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The Bachelor
Season 1
Promotional poster
StarringAlex Michel
Presented byChris Harrison
No. of contestants25
WinnerAmanda Marsh
Runner-upTrista Rehn
No. of episodes7 (including 1 special)
Release
Original networkABC
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

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The following is the list of bachelorettes for this season:

Name Age Hometown Job Eliminated
Amanda Marsh 23 Chanute, Kansas Event Planner Winner
Trista Rehn 29 St. Louis, Missouri Miami Heat Dancer Runner-up
Shannon Oliver 24 Dallas, Texas Financial Management Consultant Week 5
Kimberly Karels 24 Tempe, Arizona Nanny Week 4
Cathy Grimes 22 Terre Haute, Indiana Graduate Student Week 3
Christina Stencil 28 Bonita, California Attorney Week 3
LaNease Adams 23 Playa Del Rey, California Actress Week 3
Rhonda Rittenhouse 28 Woodward, Oklahoma Commercial Real Estate Agent Week 3
Alexa Jurgielewicz 27 Beverly Hills, California Special Ed. Teacher Week 2
Amy Anzel 28 Yonkers, New York Production Coordinator Week 2
Angela Lowery 25 Avondale, Arizona Hooters Waitress Week 2
Angelique Madrid 27 Burbank, California Actress Week 2
Katie Sapienza 23 Malden, Massachusetts Power Tool Sales Rep. Week 2
Melissa Reese 25 Tempe, Arizona Photographer Week 2
Tina Chen 27 Plano, Texas Graduate Student Week 2
Amber Johnson 29 Los Angeles, California Business Development Director Week 1
Daniela Ferdico 30 Seattle, Washington Neuropsychologist Week 1
Denise Kellaher 30 Honolulu, Hawaii Doctor Week 1
Jackie Hucko 22 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Bar Manager Week 1
Jill Gosser 31 Chicago, Illinois Retail Manager Week 1
Kristina Jenkins 27 Chelsea, New York Advertising Executive Week 1
Lisa Gold 29 Dallas, Texas Attorney Week 1
Paula Oliveira 24 Swansea, Massachusetts Insurance Representative Week 1
Rachel Lanzilotto 29 Eastchester, New York 6th Grade Teacher Week 1
Wendi Plotnik 26 Dallas, Texas Technology Specialist Week 1

Future appearances

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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

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# Contestants Week
1 2 3 4 5 6
1 Kim Amanda Shannon Amanda Trista Trista Amanda
2 Cathy Cathy Amanda Shannon Shannon Amanda Trista
3 Trista Trista Cathy Kim Amanda Shannon
4 Denise LaNease Rhonda Trista Kim
5 Amy Tina Christina S. Cathy
Christina S.
LaNease
Rhonda
6 Alexa Christina S. Kim
7 LaNease Katie Trista
8 Rachel Alexa LaNease
9 Tina Angelique Alexa
Amy
Angela
Angelique
Katie
Melissa
Tina
10 Angelique Amy
11 Wendi Melissa
12 Rhonda Angela
13 Christina S. Kim
14 Jill Shannon
15 Katie Rhonda
16 Amanda Amber
Daniela
Denise
Jackie
Jill
Kristina J.
Lisa
Paula
Rachel
Wendi
17 Lisa
18 Angela
19 Amber
20 Daniela
21 Paula
22 Jackie
23 Melissa
24 Kristina J.
25 Shannon
  The contestant won the competition.
  The contestant was eliminated at the rose ceremony.

Episodes

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No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal air dateProd.
code
U.S. viewers
(millions)
Rating/share
(18–49)
11"Week 1"March 25, 2002 (2002-03-25)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 (2002-04-01)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 (2002-04-08)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 (2002-04-15)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 (2002-04-22)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 (2002-04-25)N/A10.80[1]3.6/9[2]
77"Week 6"April 25, 2002 (2002-04-25)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

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Episode List: The Bachelor". TV Tango. Archived from the original on July 27, 2019. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "SpotVault – The Bachelor (ABC) – Spring 2002". SpottedRatings.com. Archived from the original on July 27, 2019. Retrieved July 27, 2019.