The Bachelorette (season 16)
The sixteenth season of The Bachelorette features Clare Crawley, a 39-year-old hairstylist from Sacramento, California, and Tayshia Adams, a 30-year-old former phlebotomist from Corona del Mar, Newport Beach.[1][2] The season was originally set to premiere on May 18, 2020, but was postponed to October 13, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3][4] The season also aired on Tuesday nights instead of its regular Monday night timeslot.[5]
The Bachelorette | |
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Season 16 | |
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Country of origin | United States |
No. of episodes | 13 |
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Original network | ABC |
Original release | October 13 – December 22, 2020 |
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Crawley was the runner-up on the 18th season of The Bachelor featuring Juan Pablo Galavis. She also made appearances on seasons one and two of Bachelor in Paradise, and on Bachelor Winter Games. At 39, Crawley is the oldest Bachelorette in the show's history, taking over from Rachel Lindsay who was 32 on her season.[6]
Adams was a runner-up on the 23rd season of The Bachelor featuring Colton Underwood. She also made an appearance on season six of Bachelor in Paradise.
This was the first American Bachelorette season to have two leads; the first New Zealand season and the sixth Australian season were the first two versions to do so, although the Australian version was filmed after this season but aired a week before the season premiere.
Production
Casting
Clare Crawley was named as the Bachelorette on Good Morning America on March 2, 2020.[1] Some of the other women who were considered for the role include season 22's Tia Booth and Kendall Long, season 23's Tayshia Adams and Katie Morton, previous Bachelorette Hannah Brown, and season 24's Kelsey Weier. Adams would eventually take the role after Crawley's dismissal from the show (see below).[7]
Notable contestants for this season include college football player Dale Moss and Jason Foster.
Development and filming
For the first time since the second season of The Bachelorette in 2004, the dates and travel would have to take place entirely within the United States because of growing concerns about the novel coronavirus due to the ongoing pandemic. Filming was scheduled to begin on March 13, 2020, but with the aforementioned pandemic growing rapidly, the season was forced to suspend production and filming was postponed to a later date. The initial destinations for the season including visits to Chattanooga, Tennessee, Iceland, Italy and Croatia, but were called off by the production crew due to factors of the worsening outbreak.[8][9][10] On June 17, 2020, it was announced that the season was scheduled to premiere in fall 2020.[5] The following day, it was announced that production was set to begin in July, with the show becoming the first non-scripted American television program to begin production since the start of the pandemic. Production decided to change into an alternative single location at La Quinta Resort & Club in La Quinta, California began in early July with a 7-day quarantine for the contestants and crew before filming, although all of the dates would be taking place right inside the resort limits to avoid pandemic restrictions. This was for the first time since season eight being not filmed traditionally at Villa de La Vina mansion in Agoura Hills, California normally in the first few weeks of the competition.[11]
During filming in August 2020, host Chris Harrison had to go into a two-week quarantine after taking time to help his son move into his dorm at Texas Christian University. Season twelve Bachelorette JoJo Fletcher temporarily took over hosting duties during that period.[12]
Lead replacement
