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ShowsThe BachelorSeason 6
Aired fall 2004 · Filmed in Agoura Hills

Byron Velvick

The season that broke its own glass. A professional fishing-show host arrives alongside a structural experiment the franchise had never tried before — one that hands a piece of the lead selection to the audience early on. The twist becomes part of franchise lore, and the cocktail parties carry a different charge because of it. Eight episodes is a stretch for this era, and the extra runway gets used. Required viewing for understanding what the show was willing to risk.

Filmed
Agoura Hills, California
Premiered
Sep 22, 2004
Episodes
8
Format
two leads · audience vote twist
the franchise's first format gamble
Host
Chris Harrison
On this page4 sections
  1. 01The take
  2. 02Where it sits in the canon
  3. 03Adjacent in the canon
  4. 04In this canon
01The take

Lore matters more than outcome here.

02Where it sits in the canon

The #19 slot.

Slot #19 of 29 in the Bachelor Editor's Canon. The season the show was willing to risk something. A professional fishing-show host arrives alongside a structural experiment the franchise had never tried before — a piece of the lead selection moved out of the producers' hands, briefly, in a way the show would talk about for years. The twist becomes part of franchise lore. Eight episodes is a stretch for this era, and the extra runway gets used. Required viewing for understanding what The Bachelor was willing to put on the table when it was still figuring out which experiments were worth running twice.

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04In this canon

Its Editor's Canon entry.

The Bachelor — Editor's CanonEditor's Canon · #19