The Bachelor (Season 24)

Host

Chris Harrison

Original run

January 6, 2020 -
March 10, 2020

Bachelor

Peter Weber

Winner

Hannah Sluss

Proposal

Yes

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The 24th season of The Bachelor premiered on January 6, 2020. It featured 28-year-old Peter Weber, a pilot.

He was previously rejected by Hannah Brown on the 15th season of The Bachelorette.

He ultimately chose to propose to Hannah Sluss.

Filming and development

Casting and contestants

Peter Weber was announced as the next Bachelor on September 17, 2019, during the season finale of the 6th season of Bachelor in Paradise. He was chosen over Tyler Cameron and Mike Johnson.

33 possible contestants were revealed on September 17, 2019. Prior to the start of filming, the initial list of contestants were announced on the show's social media pages, and it was revealed that beauty queens Alayah Benavidez, Hannah Sluss, Kelsey Weier, Victoria Paul and Maurissa Gunn were contestants. Of those five, four competed in Miss USA division pageants: Weier competed in Miss USA 2017 as Miss Iowa USA, while Gunn competed in Miss Teen USA 2013 as Miss Montana Teen USA, and Benavidez and Paul competed together in Miss USA 2019 and were Miss Texas USA and Miss Louisiana USA, respectively, the latter who finished in the top 15. Benavidez was crowned Miss United States 2016. The cast also include Madison Prewett, the daughter of Auburn Tigers men's basketball director of operations Chad Prewett.

However, on December 16, 2019, only 30 contestants were announced via Facebook Live.

Production

On September 25, 2019, production crews were reported that the season is about to film in Cleveland, Ohio; and Costa Rica. Weber suffered a minor facial injury while filming in Costa Rica, when he tripped while holding glasses. In addition to those locations, this season will also include visits in Chile, Peru and Gold Coast, Queensland.

Contestants

The season began with 30 contestants.

Future appearances

Call-Out Order

Order	Bachelorettes	1	1/2	2/3	4/5	5	6	7	8	9	10
Order	Bachelorettes	Episode
1	Alayah	Hannah Ann	Kelley	Victoria F.	Victoria F.	Sydney	Hannah Ann	Madison	Hannah Ann	Hannah Ann	Hannah Ann
2	Sydney	Victoria P.	Madison	Victoria P.	Kelsey	Hannah Ann	Madison	Kelsey	Madison	Madison	Madison
3	Hannah Ann	Madison	Sydney	Sydney	Madison	Kelley	Victoria F.	Victoria F.	Victoria F.	Victoria F.
4	Sarah	Kelley	Mykenna	Kelsey	Sydney	Kelsey	Kelsey	Hannah Ann	Kelsey
5	Lauren	Lexi	Victoria P.	Hannah Ann	Natasha	Victoria F.	Natasha	Kelly
6	Victoria P.	Savannah	Natasha	Natasha	Lexi	Madison	Kelley	Natasha
7	Mykenna	Lauren	Jasmine	Lexi	Hannah Ann	Natasha	Mykenna Sydney
8	Maurissa	Tammy	Sarah	Madison	Shiann	Victoria P.	Mykenna Sydney
9	Kelsey	Alayah	Lexi	Shiann	Mykenna	Mykenna	Tammy
10	Eunice	Jasmine	Hannah Ann	Kelley	Victoria P.	Tammy	Victoria P.
11	Jade	Sydney	Alexa	Kiarra	Kelley	Lexi Shiann
12	Megan	Natasha	Tammy	Tammy	Tammy	Lexi Shiann
13	Madison	Mykenna	Alayah	Savannah	Deandra Kiarra Savannah
14	Tammy	Deandra	Deandra	Deandra
15	Shiann	Sarah	Victoria F.	Mykenna
16	Courtney	Alexa	Shiann	Alayah Alexa Jasmine Sarah	Alayah
17	Kiarra	Kelsey	Kiarra
18	Lexi	Payton	Savannah
19	Deandra	Kiarra	Kelsey
20	Payton	Courtney	Courtney Lauren Payton
21	Jasmine	Shiann
22	Kylie	Victoria F.
23	Katrina	Avonlea Eunice Jade Jenna Katrina Kylie Maurissa Megan
24	Victoria F.
25	Jenna
26	Savannah
27	Kelley
28	Alexa
29	Avonlea
30	Natasha

	The contestant received a first impression rose.
	The contestant received a rose during the date.
	The contestant received a rose outside of a rose ceremony or date.
	The contestant was eliminated.
	The contestant received a rose during the date but was eliminated outside the rose ceremony.
	The contestant was eliminated during the date.
	The contestant quit the competition.
	The contestant won the competition.