Crawley dismissed the show in the fourth episode after became engaged to Dale Moss. Tayshia Adams replaced Crawley as the Bachelorette, and continued on to the show. Given the unique parameters of this season due to the pandemic, Adams' season did not "restart" upon her arrival. Rather, all of the remaining contestants from Crawley's season plus an additional four men stayed to win over Adams' heart.[13]
Contestants
32 potential contestants were revealed on March 11, 2020.[14] Host Chris Harrison later revealed that they would likely be recasting the season due to the filming delay.[15] One of the intended 32 contestants, Matt James was instead recast as the lead for season 25 of The Bachelor – becoming the first African-American to lead The Bachelor and the third African-American lead of the Bachelor franchise, following Rachel Lindsay from season 13 of The Bachelorette and Tayshia Adams from season 16 of The Bachelorette.[16]
An updated cast list containing 42 potential contestants was released on July 15, 2020.[17]
The season began with 31 contestants.[18] Four new contestants arrived in the fifth episode when Adams became the Bachelorette.[19][20]
Name | Age | Hometown | Occupation | Outcome | Place | Ref |
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Dale Moss[21] | 31 | Brandon, South Dakota | Former Pro Football Wide Receiver | Clare's Winner | 1 | [22] |
Zac Clark[23] | 36 | Haddonfield, New Jersey | Addiction Specialist | Tayshia's Winner | 1 | [24] |
Ben Smith[25] | 30 | Noblesville, Indiana | Army Ranger | Runner-Up | 2[lower-alpha 1] | |
Ivan Hall[27] | 28 | Dallas, Texas | Aeronautical Engineer | Week 11 | 3 | |
Brendan Morais[28] | 30 | Milford, Massachusetts | Commercial Roofer | 4 (quit) | [29] | |
Bennett Jordan[30] | 36 | Atlanta, Georgia | Wealth Management Consultant | Week 9 | 5–6 | [31] |
Noah Erb[19] | 25 | Tulsa, Oklahoma | Registered Travel Nurse | |||
Riley Christian[32] | 30 | Long Island City, New York | Attorney | 7 | ||
Blake Moynes[21] | 29 | Hamilton, Ontario | Wildlife Manager | 8 | ||
Demar Jackson[33] | 26 | Scottsdale, Arizona | Spin Cycling Instructor | Week 8 | 9–11 | [34] |
Ed Waisbrot[21] | 36 | Miami, Florida | Health Care Salesman | |||
Spencer Robertson[19] | 30 | La Jolla, California | Water Treatment Engineer | |||
Uzoma "Eazy" Nwachukwu[21] | 29 | Allen, Texas | Sports Marketing Agent | Week 7 | 12 | [35] |
Chasen Nick[21] | 32 | Walnut Creek, California | IT Account Executive | Week 6 | 13–16 | [36] |
Joe Park[37] | 36 | North Woodmere, New York | Anesthesiologist | |||
Jordan Chapman[21] | 26 | Southington, Connecticut | Software Account Executive | |||
Kenny Braasch[38] | 39 | Oak Lawn, Illinois | Boy Band Manager | |||
Jay Smith[21] | 29 | Langhorne, Pennsylvania | Fitness Director | Week 5 | 17–19 | [39] |
Montel Hill[19] | 30 | Boston, Massachusetts | Gym Owner | |||
Peter Giannikopoulos[19] | 32 | Framingham, Massachusetts | Real Estate Agent | |||
Jason Foster[40] | 31 | Rutland, Vermont | Former Pro Footballer Lineman | 20 (quit) | [41] | |
Zach Jackson[21] | 37 | St. George, Utah | Cleaning Service Owner | Week 3 | 21 | [42] |
Blake Monar[33] | 31 | Phoenix, Arizona | Male Grooming Specialist | Week 2 | 22–24 | |
Garin Flowers[43] | 34 | Fort Lauderdale, Florida | Professor of Journalism | |||
Tyler Smith[44] | 36 | Georgetown, Texas | Music Manager | |||
Yosef Aborady[45] | 30 | Daphne, Alabama | Medical Device Salesman | 25 | ||
Brandon Goss[21] | 28 | Cleveland, Ohio | Real Estate Agent | 26 | [46] | |
AJ Yalawan[21] | 28 | Irvine, California | Software Salesman | Week 1 | 27–34 | [47] |
Chris Conran[21] | 27 | Salt Lake City, Utah | Landscape Design Salesman | |||
Jeremy Higgins[40][48] | 40 | Virginia Beach, Virginia | Banker | |||
Jordan Manier[21] | 30 | Dearborn, Michigan | Cyber Security Engineer | |||
Mike Tobin[21] | 38 | Calgary, Alberta | Digital Media Adviser | |||
Page Pressley[49] | 37 | Santa Fe, New Mexico | Chef | |||
Robby Stahl[50] | 31 | St. Pete Beach, Florida | Insurance Broker | |||
Tyler Cottrill[21] | 27 | Gassaway, West Virginia | Lawyer | |||
