The Bachelorette (American TV series) season 8

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The Bachelorette
Season 8
The Bachelorette S8 poster.jpg
Promotional poster
StarringEmily Maynard
Presented by Chris Harrison
No. of contestants25
WinnerJef Holm
Runner-up Arie Luyendyk Jr.
No. of episodes12 (including 2 specials)
Release
Original network ABC
Original releaseMay 14 (2012-05-14) 
July 22, 2012 (2012-07-22)
Additional information
Filming datesMarch 14 (2012-03-14) 
May 10, 2012 (2012-05-10)
Season chronology
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Season 9
List of episodes

The eighth season of The Bachelorette , an ABC reality television series, premiered on May 14, 2012. This season features 26-year-old Emily Maynard, a single mother from West Virginia living in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Contents

Maynard was previously the winner of season 15 of The Bachelor , where she got engaged to Brad Womack; however, they ended their engagement in May 2011.

The season concluded on July 22, 2012, with Maynard accepting a proposal from 27-year-old entrepreneur Jef Holm. They ended their engagement in October 2012.

This is the first season of The Bachelorette filmed in Maynard's current city of Charlotte, North Carolina, where she and her daughter Ricki Hendrick live [1] [2] [3] [4] (along with the child's paternal grandfather; the child's father died before she was born). [5] This marks the first time a show in The Bachelor franchise has taken place in the Southern United States and also the second time one has been filmed on the East Coast since New York City in season three. [6] [7] [8] [9]

Production

Casting and contestants

On January 18, 2012, Maynard was announced as the next Bachelorette. [10]

Notable contestants including race car driver Arie Luyendyk Jr.; former college football player Sean Lowe; and singer-songwriter David Homyk.

Michael Nance died on May 29, 2017. The official cause of his death was multiple drug toxicity, according to the Travis County Office of the Medical Examiner. His death was ruled as accidental. [11]

Contestants

Arie Luyendyk Jr. Race Car Driver Arie Luyendyk, Jr.jpg
Arie Luyendyk Jr.
David Homyk Davidhomykliveatsobs.jpg
David Homyk

On May 1, 2012, 25 contestants were revealed. Biographical information according to ABC's official series site, which gives first names only, plus footnoted additions. Ages stated are at time of contest. [12]

NameAgeHometownOccupationOutcomePlace
Jeffrey "Jef" Holm [13] 27 St. George, Utah EntrepreneurWinner1
Arie Luyendyk Jr. [14] 30 Scottsdale, Arizona Race Car DriverRunner-up2
Sean Lowe [15] [16] 28 Irving, Texas Insurance AgentWeek 93
Chris Bukowski [17] 25 Bartlett, Illinois Corporate Sales DirectorWeek 84
John Wolfner [18] 30 Creve Coeur, Missouri Data Destruction SpecialistWeek 75
Doug Clerget [19] 33 Tacoma, Washington Real Estate Agent6
Ryan Bowers [15] 31 Evans, Georgia Pro Sports TrainerWeek 67
Travis Pope [18] 30 Madison, Mississippi Advertising Sales Representative8
Alejandro Velez [20] 25 Medellín, Colombia Mushroom FarmerWeek 59
Kalon McMahon [18] 27 Houston, Texas Luxury Brand Consultant10
Charlie Grogan [21] 32 Worcester, Massachusetts RecruiterWeek 411–12
Michael Nance [22] 26 Austin, Texas Rehab Counselor
Nathan Bakke [22] 25 Casa Grande, Arizona Accountant13
Stevie Alberino26 Monroe Township, New Jersey Party M.C.Week 314
Alessandro Goulart [23] 30 Saint Paul, Minnesota Grain Merchant15
Tony Pieper [23] 31 Beaverton, Oregon Lumber Trader16
Aaron Martell [24] [25] 36 North Sydney, Nova Scotia Biology TeacherWeek 217–18
Kyle Dillon [14] [24] 29 Long Beach, California Financial Adviser
Joe Gendreau [24] [26] 27 Orlando, Florida Field Energy Adviser19
Brent Strandy [24] 41 Midland, Texas Technology SalesmanWeek 120–25
David Homyk [18] [24] 33 Charlottesville, Virginia Singer/Songwriter
Jackson Bloore [24] 29 Lockport, Illinois Fitness Model
Jean-Paul LaCount [24] 35 Moraga, California Marine Biologist
Lerone Anu [14] [24] 29 Laguna Beach, California Real Estate Consultant
Randy Lee [24] 30 Oak Creek, Wisconsin Marketing Manager

Future appearances

The Bachelor

Sean Lowe was chosen as the lead of the seventeenth season of The Bachelor .

