The Bachelorette (American TV series) season 21
| The Bachelorette | |
|---|---|
| Season 21 | |
 Promotional poster | |
| Starring | Jenn Tran |
| Presented by | Jesse Palmer |
| No. of contestants | 25 |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Original release | July 8 – September 3, 2024 |
| Additional information | |
| Filming dates | March 28 – May 16, 2024 |
| Season chronology | |
The twenty-first season of The Bachelorette premiered on July 8, 2024.[1] This season features 26-year-old Jennifer "Jenn" Tran, a physician assistant student from Hillsdale, New Jersey.[2]
Tran finished in fifth place on the 28th season of The Bachelor featuring Joey Graziadei. She is the first Asian-American and the first practicing Buddhist in the lead role in the history of the Bachelor franchise.[3][4]
The season concluded on September 3, 2024, with Tran and her final choice, 28-year-old freight company owner Devin Strader, proposing to each other. However, during the live After the Final Rose special, Tran revealed that Strader broke up with her in August 2024.[5]
Production
Casting and contestants
On March 25, 2024, Tran was announced as the Bachelorette by previous lead Charity Lawson during the After the Final Rose special of the 28th season of The Bachelor.[3] Her fellow season 28 castmates Daisy Kent and Maria Georgas were also considered for the role.[6]
Notable contestants include Aaron Erb, who is the twin brother of season 16 and Bachelor in Paradise 7 contestant Noah Erb, and Caleb "Moze" Smith, who played for the Iowa Barnstormers in the Indoor Football League.[7][8]
Filming and development
Filming began on March 28, 2024, at the Hummingbird Nest Ranch in Santa Susana, California. This was previously the filming location for The Bachelor Presents: Listen to Your Heart, making this is the first season since season 18 that did not start at the traditional Bachelor mansion in Agoura Hills, California.[9] In April 2024, filming was reported at Chihuly Garden and Glass, Pike Place Market, Pioneer Square, and Space Needle in Seattle, Washington.[10]
This season also includes visits to Melbourne, Australia and Auckland, New Zealand, with filming concluding in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii in mid-May.[11]
The Bachelorette Australia season 6 co-leads Becky and Elly Miles, professional rugby players Caleb Clarke, Ofa Tuʻungafasi, and Stacey Fluhler, former Bachelorettes Trista Rehn and Charity Lawson, Tran's Bachelor season 28 castmates Daisy Kent and Kelsey Anderson, and Bachelor season 13 couple Jason and Molly Mesnick made guest appearances this season.[12][13][14]
Contestants
28 potential contestants were revealed on March 26, 2024.[15]
The final cast of 25 men was announced on June 3, 2024.[16]
In week 4, Tran's ex-boyfriend Matt Rossi asked to join the cast, but she declined.[17][18]
| Name | Age | Hometown | Occupation | Outcome | Place | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devin Strader[19] | 28 | Rosenberg, Texas | Freight Company Owner | Winner | 1 | [20] |
| Marcus Shoberg[21][22] | 31 | Cloquet, Minnesota | Army Ranger Veteran | Runner-Up | 2 | |
| Jonathon Johnson[23] | 27 | Kansas City, Missouri | Creative Director | Week 8 | 3 | [24] |
| Jeremy Simon[4][25] | 29 | Fairfield, Connecticut | Real Estate Investor | Week 7 | 4 | [26] |
| Grant Ellis[2][27] | 30 | Newark, New Jersey | Day Trader | Week 6 | 5–6 | [14] |
| Spencer Conley[19] | 30 | Dallas, Texas | Pet Portrait Entrepreneur | |||
| Sam McKinney[28][29] | 27 | Myrtle Beach, South Carolina | Contractor | 7 | ||
| Dylan Buckor[30] | 24 | Elk Grove, California | Medical Student | Week 5 | 8 | [18] |
| Austin Ott[31] | 28 | Vista, California | Sales Executive | 9 (quit) | ||
| John Mitchell[32][33] | 26 | Delray Beach, Florida | Medical Student | Week 4 | 10–11 | |
| Thomas Nguyen[34] | 31 | Tucker, Georgia | Retirement Adviser | |||
| Samaun "Sam" Nejad[35] | 25 | Carlsbad, California | Entrepreneur | 12 | [13] | |
| Hakeem Moulton[36] | 29 | Schaumburg, Illinois | Medical Device Salesman | Week 3 | 13–14 | [12] |
| Tomas Azzano[37] | 27 | Toronto, Ontario | Physiotherapist | |||
| Aaron Erb[7][38] | 29 | Tulsa, Oklahoma | Aerospace Engineer | 15 (quit) | ||
| Brian Autz[39] | 33 | Northport, New York | Aesthetics Consultant | Week 2 | 16–18 | [40] |
| Jahaan Ansari[41] | 28 | Newbury Park, California | Startup Founder | |||
| Marvin Goodly[37] | 28 | Orangeburg, South Carolina | Luxury Event Planner | |||
| Brendan Barnum[37] | 30 | Vancouver, British Columbia | Real Estate Broker | Week 1 | 19–25 | [42] |
| Brett Harris[43] | 28 | Manheim, Pennsylvania | Health & Safety Manager | |||
| Caleb "Moze" Smith[8][44] | 25 | Albany, New York | Algebra Teacher | |||
| Dakota Nobles[45] | 27 | Paradise Valley, Arizona | Sommelier | |||
| Kevin McDevitt[37] | 35 | Durango, Colorado | Financial Analyst | |||
| Matt Arnold[46] | 27 | Louisville, Kentucky | Insurance Executive | |||
| Ricky Marinez[32] | 28 | Miami, Florida | Pharmaceutical Representative |
Future appearances
The Bachelor
Grant Ellis was announced as the lead for season 29 of The Bachelor immediately after his elimination aired.[27]
Bachelor in Paradise
Season 10
During the Men Tell All special, Hakeem Moulton and Jonathon Johnson were invited to join season 10 of Bachelor in Paradise.[24]
Dancing with the Stars
Jenn Tran participated in season 33 of Dancing with the Stars, partnering with Sasha Farber.[47] They finished in 7th place.
