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{{Infobox television season
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| image         = File:The_Bachelor_Season_26_poster.jpg
| caption       = Promotional poster
| season_number = 26
| starring      = [[Clayton Echard]]
| module1       = {{Infobox reality competition season
| presenter           = [[Jesse Palmer]]
| num_contestants     = 30 {{small|(31 initially)}}
| winner              = [[Susie Evans]]
| runner_up           = [[Gabby Windey]]<br/>[[Rachel Recchia]]
}}
| num_episodes  = 12<!--Only change as episode airs-->
| network       = [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
| first_aired   = {{Start date|2022|1|3}}
| last_aired    = {{End date|2022|3|15}}
| film_start    = {{Start date|2021|9|29}}
| film_end      = {{End date|2021|11|21}}
| episode_list  = List of The Bachelor (American TV series) episodes
}}
The '''twenty-sixth season''' of ''[[The Bachelor (American TV series)|The Bachelor]]'' premiered on January 3, 2022, with [[Jesse Palmer]] as host.<ref name="Jesse">{{Cite web |last=Wagmeister |first=Elizabeth |date=September 28, 2021 |title=Jesse Palmer Named New Host of 'The Bachelor' |url=https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/jesse-palmer-the-bachelor-host-chris-harrison-replacement-1235075856/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220428053854/https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/jesse-palmer-the-bachelor-host-chris-harrison-replacement-1235075856/ |archive-date=April 28, 2022 |access-date=May 5, 2022 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref> This season featured 28-year-old [[Clayton Echard]], a medical sales representative from [[Eureka, Missouri]].<ref name="official">{{Cite web |last=Wagmeister |first=Elizabeth |date=November 30, 2021 |title=It's Official: ABC Names Clayton Echard Next Star of 'The Bachelor' |url=https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/clayton-echard-the-bachelor-abc-season-26-1235122464/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211201031857/https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/clayton-echard-the-bachelor-abc-season-26-1235122464/ |archive-date=December 1, 2021 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |accessdate=November 30, 2021}}</ref>
Echard finished in eighth place on the [[The Bachelorette (American season 18)|eighteenth season]] of ''[[The Bachelorette (American TV series)|The Bachelorette]]'' featuring [[Michelle Young (television personality)|Michelle Young]].
The season concluded on March 15, 2022, with Echard's final choice, 28-year-old wedding videographer [[Susie Evans]], rejecting him. Evans was the first person in the show's history to reject the lead's proposal. However, during the live ''After the Final Rose'' special, it was revealed that they had since gotten back together, and they moved in together in [[Virginia Beach, Virginia]] in April 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gelhoren |first=Giovana |date=June 3, 2022 |title=The Bachelor's Clayton Echard and Susie Evans Joke They 'Barely Knew Each Other' When They Moved In |url=https://people.com/tv/bachelor-couple-clayton-echard-susie-evans-joke-they-barely-knew-each-other-when-they-moved-in/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220606042700/https://people.com/tv/bachelor-couple-clayton-echard-susie-evans-joke-they-barely-knew-each-other-when-they-moved-in/ |archive-date=June 6, 2022 |website=[[People (magazine)|People]] |accessdate=June 6, 2022}}</ref> They announced their breakup on September 23, 2022.<ref>{{cite web|last=Wynne|first=Kelly|title=The Bachelor's Clayton Echard and Susie Evans Announce Split: 'Not an Easy Time for Either of Us'|url=https://people.com/tv/bachelor-clayton-echard-susie-evans-split/|date=September 23, 2022|accessdate=September 24, 2022|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]}}</ref>
== Production ==
=== Casting and contestants ===
[[File:ChrisHarrisonMay09.jpg|thumb|The Bachelor longtime host Chris Harrison departure from franchise by ABC after allegations over racist controversy.]]
In August 2021, it was reported that men from ''The Bachelorette'' who had been considered for the lead role were [[Tyler Cameron]] and [[Mike Johnson (television personality)|Mike Johnson]] from [[The Bachelorette (American season 15)|season 15]]; Ben Smith from [[The Bachelorette (American season 16)|season 16]]; and Greg Grippo, Andrew Spencer and Michael Allio from [[The Bachelorette (American season 17)|season 17]]. Spencer and Allio eventually went on to compete in [[Bachelor in Paradise (American season 8)|season 8]] of ''[[Bachelor in Paradise (American TV series)|Bachelor in Paradise]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 20, 2021 |title='The Bachelor' Season 26 Lead: Who's in the Running? |url=https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/the-bachelor-season-26-lead-whos-in-the-running/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220521184142/https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/the-bachelor-season-26-lead-whos-in-the-running/ |archive-date=May 21, 2022 |access-date=May 5, 2022 |website=Us Weekly |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=September 20, 2021 |title=Even Michael A. Doesn't Know Why He Isn't the Next Bachelor |url=https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/michael-allio-i-dont-know-why-im-not-the-season-26-bachelor/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220415101050/https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/michael-allio-i-dont-know-why-im-not-the-season-26-bachelor/ |archive-date=April 15, 2022 |access-date=May 5, 2022 |website=Us Weekly |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Macke |first=Johnni |date=August 20, 2021 |title='The Bachelor' Season 26 Lead: Andrew Spencer, Greg Grippo and Tyler Cameron Are in the Mix |url=https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/the-bachelor-season-26-lead-whos-in-the-running/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019052637/https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/the-bachelor-season-26-lead-whos-in-the-running/ |archive-date=October 19, 2021 |access-date=October 19, 2021 |website=Us Weekly}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hearon |first=Sarah |date=September 20, 2021 |title='Bachelorette' Alum Michael Allio Says He Doesn't 'Know' Why He Wasn't Picked to Be Season 26 Bachelor |url=https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/michael-allio-i-dont-know-why-im-not-the-season-26-bachelor/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019052629/https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/michael-allio-i-dont-know-why-im-not-the-season-26-bachelor/ |archive-date=October 19, 2021 |access-date=October 19, 2021 |website=[[Us Weekly]]}}</ref>
On September 15, 2021, media outlets reported that Clayton Echard was named the Bachelor. The next day, the production crew was reported in his hometown of [[Eureka, Missouri]] filming footage for this upcoming season, just one week after the filming of [[The Bachelorette (American season 18)|season 18]] had concluded. Echard was officially announced as ''The Bachelor'' on November 30, 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hearon |first=Sarah |date=September 10, 2021 |title=ABC Taps One of Michelle Young's 'Bachelorette' Suitors to Be the Next Bachelor |url=https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/bachelor-26-will-be-one-of-michelle-youngs-contestants/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211101221756/https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/bachelor-26-will-be-one-of-michelle-youngs-contestants/ |archive-date=November 1, 2021 |access-date=November 1, 2021 |website=Us Weekly}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=September 17, 2021 |title=Missouri native Clayton Echard reportedly tapped to be next 'Bachelor' |url=https://fox4kc.com/news/entertainment/missouri-native-clayton-echard-reportedly-tapped-to-be-abcs-bachelor/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211101221756/https://fox4kc.com/news/entertainment/missouri-native-clayton-echard-reportedly-tapped-to-be-abcs-bachelor/ |archive-date=November 1, 2021 |access-date=November 1, 2021 |publisher=[[WDAF-TV]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/clayton-echard-makes-bachelor-season-26-debut-in-teary-trailer/|title=Clayton Echard Makes His Emotional 'Bachelor' Debut in First Season 26 Trailer: 'I'm Just So Broken'|date=November 30, 2023|last=Macke|first=Johnni|work=[[Us Weekly]]}}</ref>
