The Bachelorette (American TV series) season 5
The fifth season of the ABC reality television series The Bachelorette began on May 18, 2009, with a two-hour premiere. The show features 29-year-old Jillian Harris, an interior designer from Peace River, Alberta, Canada. Harris is the first Canadian Bachelorette in the US franchise.[1] She finished in third place on season 13 of The Bachelor featuring Jason Mesnick.
| The Bachelorette | |
|---|---|
| Season 5 | |
 Promotional poster | |
| Starring | Jillian Harris |
| Presented by | Chris Harrison |
| No. of contestants | 30 |
| Winner | Ed Swiderski |
| Runner-up | Kiptyn Locke |
| No. of episodes | 12 (including 2 specials) |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Original release | May 18 – July 27, 2009 |
| Additional information | |
| Filming dates | March 20 – May 22, 2009 |
| Season chronology | |
The season concluded on July 27, 2009, with Harris accepting a proposal from 29-year-old technology consultant Ed Swiderski. Swiderski is the first person to win in the show's history after quitting in the same season. The couple broke off their engagement in July 2010.[2]
Contestants
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| Name | Age | Hometown | Occupation | Outcome | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Swiderski[3][4] | 29 | Monroe, Michigan | Technology Consultant | Winner | 1 |
| Kiptyn Locke[5] | 31 | Encinitas, California | Business Developer | Runner-up | 2 |
| Reid Rosenthal[6] | 30 | Upper Dublin, Pennsylvania | Realtor | Week 9 | 3 |
| Wes Hayden[6][7] | 32 | Huntsville, Texas | Musician | Week 8 | 4 |
| Jesse Kovacs[8] | 27 | Carmel Valley, California | Wine Maker | Week 7 | 5–6 |
| Michael Stagliano[6] | 25 | Tacoma, Washington | Break Dance Instructor | ||
| Jake Pavelka[9] | 31 | Denton, Texas | Commercial Pilot | Week 6 | 7–8 |
| Tanner Pope[6] | 30 | Brownfield, Texas | Financial Analyst | ||
| Robby Descant[7] | 25 | Spring, Texas | Bartender | 9 | |
| Mark Huebner[10] | 26 | Woodstock, Illinois | Pizza Entrepreneur | Week 5 | 10 |
| Ed Swiderski | (Returned to competition) | [a] | |||
| David Good[11] | 27 | West Alexandria, Ohio | Trucking Contractor | Week 4 | 11–12 |
| Juan Barbieri[12] | 35 | Buenos Aires, Argentina[b] | General Contractor | ||
| Mike Steinberg | 28 | New York, New York | Baseball Camp Owner | 13 | |
| Brad Seberhagen | 27 | Park Ridge, Illinois | Financial Advisor | Week 3 | 14–15 |
| Tanner Fanello | 28 | Derby, Kansas | Sales Representative | ||
| Alexander "Sasha" Petrovic[7][13] | 27 | Houston, Texas | Oil & Gas Consultant | 16 | |
| Brian Duke | 32 | Birmingham, Alabama | IT Consultant | Week 2 | 17–20 |
| Julien Hug[6] | 34 | San Diego, California | Restaurateur | ||
| Mathue Johnson | 25 | Andover, Kansas | Personal Trainer | ||
| Simon Ambrose | 26 | Bradford, England | Soccer Coach | ||
| Adam Duvendeck | 27 | Santa Barbara, California | Olympic Cyclist | Week 1 | 21–30 |
| Bryan Vardeman | 28 | Lawton, Oklahoma | High School Coach | ||
| Bryce Harlow | 31 | Fort Lauderdale, Florida | Furniture Dealer | ||
| Caleb Kuhl | 27 | Kansas City, Missouri | Photographer | ||
| Greg Bilbro | 31 | Albuquerque, New Mexico | Entrepreneur | ||
| John Hardesty | 27 | Boise, Idaho | Branding Consultant | ||
| John Presser[14] | 29 | Fort Wayne, Indiana | Marketing Specialist | ||
| Josh Yocam | 25 | Tustin, California | Lifeguard | ||
| Kyle Swartz | 26 | Austin, Texas | Graphic Designer | ||
| Stephen Reich | 30 | Lexington, Massachusetts | Lawyer | ||
Future appearances
editThe Bachelor
editJake Pavelka was chosen as the lead of the fourteenth season of The Bachelor.
Bachelor Pad
editKiptyn Locke, Juan Barbieri, David Good, Wes Hayden, and Jesse Kovacs, returned for the first season of Bachelor Pad. Barbieri was eliminated in week 1. Hayden was eliminated in week 4. Kovacs and his partner, Elizabeth Kitt, were eliminated at the beginning of week 6, finishing in 3rd place. Locke and his partner, Tenley Molzahn, were eliminated at the end of week 6, finishing as the runners-up. Good won the season alongside Natalie Getz.
Pavelka and Michael Stagliano returned for the second season of Bachelor Pad. Pavelka was eliminated in week 3. Stagliano won the competition alongside Holly Durst.
