The Bachelor (season 6)
| The Bachelor | |
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| Genre | Dating game show |
| Created by | Mike Fleiss |
| Presented by | Chris Harrison |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 22 |
| No. of episodes | 230 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Mike Fleiss |
| Running time | 60 minutes (2002–06) 90 minutes (2006–08) 120 minutes (2009–) |
| Production company(s) | AND Syndicated Productions (2002-2009) (seasons 1-13) NZK Productions Inc. (2010-present) (season 14-present) Next Entertainment Warner Horizon Television (2006–present) (season 9-present) Telepictures Productions (2002-2006) (seasons 1-8) |
| Distributor | Warner Bros. Television Distribution |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Picture format |
480i (SDTV) (2002–07) 720p (HDTV) (2007–present) |
| Original release | March 25, 2002 – present |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows |
The Bachelorette Bachelor Pad Bachelor in Paradise Bachelor in Paradise: After Paradise Bachelor Live The Bachelor Winter Games |
| External links | |
| Website | |
The Bachelor is an American dating and relationship reality television series that debuted on March 25, 2002, on ABC. The show is hosted by Chris Harrison. The show's success has resulted in several spin-offs including The Bachelorette, Bachelor Pad, Bachelor in Paradise, Bachelor in Paradise: After Paradise, and The Bachelor Winter Games.
It is created and produced by Mike Fleiss and directed by Ken Fuchs. The After The Final Rose and other reunion specials are produced at Victory Studios in Glendale, California.
The series revolves around a single former bachelor (deemed eligible) who starts with a pool of romantic interests (typically 25) from whom the bachelor is expected to select a wife. During the course of the season, the bachelor eliminates candidates (see The elimination process), with the bachelor typically proposing marriage to his final selection. The participants travel to romantic and exotic locations for their adventures, and the conflicts in the series, both internal and external, stem from the elimination-style format of the show.
The above description is a general guideline. In practice, the show does not always follow its designed structure, and those variations are often a source of drama and conflict.
Season six was the first and only season to feature a twist in casting. Since producers could not decide between Byron Velvick and Jay Overbye as the next Bachelor, the 25 women at the time participating had to decide which bachelor would make the best husband. In the end of first episode, Velvick was chosen.
Three notable cases where the bachelor violated the premise of the show are Brad Womack, who selected neither of his final two women on his first season; Jason Mesnick, who in the After the Final Rose episode broke off his engagement and several months later proposed (off-screen) to the first runner-up (the two are now married); and Arie Luyendyk Jr., who also broke off his engagement and during the After the Final Rose episode proposed to the first runner-up.
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