On September 28, 2021, it was announced that [[The Bachelor (American season 5)|season five]] bachelor [[Jesse Palmer]] would host the season, replacing former host [[Chris Harrison]]. Harrison departed the franchise in June following backlash after his [[The Bachelor and race|support]] for [[Rachael Kirkconnell]], the winner of the [[The Bachelor (American season 25)|previous season]], whose photos resurfaced of her attending an [[Antebellum South]]-themed party.<ref name="Jesse"/><ref>{{Cite web |last=Herman|first=Lily|date=March 9, 2021 |title=The Controversy Around Matt James' Bachelor Season, Explained |url=https://www.bustle.com/entertainment/the-bachelor-rachael-kirkconnell-chris-harrison-controversy-explained |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211026175455/https://www.bustle.com/entertainment/the-bachelor-rachael-kirkconnell-chris-harrison-controversy-explained |archive-date=October 26, 2021|access-date=October 26, 2021 |website=[[Bustle (magazine)|Bustle]]}}</ref>
Notable contestants include [[Hurricane Sandy]] survivor Daria Rose; [[Denver Broncos Cheerleaders|Denver Broncos cheerleader]] [[Gabby Windey]], who is the ex-girlfriend of ''[[The Bachelorette (American TV series)|The Bachelorette]]'' and ''[[Bachelor in Paradise (American TV series)|Bachelor in Paradise]]'' contestant [[The Bachelorette (American season 13)|Dean Unglert]]; [[Olympic Games|Olympic]] sprinter [[Marlena Wesh]], who represented [[Haiti at the 2012 Summer Olympics|Haiti]] at the [[2012 Summer Olympics]]; [[Miss Virginia USA|Miss Virginia USA 2020]] and [[Miss USA 2020]] competitor [[Susie Evans]]; [[Miss South Carolina Teen|Miss South Carolina Teen 2015]] and top 10 finalist at [[Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2016]] Sarah Hamrick; [[Miss Teen America]] 2013 Lindsay Dobbs; and [[Jason Oppenheim|Oppenheim Group]] realtor Kate Gallivan, who appeared in the series ''[[Selling Sunset]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shapiro |first=Emily |date=April 20, 2015 |title=Teen Who Lost Home in Hurricane Sandy Accepted to 7 Ivy League Schools |url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/teen-lost-home-hurricane-sandy-accepted-ivy-league/story?id=30429033 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211204012849/https://abcnews.go.com/US/teen-lost-home-hurricane-sandy-accepted-ivy-league/story?id=30429033 |archive-date=December 4, 2021 |access-date=December 3, 2021 |publisher=ABC News}}</ref><ref name="SouthCarolina">{{Cite web |last=Connor |first=Eric |date=January 4, 2022 |title=SC connections on 'The Bachelor': 2 from Upstate, but just 1 sticks around |url=https://www.postandcourier.com/greenville/news/the-bachelor-sc-connections-2-from-upstate-but-just-1-sticks-around/article_df6eea3e-6d82-11ec-a242-7715f9b7dd1b.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220105002517/https://www.postandcourier.com/greenville/news/the-bachelor-sc-connections-2-from-upstate-but-just-1-sticks-around/article_df6eea3e-6d82-11ec-a242-7715f9b7dd1b.html |archive-date=January 5, 2022 |website=[[The Post and Courier]] |accessdate=January 6, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Chambers |first=Mike |date=May 4, 2020 |title=Aurora ICU nurse Gabby Windey, a Broncos cheerleader, earns Denver Outlaws honor |url=https://www.denverpost.com/2020/05/04/gabby-windey-broncos-cheerleader-outlaws-honor/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211204015316/https://www.denverpost.com/2020/05/04/gabby-windey-broncos-cheerleader-outlaws-honor/ |archive-date=December 4, 2021 |access-date=December 3, 2021 |website=[[The Denver Post]]}}</ref><ref name="gabby">{{Cite web |last=Siwak |first=Miranda |date=January 6, 2022 |title=Bachelor's Gabby Windey Downplays Previous Blake Horstmann Relationship: 'No Drinks Were Paid For' |url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/bachelors-gabby-windey-downplays-blake-horstmann-relationship/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220106000848/https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/bachelors-gabby-windey-downplays-blake-horstmann-relationship/ |archive-date=January 6, 2022 |website=[[Us Weekly]] |accessdate=January 6, 2022}}</ref><ref name="Kate">{{Cite web |last=Siwak |first=Miranda |date=December 29, 2021 |title=Crossover Alert! A Season 26 'Bachelor' Contestant Works at Selling Sunset's Oppenheim Group |url=https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/bachelor-contestant-works-at-selling-sunsets-oppenheim-group/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220101205912/https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/bachelor-contestant-works-at-selling-sunsets-oppenheim-group/ |archive-date=January 1, 2022 |website=[[Us Weekly]] |accessdate=January 2, 2022}}</ref>
=== Filming and development ===
Filming began on September 29, 2021, at The Bachelor mansion in [[Agoura Hills, California]], marking the return to the mansion for the first time since the [[The Bachelor (American season 24)|twenty-fourth season]].<ref name="filming">{{Cite web |last=Rahhal |first=Emily |date=October 8, 2021 |title='Bachelor' Returns To Agoura Hills Mansion After Three Seasons |url=https://patch.com/california/agourahills/bachelor-returns-agoura-hills-mansion-after-three-seasons |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151938/https://patch.com/california/agourahills/bachelor-returns-agoura-hills-mansion-after-three-seasons |archive-date=November 25, 2021 |access-date=November 25, 2021 |website=Agoura Hills Patch}}</ref> Filming was reported in [[Houston]], [[Texas]] at [[NRG Stadium]]; in October 2021 in [[Iceland]] in November 2021; at [[Harpa (concert hall)|Harpa Concert Hall]] in [[Reykjavík]]; and at Ingólfsskáli Viking Restaurant in [[Ölfus]]. Additionally, the season includes visits to [[Toronto, Ontario]], [[Hvar|Hvar, Croatia]] and [[Vienna, Austria]]. Croatia and Iceland were initially planned to visit in the [[The Bachelorette (American season 16)|sixteenth season]] of ''The Bachelorette'', however, plans were cancelled at the start of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] due to travel restrictions.<ref name="official"/><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Cowen, Diane |last2=Garcia, Julie |date=October 13, 2021 |title=Why is the new season of 'The Bachelor' being filmed at the Houston Texans' loss-filled stadium |url=https://preview.houstonchronicle.com/movies-tv/even-more-heartbreak-coming-to-houston-texans-16530410 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211126005218/https://preview.houstonchronicle.com/movies-tv/even-more-heartbreak-coming-to-houston-texans-16530410 |archive-date=November 26, 2021 |access-date=November 25, 2021 |website=[[Houston Chronicle]]}}</ref><ref name="Iceland">{{Cite web |last=Hafstað |first=Vala |date=November 19, 2021 |title='The Bachelor' Being Filmed in Iceland |url=https://icelandmonitor.mbl.is/news/culture_and_living/2021/11/19/the_bachelor_being_filmed_in_iceland/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211126002854/https://icelandmonitor.mbl.is/news/culture_and_living/2021/11/19/the_bachelor_being_filmed_in_iceland/ |archive-date=November 26, 2021 |access-date=November 25, 2021 |website=[[Morgunblaðið]]}}</ref>
Actresses [[Hilary Duff]] and [[Nicole Eggert]], comedians [[Ziwe Fumudoh]] and [[Russell Peters]], former Bachelorettes [[Kaitlyn Bristowe]] and [[Becca Kufrin]], [[Houston Texans]] players [[Jonathan Greenard]] and [[Kamu Grugier-Hill]], and musicians [[Restless Road]] and [[Chris de Burgh]] made guest appearances this season.<ref name="Week 2">{{Cite magazine |last=Baldwin |first=Kristen |date=January 24, 2022 |title=''The Bachelor'' recap: Baywatch fights |url=https://ew.com/tv/recaps/the-bachelor-season-26-episode-3/ |url-status=live |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220125070924/https://ew.com/tv/recaps/the-bachelor-season-26-episode-3/ |archive-date=January 25, 2022 |accessdate=January 25, 2022}}</ref><ref name="Week 3">{{Cite magazine |last=Baldwin |first=Kristen |date=January 31, 2022 |title=''The Bachelor'' recap: Playing the field |url=https://ew.com/tv/recaps/the-bachelor-season-26-episode-4/ |url-status=live |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220201030612/https://ew.com/tv/recaps/the-bachelor-season-26-episode-4 |archive-date=February 1, 2022 |accessdate=February 1, 2022}}</ref><ref name="Week 4">{{Cite magazine |last=Baldwin |first=Kristen |date=February 7, 2022 |title=''The Bachelor'' recap: Sorry not sorry |url=https://ew.com/tv/recaps/the-bachelor-season-26-episode-5/ |url-status=live |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220208030814/https://ew.com/tv/recaps/the-bachelor-season-26-episode-5/ |archive-date=February 8, 2022 |accessdate=February 8, 2022}}</ref><ref name="Week7">{{Cite magazine |last=Baldwin |first=Kristen |date=February 21, 2022 |title=''The Bachelor'' recap: Retail therapy |url=https://ew.com/tv/recaps/the-bachelor-season-26-episode-7/ |url-status=live |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220222062243/https://ew.com/tv/recaps/the-bachelor-season-26-episode-7/ |archive-date=February 22, 2022 |accessdate=February 22, 2022}}</ref>