Arie Luyendyk Jr. was chosen as the lead of the twenty-second season of The Bachelor. [27]

Bachelor Pad

Chris Bukowski, Kalon McMahon, and Tony Pieper returned for the third season of Bachelor Pad . McMahon and his partner, Lindzi Cox, were eliminated in week 6, finishing in 5th place. Pieper and his partner, Blakeley Jones, were eliminated at the beginning of week 7, finishing in 4th place. Bukowski and his partner, Sarah Newlon, finished as the runners-up.

The Bachelorette

Bukowski returned for the tenth season of The Bachelorette during night one. However, Bachelorette Andi Dorfman decided she didn't want to meet him, and he was sent home.

Bachelor in Paradise

Season 1

Bukowski and McMahon returned for the inaugural season of Bachelor in Paradise . Bukowski quit the show in week 3 due to a leg injury. McMahon was eliminated in week 4.

Season 2

Bukowski returned for season 2 of Bachelor in Paradise, but quit the show in week 4.

Season 6

Bukowski returned once again for season 6 of Bachelor in Paradise, and left engaged to Katie Morton.

Dancing With The Stars

Outside of the Bachelor Nation franchise, Lowe competed in the sixteenth season of Dancing with the Stars . He was partnered with Peta Murgatroyd and finished in 6th place. [28]

Other appearances

Luyendyk, Jean-Paul LaCount and Alejandro Velez appeared as a contestants in the Bachelors vs. Bachelorettes special on the season 7 of Wipeout .

Luyendyk also appeared as a contestant on season 1 of The Traitors.

Call-out order

OrderBachelorsWeek
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1SeanDougRyanChrisDougSeanChrisSeanArieJefJef
2DavidChrisJefSeanJefJefSeanJefJefArieArie
3DougRyanKalonArieJohnDougJefArieSeanSean
4JacksonKalonArieJefSeanRyanArieChrisChris
5JoeArieMichaelCharlieArieChrisDoug
John
John
6ArieCharlieNathanDougTravisJohnDoug
7KyleJefSeanMichaelChrisTravisRyan
8ChrisNathanChrisTravisRyanArieTravis
9AaronSeanDougAlejandroKalonAlejandro
10AlessandroJoeTravisRyanAlejandroKalon
11JefKyleTonyJohnCharlie
Michael
12LeroneAaronJohnKalon
13StevieAlejandroAlessandroNathanNathan
14CharlieJohnCharlieStevie
15TonyAlessandroAlejandroAlessandro
16RandyMichaelStevieTony
17NathanStevieAaron
Kyle
18BrentTony
19JohnTravisJoe
20TravisBrent
David
Jackson
Jean-Paul
Lerone
Randy
21Michael
22Jean-Paul
23Alejandro
24Ryan
25Kalon
  The contestant received the first impression rose
  The contestant received a rose during a date
  The contestant was eliminated
  The contestant was eliminated during a date
  The contestant was eliminated outside the rose ceremony
  The contestant was part of non-elimination bottom two
  The contestant won the competition

Episodes

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal air dateProd.
code
U.S. viewers
(millions)
Rating/share
(18–49)
731"Week 1: Season Premiere"May 14, 2012 (2012-05-14)8018.05 [29] 2.6/7 [29]
742"Week 2"May 21, 2012 (2012-05-21)8027.53 [30] 2.4/6 [30]
753"Week 3"May 28, 2012 (2012-05-28)8035.79 [31] 1.9/5 [31]
764"Week 4: Bermuda"June 4, 2012 (2012-06-04)8046.77 [32] 2.2/6 [32]
775"Week 5: London"June 11, 2012 (2012-06-11)8057.43 [33] 2.3/7 [33]
786"Week 6: Croatia"June 18, 2012 (2012-06-18)8067.04 [34] 2.3/7 [33]
797"Week 7: Prague"June 25, 2012 (2012-06-25)8077.03 [35] 2.3/7 [35]
808"Week 8: Hometowns"July 2, 2012 (2012-07-02)8087.49 [36] 2.5/8 [36]
819"Week 9: Fantasy Suites"July 9, 2012 (2012-07-09)8098.11 [37] 2.5/7 [37]
8210"The Men Tell All"July 16, 2012 (2012-07-16)N/A7.16 [38] 2.2/6 [38]
8311"Week 10: Season Finale"July 22, 2012 (2012-07-22)8108.86 [38] 3.1/9 [38]
8412"After the Final Rose"July 22, 2012 (2012-07-22)N/A8.80 [38] 3.1/8 [38]

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