The Bachelor, the reality television show that gives one lucky guy the chance to find “love” with one of approximately twenty-five willing women. The Bachelor has many of America’s middle aged women looking forward to monday night episodes, and the drama they entail. The Bachelor is almost always an exciting topic for conversation, there is rarely an episode that does not include heated drama or juicy romance. The Bachelor made its debut on March 25th, 2002, on ABC (Leopold). The show revolves around a single, eligible bachelor. The chosen bachelor begins with a group of typically twenty-five women, and he is expected to chose one to be his wife in the end. During the season, the bachelor will eliminate candidates during rose ceremonies. If
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However, this is still more promising than The Bachelor’s statistics. Although almost every season of The Bachelor ends in an engagement, the show does not have a good reputation for long-lasting relationships. Over the past seasons, The Bachelor has attempted to pair twenty couples. Not including the most recent couple, only twelve of the nineteen couples have actually got engaged, and only one couple has actually gone through with a marriage. Most of the other couples barely managed to make their relationships last long enough for their season finally to air. Aside from its failure at matchmaking, the show is still able to attract a large audience. The most recent season finale reeled in approximately 9.5 million viewers …show more content…
Ben was close to perfect, he was charming, polite, caring, genuine, and extremely easy to look at. What more could a girl ask for? Ben was chosen to be the next bachelor from season 11 of The Bachelorette where he was the third runner-up. Ben had an interesting pool of twenty-eight women to choose from, including a pair of twins, and one women who describes herself as a “chicken enthusiast.” In the end, Ben narrows it down to two contestants, JoJo and Lauren B. In the episode prior to the final rose ceremony, Ben tells both women that he loves them. This proposed a serious dilemma, for everyone involved. During the final rose ceremony, he says his goodbyes to JoJo after she pours her heart out to him. After JoJo leaves, Ben gets down on one knee and pops the question to Lauren B. It was obvious to viewers that Lauren B. had caught his eye from day one, you could practically feel the chemistry through the television. It will be interesting to see if they can make their relationship last, and not fall into the pattern of the previous relationships that have sprouted from The Bachelor
However, this is still more promising than The Bachelor’s statistics. Although almost every season of The Bachelor ends in an engagement, the show does not have a good reputation for long-lasting relationships. Over the past seasons, The Bachelor has attempted to pair twenty couples. Not including the most recent couple, only twelve of the nineteen couples have actually got engaged, and only one couple has actually gone through with a marriage. Most of the other couples barely managed to make their relationships last long enough for their season finally to air. Aside from its failure at matchmaking, the show is still able to attract a large audience. The most recent season finale reeled in approximately 9.5 million viewers …show more content…
Ben was close to perfect, he was charming, polite, caring, genuine, and extremely easy to look at. What more could a girl ask for? Ben was chosen to be the next bachelor from season 11 of The Bachelorette where he was the third runner-up. Ben had an interesting pool of twenty-eight women to choose from, including a pair of twins, and one women who describes herself as a “chicken enthusiast.” In the end, Ben narrows it down to two contestants, JoJo and Lauren B. In the episode prior to the final rose ceremony, Ben tells both women that he loves them. This proposed a serious dilemma, for everyone involved. During the final rose ceremony, he says his goodbyes to JoJo after she pours her heart out to him. After JoJo leaves, Ben gets down on one knee and pops the question to Lauren B. It was obvious to viewers that Lauren B. had caught his eye from day one, you could practically feel the chemistry through the television. It will be interesting to see if they can make their relationship last, and not fall into the pattern of the previous relationships that have sprouted from The Bachelor