Call-out order
| Order | Bachelors | Week | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||
| 1 | Marcus | Sam M. | Grant | Spencer | Sam M. | Jonathon | Marcus | Devin | Devin | Devin |
| 2 | Marvin | Dylan | Marcus | Devin | Marcus | Grant | Jeremy | Jonathon | Marcus | Marcus |
| 3 | Sam N. | Thomas N. | Dylan | Jeremy | Devin | Sam M. | Devin | Marcus | Jonathon | |
| 4 | Grant | Spencer | Austin | Marcus | Grant | Devin | Jonathon | Jeremy | ||
| 5 | Sam M. | Grant | Hakeem | John | Jeremy | Marcus | Grant Spencer |
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| 6 | Thomas N. | Marcus | Spencer | Jonathon | Jonathon | Jeremy | ||||
| 7 | Brendan | Tomas A. | Jeremy | Austin | Spencer | Spencer | Sam M. | |||
| 8 | Dakota | John | Jonathon | Grant | Dylan | Dylan | ||||
| 9 | Kevin | Jeremy | John | Sam M. | Austin | Austin | ||||
| 10 | Spencer | Devin | Tomas A. | Thomas N. | John Thomas N. |
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| 11 | Brian | Brian | Sam M. | Dylan | ||||||
| 12 | Matt | Aaron | Devin | Sam N. | Sam N. | |||||
| 13 | Austin | Jahaan | Sam N. | Hakeem Tomas A. |
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| 14 | Ricky | Hakeem | Aaron | |||||||
| 15 | Tomas A. | Jonathon | Thomas N. | Aaron | ||||||
| 16 | Jonathon | Austin | Brian Jahaan Marvin |
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| 17 | Aaron | Marvin | ||||||||
| 18 | Jeremy | Sam N. | ||||||||
| 19 | Dylan | Brendan Brett Dakota Kevin Matt Moze Ricky |
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| 20 | John | |||||||||
| 21 | Brett | |||||||||
| 22 | Moze | |||||||||
| 23 | Jahaan | |||||||||
| 24 | Devin | |||||||||
| 25 | Hakeem | |||||||||
- The contestant received the first impression rose
- The contestant received a rose during a date
- The contestant was eliminated
- The contestant was eliminated during a date
- The contestant was eliminated outside the rose ceremony
- The contestant quit the competition
- The contestant won the competition
Controversy
Two weeks after the finale aired, ABC came under fire after it was reported by blogger Reality Steve that winner Devin Strader had a restraining order filed against him by an ex-girlfriend in 2017 while they attended Louisiana State University, and had subsequently been arrested for violating the order and breaking into the ex-girlfriend’s apartment.[48]
Despite the show’s eligibility requirements stating that no applicants can have had a restraining order entered against them, this was not disclosed by Strader, nor discovered during the background checks conducted by a third party hired by production company Warner Bros.[49] This is the second time that a contestant who had previously faced criminal charges pertaining to violence against women was cast on the show, after Lincoln Adim in season 14.[50]
Episodes
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date [51] | Prod. code [51] | U.S. viewers (millions) | Rating (18–49) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 225 | 1 | "Week 1: Season Premiere" | July 8, 2024 | 2101 | 2.80[52] | 0.5[52] |
| 226 | 2 | "Week 2: Melbourne, Australia" | July 15, 2024 | 2102 | 2.38[53] | 0.4[53] |
| 227 | 3 | "Week 3: Melbourne, Australia" | July 22, 2024 | 2103 | 2.43[54] | 0.4[54] |
| 228 | 4 | "Week 4: Auckland, New Zealand" | July 29, 2024 | 2104 | 2.02[55] | 0.3[55] |
| 229 | 5 | "Week 5: Auckland, New Zealand" | August 5, 2024 | 2105 | 2.26[56] | 0.4[56] |
| 230 | 6 | "Week 6: Seattle" | August 12, 2024 | 2106 | 2.56[57] | 0.4[57] |
| 231 | 7 | "Week 7: Hometowns" | August 19, 2024 | 2107 | 2.31[58] | 0.3[58] |
| 232 | 8 | "Week 8: Fantasy Suites" | August 26, 2024 | 2108 | 2.61[59] | 0.4[59] |
| 233 | 9 | "The Men Tell All" | August 27, 2024 | N/A | 2.38[60] | 0.3[60] |
| 234 | 10 | "Week 9: Season Finale & After the Final Rose" | September 3, 2024 | 2109 | 2.88[61] | 0.5[61] |
Notes
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