The second season of The Bachelorette, an ABC reality television series, premiered on January 14, 2004. This season featured 28-year-old Meredith Phillips, a makeup artist from Portland, Oregon.
| The Bachelorette | |
|---|---|
| Season 2 | |
| Starring | Meredith Phillips |
| Presented by | Chris Harrison |
| No. of contestants | 25 |
| Winner | Ian McKee |
| Runner-up | Matthew Hickl |
| No. of episodes | 9 (including 2 specials) |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Original release | January 14 – February 26, 2004 |
| Season chronology | |
Phillips finished in third place on season 4 of The Bachelor featuring Bob Guiney. The season concluded on February 26, 2004, with Phillips accepting a proposal from 28-year-old equity research salesman Ian McKee. They ended their engagement in February 2005.[1]
Contestants
edit| Name | Age | Hometown | Occupation | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian McKee | 29 | New York, New York | Equity Research Salesman | Winner |
| Matthew Hickl | 28 | Friendswood, Texas | Pharmaceutical Sales Rep | Episode 8 |
| Chad Schlee | 31 | Buffalo, New York | Pharmaceutical Sales Rep | Episode 6 |
| Lanny Lawrence | 26 | Aubrey, Texas | Stallion and Breeding Manager | Episode 5 |
| Brad Andrzejewski | 29 | Grand Rapids, Michigan | Pharmaceutical Sales Rep | Episode 4 |
| Ryan Morelli | 30 | Santa Barbara, California | Financial Advisor | Episode 4 |
| Sean Denham | 31 | Wall, New Jersey | Certified Public Accountant | Episode 4 |
| Rick Enrico | 29 | San Diego, California | Business Manager | Episode 3 |
| Ryan Reeve | 29 | Wynola, California | Sales/Marketing | Episode 3 |
| Todd Hedrick | 36 | San Francisco, California | Options Trader | Episode 3 |
| Damon Bowers | 28 | Cardiff, California | Arena Football Player | Episode 2 |
| Eliot Wheeler | 25 | Mountain View, California | Options Trader | Episode 2 |
| Harold Hersh | 29 | Rock Island, Illinois | Professional Hockey Player | Episode 2 |
| Marcus Pierce | 26 | Los Angeles, California | Personal Trainer | Episode 2 |
| Robert Townsend | 32 | El Segundo, California | Alliance Development | Episode 2 |
| Aaron Holliday | 32 | Sacramento, California | Title and Escrow Sales | Episode 1 |
| Andy Chang | 33 | Dallas, Texas | Dentist | Episode 1 |
| Anselm Clinard | 32 | Venice, California | Art Designer | Episode 1 |
| Brian Holden | 31 | Quincy, Massachusetts | Attorney | Episode 1 |
| Chris Ritter | 31 | Boston, Massachusetts | Accountant | Episode 1 |
| Cory Higgins | 24 | Long Beach Island, New Jersey | Small Business Owner | Episode 1 |
| Jeff O'Quinn | 30 | Macon, Georgia | Pharmaceutical Sales Rep | Episode 1 |
| Justin Sherrod | 25 | Orlando, Florida | Professional Baseball Player | Episode 1 |
| Keith Kormanik | 31 | Baltimore, Maryland | Financial Analyst | Episode 1 |
| Trever Kalan | 35 | North Wales, Pennsylvania | Restaurateur | Episode 1 |
Call-Out Order
edit| # | Bachelors | Episodes | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | ||||||||
| 1 | Matthew | Harold | Rick | Ian | Chad | Ian | Matthew | Ian | ||||||
| 2 | Rick | Todd | Todd | Sean | Ian | Matthew | Ian | Matthew | ||||||
| 3 | Lanny | Marcus | Chad | Chad | Lanny | Chad | Chad | |||||||
| 4 | Justin | Brad | Brad | Ryan M. | Matthew | Lanny | ||||||||
| 5 | Sean | Ryan M. | Sean | Brad | Brad Ryan M. Sean |
