The Bachelor (American TV series) season 2

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The Bachelor
Season 2
The Bachelor S2 poster.jpg
Promotional poster
StarringAaron Buerge
Presented by Chris Harrison
No. of contestants25
WinnerHelene Eksterowicz
Runner-upBrooke Smith
No. of episodes9 (including 1 special)
Release
Original network ABC
Original releaseSeptember 25 (2002-09-25) 
November 20, 2002 (2002-11-20)
Season chronology
 Previous
Season 1
Next 
Season 3
List of episodes

The second season of ABC reality television series The Bachelor premiered on September 25, 2002. The show featured 28-year-old Aaron Buerge, a banker from Butler, Missouri. The season concluded on November 20, 2002, with Buerge choosing to propose to 27-year-old school psychologist Helene Eksterowicz. They ended their engagement weeks after the finale.

Contestants

The following is the list of bachelorettes for this season:

NameAgeHometownJobEliminated
Helene Eksterowicz27 Gloucester, New Jersey School PsychologistWinner
Brooke Smith22 Albertville, Alabama College StudentRunner-up
Gwen Gioia31 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Executive RecruiterWeek 6
Angela Vaught27 Kansas City, Missouri Registered NurseWeek 5
Hayley Crittenden28 Lake Oswego, Oregon Retail ManagerWeek 4
Heather Cranford30 Dallas, Texas Flight AttendantWeek 4
Christi Weible23 Boise, Idaho Assistant Financial AdvisorWeek 3
Heather Campion24 Walnut Creek, California Marriage Therapy TraineeWeek 3
Kyla Dickerson22 Midvale, Utah Airline SupervisorWeek 3
Shannon Fries26 North Lindenhurst, New York Graphic ArtistWeek 3
Dana Norris24 Beverly Hills, California Radio SalesWeek 2
Erin Lulevitch25 West Chester, Pennsylvania Publications Quality ControlWeek 2
Suzanne Freeman33 Redondo Beach, California Flight AttendantWeek 2
Frances Dinglasan30 San Francisco, California Strategic Planning AnalystWeek 2 (Quit)
Anindita Dutta27 Brooklyn, New York AttorneyWeek 2 (Quit)
Amber West26 Chapel Hill, North Carolina PsychologistWeek 1
Camille Langfield29 Sherman Oaks, California ActressWeek 1
Cari29 Granite City, Illinois 3rd Grade TeacherWeek 1
Christy24 Avondale, Arizona Radiological TechnologistWeek 1
Erin A.24 Houston, Texas Interior DesignerWeek 1
Fatima Rivas22 Long Beach, California College StudentWeek 1
Liangy Fernandez30 Coral Gables, Florida ParalegalWeek 1
Lori Todd26 Dallas, Texas Former NBA CheerleaderWeek 1
Merrilee Donohue28 Forked River, New Jersey 1st Grade TeacherWeek 1
Suzi Reid28 Richmond, Virginia Communications SpecialistWeek 1

Future appearances

Heather Cranford returned for the sixth season of The Bachelor along with season four contestant, Mary Delgado, where she placed 9th/12th after having been eliminated the week she arrived. Gwen Gioia competed in the first season of Bachelor Pad, placing 9th/11th.

Elimination Chart

#ContestantsWeek
1234567
1GwenAngelaHeleneAngelaHeleneGwenHeleneHelene
2Erin (TX)HeleneKylaGwenGwenHeleneBrookeBrooke
3FrancesErin (PA)AngelaBrookeAngelaBrookeGwen
4HeleneBrookeShannonHeleneBrookeAngela
5BrookeAninditaGwenHeather (TX)Hayley
Heather (TX)
6AngelaHeather (CA)BrookeHayley
7LoriDanaHeather (TX)Christi (ID)
Heather (CA)
Kyla
Shannon
8KylaHayleyHayley
9Christi (ID)Christi (ID)Heather (CA)
10HayleyShannonChristi (ID)
11DanaFrancesDana
Erin (PA)
Suzanne
12Heather (CA)Suzanne
13AninditaGwen
14SuzanneKylaFrances
15AmberHeather (TX)Anindita
16MerrileeAmber
Camille
Cari
Christy (AZ)
Erin (TX)
Fatima
Liangy
Lori
Merrilee
Suzi
17Christy (AZ)
18Heather (TX)
19Suzi
20Liangy
21Camille
22Erin (PA)
23Cari
24Fatima
25Shannon
  The contestant won the competition.
  The contestant quit the competition.
  The contestant was eliminated at the rose ceremony.

Episodes

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal air dateProd.
code
U.S. viewers
(millions)
Rating/share
(18–49)
81"Revealed"September 25, 2002 (2002-09-25)2008.90 [1] N/A
92"Week 1"October 2, 2002 (2002-10-02)20111.00 [1] 4.9/12 [2]

There were no dates during the first week.

Amber, Camille, Cari, Christy from Arizona, Erin from Texas, Fatima, Liangy, Lori, Merrilee, and Suzi were all sent home in the first rose ceremony.
103"Week 2"October 9, 2002 (2002-10-09)20212.80 [1] 6.4/16 [2]

There were three group dates. Five women were sent on each.

Just before the start of the rose ceremony, Anindita and Frances both quit the competition in doubt that things between Aaron and them would work out. Dana, Erin from Pennsylvania, and Suzanne were then eliminated at the rose ceremony.
114"Week 3"October 16, 2002 (2002-10-16)20312.60 [1] 5.9/15 [2]

One-on-one date: Helene.

There were two group dates that consisted of Angela, Christi from Idaho, Gwen, Hayley, Heather from California, Heather from Texas, Kyla, and Shannon.

One-on-one date: Brooke

Christi from Idaho, Heather from California, Kyla, and Shannon were eliminated at the rose ceremony.
125"Week 4"October 23, 2002 (2002-10-23)20414.90 [1] 7.0/17 [2]

One-on-one date: Helene

One-on-one date: Gwen

Group date: Angela, Brooke, and Hayley

One-on-one date: Heather from Texas

Hayley and Heather from Texas were eliminated at the rose ceremony.
136"Week 5"October 30, 2002 (2002-10-30)20515.00 [1] 7.3/18 [2]

Hometown Visits: Angela – Kansas City, Missouri; Helene – Gloucester, New Jersey; Gwen – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Brooke – Albertville, Alabama.

Angela was eliminated at the rose ceremony.
147"Week 6"November 6, 2002 (2002-11-06)20616.30 [1] 7.8/18 [2]

Overnight Dates: Brooke, Gwen, and Helene.

Gwen was eliminated at the rose ceremony.
158"The Women Tell All"November 13, 2002 (2002-11-13)N/A16.80 [1] 7.7/19 [2]
169"Week 7"November 20, 2002 (2002-11-20)20725.90 [1] 11.9/28 [2]

Meeting Aaron's Parents and Final Dates: Brooke and Helene

Brookes's limo pulled up to the altar first, where Aaron sent her home in a limo, crying. Helene then came to the altar, where Aaron professed his love for her and proposed. She accepted and was given the final rose.

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