The Bachelor (American TV series) season 29

The Bachelor
Season 29
Promotional poster
Starring	Grant Ellis
Presented by	Jesse Palmer
No. of contestants	25
No. of episodes	6
Release
Original network	ABC
Original release	January 27, 2025 (2025-01-27) – present
Additional information
Filming dates	September 18 (2024-09-18) – October 31, 2024 (2024-10-31)
Season chronology
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List of episodes

The twenty-ninth season of The Bachelor premiered on January 27, 2025. ^[1] This season features 30-year-old Grant Ellis, a day trader from Newark, New Jersey. ^[2]

Ellis finished in fifth place on the 21st season of The Bachelorette featuring Jenn Tran. He is the second Black male lead in The Bachelor franchise, but the first to have appeared as a contestant on a previous season. ^[3]

Production

Casting and contestants

On August 12, 2024, Ellis was announced as the Bachelor immediately after his elimination on Tran's season aired. ^[2]

Notable contestants include Miss California USA 2020 Allyshia Gupta, who placed in the top 10 at Miss USA 2020, Carolina Quixano, who was a contestant on game show We Are Family in February 2024, and Vicky Nyamuswa, who was a member of the Las Vegas Raiderettes from 2020 to 2023. ^{[4] [5] [6]}

Filming and development

Filming began on September 18, 2024, in Agoura Hills, California. ^[7] On October 7, 2024, filming was reported in Edinburgh, Scotland. ^{[8] [9]}

This season also includes visits to Madrid, Spain and the Dominican Republic. ^[10]

Singers Mario and Emeli Sandé, choreographer Robin Antin, entrepreneur Daniel Lubetzky, comedian Hannah Berner, reality television personality Lisa Vanderpump, The Golden Bachelorette contestants Gary Levingston, Jack Lencioni, Jonathan Rone, and Keith Gordon, and previous Bachelor Joey Graziadei made guest appearances this season. ^{[11] [12] [13] [14]}

Contestants

27 potential contestants were revealed on September 16, 2024. ^[15]

The final cast of 25 women was announced on January 7, 2025. ^[16]

Name	Age	Hometown	Occupation	Outcome	Place	Ref
Juliana Pasquarosa [17] [18]	28	Newton, Massachusetts	Client Service Associate	Participating
Litia Garr [19]	31	Star Valley, Wyoming	Venture Capitalist
Zoe McGrady [20] [21]	27	Chester, Virginia	Tech Engineer / Model
Dina Lupancu [22]	32	Willowbrook, Illinois	Attorney	Week 6	4	[14]
Alexe Godin [23] [24]	27	Néguac, New Brunswick	Pediatric Speech Therapist	Week 5	5–7	[13]
Carolina Quixano [5]	28	Guaynabo, Puerto Rico [a]	Public Relations Producer
Sarafiena Watkins [21] [25]	29	Cos Cob, Connecticut	Associate Media Director
Natalie Phillips [26]	25	Seattle, Washington	PhD Student	Week 4	8–9	[27]
Parisa Shifteh [28]	29	Birmingham, Michigan	Pediatric Behavior Analyst
Rose Sombke [29]	27	Rockford, Illinois	Registered Nurse		10 (quit)
Alli Jo Hinkes [4] [30]	30	Freehold, New Jersey	Boxing Trainer	Week 3	11–13	[12]
Bailey Brown [31] [32]	27	Atlanta, Georgia	Social Media Manager
Chloie Costello [21]	27	Mission Hills, Kansas	Model
Beverly Ortega [21]	30	Howard Beach, New York	Insurance Salesperson		14 (MD) [b]
Allyshia Gupta [4]	29	Wesley Chapel, Florida	Interior Designer	Week 2	15–18	[11]
Ella Del Rosario [34]	25	Los Angeles, California	Luxury Travel Host
Rebekah Garrett [35]	31	Dallas, Texas	ICU Nurse
Vicky Nyamuswa [6]	28	Henderson, Nevada	Nightclub Server
Christina Smith [36]	26	Kindred, North Dakota	Marketing Director	Week 1	19–25	[37]
J'Nae Squires-Horton [38]	28	Colorado Springs, Colorado	Account Coordinator
Kelsey Curtis [21] [39]	26	Clarksville, Maryland	Interior Designer
Kyleigh Henrich [20]	26	Glen Rose, Texas	Retail Manager
Neicey Baxter [40]	32	Blythewood, South Carolina	Pediatrician
Radhika Gupta [21] [41]	28	Floral Park, New York	Attorney
Savannah Quinn [42]	27	Charlottesville, Virginia	Wedding Planner

