The Bachelorette | |
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Season 21 | |
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Starring | Jenn Tran |
Presented by | Jesse Palmer |
No. of contestants | 25 |
No. of episodes | 6 |
Release | |
Original network | ABC |
Original release | July 8, 2024 present | –
Additional information | |
Filming dates | March 28 May 16, 2024 | –
Season chronology | |
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]
Production
[edit]Casting and contestants
[edit]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.[2] Her fellow season 28 castmates Daisy Kent and Maria Georgas, were also considered for the role.[5]
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.[6][7]
Filming and development
[edit]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.[8] In April 2024, filming was reported at Chihuly Garden and Glass, Pike Place Market, Pioneer Square, and Space Needle in Seattle, Washington.[9]
This season also includes visits to Melbourne, Australia and Auckland, New Zealand, with filming concluding in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii in mid-May.[10]
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.[11][12][13]
Contestants
[edit]28 potential contestants were revealed on March 26, 2024.[14]
The final cast of 25 men was announced on June 3, 2024.[15]
In week 4, Tran's ex-boyfriend Matt Rossi asked to join the cast, but she declined.[16][17]
Name | Age | Hometown | Occupation | Outcome | Place | Ref |
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Devin Strader[18] | 28 | Rosenberg, Texas | Freight Company Owner | Participating | ||
Jeremy Simon[19] | 29 | Fairfield, Connecticut | Real Estate Investor | |||
Jonathon Johnson[20] | 27 | Kansas City, Missouri | Creative Director | |||
Marcus Shoberg[21][22] | 31 | Cloquet, Minnesota | Army Ranger Veteran | |||
Grant Ellis[23] | 30 | Newark, New Jersey | Day Trader | Week 6 | 5–6 | [13] |
Spencer Conley[18] | 30 | Dallas, Texas | Pet Portrait Entrepreneur | |||
Sam McKinney[24][25] | 27 | Myrtle Beach, South Carolina | Contractor | 7 | ||
Dylan Buckor[26] | 24 | Elk Grove, California | Medical Student | Week 5 | 8 | [17] |
Austin Ott[27] | 28 | Vista, California | Sales Executive | 9 (quit) | ||
John Mitchell[28][29] | 26 | Delray Beach, Florida | Medical Student | Week 4 | 10–11 | |
Thomas Nguyen[30] | 31 | Tucker, Georgia | Retirement Adviser | |||
Samaun "Sam" Nejad[31] | 25 | Carlsbad, California | Entrepreneur | 12 | [12] | |
Hakeem Moulton[32] | 29 | Schaumburg, Illinois | Medical Device Salesman | Week 3 | 13–14 | [11] |
Tomas Azzano[27] | 27 | Toronto, Ontario | Physiotherapist | |||
Aaron Erb[6][33] | 29 | Tulsa, Oklahoma | Aerospace Engineer | 15 (quit) | ||
Brian Autz[34] | 33 | Northport, New York | Aesthetics Consultant | Week 2 | 16–18 | [35] |
Jahaan Ansari[36] | 28 | Newbury Park, California | Startup Founder | |||
Marvin Goodly[27] | 28 | Orangeburg, South Carolina | Luxury Event Planner | |||
Brendan Barnum[27] | 30 | Vancouver, British Columbia | Real Estate Broker | Week 1 | 19–25 | [37] |
Brett Harris[38] | 28 | Manheim, Pennsylvania | Health & Safety Manager | |||
Caleb "Moze" Smith[7][39] | 25 | Albany, New York | Algebra Teacher | |||
Dakota Nobles[40] | 27 | Paradise Valley, Arizona | Sommelier | |||
Kevin McDevitt[27] | 35 | Durango, Colorado | Financial Analyst | |||
Matt Arnold[41] | 27 | Louisville, Kentucky | Insurance Executive | |||
Ricky Marinez[28] | 28 | Miami, Florida | Pharmaceutical Representative |
Future appearances
[edit]The Bachelor
[edit]Grant Ellis was announced as the lead for season 29 of The Bachelor immediately after his elimination aired.[42]
Call-out order
[edit]Order | Bachelors | Week | ||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||
1 | Marcus | Sam M. | Grant | Spencer | Sam M. | Jonathon | Marcus | |||
2 | Marvin | Dylan | Marcus | Devin | Marcus | Grant | Jeremy | |||
3 | Sam N. | Thomas N. | Dylan | Jeremy | Devin | Sam M. | Devin | |||
4 | Grant | Spencer | Austin | Marcus | Grant | Devin | Jonathon | |||
5 | Sam M. | Grant | Hakeem | John | Jeremy | Marcus | Grant Spencer |
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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. |
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11 | Brian | Brian | Sam M. | Dylan | ||||||
12 | Matt | Aaron | Devin | Sam N. | Sam N. | |||||
13 | Austin | Jahaan | Sam N. | Hakeem Tomas A. |
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14 | Ricky | Hakeem | Aaron | |||||||
15 | Tomas A. | Jonathon | Thomas N. | Aaron | ||||||
16 | Jonathon | Austin | Brian Jahaan Marvin |
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17 | Aaron | Marvin | ||||||||
18 | Jeremy | Sam N. | ||||||||
19 | Dylan | Brendan Brett Dakota Kevin Matt Moze Ricky |
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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
Episodes
[edit]No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date [43] | Prod. code [43] | U.S. viewers (millions) | Rating (18–49) |
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225 | 1 | "Week 1: Season Premiere" | July 8, 2024 | 2101 | 2.80[44] | 0.5[44] |
226 | 2 | "Week 2: Melbourne, Australia" | July 15, 2024 | 2102 | 2.38[45] | 0.4[45] |
227 | 3 | "Week 3: Melbourne, Australia" | July 22, 2024 | 2103 | 2.43[46] | 0.4[46] |
228 | 4 | "Week 4: Auckland, New Zealand" | July 29, 2024 | 2104 | 2.02[47] | 0.3[47] |
229 | 5 | "Week 5: Auckland, New Zealand" | August 5, 2024 | 2105 | 2.26[48] | 0.4[48] |
230 | 6 | "Week 6: Seattle" | August 12, 2024 | 2106 | 2.56[49] | 0.4[49] |
231 | 7 | "Week 7: Hometowns" | August 19, 2024 | 2107 | TBD | TBA |
232 | 8 | "Week 8: Fantasy Suites" | August 26, 2024 | 2108 | TBD | TBA |
233 | 9 | "The Men Tell All" | August 27, 2024 | N/A | TBD | TBA |
234 | 10 | "Week 9: Season Finale & After the Final Rose" | September 3, 2024 | 2109 | TBD | TBA |
Notes
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