Original network ABC Country of origin United States of America | Number of episodes 13 (including 3 specials) Winner Whitney Bischoff | |
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No. of episodes 13 (including 3 specials) Original release January 5 (2015-01-05) – March 9, 2015 (2015-03-09) | ||
The 19th season of The Bachelor premiered on January 5, 2015. This season featured 33-year-old Chris Soules, a farmer from Arlington, Iowa. Soules placed third on season 10 of The Bachelorette featuring Andi Dorfman.
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Casting and contestants
Casting began during the eighteenth season of The Bachelor. Soules and Arie Luyendyk Jr. were the candidates for the next bachelor. On August 26, 2014, Soules was chosen as a fan favorite and was first announced on Good Morning America.
One of the season's contestants, Carly, is the sister of The Bachelorette contestant Zak Waddell.
Production
Unlike previous seasons, this season premiered with a three-hour live episode. Its locales included San Francisco, Santa Fe, New Mexico, Deadwood, South Dakota, Des Moines, Iowa, and the Indonesian island of Bali. Jimmy Kimmel Live! host Jimmy Kimmel took over for one episode in week three and there was a performance from Big & Rich in week six.
Contestants
The season began with 30 contestants.
Future appearances
Immediately after this season, Soules appeared on the twentieth season of Dancing with the Stars became twelfth and final celebrity to participate on that season, partnering with Witney Carson, finished in 5th. Britt Nilsson and Kaitlyn Bristowe were selected as a cast on the eleventh season of The Bachelorette, in the end, Bristowe was chosen for the lead role.
Ashley Salter was signed up for the second season of Bachelor in Paradise and agreed to join the cast. Along with Salter, Ashley Iaconetti, Carly Waddell, Jade Roper, Jillian Anderson, Juelia Kinney, Megan Bell, Amber James, Samantha Steffen and Mackenzie Deonigi all returned in the second season of Bachelor in Paradise. Iaconetti along with her sister Lauren as a part in the cast for that season. Anderson was the first one eliminated placing 29th, while Bell was eliminated in 23/24th. Kinney quit in 20th, Iaconetti quit in 18th, Deonigi quit in 16th, Salter and James were eliminated in 11th/14th, and Waddell placed in 9th/10th. Roper and Steffen finished as co-winners with Bachelor Nation alumnus Tanner Tolbert and Nick Peterson.
James returned on the twentieth season with Becca Tilley as a part of the cast for that season, James finished in 12th/13th and Tilley finished in 5th. Waddell and Iaconetti were chosen to compete for the third time in the third season of Bachelor in Paradise. Iaconetti was placed in 9th/10th. Waddell co-won the season along with Bachelor Nation alumni, Evan Bass.
Call-out order