Call-out order

Order	Bachelorettes	Week
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
1	Rose	Alexe	Natalie	Parisa	Dina	Litia	Litia
2	Litia	Litia	Alexe	Carolina	Sarafiena	Juliana	Juliana
3	J'Nae	Rose	Litia	Litia	Litia	Dina	Zoe
4	Parisa	Zoe	Juliana	Zoe	Juliana	Zoe	Dina
5	Carolina	Ella	Beverly	Juliana	Alexe	Alexe Carolina Sarafiena
6	Alli Jo	Alli Jo	Sarafiena	Alexe	Zoe
7	Dina	Natalie	Carolina	Dina	Carolina
8	Radhika	Juliana	Zoe	Natalie	Natalie Parisa
9	Allyshia	Vicky	Dina	Sarafiena
10	Natalie	Carolina	Rose	Rose	Rose
11	Beverly	Beverly	Bailey	Alli Jo Bailey Chloie
12	Alexe	Bailey	Parisa
13	Juliana	Dina	Alli Jo
14	Chloie	Chloie	Chloie	Beverly [b]
15	Bailey	Rebekah	Allyshia Ella Rebekah Vicky
16	Sarafiena	Sarafiena
17	Kyleigh	Allyshia
18	Ella	Parisa
19	Rebekah	Christina J'Nae Kelsey Kyleigh Neicey Radhika Savannah
20	Christina
21	Neicey
22	Kelsey
23	Savannah
24	Vicky
25	Zoe

  The contestant received the first impression rose

  The contestant received a rose during a date

  The contestant received a rose outside of a rose ceremony or date

  The contestant was eliminated

  The contestant was eliminated during a date

  The contestant was eliminated outside the rose ceremony

  The contestant was medically removed from the competition

  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 release date  [43]	Prod. code  [43]	U.S. viewers (millions)
298	1	"Week 1: Season Premiere"	January 27, 2025 (2025-01-27)	2901	2.72 [44]
299	2	"Week 2"	February 3, 2025 (2025-02-03)	2902	2.36 [45]
300	3	"Week 3"	February 10, 2025 (2025-02-10)	2903	2.36 [46]
301	4	"Week 4: Madrid"	February 17, 2025 (2025-02-17)	2904	2.53 [47]
302	5	"Week 5: Scotland"	February 24, 2025 (2025-02-24)	2905	2.51 [48]
303	6	"Week 6: Hometowns"	March 3, 2025 (2025-03-03)	2906	2.86 [49]
304	7	"The Women Tell All"	March 10, 2025 (2025-03-10)	N/A	TBD
305	8	"Week 7: Fantasy Suites"	March 17, 2025 (2025-03-17)	2907	TBD
306	9	"Week 8: Season Finale & After the Final Rose"	March 24, 2025 (2025-03-24)	2908	TBD

Ratings

Viewership and ratings per episode of The Bachelor (American TV series) season 29

No.	Title	Air date	Rating/share (18–49)	Viewers (millions)	DVR (18–49)	DVR viewers (millions)	Total (18–49)	Total viewers (millions)	Ref.
1	"Week 1: Season Premiere"	January 27, 2025	0.4/6	2.72	0.1	0.62	0.6	3.41	[44]
2	"Week 2"	February 3, 2025	0.4/6	2.36	0.1	0.66	0.6	3.01	[45]
3	"Week 3"	February 10, 2025	0.4/5	2.36	0.1	0.68	0.5	3.05	[46]
4	"Week 4: Madrid"	February 17, 2025	0.5/6	2.53	0.1	0.64	0.6	3.16	[47]
5	"Week 5: Scotland"	February 24, 2025	0.5/6	2.51	0.1	0.57	0.6	3.08	[48]
6	"Week 6: Hometowns"	March 3, 2025	0.5/7	2.86	—	—	—	—	[49]

Notes

1. Quixano is originally from Guaynabo, Puerto Rico but was residing in West Hollywood, California at the time of casting and filming.
2. Ortega was medically removed in week 3 after being diagnosed with appendicitis. ^[33]

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External links

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