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The Bachelorette
Season 21
Promotional poster
StarringJenn Tran
Presented byJesse Palmer
No. of contestants25
No. of episodes10
Release
Original networkABC
Original releaseJuly 8 (2024-07-08) –
September 3, 2024 (2024-09-03)
Additional information
Filming datesMarch 28 (2024-03-28) –
May 16, 2024 (2024-05-16)
Season chronology
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Season 20
List of episodes

The twenty-first season of The Bachelorette premiered on July 8, 2024.[1] This season features 26-year-old Jennifer "Jenn" Tran, a physician assistant student from Hillsdale, New Jersey.[2]

Tran finished in fifth place on the 28th season of The Bachelor featuring Joey Graziadei. She is the first Asian-American and the first practicing Buddhist in the lead role in the history of the Bachelor franchise.[3][4]

The season concluded on September 3, 2024, with Tran and her final choice, 28-year-old freight company owner Devin Strader, proposing to each other. However, during the live After the Final Rose special, Tran revealed that Strader broke up with her in August 2024.[5]

Production

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Casting and contestants

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On March 25, 2024, Tran was announced as the Bachelorette by previous lead Charity Lawson during the After the Final Rose special of the 28th season of The Bachelor.[3] Her fellow season 28 castmates Daisy Kent and Maria Georgas were also considered for the role.[6]

Notable contestants include Aaron Erb, who is the twin brother of season 16 and Bachelor in Paradise 7 contestant Noah Erb, and Caleb "Moze" Smith, who played for the Iowa Barnstormers in the Indoor Football League.[7][8]

Filming and development

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Filming began on March 28, 2024, at the Hummingbird Nest Ranch in Santa Susana, California. This was previously the filming location for The Bachelor Presents: Listen to Your Heart, making this is the first season since season 18 that did not start at the traditional Bachelor mansion in Agoura Hills, California.[9] In April 2024, filming was reported at Chihuly Garden and Glass, Pike Place Market, Pioneer Square, and Space Needle in Seattle, Washington.[10]

This season also includes visits to Melbourne, Australia and Auckland, New Zealand, with filming concluding in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii in mid-May.[11]

The Bachelorette Australia season 6 co-leads Becky and Elly Miles, professional rugby players Caleb Clarke, Ofa Tuʻungafasi, and Stacey Fluhler, former Bachelorettes Trista Rehn and Charity Lawson, Tran's Bachelor season 28 castmates Daisy Kent and Kelsey Anderson, and Bachelor season 13 couple Jason and Molly Mesnick made guest appearances this season.[12][13][14]

Contestants

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28 potential contestants were revealed on March 26, 2024.[15]

The final cast of 25 men was announced on June 3, 2024.[16]

In week 4, Tran's ex-boyfriend Matt Rossi asked to join the cast, but she declined.[17][18]

Name Age Hometown Occupation Outcome Place Ref
Devin Strader[19] 28 Rosenberg, Texas Freight Company Owner Winner 1 [20]
Marcus Shoberg[21][22] 31 Cloquet, Minnesota Army Ranger Veteran Runner-Up 2
Jonathon Johnson[23] 27 Kansas City, Missouri Creative Director Week 8 3 [24]
Jeremy Simon[4][25] 29 Fairfield, Connecticut Real Estate Investor Week 7 4 [26]
Grant Ellis[2][27] 30 Newark, New Jersey Day Trader Week 6 5–6 [14]
Spencer Conley[19] 30 Dallas, Texas Pet Portrait Entrepreneur
Sam McKinney[28][29] 27 Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Contractor 7
Dylan Buckor[30] 24 Elk Grove, California Medical Student Week 5 8 [18]
Austin Ott[31] 28 Vista, California Sales Executive 9 (quit)
John Mitchell[32][33] 26 Delray Beach, Florida Medical Student Week 4 10–11
Thomas Nguyen[34] 31 Tucker, Georgia Retirement Adviser
Samaun "Sam" Nejad[35] 25 Carlsbad, California Entrepreneur 12 [13]
Hakeem Moulton[36] 29 Schaumburg, Illinois Medical Device Salesman Week 3 13–14 [12]
Tomas Azzano[37] 27 Toronto, Ontario Physiotherapist
Aaron Erb[7][38] 29 Tulsa, Oklahoma Aerospace Engineer 15 (quit)
Brian Autz[39] 33 Northport, New York Aesthetics Consultant Week 2 16–18 [40]
Jahaan Ansari[41] 28 Newbury Park, California Startup Founder
Marvin Goodly[37] 28 Orangeburg, South Carolina Luxury Event Planner
Brendan Barnum[37] 30 Vancouver, British Columbia Real Estate Broker Week 1 19–25 [42]
Brett Harris[43] 28 Manheim, Pennsylvania Health & Safety Manager
Caleb "Moze" Smith[8][44] 25 Albany, New York Algebra Teacher
Dakota Nobles[45] 27 Paradise Valley, Arizona Sommelier
Kevin McDevitt[37] 35 Durango, Colorado Financial Analyst
Matt Arnold[46] 27 Louisville, Kentucky Insurance Executive
Ricky Marinez[32] 28 Miami, Florida Pharmaceutical Representative