== Contestants ==
33 potential contestants were revealed on September 25, 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Strout |first=Paige |title=Get Your Early Look at 33 Potential 'Bachelor' 2022 Contestants (PHOTOS) |url=https://www.tvinsider.com/gallery/the-bachelor-2022-season-26-cast-photos/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211201091040/https://www.tvinsider.com/gallery/the-bachelor-2022-season-26-cast-photos/ |archive-date=December 1, 2021 |access-date=October 14, 2021 |website=TV Insider |language=en-US}}</ref>
The final cast of 31 women was announced on December 15, 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 15, 2021 |title='Bachelor' cast revealed: Meet the 31 contestants vying for Clayton Echard's heart |url=https://abc7ny.com/the-bachelor-clayton-cast-contestants-2022-season-26-abc/11345079/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211215235847/https://abc7ny.com/the-bachelor-clayton-cast-contestants-2022-season-26-abc/11345079/ |archive-date=December 15, 2021 |access-date=December 15, 2021 |publisher=[[WABC-TV]]}}</ref>
However, one of the contestants, Salley Carson, a 26-year-old spine-surgery robot operator from [[Greenville, South Carolina]], made the decision to drop out of the show just hours before the limo arrived. As a result, only 30 women participated in the show.<ref name="SouthCarolina" />
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!Name
!Age
!Hometown
!Occupation
!Outcome
!Place
!Ref
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| bgcolor="gold" | '''[[Susie Evans]]'''<ref name="Virginia" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Burnett |first=Kadin |date=January 4, 2022 |title=Susie From The Bachelor Is Close Friends With Caelynn Miller-Keyes |url=https://www.bustle.com/entertainment/susie-evans-bachelor-instagram-job-pageant-history-bio |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220106182655/https://www.bustle.com/entertainment/susie-evans-bachelor-instagram-job-pageant-history-bio |archive-date=January 6, 2022 |website=[[Bustle (magazine)|Bustle]] |accessdate=January 6, 2022}}</ref>
| bgcolor="gold" | '''28'''
| bgcolor="gold" | '''[[Poquoson, Virginia]]'''
| bgcolor="gold" | '''Wedding Videographer'''
| bgcolor="gold" | '''Winner'''
| bgcolor="gold" | '''1'''
| rowspan="3" |<ref name="S26finale">{{Cite magazine |last=Baldwin |first=Kristen |date=March 15, 2022 |title=''The Bachelor'' season finale recap: 'I don't think you're my person' |url=https://ew.com/tv/recaps/the-bachelor-season-finale-recap/ |url-status=live |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220316020534/https://ew.com/tv/recaps/the-bachelor-season-finale-recap/ |archive-date=March 16, 2022 |accessdate=March 16, 2022}}</ref>
|-
|{{sort|Gabby|[[Gabby Windey|Gabriela "Gabby" Windey]]}}<ref name="gabby" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Willeke |first=Becky |date=September 28, 2021 |title=Southern Illinois woman on 'The Bachelor' with Missouri man |url=https://fox2now.com/news/missouri/southern-illinois-woman-on-next-abcs-bachelor/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211205023428/https://fox2now.com/news/missouri/southern-illinois-woman-on-next-abcs-bachelor/ |archive-date=December 5, 2021 |website=[[KTVI]] |accessdate=December 4, 2021}}</ref>
|30
|[[O'Fallon, Illinois]]
|ICU Nurse
| rowspan="2" |Runner-Up<br />(Week 10)
| rowspan="2" |2–3
|-
|[[Rachel Recchia]]<ref name="ClaytonInterview">{{Cite web |last=Hearon |first=Sarah |date=January 5, 2021 |title=Clayton Echard Breaks Down His Contestants: Gabby's 'Bachelor' Exes, Teddi's 1st Impression, 'Incredible' Rachel |url=https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/bachelor-clayton-talks-teddi-rachel-gabbys-past-with-dean-blake/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220105205817/https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/bachelor-clayton-talks-teddi-rachel-gabbys-past-with-dean-blake/ |archive-date=January 5, 2022 |website=[[UsWeekly]] |accessdate=January 6, 2022}}</ref>
|25
|[[Clermont, Florida]]
|Flight Instructor
|-
|''Susie Evans''
|colspan="3"|''(Returned to competition)''
|Week 9
|{{efn|name=Susie|Evans was originally eliminated in Week 9, but was later brought back to the competition in Week 10 after Echard's request for another chance. She rejected him at the final rose ceremony, but it was revealed on After the Final Rose that they had since gotten back together.}}
|<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/tv/recaps/the-bachelor-episode-10-recap/|title=''The Bachelor'' Fantasy Suites recap: No more 'I love yous'|first=Kristen|last=Baldwin|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=March 8, 2022|accessdate=March 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220313082318/https://ew.com/tv/recaps/the-bachelor-episode-10-recap/|archive-date=March 13, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|Serene Russell<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tramel |first=Jimmy |date=January 4, 2022 |title=Oklahoma City teacher appearing on 'The Bachelor' |url=https://tulsaworld.com/oklahoma-city-teacher-appearing-on-the-bachelor/article_b71c014e-6d95-11ec-8c4e-0f292372bf47.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220104212521/https://tulsaworld.com/oklahoma-city-teacher-appearing-on-the-bachelor/article_b71c014e-6d95-11ec-8c4e-0f292372bf47.html |archive-date=January 4, 2022 |website=[[Tulsa World]] |accessdate=January 4, 2022}}</ref>
|26
|[[Oklahoma City|Oklahoma City, Oklahoma]]
|Elementary School Teacher
|Week 8
|4
|<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Baldwin |first=Kristen |date=February 28, 2022 |title=''The Bachelor'' hometown dates recap: Proceed with caution |url=https://ew.com/tv/recaps/the-bachelor-hometown-dates-recap/ |url-status=live |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220301050048/https://ew.com/tv/recaps/the-bachelor-hometown-dates-recap/ |archive-date=March 1, 2022 |accessdate=March 1, 2022}}</ref>
|-
|Teddi Wright<ref name="ClaytonInterview" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Contreras |first=Cydney |date=January 4, 2022 |title=Meet Clayton Echard's First Impression Rose Recipient: 4 Things to Know About Her |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1315008/meet-clayton-echards-first-impression-rose-recipient-4-things-to-know-about-her |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220104032729/https://www.eonline.com/news/1315008/meet-clayton-echards-first-impression-rose-recipient-4-things-to-know-about-her |archive-date=January 4, 2022 |website=[[E!]] |accessdate=January 4, 2022}}</ref>
|24
|[[Redlands, California]]
|Surgical Unit Nurse
| rowspan="3" |Week 7
|5
| rowspan="5" |<ref name="Week7"/>
|-
|[[Miss South Carolina Teen|Sarah Hamrick]]<ref name="SouthCarolina" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Dill |first=Ashley |date=January 10, 2022 |title=The Bachelor: Broome High School, Clemson graduate Sarah Hamrick vies for a rose |url=https://www.goupstate.com/story/entertainment/2022/01/10/abc-the-bachelor-clemson-graduate-sarah-hamrick-reality-dating-clayton-echard/9124280002/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220111214206/https://www.goupstate.com/story/entertainment/2022/01/10/abc-the-bachelor-clemson-graduate-sarah-hamrick-reality-dating-clayton-echard/9124280002/ |archive-date=January 11, 2022 |website=[[Spartanburg Herald-Journal]] |accessdate=January 11, 2022}}</ref>
|23
|[[Spartanburg, South Carolina]]
|Wealth Management Advisor
|6
|-
