The Bachelor (American TV series) season 1

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The Bachelor
Season 1
The Bachelor S1 poster.jpg
Promotional poster
StarringAlex Michel
Presented by Chris Harrison
No. of contestants25
WinnerAmanda Marsh
Runner-up Trista Rehn
No. of episodes7 (including 1 special)
Release
Original network ABC
Original releaseMarch 25 (2002-03-25) –
April 25, 2002 (2002-04-25)
Season chronology
Next →
Season 2
List of episodes

The Bachelor was the first season of ABC reality television series The Bachelor . The show featured 31-year-old Alex Michel, a Harvard educated management consultant from Charlottesville, Virginia. The season premiered on March 25, 2002, and concluded on April 25, 2002 with Michel choosing to pursue a relationship with 23-year-old event planner Amanda Marsh. They broke up several months later.

Contestants

The following is the list of bachelorettes for this season:

NameAgeHometownJobEliminated
Amanda Marsh23 Chanute, Kansas Event PlannerWinner
Trista Rehn 29 St. Louis, Missouri Miami Heat DancerRunner-up
Shannon Oliver24 Dallas, Texas Financial Management ConsultantWeek 5
Kimberly Karels24 Tempe, Arizona NannyWeek 4
Cathy Grimes22 Terre Haute, Indiana Graduate StudentWeek 3
Christina Stencil28 Bonita, California AttorneyWeek 3
LaNease Adams23 Playa Del Rey, California ActressWeek 3
Rhonda Rittenhouse28 Woodward, Oklahoma Commercial Real Estate AgentWeek 3
Alexa Jurgielewicz27 Beverly Hills, California Special Ed. TeacherWeek 2
Amy Anzel 28 Yonkers, New York Production CoordinatorWeek 2
Angela Lowery25 Avondale, Arizona Hooters WaitressWeek 2
Angelique Madrid27 Burbank, California ActressWeek 2
Katie Sapienza23 Malden, Massachusetts Power Tool Sales Rep.Week 2
Melissa Reese25 Tempe, Arizona PhotographerWeek 2
Tina Chen27 Plano, Texas Graduate StudentWeek 2
Amber Johnson29 Los Angeles, California Business Development DirectorWeek 1
Daniela Ferdico30 Seattle, Washington NeuropsychologistWeek 1
Denise Kellaher30 Honolulu, Hawaii DoctorWeek 1
Jackie Hucko22 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Bar ManagerWeek 1
Jill Gosser31 Chicago, Illinois Retail ManagerWeek 1
Kristina Jenkins27 Chelsea, New York Advertising ExecutiveWeek 1
Lisa Gold29 Dallas, Texas AttorneyWeek 1
Paula Oliveira24 Swansea, Massachusetts Insurance RepresentativeWeek 1
Rachel Lanzillotto29 Eastchester, New York 6th Grade TeacherWeek 1
Wendi Plotnik26 Dallas, Texas Technology SpecialistWeek 1

Future appearances

Trista Rehn was chosen to be the Bachelorette for the first season of The Bachelorette . Shannon Oliver appeared in episode 3 of the first season of The Bachelorette to give Trista advice.

Amy Anzel appeared in Trista's wedding mini-series and would go on to act in several projects, most notably having a role in Kick Ass 2 . She also competed in the UK version of The Apprentice in 2022.

Elimination Chart

#ContestantsWeek
123456
1KimAmandaShannonAmandaTristaTristaAmanda
2CathyCathyAmandaShannonShannonAmandaTrista
3TristaTristaCathyKimAmandaShannon
4DeniseLaNeaseRhondaTristaKim
5AmyTinaChristina S.Cathy
Christina S.
LaNease
Rhonda
6AlexaChristina S.Kim
7LaNeaseKatieTrista
8RachelAlexaLaNease
9TinaAngeliqueAlexa
Amy
Angela
Angelique
Katie
Melissa
Tina
10AngeliqueAmy
11WendiMelissa
12RhondaAngela
13Christina S.Kim
14JillShannon
15KatieRhonda
16AmandaAmber
Daniela
Denise
Jackie
Jill
Kristina J.
Lisa
Paula
Rachel
Wendi
17Lisa
18Angela
19Amber
20Daniela
21Paula
22Jackie
23Melissa
24Kristina J.
25Shannon
  The contestant won the competition.
  The contestant was eliminated at the rose ceremony.

Episodes

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal release dateProd.
code		U.S. viewers
(millions)		Rating/share
(18–49)
11"Week 1"March 25, 2002 (2002-3-25)1019.90 [1] 4.0/0 [2]

There were no dates during the first week.

Amber, Daniela, Denise, Jackie, Jill, Kristina, Lisa, Paula, Rachel, and Wendi were all sent home in the first rose ceremony.
22"Week 2"April 1, 2002 (2002-4-1)10210.20 [1] 4.4/11 [2]

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

Alexa, Amy, Angela, Angelique, Katie, Melissa, and Tina were eliminated at the rose ceremony.
33"Week 3"April 8, 2002 (2002-4-8)1039.40 [1] 4.2/10 [2]

One-on-one date: Amanda.

One-on-one date: Trista.

Group date: Cathy, Christina, Kim, LaNease, and Rhonda.

One-on-one date: Shannon

Cathy, Christina, LaNease, and Rhonda were eliminated at the rose ceremony.
44"Week 4"April 15, 2002 (2002-4-15)10411.10 [1] 4.6/12 [2]

Hometown Visits: Kim – Tempe, Arizona; Shannon – Dallas, Texas; Trista – Miami, Florida; Amanda – Chanute, Kansas.

Kim was eliminated at the rose ceremony.
55"Week 5"April 22, 2002 (2002-4-22)10513.10 [1] 5.7/14 [2]

Overnight Dates: Amanda (New York), Shannon (Vermont), and Trista (Hawaii).

Shannon was eliminated at the rose ceremony.
66"The Women Tell All"April 25, 2002 (2002-4-25)N/A10.80 [1] 3.6/9 [2]
77"Week 6"April 25, 2002 (2002-4-25)10618.20 [1] 7.3/17 [2]

Meeting Alex's Parents and Final Dates: Amanda and Trista.

Trista's limo pulled up to the altar first, where Alex sent her home in a limo, brokenhearted. Amanda then came to the altar, where Alex declared her his chosen woman and entered into a relationship with her.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Episode List: The Bachelor". TV Tango. Archived from the original on July 27, 2019. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "SpotVault – The Bachelor (ABC) – Spring 2002". SpottedRatings.com. Archived from the original on July 27, 2019. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
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