Future appearances

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The Bachelor

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Grant Ellis was announced as the lead for season 29 of The Bachelor immediately after his elimination aired.[27]

Bachelor in Paradise

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Season 10

During the Men Tell All special, Hakeem Moulton and Jonathon Johnson were invited to join season 10 of Bachelor in Paradise.[24]

Dancing with the Stars

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Jenn Tran will participate in season 33 of Dancing with the Stars, partnering with Sasha Farber.[47]

Call-out order

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Order Bachelors Week
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
1 Marcus Sam M. Grant Spencer Sam M. Jonathon Marcus Devin Devin Devin
2 Marvin Dylan Marcus Devin Marcus Grant Jeremy Jonathon Marcus Marcus
3 Sam N. Thomas N. Dylan Jeremy Devin Sam M. Devin Marcus Jonathon
4 Grant Spencer Austin Marcus Grant Devin Jonathon Jeremy
5 Sam M. Grant Hakeem John Jeremy Marcus Grant
Spencer
6 Thomas N. Marcus Spencer Jonathon Jonathon Jeremy
7 Brendan Tomas A. Jeremy Austin Spencer Spencer Sam M.
8 Dakota John Jonathon Grant Dylan Dylan
9 Kevin Jeremy John Sam M. Austin Austin
10 Spencer Devin Tomas A. Thomas N. John
Thomas N.
11 Brian Brian Sam M. Dylan
12 Matt Aaron Devin Sam N. Sam N.
13 Austin Jahaan Sam N. Hakeem
Tomas A.
14 Ricky Hakeem Aaron
15 Tomas A. Jonathon Thomas N. Aaron
16 Jonathon Austin Brian
Jahaan
Marvin
17 Aaron Marvin
18 Jeremy Sam N.
19 Dylan Brendan
Brett
Dakota
Kevin
Matt
Moze
Ricky
20 John
21 Brett
22 Moze
23 Jahaan
24 Devin
25 Hakeem
  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 quit the competition
  The contestant won the competition

Controversy

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Two weeks after the finale aired, ABC came under fire after it was reported by blogger Reality Steve that winner Devin Strader had a restraining order filed against him by an ex-girlfriend in 2017 while they attended Louisiana State University, and had subsequently been arrested for violating the order and breaking into the ex-girlfriend’s apartment.[48]

Despite the show’s eligibility requirements stating that no applicants can have had a restraining order entered against them, this was not disclosed by Strader, nor discovered during the background checks conducted by a third party hired by production company Warner Bros.[49] This is the second time that a contestant who had previously faced criminal charges pertaining to violence against women was cast on the show, after Lincoln Adim in season 14.[50]

Episodes

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See also: List of The Bachelorette (American TV series) episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal air date [51]Prod.
code [51]		U.S. viewers
(millions)		Rating
(18–49)
2251"Week 1: Season Premiere"July 8, 2024 (2024-07-08)21012.80[52]0.5[52]
2262"Week 2: Melbourne, Australia"July 15, 2024 (2024-07-15)21022.38[53]0.4[53]
2273"Week 3: Melbourne, Australia"July 22, 2024 (2024-07-22)21032.43[54]0.4[54]
2284"Week 4: Auckland, New Zealand"July 29, 2024 (2024-07-29)21042.02[55]0.3[55]
2295"Week 5: Auckland, New Zealand"August 5, 2024 (2024-08-05)21052.26[56]0.4[56]
2306"Week 6: Seattle"August 12, 2024 (2024-08-12)21062.56[57]0.4[57]
2317"Week 7: Hometowns"August 19, 2024 (2024-08-19)21072.31[58]0.3[58]
2328"Week 8: Fantasy Suites"August 26, 2024 (2024-08-26)21082.61[59]0.4[59]
2339"The Men Tell All"August 27, 2024 (2024-08-27)N/A2.38[60]0.3[60]
23410"Week 9: Season Finale & After the Final Rose"September 3, 2024 (2024-09-03)21092.88[61]0.5[61]

Notes

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