The series revolves around a bachelor who chooses a potential wife from among 25 women. The show follows the bachelor as he goes on a series of dates with the women, some of them group dates, some one-on-one dates. On each episode women are eliminated, generally during the rose ceremony at the end of the episode, but sometimes on the dates (during what are called "elimination dates"). The process culminates towards the end of the season with a few of the women going on overnight dates, and meetings between the bachelor, the women, and their respective families. At the end of the show, the bachelor chooses one woman with whom he would like to continue a relationship. Sometimes he proposes marriage, sometimes other levels of commitment.The runner-up from the first season, Trista Rehn, later starred in The Bachelorette, a spin-off program in which the format is gender-reversed.
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Seventeen of the most memorable women return to confront Peter and each other; dramatic feuds are revived, and Peter must face the scrutiny of the women he sent home; a look at some hilarious bloopers during the season.
The episode was rated 6.93 from 59 votes.
Peter tries to put the drama behind him by focusing on his country line dancing date with Victoria P.; a stunning revelation has Peter struggling with his feelings for a controversial woman.
The episode was rated 7.28 from 79 votes.
Peter joins the four remaining bachelorettes in their hometowns, only to have their families question his intentions; a surprise threatens a relationship.
The episode was rated 7.29 from 58 votes.
Peter, Hannah Ann and Madison appear with Chris Harrison to talk about the tumultuous days in Australia, and the roller-coaster of events that have happened since.
The episode was rated 7.30 from 57 votes.
Airline pilot Peter Weber begins his search for love, meeting 30 accomplished women eager to catch his eye; on the first group date, nine women get flight training; Hannah Brown returns to host the second group date.
The episode was rated 7.34 from 82 votes.
Peter and Hannah continue their conversation. Eight of the women walk the runway as models in a fashion show, where they are judged by TV personality Carson Kressley and model Janice Dickinson.
The episode was rated 7.38 from 79 votes.
Peter and the remaining six women travel to Lima, Peru; Madison and Peter reach a make-or-break moment in their relationship; Kelsey and Peter ride ATVs in the mountains; Kelly, Hannah Ann, and Victoria F. face off in the three-on-one date.
The episode was rated 7.38 from 71 votes.
Madison seizes an opportunity to talk to Peter before the fantasy suites. The final three women live together in one hotel suite.
The episode was rated 7.40 from 55 votes.
In Santiago, Chile, one woman reveals to Peter that she has never been in love before; Peter and a group of the women star in their own telenovela; two feuding women square off one last time.
The episode was rated 7.43 from 74 votes.
After the shocking ending to the fantasy suite dates, Peter, Hannah and Madison travel to Alice Springs, Australia.
The episode was rated 7.47 from 59 votes.
Peter and the women travel to Costa Rica; a woman cries alone as Peter goes on a one-on-one date in a helicopter; a group of women shoots a magazine spread; a woman sneaks to Peter's suite in an effort to fix her situation.
The episode was rated 7.48 from 79 votes.
Peter and the bachelorettes travel to Cleveland; Chace Rice performs during Peter and Victoria F.'s date; football legends Josh Cribbs and Hanford Dixon put a group of women through a rigorous workout; a controversial woman becomes a target of rage.
The episode was rated 7.59 from 74 votes.
