No. of episodes 12 Air date January 5, 2014 Country of origin United States of America | Original network ABC Number of episodes 12 | |
Original release January 6 (2014-01-06) – March 10, 2014 (2014-03-10) Winner Nikki Ferrell | ||
The bachelor 18 pre show special recap 01 06 2014
The 18th season of The Bachelor premiered on January 5, 2014. This season features 32-year-old Juan Pablo Galavis, a former Venezuelan professional soccer player from Miami, Florida. Galavis was eliminated in the ninth season of The Bachelorette by bachelorette Desiree Hartsock. He is also the first Latino bachelor.
Contents
- The bachelor 18 pre show special recap 01 06 2014
- Casting
- Production
- Contestants
- Future appearances
- Call out order
- References
There are 4 Sunday special episodes during the month of January 2014 as follows:
Casting
Casting began during the airing of the seventeenth season of the show. Galavis was instantly chosen during the season finale of The Bachelorette.
Production
The season travelled to locales including Utah, South Korea, Vietnam, New Zealand, Florida, and Saint Lucia. With performances such as 2NE1, Romeo Santos, and Josh Krajcik.
Contestants
Unlike previous seasons, there are 27 contestants competing the show, for the first time since Rome. Biographical information according to ABC official series site, which gives first names only. Plus footnoted additions.
Future appearances
Andi Dorfman was chosen as a bachelorette for the tenth season of The Bachelorette. Runner-up Clare Crawley, along with night one eliminee Lacy Faddoul with other finalists Christy Hansen, Elise Mosca, Danielle Ronco and Lucy Aragon later competed in the first season of Bachelor in Paradise. Mosca and Crawley quit in 20th/21st and 16th, respectively. While Ronco, Aragon and Hansen finished the competition in 19th, 15th and 7th/12th. Faddoul finished as co-winner with Bachelor Nation alumnus Marcus Grodd. Nikki Ferrell later participated in VH1 reality series Couples Therapy along with Galavis himself. Crawley returned to compete again on the second season of Bachelor in Paradise, along with finalists Cassandra Ferguson and Chelsie Webster. Crawley was eliminated in 23/24th place, Webster was eliminated in 11th/14th, and Ferguson finished as co-winner with Bachelor Nation alumnus Justin Reich.