The series revolves around a bachelor who chooses a potential wife from among 25 women. The show follows the bachelor as he goes on a series of dates with the women, some of them group dates, some one-on-one dates. On each episode women are eliminated, generally during the rose ceremony at the end of the episode, but sometimes on the dates (during what are called "elimination dates"). The process culminates towards the end of the season with a few of the women going on overnight dates, and meetings between the bachelor, the women, and their respective families. At the end of the show, the bachelor chooses one woman with whom he would like to continue a relationship. Sometimes he proposes marriage, sometimes other levels of commitment. The runner-up from the first season, Trista Rehn, later starred in The Bachelorette, a spin-off program in which the format is gender-reversed.
| Season | From | To | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Seasons | |||
| Specials | August 2002 | May 2019 | 16 |
| Season 1 - Alex Michel | March 2002 | April 2002 | 7 |
| Season 2 - Aaron Buerge | October 2002 | November 2002 | 8 |
| Season 3 - Andrew Firestone | April 2003 | May 2003 | 9 |
| Season 4 - Bob Guiney | September 2003 | November 2003 | 10 |
| Season 5 - Jesse Palmer | April 2004 | May 2004 | 9 |
| Season 6 - Byron Velvick | September 2004 | November 2004 | 10 |
| Season 7 - Charlie O'Connell | March 2005 | May 2005 | 9 |
| Season 8 - Travis Lane Stork | January 2006 | February 2006 | 8 |
| Season 9 - Lorenzo Borghese | October 2006 | November 2006 | 8 |
| Season 10 - Andy Baldwin | April 2007 | May 2007 | 9 |
| Season 11 - Brad Womack | September 2007 | November 2007 | 10 |
| Season 12 - Matt Grant | March 2008 | May 2008 | 9 |
| Season 13 - Jason Mesnick | January 2009 | March 2009 | 11 |
| Season 14 - Jake Pavelka | January 2010 | March 2010 | 10 |
| Season 15 - Brad Womack | January 2011 | March 2011 | 12 |
| Season 16 - Ben Flajnik | January 2012 | March 2012 | 12 |
| Season 17 - Sean Lowe | January 2013 | March 2013 | 13 |
| Season 18 - Juan Pablo Galavis | January 2014 | March 2014 | 12 |
| Season 19 - Chris Soules | January 2015 | March 2015 | 13 |
| Season 20 - Ben Higgins | January 2016 | March 2016 | 12 |
| Season 21 - Nick Viall | January 2017 | March 2017 | 13 |
| Season 22 - Arie Luyendyk Jr. | January 2018 | March 2018 | 12 |
| Season 23 - Colton Underwood | January 2019 | March 2019 | 12 |
| Season 24 - Peter Weber | January 2020 | March 2020 | 12 |
| Season 25 - Matt James | January 2021 | March 2021 | 12 |
| Season 26 - Clayton Echard | January 2022 | March 2022 | 12 |
| Season 27 - Zach Shallcross | January 2023 | March 2023 | 11 |
| Season 28 - Joey Graziadei | January 2024 | March 2024 | 11 |
| Unassigned Episodes | 0 |
| Season | From | To | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Specials | 0 | ||
| Unassigned Episodes | 312 |
| Season | From | To | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 0 | ||
| Unassigned Episodes | 312 |
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