The Bachelor (American TV series) season 13

The Bachelor
Season 13
Promotional poster
Starring	Jason Mesnick
Presented by	Chris Harrison
No. of contestants	25
Winner	Melissa Rycroft
Runner-up	Molly Malaney
No. of episodes	11 (including 3 specials)
Release
Original network	ABC
Original release	January 5 (2009-01-05) – March 3, 2009 (2009-03-03)
Additional information
Filming dates	October 11 (2008-10-11) – November 22, 2008 (2008-11-22)
Season chronology
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List of episodes

The thirteenth season of ABC reality television series The Bachelor premiered on January 5, 2009, and featured 32-year-old single parent Jason Mesnick from Kirkland, Washington. Mesnick was the runner-up of season four of The Bachelorette featuring DeAnna Pappas. He became the second former The Bachelorette suitor to compete on The Bachelor since Bob Guiney of season 1 of The Bachelorette and season 4 of The Bachelor. ^[1]

The season concluded on March 2, 2009, with Mesnick choosing to propose to 25-year-old sales rep Melissa Rycroft. However, during the After The Final Rose special Mesnick broke up with Rycroft after realizing he was still in love with runner-up Molly Malaney. Mesnick and Malaney married in February 2010 and currently live in Washington with Mesnick's son and their daughter. ^{[2] [3] [4]} Rycroft went on to marry Tye Strickland and have three children together. ^{[5] [6] [7]}

This was the first season Neil Lane Couture sponsoring the jewelry line for this season, replacing Tacori. ^[8]

Contestants

Jillian Harris

Biographical information according to ABC official series site, plus footnoted additions

Name	Age	Hometown	Occupation	Outcome	Place
Melissa Rycroft [9]	25	Dallas, Texas	Sales Representative	Winner	1
Molly Malaney [10]	24	Brookfield, Wisconsin	Department Store Buyer	Runner-Up	2
Jillian Harris	29	Peace River, Alberta	Interior Designer	Week 7	3
Naomi Crespo [11]	24	Carlsbad, California	Flight Attendant	Week 6	4
Stephanie Hogan [12]	34	Huntsville, Alabama	Medical Marketing Representative	Week 5	5
Lauren Wanger	27	Marlboro, New Jersey	Teacher	Week 4	6–8
Megan Parris [13]	25	Sewickley, Pennsylvania	Lacrosse Coach
Shannon Bair [14]	29	Marshall, Missouri	Dental Hygienist
Nikki Kaapke [15]	29	Blue Island, Illinois	Administrative Assistant		9
Erica DeSimone	25	Monroe, Connecticut	Account Executive	Week 3	10–11
Kari Fajen [16]	27	Lee's Summit, Missouri	Account Executive
Natalie Getz [17]	27	Morton, Illinois	Human Resources Recruiter		12
Raquel Medeiros [18]	27	Recife, Pernambuco [lower-alpha 1]	Medical Student	Week 2	13–14
Sharon Staebell [19]	32	Batavia, New York	Teacher
Lisa Gonzalez [20]	28	Boise, Idaho	Public Relations Associate		15 (quit)
Ann Lueders	24	Phoenix, Arizona	Flight Attendant	Week 1	16–25
Dominique Carta	26	Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania	Medical Sales Representative
Emily	23	Seattle, Washington	Casino Marketing Representative
Jackie Hickley	26	Springfield, Massachusetts	Wedding Coordinator
Julie Dermotta	26	Columbus, Ohio	Teacher
Nicole Mah	25	Calgary, Alberta	Menswear Buyer
Renee Simlak	36	Southfield, Michigan	Jewelry Designer
Shelby Callas	23	Stockton, California	Account Executive
Stacia Mann	24	Orem, Utah	Charity Accountant
Treasure Morgan	28	Salt Lake City, Utah	Nurse Practitioner

Future appearances

The Bachelorette

Jillian Harris was chosen as the lead of the fifth season of The Bachelorette .

Bachelor Pad

Natalie Getz and Nikki Kaapke returned for the first season of Bachelor Pad . Kaapke was eliminated in week 5, while Getz won the season alongside Bachelorette season 5 contestant David Good.

Dancing with the Stars

Melissa Rycroft competed in the eighth season of Dancing with the Stars , replacing an injured Nancy O'Dell and partnering with Tony Dovolani. She finished in 3rd place. Rycroft would compete again in the all-star season of Dancing with the Stars and was partnered with Tony again. They were later announced as winners.

Other appearances

Outside of the Bachelor Nation franchise, Getz appeared as a contestant in the Bachelors vs. Bachelorettes special on the season 7 of Wipeout .