|Genevieve Parisi<ref name="WFHN">{{Cite web |date=September 27, 2021 |title=Rehoboth, Scituate Natives May Vie For Love on Next 'Bachelor' Season |url=https://fun107.com/rehoboth-scituate-natives-bachelor/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211216022348/https://fun107.com/rehoboth-scituate-natives-bachelor/ |archive-date=December 16, 2021 |access-date=December 15, 2021 |publisher=[[WFHN]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Slane |first=Kevin |date=January 4, 2022 |title='The Bachelor' season 26 cast includes Massachusetts native Genevieve Parisi |url=https://www.boston.com/culture/entertainment/2022/01/04/bachelor-season-26-genevieve-parisi/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220105001949/https://www.boston.com/culture/entertainment/2022/01/04/bachelor-season-26-genevieve-parisi/ |archive-date=January 5, 2022 |website=[[Boston.com]] |accessdate=January 6, 2022}}</ref>
|26
|[[Rehoboth, Massachusetts]]
|Bartender
|7
|-
|Eliza Isichei<ref name="roast">{{Cite web |last=Hearon |first=Sarah |date=February 10, 2022 |title=Bachelor's Marlena Wesh Deletes TikTok Roasting Season 26 Contestants |url=https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/bachelors-marlena-deletes-tiktok-roasting-season-26-contestants/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220210210346/https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/bachelors-marlena-deletes-tiktok-roasting-season-26-contestants/ |archive-date=February 10, 2022 |website=[[Us Weekly]] |accessdate=February 10, 2022}}</ref>
|25
|[[Tampa, Florida]]{{efn|Eliza Isichei is originally from [[Florida]] but was residing in [[Berlin]], [[Germany]] at the time of casting and filming.}}
|Marketing Manager
| rowspan="2" |Week 6
| rowspan="2" |8–9
|-
|Mara Agrait<ref name="Philly" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Rollins |first=Chris |date=December 1, 2021 |title=Cherry Hill Woman To Compete On Next Season Of The Bachelor |url=https://wpst.com/cherry-hill-nj-woman-to-compete-on-next-season-of-the-bachelor/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211205080730/https://wpst.com/cherry-hill-nj-woman-to-compete-on-next-season-of-the-bachelor/ |archive-date=December 5, 2021 |website=[[WPST]] |accessdate=December 5, 2021}}</ref>
|32
|[[Collingswood, New Jersey]]
|Entrepreneur
|-
|Hunter Haag<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 3, 2022 |title='The Bachelor' Comes With a Gaston County Connection |url=https://www.gastongazette.com/story/news/2022/01/03/abcs-the-bachelor-comes-gaston-day-school-connection/9075882002/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220712035012/https://www.gastongazette.com/restricted/?return=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gastongazette.com%2Fstory%2Fnews%2F2022%2F01%2F03%2Fabcs-the-bachelor-comes-gaston-day-school-connection%2F9075882002%2F |archive-date=July 12, 2022 |publisher=[[The Gaston Gazette]] |accessdate=January 6, 2022}}</ref>
|28
|[[Lake Wylie, South Carolina]]
|Human Resources Specialist
| rowspan="3" |Week 5
| rowspan="2" |10–11
| rowspan="3" |<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Baldwin |first=Kristen |date=February 14, 2022 |title=''The Bachelor'' recap: Ready or not? |url=https://ew.com/tv/recaps/the-bachelor-season-26-episode-6/ |url-status=live |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220215030641/https://ew.com/tv/recaps/the-bachelor-season-26-episode-6/ |archive-date=February 15, 2022 |accessdate=February 15, 2022}}</ref>
|-
|[[Marlena Wesh]]<ref name="Virginia" /><ref name="roast" />
|30
|[[Virginia Beach, Virginia]]
|Former [[Olympic Games|Olympian]]
|-
|Shanae Ankney<ref>{{Cite web |last=Goble |first=Gere |date=January 4, 2022 |title='We wish her a lot of luck and success': Shanae Ankney of Sycamore is on 'The Bachelor' |url=https://www.bucyrustelegraphforum.com/story/news/2022/01/04/the-bachelor-2022-introduces-sycamore-ohio-resident-shanae-ankney/9087765002/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220104185153/https://www.bucyrustelegraphforum.com/story/news/2022/01/04/the-bachelor-2022-introduces-sycamore-ohio-resident-shanae-ankney/9087765002/ |archive-date=January 4, 2022 |website=Bucyrus Telegraph-Forum |accessdate=January 4, 2022}}</ref>
|29
|[[Sycamore, Ohio]]
|Recruiter
|12
|-
|Jillian "Jill" Chin<ref name="WFHN" />
|26
|[[Scituate, Rhode Island]]
|Architectural Historian
| rowspan="3" |Week 4
| rowspan="3" |13–15
| rowspan="3" |<ref name="Week 4"/>
|-
|Lyndsey Windham<ref name="Texas">{{Cite web |last=Aguirre |first=Priscilla |date=January 4, 2022 |title=One of the Texas women didn't make it past first episode of 'The Bachelor' |url=https://www.lmtonline.com/culture/tv/article/The-Bachelor-eliminates-Texas-woman-Rianna-16748673.php |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220104212518/https://www.lmtonline.com/culture/tv/article/The-Bachelor-eliminates-Texas-woman-Rianna-16748673.php |archive-date=January 4, 2022 |website=[[Laredo Morning Times]] |accessdate=January 4, 2022}}</ref>
|28
|[[Orange, Texas]]
|Industrial Sales Representative
|-
|Sierra Jackson<ref name="Fashion" />
|26
|[[Oklahoma City|Oklahoma City, Oklahoma]]
|Yoga Instructor
|-
|Elizabeth Corrigan<ref>{{Cite web |last=Thompson |first=Eliza |date=January 11, 2021 |title=Bachelor's Elizabeth Corrigan Fires Back After Her ADHD Becomes Story Line in Shanae Ankney Feud |url=https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/bachelors-elizabeth-fires-back-after-shanae-questions-her-adhd/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220111185713/https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/bachelors-elizabeth-fires-back-after-shanae-questions-her-adhd/ |archive-date=January 11, 2022 |website=[[Us Weekly]] |accessdate=January 11, 2022}}</ref>
|32
|[[Highlands Ranch, Colorado]]
|Real Estate Advisor
| rowspan="3" |Week 3
| rowspan="3" |16–18
| rowspan="3" |<ref name="Week 3"/>
|-
|Kira Mengistu<ref name="Philly">{{Cite web |last=Ralph |first=Pat |date=December 27, 2021 |title='The Bachelor' contestants include Penn physician, South Jersey entrepreneur |url=https://www.phillyvoice.com/the-bachelor-contestants-kira-mengistu-mara-agreat-clayton-echard/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220101004812/https://www.phillyvoice.com/the-bachelor-contestants-kira-mengistu-mara-agreat-clayton-echard/ |archive-date=January 1, 2022 |access-date=December 31, 2021 |website=Philly Voice}}</ref>
|32
|[[Greensboro, North Carolina]]
|Physician
|-
|Melina Nasab<ref name="Fashion">{{Cite web |last=Dobin |first=Marenah |date=January 4, 2022 |title=All the Fashion Details From The Bachelor Season 26 Episode 1 |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1315044/all-the-fashion-details-from-the-bachelor-season-26-episode-1 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220106020837/https://www.eonline.com/news/1315044/all-the-fashion-details-from-the-bachelor-season-26-episode-1 |archive-date=January 6, 2022 |publisher=[[E!]] |accessdate=January 6, 2022}}</ref>
|27
|[[West Hollywood, California]]
|Personal Trainer
|-
|Ency Abedin<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bachelornation.com/2022/11/09/paradise-profile-catch-up-with-ency-abedin-of-the-bachelor-season-26/|title=Paradise Profile: Catch Up with Ency Abedin of ‘The Bachelor’ Season 26|date=November 9, 2022|accessdate=June 1, 2023|work=Bachelor Nation}}</ref>
|28
|[[Burbank, California]]
|Sales Manager
| rowspan="4" |Week 2
| rowspan="3" |19–21
| rowspan="4" |<ref name="Week 2"/>
|-
|Kate Gallivan<ref name="Kate" />
|32
|[[Clarksville, Tennessee]]
|Real Estate Agent
|-
|Tessa Tookes<ref name="Fashion" />
|26
|[[Stamford, Connecticut]]
|Human Resources Specialist
|-
|Cassidy Timbrooks<ref>{{Cite web |last=Robinson |first=KiMi |date=September 27, 2021 |title=Clayton Echard's 'Bachelor' season: Here are the contestants who might be on Season 26 |url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/entertainment/television/2021/09/27/bachelor-2022-cast-clayton-echard-season-26/5885670001/ |access-date=December 3, 2021 |website=[[The Arizona Republic]]}}</ref>
|26
|[[Cave Creek, Arizona]]
|Executive Recruiter
|22
|-
|Daria Rose<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lovece |first=Frank |date=December 20, 2021 |title=Daria Rose of Baldwin Harbor, a Yale Law student, to compete on next 'Bachelor' |url=https://www.newsday.com/entertainment/tv/reality-tv/bachelor-daria-rose-clayton-echard-1.50456910 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220101205910/https://www.newsday.com/entertainment/tv/reality-tv/bachelor-daria-rose-clayton-echard-1.50456910 |archive-date=January 1, 2022 |publisher=[[Newsday]] |accessdate=January 2, 2022}}</ref><ref name="FirstNight">{{Cite web |last=Lovece |first=Frank |date=January 4, 2022 |title=LI 'Bachelor' contestant Daria Rose goes home after one show |url=https://www.newsday.com/entertainment/tv/reality-tv/bachelor-daria-rose-clayton-echard-1.50467232 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220104162212/https://www.newsday.com/entertainment/tv/reality-tv/bachelor-daria-rose-clayton-echard-1.50467232 |archive-date=January 4, 2022 |website=[[Newsday]] |accessdate=January 4, 2022}}</ref>
