The Bachelor (season 20)

The 20th season of The Bachelor premiered on January 4, 2016. This season features 26-year-old Ben Higgins, a software salesman from Warsaw, Indiana.

Higgins attended Indiana University where he was graduated with a BS in business administration and management through the school of Public and environmental affairs (SPEA). In addition, he was also a member of Delta Upsilon's Indiana chapter where he served as the vice president of external affairs. He placed third on the 11th season of The Bachelorette featuring Kaitlyn Bristowe.

Filming and development

Casting and contestants

Casting began during the 19th season of the show. On August 24, 2015, during season one, episode four of Bachelor in Paradise: After Paradise, Ben Higgins was announced as the next Bachelor.

The cast includes season 19 runner-up Becca Tilley and fellow contestant Amber James, news anchor Olivia Caridi from WCYB-TV and Joelle "JoJo" Fletcher, who is a half-sister of Ready for Love star Ben Patton.

Production

The season traveled to many places including Las Vegas, Nevada, Mexico City, Mexico, Pig Island in The Bahamas and the state of Indiana. With appearances from rapper Ice Cube, comedian Kevin Hart, soccer players Alex Morgan, Kelley O'Hara, comedian Terry Fator, and Indiana Pacers basketball player Paul George.

Contestants

The season began with 28 contestants, including a set of twins.

Future appearances

The Bachelorette

Caila Quinn was originally chosen to be the bachelorette for season twelve of The Bachelorette, but the producers dropped her just days before filming started and chose Joelle "JoJo" Fletcher as the next lead instead.

Bachelor in Paradise

Season 3

Quinn, Lauren Himle, Tiara Soleim, Jami Letain, Shushanna Mkrtychyan, Jennifer Saviano, Isabel "Izzy" Goodkind, Lace Morris, Jubilee Sharpe, Leah Block, Haley Ferguson, Emily Ferguson, and Amanda Stanton were chosen to compete for the third season of Bachelor in Paradise. Sharpe and Block were eliminated in the first week. The Ferguson sisters quit in the fourth week. Quinn, Goodkind, and Mkrtychyan quit in week five. Letain, Himle, and Soleim were eliminated in week five. Saviano left in week six. Morris and Stanton ended the season engaged with Bachelor Nation alumni, Grant Kemp and Josh Murray respectively.

Season 4

Stanton returned for the fourth season of Bachelor in Paradise, marking her third reality show appearance. The Ferguson twins appeared on the fourth season as well, but they quit in week four.

Happily Ever After?

Outside of the Bachelor Nation franchise, Higgins and Lauren Bushnell appeared in their own reality series Ben and Lauren: Happily Ever After? on the sister network Freeform. The Ferguson sisters star in the Freeform reality series The Twins: Happily Ever After?.

Call-out order

     The contestant received a first impression rose

     The contestant received a rose during the date

     The contestant was eliminated

     The contestant was eliminated during the date

     The contestant was eliminated outside the rose ceremony

     The contestant quit the competition

     The contestant won the competition

Episodes

References

External links

• Official website