In the premiere episode, we meet the Bachelor, Alex, and learn about his past. Alex then hosts a cocktail party and is introduced to the women for the first time. By the end of the evening, he faces the daunting task of selecting 15 whom he would like to know better, and presents each one with a single red rose. But at this point and at every point thereafter, the women can either accept or decline the Bachelor's invitation to continue on the journey.
After much deliberation, Alex offered a rose to Kim, Cathy, Trista, Amy, Alexa, LaNease, Tina, Angelique, Rhonda, Christina, Katie, Amanda, Angela, Melissa and Shannon.
The women who accepted the rose will now move into a sprawling mansion overlooking the Pacific Ocean for much of their courtship with the Bachelor.

Episode Viewers and Ratings

Season 1 Episode 1 of The Bachelor resulted in a 0.00 rating in the 18-49 demographic.

The Bachelor Season 1 Episodes...

• s01e01 - Week One (S1)
• s01e02 - Week Two (S1)
• s01e03 - Week Three (S1)
• s01e04 - Week Four (S1)
• s01e05 - Week Five (S1)
• s01e06 - The Women Tell All (S1)
• s01e07 - Week Six (S1)
• s01e08 - The Bachelor: Special Edition (S1)
• s01e09 - The Bachelor: Revealed (S1)

The Bachelor Show Summary

The new Bachelor will get to know the 25 women in a series of fun, exciting and exotic dates that will elicit real and raw emotions. As in the past, women will continue to be eliminated each week, but if, at any point along the way, a woman should decide that she's no longer interested in the Bachelor, she can reject his invitation to continue dating. Some lucky women will meet his family, and he will visit their hometowns for a slice of their life in an effort to determine the woman with whom he is most compatible.

At the end of the journey, the Bachelor may quite possibly have found true love. But the big question is: After all of this, will he pop the question, and will she say yes?