|24
|[[Baldwin (hamlet), New York|Baldwin, New York]]
|Law Student
| rowspan="8" |Week 1
| rowspan="6" |23–28
| rowspan="8" |<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Baldwin |first=Kristen |date=January 3, 2022 |title=''The Bachelor'' season premiere recap: Just a guy from Missouri |url=https://ew.com/tv/recaps/the-bachelor-season-26-episode-1/ |url-status=live |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220104031035/https://ew.com/tv/recaps/the-bachelor-season-26-episode-1/ |archive-date=January 4, 2022 |accessdate=January 4, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=‘Bachelor In Paradise’ Season 9, Episode 1 Recap: Premiere Vibes, Toe Sucking, And More {{!}} Decider |url=https://decider.com/2023/09/28/bachelor-in-paradise-season-9-episode-1-recap-premiere/ |access-date=2023-10-07 |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|Hailey Malles<ref name="FirstNight" />
|26
|[[Orlando, Florida]]
|Pediatric Nurse
|-
|Ivana Noble<ref name="FirstNight" />
|31
|[[Snellville, Georgia]]
|Bar Mitzvah Dancer
|-
|Jane Paik<ref name="FirstNight" />
|33
|[[Santa Monica, California]]
|Social Media Director
|-
|[[Miss Teen America|Lindsay Dobbs]]<ref name="FirstNight" />
|27
|[[Warner Robins, Georgia]]
|Neonatal Nurse
|-
|Rianna Hockaday<ref name="Texas" /><ref name="FirstNight" />
|26
|[[Mount Pleasant, Texas]]
|Registered Nurse
|-
|Samantha Jeffries<ref name="FirstNight" />
|26
|[[Dayton, Ohio]]
|Occupational Therapist
|29 (quit)
|-
|Claire Heilig<ref name="Virginia">{{Cite web |last=Martin |first=Saleen |date=December 30, 2021 |title=3 Virginia Beach women set to compete for love on 'The Bachelor' |url=https://www.pilotonline.com/entertainment/vp-db-the-bachelor-virginia-beach-women-123121-20211230-4rgw7si3yrghrhdcxzu6qr5wk4-story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211231072804/https://www.pilotonline.com/entertainment/vp-db-the-bachelor-virginia-beach-women-123121-20211230-4rgw7si3yrghrhdcxzu6qr5wk4-story.html |archive-date=December 31, 2021 |website=[[The Virginian-Pilot]] |accessdate=December 31, 2021}}</ref><ref name="FirstNight" />
|28
|[[Virginia Beach, Virginia]]
|Spray Tanner
|30
|}
===Future appearances===
====''The Bachelorette''====
[[Rachel Recchia]] and [[Gabby Windey]] were chosen as co-leads for [[The Bachelorette (American season 19)|season 19]] of ''[[The Bachelorette (American TV series)|The Bachelorette]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Guglielmi |first=Jodi |date=March 15, 2022 |title=The Bachelorette: Rachel Recchia and Gabby Windey Announced as Leading Ladies for Season 19 |url=https://people.com/tv/bachelorette-rachel-recchi-gabby-windey-announced-as-leads-season-19/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220316022219/https://people.com/tv/bachelorette-rachel-recchi-gabby-windey-announced-as-leads-season-19/ |archive-date=March 16, 2022 |website=[[People (magazine)|People]]}}</ref>
====''Bachelor in Paradise''====
'''[[Bachelor in Paradise (American season 8)|Season 8]]'''
Eliza Isichei, Ency Abedin, Genevieve Parisi, Hailey Malles, Hunter Haag, Jill Chin, Kate Gallivan, Kira Mengistu, Lyndsey Windham, Mara Agreat, Salley Carson, Sarah Hamrick, Serene Russell, Shanae Ankney, Sierra Jackson, and Teddi Wright returned for season 8 of ''[[Bachelor in Paradise (American TV series)|Bachelor in Paradise]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bachelor in Paradise Cast Announcement Includes Fan Favorites Andrew Spencer and Michael Allio|url=https://people.com/tv/bachelor-in-paradise-season-8-cast-announced/|date=August 26, 2022|access-date=August 26, 2022|website=[[People (magazine)|People]]}}</ref> Haag, Malles, and Mengistu were eliminated in week 1. Wright, Jackson, and Carson quit in week 2. Mengistu returned in week 2 and left in a relationship with Romeo Alexander later that day. Chin and Hamrick quit in week 3, the latter had to leave due to the death of a family member. Abedin, Windham, and Agrait quit in week 5. Isichei and Gallivan split from Rodney Mathews and Logan Palmer, respectively, in week 5. Ankney and Parisi split from Joey Young and Aaron Clancy, respectively, in week 6. Russell got engaged to Brandon Jones in week 6.
'''[[Bachelor in Paradise (American season 9)|Season 9]]'''
Isichei, Recchia, and Samantha Jeffries returned for season 9 of ''[[Bachelor in Paradise (American TV series)|Bachelor in Paradise]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ew.com/tv/meet-the-cast-of-bachelor-in-paradise-season-9/|title=Meet the cast of Bachelor in Paradise season 9|date=August 25, 2023|accessdate=August 25, 2023|last=Wang|first=Jessica|work=[[Entertainment Weekly]]}}</ref> Jeffries was medically removed in week 2. Recchia quit in week 4. Isichei got engaged to Aaron Bryant in week 5.
==== ''Bachelor in Paradise Canada'' ====
'''[[Bachelor in Paradise (Canadian season 2)|Season 2]]'''
Rianna Hockaday and Tessa Tookes returned for the second season of ''[[Bachelor in Paradise Canada]]''. Hockaday was eliminated in week 1. Tookes got engaged to Joey Kirchner in week 6.
==== ''Dancing with the Stars'' ====
Gabby Windey was chosen to participate in [[Dancing with the Stars (American season 31)|season 31]] of ''[[Dancing with the Stars (American TV series)|Dancing with the Stars]]'' partnering with [[Val Chmerkovskiy]].<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2022/09/08/dancing-with-the-stars-is-back-for-season-31-with-an-all-new-celebrity-cast-dancing-their-way-to-disneyplus-and-the-mirrorball-trophy-688404/20220908disney02/|title=''Dancing with the Stars'' Is Back for Season 31 with an All-New Celebrity Cast Dancing Their Way to Disney+ and the Mirrorball Trophy|publisher=[[Disney+]]|via=[[The Futon Critic]]|date=September 8, 2022|access-date=September 8, 2022}}</ref> They finished the competition as the runner-up.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dancing with the Stars Season 31 Finale: A New Celebrity Becomes the Mirrorball Champion |url=https://people.com/tv/dancing-with-the-stars-finale-season-31-winner/ |access-date=2022-11-22 |website=Peoplemag |language=en}}</ref>
==== ''The Voice'' ====
Claire Heilig competed on the [[The Voice (American season 24)|24th season]] of ''[[The Voice (American TV series)|The Voice]]''. She was a member of Team Gwen, and was eliminated in the Battle Rounds.
== Call-out order ==
{|class="wikitable nowrap" style="text-align:center"
|-
! rowspan="2" |Order
! rowspan="2" |Bachelorettes
! colspan="10" |Week
|-
![[#ep264|1]]
![[#ep265|2]]
![[#ep266|3]]
![[#ep267|4]]
![[#ep268|5]]
![[#ep269|6]]
![[#ep270|7]]
![[#ep271|8]]
![[#ep273|9]]
![[#ep274|10]]
|-
!1
|Sarah
|style="background:skyblue"|Teddi
| bgcolor="gold" |Susie
| bgcolor="gold" |Eliza
| bgcolor="gold" |Rachel
| bgcolor="gold" |Gabby
| bgcolor="gold" |Teddi
| bgcolor="gold" |Susie
| Susie
| Rachel
| bgcolor="crimson" |<span style="color:white">Susie</span>{{efn|name=Susie}}
|-
!2
|Lyndsey W.
|Serene
| bgcolor="gold" |Sarah
| bgcolor="gold" |Sarah
| bgcolor="gold" |Teddi{{efn|Teddi received the rose on the group date, but the segment where Clayton gave the rose to her was unaired.}}
| bgcolor="gold" |Rachel
| bgcolor="gold" |Rachel
| bgcolor="gold" |Serene
| Gabby
| bgcolor="royalblue"|<span style="color:white">Gabby</span>
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="maroon"|<span style="color:white">Gabby{{efn|Gabby and Rachel were eliminated at the same time.}}<br>Rachel</span>
|-
!3
|Genevieve
|Susie
|Eliza
| bgcolor="gold" |Gabby
| bgcolor="gold" |Serene
| bgcolor="gold" |Genevieve
| bgcolor="gold" |Sarah
| Rachel
| Rachel
|bgcolor="hotpink"|Susie
|-
!4
|Ency
|Eliza
|Rachel
|Marlena
|Sarah
|Sarah
|Susie
|Gabby
|bgcolor="tomato"|Serene
|colspan="2" rowspan="2" bgcolor="darkgray" |
|-
!5
|Susie
|Rachel
|Serene
|Teddi
|Marlena
|Serene
|Serene
|bgcolor="tomato"|Teddi
|colspan="3" rowspan="3" bgcolor="darkgray" |
|-
!6
|Claire
|Ency
|Sierra
|Rachel
|Genevieve
|Susie
|Gabby
|bgcolor="hotpink"|Sarah
|-
!7
|Serene
|Sarah
|Teddi
|Mara
|Mara
|Teddi
|Genevieve
|bgcolor="hotpink"|Genevieve
|-
!8
|Teddi
|Kate
|Lyndsey W.
|Sierra
|Gabby
|Eliza
|rowspan="2" bgcolor="tomato" |Eliza<br />Mara
| colspan="4" rowspan="5" bgcolor="darkgray" |
|-
!9
|Tessa
|Cassidy
|Jill
|Susie
|Susie
|Mara
|-
!10
|Lindsay D.