Call-out order

Order	Bachelorettes	Week
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
1	Lauren	Nikki	Jillian	Stephanie	Molly	Jillian	Molly	Melissa	Melissa
2	Kari	Megan	Melissa	Jillian	Naomi	Melissa	Jillian	Molly	Molly
3	Melissa	Lauren	Molly	Molly	Stephanie	Molly	Melissa	Jillian
4	Sharon	Kari	Megan	Lauren	Melissa	Naomi	Naomi
5	Natalie	Naomi	Nikki	Melissa	Jillian	Stephanie
6	Naomi	Natalie	Lauren	Naomi	Lauren Megan Shannon
7	Megan	Molly	Naomi	Shannon
8	Stacia	Raquel	Stephanie	Nikki
9	Jackie	Stephanie	Kari	Megan	Nikki
10	Lisa	Melissa	Natalie	Erica Kari
11	Stephanie	Jillian	Shannon
12	Treasure	Shannon	Erica	Natalie
13	Raquel	Lisa	Raquel Sharon
14	Shelby	Sharon
15	Nikki	Erica	Lisa
16	Molly	Ann Dominique Emily Jackie Julie Nicole Renee Shelby Stacia Treasure
17	Erica
18	Nicole
19	Renee
20	Jillian
21	Dominique
22	Emily
23	Julie
24	Ann
25	Shannon

  The contestant received the first impression rose.

  The contestant was originally voted off by the other women, but received a rose instead.

  The contestant received a rose during the date.

  The contestant was eliminated.

  The contestant was eliminated during the date.

  The contestant quit the competition.

  The contestant won the competition.

Episodes

See also: List of The Bachelor (American TV series) episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original air date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)	Rating/share (18–49)
108	1	"Week 1"	January 5, 2009 (2009-01-05)	1301	8.74 [21]	3.1/8 [22]
109	2	"Week 2"	January 12, 2009 (2009-01-12)	1302	9.06 [21]	3.2/8 [22]
110	3	"Week 3"	January 19, 2009 (2009-01-19)	1303	9.95 [21]	3.6/8 [22]
111	4	"Week 4"	January 26, 2009 (2009-01-26)	1304	10.57 [21]	4.0/10 [22]
112	5	"Week 5"	February 2, 2009 (2009-02-02)	1305	11.02 [21]	4.1/10 [22]
113	6	"Week 6"	February 9, 2009 (2009-02-09)	1306	11.59 [21]	4.2/10 [22]
114	7	"Week 7"	February 16, 2009 (2009-02-16)	1307	12.52 [21]	4.4/10 [22]
115	8	"The Women Tell All"	February 23, 2009 (2009-02-23)	N/A	10.93 [21]	3.7/9 [22]
116	9	"Week 8"	March 2, 2009 (2009-03-02)	1308	15.48 [21]	5.4/13 [22]
117	10	"After the Final Rose, Part 1"	March 2, 2009 (2009-03-02)	N/A	17.47 [21]	6.7/16 [22]
118	11	"After the Final Rose, Part 2"	March 3, 2009 (2009-03-03)	N/A	10.90 [21]	4.1/11 [22]

After the Final Rose

During the "After the Final Rose" special, which was taped six weeks after filming ended, and aired immediately after the season finale, Jason Mesnick told Chris Harrison that he felt the chemistry with Melissa changed and that he would break up with her and then ask Molly to give him another chance. Jason explained to Melissa how he was feeling. After some arguing, she then gave him his ring back, asked him to leave her alone, and left. During Chris' interview with Molly, she admitted she still loved Jason. Jason told Molly that he broke up with Melissa and that he hadn't been able to stop thinking about her. He asked her if they could have another shot and he admitted that he still loved her. She agreed to "see where things go."

On the other hand, host Chris Harrison announced that Jillian became the next bachelorette for the fifth season of The Bachelorette and has insisted that the outcome was not manipulated by show producers to increase ratings. ^[23]

Ratings

U.S. Nielsen Ratings

Episode	First Air Date	Rating (18–49)	Share (18–49)	Viewers (millions)	Rank (timeslot)	Rank (night)
1	January 5, 2009	3.1	8	8.74	N/A	N/A
2	January 12, 2009	3.2	8	9.06	N/A	N/A
3	January 19, 2009	3.6	9	9.95	N/A	N/A
4	January 26, 2009	4.0	10	10.57	N/A	N/A
5	February 2, 2009	4.1	10	11.02	N/A	N/A
6	February 9, 2009	4.2	10	11.59	N/A	N/A
7	February 16, 2009	4.4	10	12.52	N/A	N/A
8	February 23, 2009	3.7	10	10.93	N/A	N/A
9	March 2, 2009	5.4	13	15.48	N/A	N/A
10	March 2, 2009	6.7	16	17.47	N/A	N/A
11	March 3, 2009	4.1	10	10.90	N/A	N/A

• Episode 8 is The Women Tell All Special.
• Episode 10, the After the Final Rose Special had the highest rated number ever in this special episode in The Bachelor history.
• Episode 11, the 2nd part of the After the Final Rose Special

Notes

1. Raquel Medeiros is originally from Recife in Brazil, but was residing in Miami, Florida at the time of casting and filming.

Post-show

In the season finale, it was revealed that Jason had called off the engagement with Melissa and resumed a relationship with runner-up Molly.

Jason married Molly on February 27, 2010. In addition to his son with his ex-wife, Tyler (born January 25, 2005), Jason and Molly have one daughter together, Riley Anne (born March 14, 2013).

Melissa married Tye Strickland on December 12, 2009. Melissa and Tye have three children together, Ava Grace (born February 16, 2011), Beckett Thomas (born April 20, 2014), and Cayson Jack (born May 18, 2016).

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External links

• Official website