Call-out order
Order | Bachelors | Bachelorette Clare | |||||
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Episode / Week | |||||||
1 | 2/3 | 3/4[lower-alpha 2] | |||||
1 | Ben | Dale | Riley | Dale | |||
2 | Riley | Blake (ON) | Jason | Ben Bennett Blake (ON) Brendan Chasen Demar Eazy Ed Ivan Jason Jay Joe Jordan C. Kenny Riley Zac C. | |||
3 | Zac C. | Eazy | Chasen | ||||
4 | Jordan M. | Ben | Blake (ON) | ||||
5 | Jason | Riley | Dale | ||||
6 | Ivan | Zach J. | Zac C. | ||||
7 | Kenny | Tyler S. | Demar | ||||
8 | Brendan | Joe | Brendan | ||||
9 | Mike | Jason | Jordan C. | ||||
10 | Jeremy | Demar | Joe | ||||
11 | Blake (AZ) | Chasen | Jay | ||||
12 | Tyler C. | Jordan C. | Bennett | ||||
13 | Bennett | Blake (AZ) | Eazy | ||||
14 | Blake (ON) | Kenny | Ben | ||||
15 | Chris | Brendan | Ed | ||||
16 | AJ | Garin | Ivan | ||||
17 | Joe | Ed | Kenny | ||||
18 | Garin | Bennett | Zach J. | Zach J. | |||
19 | Robby | Zac C. | Blake (AZ) Garin Tyler S. |
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20 | Eazy | Jay | |||||
21 | Jay | Brandon | |||||
22 | Chasen | Ivan | Yosef | ||||
23 | Demar | Yosef | Brandon | ||||
24 | Ed | AJ Chris Jeremy Jordan M. Mike Page Robby Tyler C. |
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25 | Yosef | ||||||
26 | Jordan C. | ||||||
27 | Zach J. | ||||||
28 | Brandon | ||||||
29 | Dale | ||||||
30 | Page | ||||||
31 | Tyler S. | ||||||
Order | Bachelors | Bachelorette Tayshia | |||||||
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Episode / Week | |||||||||
5/6[lower-alpha 3][lower-alpha 4] | 6/7 | 8/9 | 9/10 | 11 | 12/13 | 13 | |||
1 | Ben | Spencer | Eazy | Noah | Zac C. | Ben | Ivan | Zac C. | Zac C. |
2 | Bennett | Ben Bennett Blake (ON) Brendan Chasen Demar Eazy Ed Ivan Jason Jay Joe Jordan C. Kenny Montel Noah Peter Riley Zac C. |
Brendan | Ivan | Ben | Zac C. | Zac C. | Ben | Ben |
3 | Blake (ON) | Ivan | Zac C. | Brendan | Ivan | Brendan | Ivan | ||
4 | Brendan. | Zac C. | Ben | Riley | Brendan | Ben | Brendan | ||
5 | Chasen | Riley | Eazy | Blake (ON) | Bennett Noah |
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6 | Demar | Kenny | Riley | Ivan | |||||
7 | Eazy | Ben | Brendan | Noah | Riley | ||||
8 | Ed | Demar | Bennett | Demar Ed Spencer |
Blake (ON) | ||||
9 | Ivan | Bennett | Blake (ON) | ||||||
10 | Jason | Spencer | Demar | ||||||
11 | Jay | Jordan C. | Spencer | Bennett | |||||
12 | Joe | Noah | Ed | Eazy | |||||
13 | Jordan C. | Joe | Chasen Joe Jordan C. Kenny |
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14 | Kenny | Blake (ON) | |||||||
15 | Riley | Ed | |||||||
16 | Zac C. | Chasen | |||||||
17 | Spencer[lower-alpha 5] | Jay Montel Peter |
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18 | Montel[lower-alpha 5] | ||||||||
19 | Peter[lower-alpha 5] | ||||||||
20 | Noah[lower-alpha 5] | Jason | |||||||
- The contestant received the first impression rose
- The contestant received a rose during the date
- The contestant received a rose during the cocktail party
- 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
- Ben was originally eliminated in Week 10, but was later brought back in Week 11.[26]
- Episode 3 ended in a cliffhanger and without a rose ceremony. In episode 4, Clare decided to eliminate all of the guys and became engaged to Dale.
- In Episode 5, Tayshia Adams came in as a replacement for Clare. The remaining men from Clare's season all decided to stay for Tayshia. 4 new contestants were also introduced.
- Tayshia gave her first impression rose to Spencer in episode 5, but canceled her first rose ceremony, therefore the remaining men are listed in alphabetical order. The next week of the series aired in the same episode, where she gave roses to Eazy and Brendan. She later gave a rose to Ivan in episode 6, and the rose ceremony was aired afterwards.
- Spencer, Montel, Peter and Noah all entered the competition in Week 5 when Tayshia was introduced as the new Bachelorette.