|Elizabeth
|Gabby
|Jill
|Eliza
|rowspan="2" bgcolor="tomato" |Hunter<br />Marlena
| colspan="5" rowspan="5" bgcolor="darkgray" |
|-
!11
|Daria
|Kira
|Kira
|Serene
|Hunter
|-
!12
|Kate
|Shanae
|Mara
|Genevieve
|Shanae
|bgcolor="hotpink"|Shanae
|-
!13
|Sierra
|Sierra
|Marlena
|Hunter
|rowspan="3" bgcolor="tomato" |Jill<br />Lyndsey W.<br />Sierra
| rowspan="3" colspan="6" bgcolor="darkgray"|
|-
!14
|Melina
|Mara
|Genevieve
|Lyndsey W.
|-
!15
|Hailey
|Marlena
|Hunter
|Shanae
|-
!16
|Jill
|Genevieve
|Melina
| rowspan="3" bgcolor="tomato" |Elizabeth<br />Kira<br />Melina
| rowspan="3" colspan="7" bgcolor="darkgray"|
|-
!17
|Marlena
|Melina
|Elizabeth
|-
!18
|Jane
|Gabby
|Shanae
|-
!19
|Rachel
|Jill
| rowspan="3" bgcolor="tomato" |Ency<br />Kate<br />Tessa
| rowspan="4" colspan="8" bgcolor="darkgray"|
|-
!20
|Ivana
|Lyndsey W.
|-
!21
|Kira
|Hunter
|-
!22
|Mara
|Tessa
|bgcolor="darkorchid" |<span style="color:white">Cassidy</span>
|-
!23
|Rianna
| rowspan="6" bgcolor="tomato" |Daria<br />Hailey<br />Ivana<br />Jane<br />Lindsay D.<br />Rianna
| rowspan="8" colspan="9" bgcolor="darkgray"|
|-
!24
|Eliza
|-
!25
|Gabby
|-
!26
|Elizabeth
|-
!27
|Hunter
|-
!28
|Samantha
|-
!29
|Cassidy
|bgcolor="crimson" |<span style="color:white"> Samantha</span>
|-
!30
|Shanae
|bgcolor="maroon" |<span style="color:white">Claire</span>
|}
:{{Color box|skyblue|border=darkgray}} The contestant received the first impression rose
:{{Color box|gold|border=darkgray}} The contestant received a rose during the date
:{{Color box|tomato|border=darkgray}} The contestant was eliminated
:{{Color box|maroon|border=darkgray}} The contestant was eliminated outside the rose ceremony
:{{Color box|hotpink|border=darkgray}} The contestant was eliminated during the date
:{{Color box|darkorchid|border=darkgray}} The contestant initially received a rose during the date, but was eliminated
:{{Color box|royalblue|border=darkgray}} The contestant initially rejected a rose, but later accepted it
:{{Color box|crimson|border=darkgray}} The contestant quit the competition
== Episodes ==
{{See also|List of The Bachelor (American TV series) episodes}}
<onlyinclude>{{Episode table |background=#AE9789|overall=6 |season=6 |title=31 |airdate=20 |prodcode=10 |viewers=13 |country=U.S. |aux4=13 |aux4T=Rating<br />(18–49) |episodes=
{{Episode list/sublist|The Bachelor (American TV series) season 26
| EpisodeNumber   = 264
| EpisodeNumber2  = 1
| Title           = Week 1: Season Premiere
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|1|3}}
| ProdCode        = 2601
| Viewers         = 3.54<ref name="26.01">{{Cite web |last=Metcalf |first=Mitch |date=January 5, 2022 |title=ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.3.2022 |url=https://showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-monday-1-3-2022-top-150-cable-originals-network-finals.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220105202114/https://showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-monday-1-3-2022-top-150-cable-originals-network-finals.html |archive-date=January 5, 2022 |access-date=January 5, 2022 |website=Showbuzz Daily}}</ref>
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| ShortSummary    = Clayton arrives at his mother's house and surprises her with the news that he is the next bachelor. The 30 contestants prepare for the first night. Entrances include Sarah presenting a pin from [[Clemson University]]; Susie holding a buzzer to shock Clayton's right hand; Kate presenting two mini-bottles of whiskey, hidden in her dress; Sierra's reference to ''[[Back to the Future (franchise)|Back to the Future]]''; Melina bouncing in modified kangaroo boots; Marlena throwing a penalty flag; Jane driving a vintage car, and Kira in a sexy doctor's uniform.
Clayton has one-on-one time with Susie, and Elizabeth shows him a picture of her great-grandfather. Teddi tells him that she became interested in him after he was solicitous about Michelle's cast on ''The Bachelorette''. Kira gives him a check-up, and Eliza gives him a German language lesson. Claire surprises Clayton with a tailgate party, but gets drunk and says that she hates him; he sends her home. Genevieve tells Clayton that she is close to her parents, and Rachel offers to teach him how to fly a plane. He give the first-impression rose to Teddi, and Daria, Hailey, Ivana, Jane, Lindsay D., Rianna, and Samantha are sent home.
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{{Episode list/sublist|The Bachelor (American TV series) season 26
| EpisodeNumber   = 265
| EpisodeNumber2  = 2
| Title           = Week 2
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|1|10}}
| ProdCode        = 2602
| Viewers         = 3.19<ref name="26.02">{{Cite web |last=Metcalf |first=Mitch |date=January 11, 2022 |title=ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.10.2022 Updated |url=https://showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-monday-1-10-2022-top-150-cable-originals-network-finals.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220111211559/https://showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-monday-1-10-2022-top-150-cable-originals-network-finals.html |archive-date=January 11, 2022 |access-date=January 11, 2022 |website=Showbuzz Daily}}</ref>
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| ShortSummary    =On the season's first group date, Teddi, Ency, Melina, Gabby, Kira, Mara, Sierra, Genevieve, Serene, and Cassidy go to a [[Beverly Hills, California|Beverly Hills]] mansion and meet [[Hilary Duff]] to help plan a children's birthday party. Genevieve decorates a cake for Maya, and Cassidy drops it on the lawn when she brings it to her. The women talk about Cassidy, and Serene tells Clayton that she is a teacher who loves children. Teddi and Clayton kiss, and Genevieve makes him another cake. Cassidy receives the group-date rose.
On the season's first one-on-one date, Clayton takes Susie to a seaside cliff and on a helicopter ride. On a yacht in [[downtown Los Angeles]], they relax in a hot tub with a glass of champagne and plunge into the [[Pacific Ocean]]. Susie tells Clayton about her father's health problems and their effect on her parents' relationship, and accepts his rose. Shanae, Marlena, Elizabeth, Kate, Sarah, Lyndsey, Rachel, and Tessa are the week's second group date, and meet  [[Ziwe Fumudoh]] for a relationship-red-flags challenge. Shanae and Elizabeth quarrel, and Sarah wins the challenge. Eliza shows Clayton her scrapbook of their journey together, and the episode has a cliffhanger ending.
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{{Episode list/sublist|The Bachelor (American TV series) season 26
| EpisodeNumber   = 266
| EpisodeNumber2  = 3
| Title           = Week 3
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|1|24}}
| ProdCode        = 2603
| Viewers         = 3.61<ref name="26.03">{{Cite web |last=Metcalf |first=Mitch |date=January 25, 2022 |title=SHOWBUZZDAILY's Monday 1.24.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals |url=https://showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-monday-1-24-2022-top-150-cable-originals-network-finals.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220125211646/https://showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-monday-1-24-2022-top-150-cable-originals-network-finals.html |archive-date=January 25, 2022 |access-date=January 25, 2022 |website=ShowBuzzDaily}}</ref>
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| ShortSummary    = Cassidy admits lying, and Clayton sends her home; he also sends Ency, Kate, and Tessa home. Serene, Susie, Eliza, Marlena, Mara, Genevieve, Hunter, and Jill, on a group date, have a therapy session with [[The Bachelorette (American season 11)|season 11]] bachelorette [[Kaitlyn Bristowe]]. Hunter talks about her ex-boyfriend's infidelity, Serene about her struggle with anorexia, and Mara about being bullied at school. At the after-party,  he gives Eliza a group-date rose.
Sarah has the one-on-one date, and she and Clayton meet [[The Bachelorette (American season 14)|season 14]] bachelorette [[Becca Kufrin]] for a scavenger hunt in Los Angeles. They go for a long run in a park, smash piñatas and go to the Van Gogh Exhibit Los Angeles, where Sarah talks about her adoption and receives the date rose.
Gabby, Rachel, Kira, Melina, Teddi, Lyndsey, Sierra, Elizabeth, and Shanae are chosen for the second group date at [[Will Rogers State Beach]], where [[Nicole Eggert]] gives them two tasks for a ''[[Baywatch]]'' training challenge; they test sunscreen and practice CPR. At Clifton's Cabinet of Curiosities, Gabby treats Clayton's sunburn. Shanae tells him about problems with Elizabeth, who tells him about Shanae's disrespect. Gabby receives the group-date rose.