Episodes

No. in season	Title	Original air date
1	"Week 1: Limo arrivals"	January 6, 2020
The hunt for love with Peter Weber, featuring a hard-charging career woman from a family of elite lawyers, a delightfully quirky bombshell full of self-doubt, a beauty who can be a real beast, a gorgeous girl next door who is a hoopster at heart and a sophisticated city girl who speaks her mind.
2	"Week 2"	January 13, 2020
Hold your breath! Peter and Hannah B. pick up where they left off, with a conversation full of unresolved feelings for one another. Will Peter invite Hannah to join the other women? Or will he continue on his new quest to find love? How will he face the nine women who were on the group date, anxiously awaiting his decision?
3	"Week 3"	January 20, 2020
The “Champagne-gate” controversy continues to bubble and fizz as Hannah Ann and Kelsey attempt to try and bury the hatchet but only succeed in making matters worse. Meanwhile, Peter concentrates on having fun, going country line dancing with one smitten kitten, Victoria P., and Demi Burnett masterminds an “Extreme Pillow Fight Club” group date that sends feathers flying. However, Peter needs to confront his fear of falling for someone whose feelings aren’t genuine early on and struggles with his rose decisions.
4	"Week 4: Cleveland, Ohio"	January 27, 2020
Peter and the 15 remaining bachelorettes leave the Bachelor mansion behind and travel cross-country to continue their search for love in Cleveland, Ohio. Peter flies Victoria F. to their special date destination and a surprise performance by country music star Chase Rice, which leads the bachelorette to make a shocking confession. Cleveland Browns’ football legends Josh Cribbs and Hanford Dixon put a group of women through a rigorous workout as they prepare to face off in The Bachelor Bowl. Kelsey is the lucky lady who enjoys a day exploring Cleveland with Peter. However, one controversial woman is the target of rage by the others and prompts a revolt the likes of which Bachelor Nation has never seen.
5	"Week 5: Costa Rica"	February 3, 2020
The first of a gripping, special two-night “Bachelor” event starts with Peter needing to decide about the controversial Alayah. Should he keep the possibility of a relationship with her alive or risk losing the trust of all the other women? After another dramatic rose ceremony, exotic Costa Rica is the next stop on Peter’s search to find his soul mate. Peter gives the women a shock: an unfortunate accident has left a 22-stitch scar on his forehead. A big swimsuit fashion shoot for Cosmopolitan amps up the jealousy as the woman who poses the best will be front and center with Peter in the magazine. One struggling woman decides on a make-or-break scheme to convince the Bachelor to give her a rose. That is only the beginning of the bachelorettes spinning out of control before the next rose ceremony.
6	"Week 6: Santiago, Chile"	February 5, 2020
On the second explosive episode this week, airing on a special night, Peter will need to concentrate on his developing relationships in Santiago, the vibrant capital of Chile. His first date raises serious concerns when she reveals she has never been in love before. Can she convince Peter that she is ready to settle down and get married? Another woman is getting a second one-on-one date causing a furor with one devastated bachelorette who hasn’t even had one yet.
7	"Week 7: Lima, Peru"	February 10, 2020
The pressure mounts as hometown dates loom, but first Peter and the remaining six women travel to beautiful Lima. After a supportive conversation with his mom, Peter is inspired to pay the women a surprise visit for a serious chat. How will they respond to his wake-up call to focus on their feelings? Madison and Peter come to a make-or-break moment in their relationship after a magical day together. Peter and Natasha spend a whirlwind day shopping, eating and having fun, but will the chemistry be there? Kelsey has a family secret she dares to share with the charming pilot, but will she get a rose and a hometown date? The dreaded three-on-one date pits one confident woman against two panic-stricken bachelorettes. The tough decisions are just beginning for Peter, as four women prepare to take him home to meet their families.
8	"Week 8: Hometowns"	February 17, 2020
Peter has made it through some extremely challenging weeks, questioning which women were really ready for commitment. Now, he has four fabulous bachelorettes he cares about and who have his confidence: Hannah Ann, Kelsey, Madison and Victoria F. A trip to Hannah Ann's hometown of Knoxville finds Peter challenged by her very protective father, who extracts a promise from him. Kelsey welcomes the handsome pilot to Des Moines and decides to follow her instincts on whether to share her real feelings. Madison has a special surprise in store for Peter - who is a huge sports fan - when she meets him at Auburn University, but her family realizes that their daughter and the Bachelor might not be on the same page. Peter is looking forward to a drama-free day with Victoria F. in Virginia Beach. Instead, a stunning accusation threatens their future together. Peter's last-second change of heart throws the rose ceremony into disarray.
9	"Week 9: Fantasy Suites"	February 24, 2020
When we last left Peter after the rose ceremony, Madison seizes her last opportunity to talk to him before the fantasy suites and presents him with a dilemma that will impact all his relationships. Where does that leave their relationship and Peter’s connections with the other remaining women? For the first time ever, the final three women – Hannah Ann, Madison and Victoria F. – all will be living together in one hotel suite. Peter faces a real predicament as he tries to navigate Madison’s challenge. Hannah Ann and the handsome pilot explore the Gold Coast’s beautiful beaches by day and get serious at night. Peter and Victoria F., who surprisingly survived a disastrous hometown date, share a romantic helicopter ride to breathtaking Morans Falls, but can Victoria F. stop getting in her own way of happiness? After an agonizing week of waiting, Madison finally gets her chance to fully open up to Peter, but how will she react when she finds out about his other two dates?
10	"The Women Tell All"	March 2, 2020
Peter’s dramatic and emotional journey is about to come to an end. But first, he must come to grips with Madison turning away from the strong relationship they have developed until the fantasy suites. Will Madison even show up to the rose ceremony? Seventeen of the most unforgettable women from this season will return to confront Peter and each other. Dramatic feuds will be revived and Peter must face the scrutiny of the women he sent home, needing to defend his decisions from the questioning women. The woman sent home from the rose ceremony in Australia has an emotional return and shares her side of her powerful story.
11	"Finale, Part One"	March 9, 2020
Peter’s romantic journey is coming to an unbelievable conclusion. After the shocking ending to the fantasy suite dates, Peter, Hannah and Madison travel to Alice Springs, Australia, on night one of a two-night, live special, season finale event on “The Bachelor”.
12	"Finale, Part Two/After the Final Rose"	March 10, 2020
America watched live on Monday night as a devastated and emotional Peter attempted to make sense of his situation. Can he turn it around? Will he get engaged? Peter, Hannah Ann and Madison will all appear live with Chris Harrison to talk about those tumultuous days in Australia and the rollercoaster of events that have happened since.