 32 women searching for love were announced on February 14, 2023. [5]

Allen’s Women

NameAgeHometownOccupationOutcomePlace
Khelsi Stone29 Cataula, Georgia School TeacherWinner1 [2]
Rebecca Rosell31 Moorpark, California Horse TrainerRunner-Up2
Cassidy Jo Jacks 28 Springville, Alabama Medical Sales RepEpisode 83 (quit) [6]
Kiersten Newman30 Friendswood, Texas BloggerEpisode 54 [7]
Sloan Tate34 Collierville, Tennessee Spirituality CoachEpisode 25 [8]
Jordan Brady28 Kennesaw, Georgia Yoga TeacherEpisode 16-7 [9]
Julia Rodriguez24 San Antonio, Texas Cybersecurity Analyst
Ariana Raebru31 Weehawken, New Jersey Sales Manager8 (quit)

Hunter’s Women

NameAgeHometownOccupationOutcomePlace
Meghan Baker23 Midland, Texas Event CoordinatorWinner1 [2]
Sydney Groom22 Cross City, Florida Music Booking AgentRunner-Up2
Stephanie Sanchez29 Temecula, California SommelierEpisode 93 [10]
DeVonne Ryter25 Hayden, Idaho Marketing Director4
Meghan Baker(Returned to competition)Episode 6Quit [a] [11]
Talia Gutierrez32 Atlanta, Georgia TherapistEpisode 35 [12]
Emma Feeheley24 Farmington, Michigan Dance CoachEpisode 16-8 [9]
Hayley Butcher31 Cedar Lake, Indiana HR Manager
Sarah Ruhlman34 Kansas City, Missouri Content Creator

Landon’s Women

NameAgeHometownOccupationOutcomePlace
Ashley Larea27 Dallas, Texas Executive CoordinatorWinner1 [2]
Ashley Rader32 Orlando, Florida Veteran Hospital AMSARunner-Up2
Zoe Weaver25 Nashville, Tennessee PhotographerEpisode 93 [10]
Kylie Blakely25 Kissimmee, Florida Veteran Affairs AdvocateEpisode 74 [13]
Nicole Schmidt29 Allentown, Pennsylvania Radiation Oncology SupervisorEpisode 45 [14]
Erica Bridge27 Milwaukee, Wisconsin Restaurant General ManagerEpisode 16-8 [9]
Heather Carwile39 Dallas, Texas Real Estate Investor
Jessica Rucker26 Boston, Massachusetts Waitress

Ryan’s Women

NameAgeHometownOccupationOutcomePlace
Haley Ramirez28 Manhattan, New York RecruiterEpisode 111 (quit) [b] [2]
Sara Vincent27 Brea, California BartenderRunner-Up2
Sarah Ingle27 Brooklyn, New York Global Communications DirectorEpisode 103 (quit) [15]
Lily Bauer24 Potomac, Maryland Psychology StudentEpisode 84 (quit) [6]
Haley Ramirez(Returned to competition)Episode 6 [b] [11]
Porschia Paxton29 Lewisville, Texas Accounting AssistantEpisode 45 (quit) [14]
Brittany Hansen33 Sacramento, California Travel BloggerEpisode 16-8 [9]
McKenzie Hulme29 Phoenix, Arizona Interior Designer
Shartaysia Rogers29 Latta, South Carolina Mental Health Therapist

Elimination table

Allen's Women

ContestantEpisode
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KhelsiInDateInDateWinner
RebeccaInDateInDateRunner-Up
Cassidy JoDateInDateQuit
KierstenInEliminated
SloanInEliminated
JordanEliminated
JuliaEliminated
ArianaQuit

Hunter's Women

ContestantEpisode
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MeghanInDateQuitReturnedDateWinner
SydneyDateInDateRunner-Up
StephanieInDateInEliminated
DeVonneInDateEliminated
TaliaInEliminated
EmmaEliminated
HayleyEliminated
SarahEliminated

Landon's Women

ContestantEpisode
1234567891011
Ashley L.InDateInDateWinner
Ashley R.DateInDateRunner-Up
ZoeInDateEliminated
KylieInDateInEliminated
NicoleInEliminated
EricaEliminated
HeatherEliminated
JessicaEliminated

Ryan's Women

ContestantEpisode
1234567891011 [b]
HaleyDateInEliminatedReturnedQuit
Sara V.InDateRunner-Up
Sarah I.InDateInDateQuit
LilyInDateInQuit
PorschiaInQuit
BrittanyEliminated
McKenzieEliminated
ShartaysiaEliminated

Episodes

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal release date [16] Prod.
code [16]
U.S. viewers
(millions)
Rating
(18–49)
11"Welcome to the Farms"March 8, 2023 (2023-03-08)1012.46 [17] 0.4 [17]
22"Down & Dirty on the Farm"March 15, 2023 (2023-03-15)1022.28 [18] 0.4 [18]
33"Why Won't He Kiss Miss"March 22, 2023 (2023-03-22)1031.97 [19] 0.2 [19]
44"You Can't Have Your Cake & Eat It Too"March 29, 2023 (2023-03-29)1042.08 [20] 0.3 [20]
55"Tears, Tantrums and Tailgates"April 5, 2023 (2023-04-05)1051.96 [21] 0.3 [21]
66"An Emotional Goodbye"April 12, 2023 (2023-04-12)1062.03 [22] 0.2 [22]
77"Barn Dance Romance"April 19, 2023 (2023-04-19)1072.12 [23] 0.3 [23]
88"Is There Room for One More?"April 26, 2023 (2023-04-26)1082.17 [24] 0.3 [24]
99"Meet the Families"May 3, 2023 (2023-05-03)1092.06 [25] 0.3 [25]
1010"I've Made a Mistake"May 10, 2023 (2023-05-10)1102.12 [26] 0.3 [26]
1111"The Final Decisions"May 17, 2023 (2023-05-17)1112.25 [27] 0.3 [27]

Notes

  1. 1 2 Baker left in episode 6 after the death of her grandfather, but returned in episode 8.
  2. 1 2 3 Ramirez was originally eliminated in episode 6, but was brought back in episode 10 after Black regretted his decision. She ultimately rejected his request to pursue a relationship in episode 11.

References

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