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{{Episode list/sublist|The Bachelor (American TV series) season 26
| EpisodeNumber   = 267
| EpisodeNumber2  = 4
| Title           = Week 4: Houston, Texas
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|1|31}}
| ProdCode        = 2604
| Viewers         = 3.54<ref name="26.04">{{Cite web |last=Metcalf |first=Mitch |date=February 1, 2022 |title=ShowBuzzDaily's Monday 1.31.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals Updated |url=https://showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-monday-1-31-2022-top-150-cable-originals-network-finals.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220211200229/https://showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-monday-1-31-2022-top-150-cable-originals-network-finals.html |archive-date=February 11, 2022 |access-date=February 1, 2022 |website=Showbuzz Daily}}</ref>
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| ShortSummary    = Clayton talks to Shanae and Elizabeth; Elizabeth, Kira, and Melina are sent home. Jesse announces that they are going to [[Houston]]. Clayton is surprised to see Clarence Green, his former [[Missouri Tigers football]] teammate, visiting their hotel and they catch up. Rachel has a date with Clayton in [[Willis, Texas]], where they ride horses to a farmhouse for a barbecue, and see the band [[Restless Road]].
Sierra, Gabby, and Genevieve discuss Shanae and her behavior. Sarah, Eliza, Teddi, Marlena, Jill, Susie, Mara, Sierra, Hunter, Lyndsey, Genevieve, Gabby, and Shanae are chosen for a group date at [[NRG Stadium]]. Clayton throws a tailgate party. [[Houston Texans]] players [[Jonathan Greenard]] and [[Kamu Grugier-Hill]] divide them into two teams of seven and six: the Purple Punishers and the Shrimp Stampede. Jesse and [[Hannah Storm]] provide the commentary. The Punishers shut out the Stampede 21–0, and are invited to an after-party at Hughes Manor. Teddi shows Clayton her left knee, which was injured during the game, and Sierra asks him to ensure that Shanae is on the show for the right reasons. Shanae crashes the Punishers' party, interrupts Clayton's conversation with Sarah, insults Genevieve and Sierra, and throws the trophy before leaving.
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{{Episode list/sublist|The Bachelor (American TV series) season 26
| EpisodeNumber   = 268
| EpisodeNumber2  = 5
| Title           = Week 5: Toronto
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|2|7}}{{efn|name=Bachelor26Episodes|Week 5 and Week 6 were aired during the [[2022 Winter Olympics]].}}
| ProdCode        = 2605
| Viewers         = 3.14<ref name="26.05">{{Cite web |last=Metcalf |first=Mitch |date=February 8, 2022 |title=ShowBuzzDaily's Monday 2.7.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals Updated |url=https://showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-monday-2-7-2022-top-150-cable-originals-network-finals.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220208225230/https://showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-monday-2-7-2022-top-150-cable-originals-network-finals.html |archive-date=February 8, 2022 |access-date=February 8, 2022 |website=Showbuzz Daily}}</ref>
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| ShortSummary    = Susie, Rachel, and Jill discuss Shanae's behavior. Serene goes to [[Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier]] to meet Clayton, who used to work there; they eat ice-cream cones, go on a ride, and play games. She talks about her recent loss of two family members and her upbringing by a single mother. Clayton talks to last week's group date, and Sierra tells him about Shanae's behavior. Clayton pulls Shanae aside; she apologizes for throwing the trophy and apologizes to the others. Jill, Lyndsey, and Sierra are sent home, and Clayton announces that he and the 12 women are going to [[Toronto]].
Gabby and Clayton take a helicopter ride over [[downtown Toronto]], play street hockey and eat [[fried dough]]. Gabby talks about her life and her closeness to her mother, and she and Clayton take a night swim. The group date takes Rachel, Sarah, Serene, Marlena, Susie, Hunter, Eliza, Teddi, and Mara to the [[Distillery District]]. The women perform stand-up comedy; most refer to Shanae, who is not there. Shanae and Genevieve have the season's first two-on-one date. Shanae is a little worried when they arrive at [[Niagara Falls]]; they board a boat, and the episode has a cliffhanger ending.
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{{Episode list/sublist|The Bachelor (American TV series) season 26
| EpisodeNumber   = 269
| EpisodeNumber2  = 6
| Title           = Week 6: Croatia
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|2|14}}{{efn|name=Bachelor26Episodes}}
| ProdCode        = 2606
| Viewers         = 3.25<ref name="26.06">{{Cite web |last=Metcalf |first=Mitch |date=February 15, 2022 |title=ShowBuzzDaily's Monday 2.14.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals Updated |url=https://showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-monday-2-14-2022-top-150-cable-originals-network-finals.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220218160809/https://showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-monday-2-14-2022-top-150-cable-originals-network-finals.html |archive-date=February 18, 2022 |access-date=February 15, 2022 |website=Showbuzz Daily}}</ref>
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| ShortSummary    = Genevieve, Shanae and Clayton picnic on the [[Dufferin Islands]], and Genevieve apologizes to Shanae. Shanae apologizes to Clayton, who gives each woman a rose and sends Shanae home. Rachel and Clayton kiss; Hunter and Marlena are sent home, and Clayton announces that the remaining women are going to [[Hvar]], Croatia. They explore the [[Hvar (town)|old town]]; Clayton meets them for lunch, and picks Teddi for the one-on-one date. They stroll around Hvar; Teddi tells Clayton that she is a virgin, and has never been in love.
Serene, Rachel, Susie, Gabby, Eliza, Genevieve, and Mara are chosen for the group date; Mara is discouraged because she has not had a one-on-one date. The women accept a challenge and meet Katrina; Serene wins. Clayton prepares for hometown dates, and asks each women about their hometown. Rachel is eager for Clayton to meet her family; Mara is ready to marry, but is not connecting with Clayton.
Sarah has the second one-on-one date. Clayton expresses his concern that she is young and may not be ready for marriage, and Sarah starts to cry. Clayton apologizes, and walks away. He returns, and many of the women are relieved to see Sarah return to the hotel.
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{{Episode list/sublist|The Bachelor (American TV series) season 26
| EpisodeNumber   = 270
| EpisodeNumber2  = 7
| Title           = Week 7: Vienna, Austria
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|2|21}}
| ProdCode        = 2607
| Viewers         = 3.49<ref name="26.07">{{Cite web |last=Metcalf |first=Mitch |author-link=Mitch Metcalf |date=February 23, 2022 |title=SHOWBUZZDAILY's Monday 2.21.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals |url=https://showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-monday-2-21-2022-top-150-cable-originals-network-finals.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220224002419/https://showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-monday-2-21-2022-top-150-cable-originals-network-finals.html |archive-date=February 24, 2022 |website=ShowBuzz Daily |accessdate=February 23, 2022}}</ref>
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| ShortSummary    = Eliza and Mara are sent home. The women explore [[Vienna]], and Susie has her second one-on-one date: to [[Innere Stadt]]. She and Clayton shop for clothes at Fisher's; after Susie returns to the hotel, a bellboy arrives with a red Eva Poleschinski dress. At [[Schönbrunn Palace]], Susie tells Clayton about her life; he gives her a rose, and [[Chris de Burgh]] serenades them with "[[The Lady in Red (Chris de Burgh song)|The Lady in Red]]".
In the season's final group date, Genevieve, Sarah, Teddi, Rachel, and Gabby have couples-therapy sessions with Dr. Katherine and Clayton. Teddi talks about her childhood, and Genevieve looks miserable as she talks about her feelings; Clayton sends her home. Sarah has a difficult session; Clayton talks to her at [[Palais Modena]], and sends her home crying.
Serene has the season's final one-on-one date. She and Clayton ride in a [[Fiacre (carriage)|fiacre]] from [[Hofburg]] Palace to explore Innere Stadt. Over dinner in [[Belvedere, Vienna|Belvedere Palace]], Serene talks about her past relationships. Clayton gives her a rose, and they reenact [[Gustav Klimt]]'s ''[[The Kiss (Klimt)|The Kiss]]'' in front of the painting. Rachel and Gabby receive roses, and Teddi is sent home.
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{{Episode list/sublist|The Bachelor (American TV series) season 26
| EpisodeNumber   = 271
| EpisodeNumber2  = 8
| Title           = Week 8: Hometowns
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|2|28}}
| ProdCode        = 2608
| Viewers         = 3.71<ref name="26.08">{{Cite web |last=Metcalf |first=Mitch |date=March 1, 2022 |title=ShowBuzzDaily's Monday 2.28.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals Updated |url=https://showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-monday-2-28-2022-top-150-cable-originals-network-finals.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220311051616/https://showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-monday-2-28-2022-top-150-cable-originals-network-finals.html |archive-date=March 11, 2022 |access-date=March 1, 2022 |website=Showbuzz Daily}}</ref>
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| ShortSummary    = Clayton visits [[Poquoson, Virginia]] to meet Susie. She tells him about her father's health, and invites him to meet her family and her best friend. Clayton tells Susie's mother that he is fond of her, and Susie says that she and Clayton are falling in love. The next hometown date is with Gabby in [[Denver]]; her father cannot be there because his girlfriend has cancer and cannot risk being exposed to [[COVID-19]]. Clayton meets Gabby's grandfather, aunt, uncle, and cousin. Gabby runs outside when she hears a car horn, and her father holds up a sign to greet her.