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| 6 | Ryan R. | Ian | Lanny | Matthew | ||||||||||
| 7 | Brian | Chad | Ryan R. | Lanny | ||||||||||
| 8 | Damon | Lanny | Matthew | Rick Ryan R. Todd |
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| 9 | Keith | Robert | Ian | |||||||||||
| 10 | Cory | Sean | Ryan M. | |||||||||||
| 11 | Chad | Ryan R. | Damon Eliot Harold Marcus Robert |
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| 12 | Andy | Damon | ||||||||||||
| 13 | Todd | Eliot | ||||||||||||
| 14 | Eliot | Matthew | ||||||||||||
| 15 | Aaron | Rick | ||||||||||||
| 16 | Marcus | Aaron Andy Anselm Brian Chris Cory Jeff Justin Keith Trever |
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| 17 | Harold | |||||||||||||
| 18 | Jeff | |||||||||||||
| 19 | Chris | |||||||||||||
| 20 | Brad | |||||||||||||
| 21 | Robert | |||||||||||||
| 22 | Trever | |||||||||||||
| 23 | Anselm | |||||||||||||
| 24 | Ryan M. | |||||||||||||
| 25 | Ian | |||||||||||||
- Episode 7 was a special "Men Tell All" episode.
- The contestant was eliminated at the rose ceremony
- The contestant won the competition
Meredith Phillips
editMeredith Phillips is a make-up artist, model, and former contestant on the fourth season of ABC's The Bachelor. After the show, she published Date Night Cookbook.[2]
Episodes
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) | Rating/share (18–49) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 1 | "Week 1" | January 14, 2004 | 201 | 12.40[3] | 5.6/13[3] |
| 9 | 2 | "Week 2" | January 21, 2004 | 202 | 11.56[4] | 5.2/12[4] |
| 10 | 3 | "Week 3" | January 28, 2004 | 203 | 11.10[5] | 5.0/13[6] |
| 11 | 4 | "Week 4" | February 4, 2004 | 204 | 9.00[5] | 4.1/10[6] |
| 12 | 5 | "Week 5" | February 11, 2004 | 205 | 11.30[5] | 5.1/12[6] |
| 13 | 6 | "Week 6" | February 18, 2004 | 206 | 11.33[7] | 5.1/12[6] |
| 14 | 7 | "The Men Tell All" | February 19, 2004 | N/A | 6.08[7] | N/A |
| 15 | 8 | "Week 7" | February 25, 2004 | 207 | 13.53[8] | 6.2/15[6] |
| 16 | 9 | "After the Final Rose" | February 26, 2004 | N/A | 7.17[8] | N/A |
References
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- ^ "Meredith Phillips Offers Cooking Ideas in "The Date Night Cookbook". LasThePlace. Archived from the original on February 6, 2010. Retrieved August 4, 2010.
- ^ a b Kissell, Rick (January 15, 2004). "'Bachelorette,' 'Simple' socko". Variety. Archived from the original on August 17, 2019. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
- ^ a b Berman, Marc (January 23, 2004). "The Programming Insider: Friday 1/23/04". Mediaweek. Archived from the original on January 26, 2009. Retrieved January 26, 2009.
- ^ a b c "Episode List: The Bachelorette". TV Tango. Archived from the original on August 17, 2019. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e "SpotVault – The Bachelorette (ABC) – Winter 2004". SpottedRatings.com. Archived from the original on August 17, 2019. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
- ^ a b "Weekly Program Rankings (Wk of 2/16)" (Press release). ABC Medianet. February 24, 2004. Archived from the original on December 21, 2008. Retrieved March 26, 2010.
- ^ a b "Weekly Program Rankings (Wk of 2/23)" (Press release). ABC Medianet. March 2, 2004. Archived from the original on December 21, 2008. Retrieved March 26, 2010.