Jilted Sonoma, Cal., winemaker Ben Flajnik begins a new quest for love as this durable matchmaking contest's Season 16 bachelor. In the opener, Ben meets and greets his 25 would-be partners at the entrance to the Malibu mansion. (One arrives on horseback; another's older than he might have suspected.) And he receives his first kiss before the opening cocktail party begins. Then come push-ups, a gangsta rap and a first-impression rose, and before the evening's over Ben pares the field to 18.

Episode Viewers and Ratings

Season 16 Episode 1 of The Bachelor resulted in a 0.00 rating in the 18-49 demographic.

The Bachelor Season 16 Episodes...

• s16e01 - Week 1 (S16)
• s16e02 - Week 2 (S16)
• s16e03 - Week 3 (S16)
• s16e04 - Week 4 (S16)
• s16e05 - Week 5 (S16)
• s16e06 - Week 6 (S16)
• s16e07 - Week 7 (S16)
• s16e08 - Week 8 (S16)
• s16e09 - Week 9 (S16)
• s16e10 - The Women Tell All
• s16e11 - The Final Rose
• s16e12 - After the Final Rose

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?