Episodes
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date [51] | Prod. code [51] | U.S. viewers (millions) | Rating (18–49) |
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170 | 1 | "Week 1 Season Premiere" | October 13, 2020 | 1601 | 5.03[52] | 1.4[52] |
The season begins with Clare receiving the news that she would be the Bachelorette and preparing for the role before the COVID-19 pandemic halted production prior to filming commencing. After weeks of quarantining and testing, Clare's journey finally begins at La Quinta Resort & Club near Palm Springs where she meets thirty-one men. Jason arrives with a pregnant belly; Kenny wears a shirt with Clare's dogs on it; Mike brings Clare a pair of sandals; Tyler C drives a station wagon filled with his belongings; Bennett arrives in a Rolls-Royce; Eazy runs through a "your future husband" banner; Chasen wears a suit of armor; and Ed rolls in a bubble. On meeting Dale, Clare feels as though she's just met her husband. Once they are all inside Zach J grabs Clare for the first conversation. Eazy and Clare chat about what calms them down when they're worked up. Ben and Clare have a go at a high striker. Garin gives Clare a portrait of herself that his niece drew. Ed and Clare play ten pin bowling with the orb ball he arrived in. Tyler C has a mutual friend with Yosef and Tyler C learns that Yosef may not be on the show for the right reasons Yosef brings the accusation to Clare and she tries to sort out the situation. Dale receives the first impression rose at the rose ceremony. AJ, Chris, Jeremy, Jordan M, Mike, Page, Robby, and Tyler C are sent home. | ||||||
171 | 2 | "Week 2" | October 20, 2020 | 1602 | 4.29[53] | 1.2[53] |
172 | 3 | "Week 3" | October 27, 2020 | 1603 | 4.60[54] | 1.3[54] |
173 | 4 | "Week 4" | November 5, 2020 | 1604 | 5.61[55] | 1.6[55] |
174 | 5 | "Week 5" | November 10, 2020 | 1605 | 5.30[56] | 1.7[56] |
175 | 6 | "Week 6" | November 17, 2020 | 1606 | 4.67[57] | 1.4[57] |
176 | 7 | "Week 7" | November 24, 2020 | 1607 | 4.47[58] | 1.3[58] |
177 | 8 | "Week 8" | December 1, 2020 | 1608 | 4.33[59] | 1.2[59] |
178 | 9 | "Week 9" | December 8, 2020 | 1609 | 4.32[60] | 1.2[60] |
179 | 10 | "Week 10/The Men Tell All" | December 14, 2020 | 1610 | 4.01[61] | 1.0[61] |
180 | 11 | "Week 11/Hometown's" | December 15, 2020 | 1611 | 4.43[62] | 1.1[62] |
181 | 12 | "Week 12" | December 21, 2020 | 1612 | 4.95[63] | 1.2[63] |
182 | 13 | "Week 13/Finale" | December 22, 2020 | 1613 | 5.52[64] | 1.4[64] |
Controversy and criticism
During a group date on Week 2, 10 of the men played a game of strip dodgeball and during each round, the contestants were asked to remove a layer of clothing. This date was met with widespread controversy and criticism from fans and alumni alike citing a "double standard".[65]
J.P. Rosenbaum, winner of season 7 of The Bachelorette, wrote on Twitter, "I realize this 'date' is gonna have a lot of critics, but can you imagine the flak the show would get if this was [The Bachelor] and the girls were stripping down to their underwear?" Bachelor franchise podcast host Juliet Litman stated, "If it was women in that position, it would be completely unacceptable, absolutely scandalous and there would be this huge outcry. The double standard of objectifying men's' bodies like that and asking men to be in that position really bothered me because I would not accept it for women." Former Bachelor Ben Higgins stated that, "If this was a Bachelor season, no way this happens, no way they get away with it, no way it's appropriate, no way this just becomes a weekly topic. I think the show is super smart. They knew this wouldn't shut down the show, but it's pushing the envelope a little bit here." Contestant Yosef Aborady admitted that if he was invited to the group date, he would not have played the dodgeball game, stating, "Number one value is to have respect for myself and my daughter. I don't want her turning on the TV and seeing dad's ass." Aborady ended up leaving the show later that week due to disagreements with Crawley over the appropriateness of the date. Many fans expressed disgust with the date on social media.[65]
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