Serene meets Clayton  in [[Oklahoma City]]. He conquers his fear of heights with a free-fall ride and meets her mother, brother, and best friend. Serene and her mother talk about the deaths of her cousin and grandmother.
Clayton meets Rachel for her hometown date in [[Clermont, Florida]], where they go kayaking on a creek with alligators and spiders to a "kissing tree". He meets Rachel's mother, father and two best friends, and talks about Rachel's love of flying; Rachel tells her father that she is falling in love. Serene is sent home, and Clayton accompanies her to the exit.
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{{Episode list/sublist|The Bachelor (American TV series) season 26
| EpisodeNumber   = 272
| EpisodeNumber2  = 9
| Title           = The Women Tell All
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|3|7}}
| ProdCode        = {{small|N/A}}
| Viewers         = 3.63<ref name="26.09">{{Cite web |last=Metcalf |first=Mitch |date=March 10, 2022 |title=ShowBuzzDaily's Monday 3.7.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals Updated |url=https://showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-monday-3-7-2022-top-150-cable-originals-network-finals.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220309020944/https://showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-monday-3-7-2022-top-150-cable-originals-network-finals.html |archive-date=March 9, 2022 |access-date=March 10, 2022 |website=Showbuzz Daily}}</ref>
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| ShortSummary    = Sixteen of the twenty-seven eliminated contestants are onstage, and old rivalries and hostilities are revived. Teddi, Shanae, Sarah, and Serene are interviewed by Jesse, and Shanae and Genevieve reconciled after a controversial two-on-one date. Clayton appears onstage, and Jesse reviews his bachelor journey. The episode ends with [[blooper]]s.
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{{Episode list/sublist|The Bachelor (American TV series) season 26
| EpisodeNumber   = 273
| EpisodeNumber2  = 10
| Title           = Week 9: Fantasy Suites
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|3|8}}
| ProdCode        = 2609
| Viewers         = 3.50<ref name="26.10">{{Cite web |last=Metcalf |first=Mitch |date=March 10, 2022 |title=ShowBuzzDaily's Tuesday 3.8.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals Updated |url=https://showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-tuesday-3-8-2022-top-150-cable-originals-network-finals.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220409053647/https://showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-tuesday-3-8-2022-top-150-cable-originals-network-finals.html |archive-date=April 9, 2022 |access-date=March 10, 2022 |website=Showbuzz Daily}}</ref>
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| ShortSummary    = Clayton arrives in [[Reykjavík]] for overnight dates with the three remaining women. He and Rachel take a helicopter ride over the [[Fagradalsfjall]] volcano and [[Southern Peninsula (Iceland)|Reykjanes Peninsula]]; they kiss and descend {{convert|400|ft}}, below the dormant volcano. Rachel tells Clayton that she is falling in love with him, and he tells her the next morningl that he is in love with her.
Gabby and Clayton ride an ATV to a nearby café in [[Southern Region (Iceland)|Suðurland]]. They have dinner at Hafið Bláa in [[Eyrarbakki]] and enjoy a hot tub at Reykjavik Domes. Clayton tells Gabby that he is falling in love with her.
Susie meets Clayton at Sky Lagoon, where they enjoy a sauna and cool plunge and kiss at a waterfall. At a villa in [[Þingvellir|Thingvellir National Park]], Clayton tells Susie that he is in love with her. She tells him that she will not stay with him if he had been intimate with either of the other women. Clayton admits that he was; they argue and break up, with Clayton walking Susie to the car. Susie wishes that the conversation had been kinder and more mature, and Clayton does not know how he feels.
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{{Episode list/sublist|The Bachelor (American TV series) season 26
| EpisodeNumber   = 274
| EpisodeNumber2  = 11
| Title           = Week 10: Season Finale
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|3|14}}
| ProdCode        = 2610A
| Viewers         = 4.57<ref name="26.11">{{Cite web |last=Metcalf |first=Mitch |date=March 15, 2022 |title=ShowBuzzDaily's Monday 3.14.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals Updated |url=https://showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-monday-3-14-2022-top-150-cable-originals-network-finals.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220405020058/https://showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-monday-3-14-2022-top-150-cable-originals-network-finals.html |archive-date=April 5, 2022 |access-date=March 15, 2022 |website=Showbuzz Daily}}</ref>
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| ShortSummary    = The day after Clayton’s date with Susie, Clayton is in the [[Hallgrímskirkja]] church. He and Jesse talk at [[Austurvöllur]].
At the [[Harpa (concert hall)|Harpa]] concert hall, Rachel and Gabby notice that Susie is missing. Clayton tells them that he is in love with Susie and was intimate with them, and is in love with them both. The women walk out, crying; Rachel says that she thought she was special. They talk separately to Clayton, who apologizes and hopes they can reconcile.
Clayton meets his family (his father Brian, his mother Kelly, and his brothers Nate and Patrick) at a rented house outside Reykjavík. Clayton tells them about his overnight date with Susie and subsequent events. His parents are upset. Gabby and Rachel meet Clayton's family. Clayton talks about his relationships with Gabby and Rachel as he thinks about his relationship with Susie. Jesse tells him that Susie is still in Iceland, and he realizes that he has a chance to win her back.
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{{Episode list/sublist|The Bachelor (American TV series) season 26
| EpisodeNumber   = 275
| EpisodeNumber2  = 12
| Title           = After the Final Rose
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|3|15}}
| ProdCode        = 2610B
| Viewers         = 4.73<ref name="26.12">{{Cite web |last=Metcalf |first=Mitch |date=March 16, 2022 |title=ShowBuzzDaily's Tuesday 3.15.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals Updated |url=https://showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-tuesday-3-15-2022-top-150-cable-originals-network-finals.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220316201457/https://showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-tuesday-3-15-2022-top-150-cable-originals-network-finals.html |archive-date=March 16, 2022 |access-date=March 16, 2022 |website=Showbuzz Daily}}</ref>
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| ShortSummary    = Jesse asks Susie if she wants to talk with Clayton. Susie meets Clayton’s parents at the rental home; she and Clayton talk privately, and he apologizes. She returns to the hotel. The next day, Clayton writes to Susie and tells Rachel and Gabby that he is in love with her. Gabby walks away angrily, saying that she cannot trust him, and Rachel is heartbroken.
On the final day, Clayton has a box with an engagement ring, Susie receives a letter from Clayton, and reads it as he arrives at a restaurant. It is a proposal, which she declines. Weeks after filming ended, Clayton resumed his normal life. Four months have passed; Susie says that she protected herself after she left Iceland, and she and Clayton are back together. Clayton says that he is going to Virginia for a few days; he has left his job and sold his condo. He gives Susie a rose instead of a marriage proposal, and Jesse announces that the next bachelorettes will be Gabby and Rachel.
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==Controversy==
Shanae Ankney came under fire for alleged [[ableism|ableist]] comments to Elizabeth Corrigan, who has ADHD. When Corrigan claimed she could not process things to the same ability as others due to her condition, Ankney mocked her and even accused her of staging her condition. Corrigan responded by posting a [[TikTok]] video about mental health after the airing of the episode.<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 11, 2022 |title=Bachelor's Elizabeth Fires Back After Shanae Reveals Her ADHD to the House |url=https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/bachelors-elizabeth-fires-back-after-shanae-questions-her-adhd/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220111214205/https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/bachelors-elizabeth-fires-back-after-shanae-questions-her-adhd/ |archive-date=January 11, 2022 |access-date=January 11, 2022}}</ref> During the airing of the season, Echard released a public apology to Corrigan, stating that he would have sent Ankney home immediately had he known about her comments.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Clayton Echard on Twitter: "#TheBachelor" |url=https://twitter.com/ClaytonEchard/status/1488528213768871936 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220217221707/https://twitter.com/claytonechard/status/1488528213768871936 |archive-date=February 17, 2022 |access-date=February 17, 2022}}</ref> However, contestants Lyndsey Windham and Sierra Jackson disputed Echard's claims stating that he knew Ankney mocked Corrigan and kept Ankney anyway.<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 8, 2022 |title=Bachelor's Lyndsey Accuses Clayton of Lying About Shanae |url=https://www.usmagazine.com/podcasts/here-for-the-right-reasons/bachelors-lyndsey-accuses-clayton-of-lying-about-shanae/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220308164100/https://www.usmagazine.com/podcasts/here-for-the-right-reasons/bachelors-lyndsey-accuses-clayton-of-lying-about-shanae/ |archive-date=March 8, 2022 |access-date=March 8, 2022}}</ref>
==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
* {{official website|http://abc.go.com/shows/the-bachelor}}
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