Stagliano, Ed Swiderski, and Reid Rosenthal, returned for the third season of Bachelor Pad. Rosenthal was eliminated in week 3 and Stagliano in week 5. Swiderski and his partner, Jaclyn Swartz, were eliminated at the end of week 7, finishing in 3rd place.
Bachelor in Paradise
editKovacs returned for the inaugural season of Bachelor in Paradise. He quit the show in week 6.
Dancing with the Stars
editPavelka competed in the tenth season of Dancing with the Stars. He was partnered with Chelsie Hightower and finished in 7th place.
Call-out order
edit| Order | Bachelors | Week | |||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||
| 1 | Kiptyn | David | Wes | Ed | Kiptyn | Michael | Kiptyn | Reid | Ed | Kiptyn | Ed |
| 2 | Bryan V. | Jake | Jake | Robby | Jesse | Jesse | Reid | Kiptyn | Reid | Ed | Kiptyn |
| 3 | John P. | Jesse | Mike | Jake | Mark | Reid | Jesse | Ed[a] | Kiptyn | Reid | |
| 4 | Brian D. | Wes | Juan | Reid | Reid | Kiptyn | Wes | Wes | Wes | ||
| 5 | Jake | Mathue | Jesse | Mark | Robby | Robby | Michael | Jesse Michael |
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| 6 | David | Michael | David | Jesse | Ed | Jake | Jake Tanner P. | ||||
| 7 | Tanner F. | Robby | Ed | Tanner P. | Michael | Tanner P. | |||||
| 8 | Michael | Ed | Sasha | Wes | Wes | Wes | Robby | ||||
| 9 | Robby | Reid | Mark | Juan | Jake | Mark | |||||
| 10 | John H. | Simon | Michael | Michael | Tanner P. | Ed | |||||
| 11 | Sasha | Kiptyn | Tanner P. | Kiptyn | David Juan |
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| 12 | Brad | Mike | Kiptyn | Mike | |||||||
| 13 | Mathue | Brian D. | Reid | David | Mike | ||||||
| 14 | Simon | Sasha | Robby | Brad Tanner F. |
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| 15 | Jesse | Julien | Tanner F. | ||||||||
| 16 | Julien | Tanner P. | Brad | Sasha | |||||||
| 17 | Wes | Mark | Brian D. Julien Mathue Simon |
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| 18 | Kyle | Brad | |||||||||
| 19 | Adam | Tanner F. | |||||||||
| 20 | Stephen | Juan | |||||||||
| 21 | Juan | Adam Bryan V. Bryce Caleb Greg John H. John P. Josh Kyle Stephen |
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| 22 | Caleb | ||||||||||
| 23 | Josh | ||||||||||
| 24 | Greg | ||||||||||
| 25 | Mark | ||||||||||
| 26 | Ed | ||||||||||
| 27 | Bryce | ||||||||||
| 28 | Reid | ||||||||||
| 29 | Mike | ||||||||||
| 30 | Tanner P. | ||||||||||
- The contestant received the first impression rose
- The contestant was voted off by the other contestants but got a rose instead
- The contestant received a rose during a date
- The contestant was eliminated
- The contestant was eliminated during a date
- The contestant quit the competition
- The contestant received a rose during the date but quit the competition
- The contestant won the competition
Episodes
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) | Rating/share (18–49) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | 1 | "Week 1" | May 18, 2009 | 501 | 8.69[15] | 3.0/8[15] |
| 38 | 2 | "Week 2" | May 25, 2009 | 502 | 5.99[15] | 2.1/6[15] |
| 39 | 3 | "Week 3" | June 1, 2009 | 503 | 6.41[15] | 2.2/6[15] |
| 40 | 4 | "Week 4" | June 8, 2009 | 504 | 7.19[15] | 2.5/7[15] |
| 41 | 5 | "Week 5" | June 15, 2009 | 505 | 6.76[15] | 2.4/7[15] |
| 42 | 6 | "Week 6" | June 22, 2009 | 506 | 6.76[15] | 2.3/7[15] |
| 43 | 7 | "Week 7" | June 29, 2009 | 507 | 7.94[15] | 2.7/5[15] |
| 44 | 8 | "Week 8" | July 6, 2009 | 508 | 7.71[15] | 2.6/7[15] |
| 45 | 9 | "Week 9" | July 13, 2009 | 509 | 8.01[15] | 2.7/8[15] |
| 46 | 10 | "The Men Tell All" | July 20, 2009 | N/A | 8.04[15] | 2.8/9[15] |
| 47 | 11 | "Week 10" | July 27, 2009 | 510 | 10.00[15] | 3.5/10[15] |
| 48 | 12 | "After the Final Rose" | July 28, 2009 | N/A | 7.99[15] | 2.8/8[15] |
Death of Julien Hug
editOn November 3, 2010, Harris mourned the death of Julien Hug on her Twitter page. The 35-year-old Hug was discovered dead on a remote stretch of land off a Californian highway on Wednesday. Harris paid tribute to Hug, saying, "Please say a prayer for the loss of a friend this morning. Life is fragile, don't forget to love the ones you love," before adding, "It's very difficult to find the words to express my condolences. But I will always remember Julien's gentle demeanor and kind heart, which will be sadly missed."[16]
Notes
edit- ^ a b Swiderski was originally quit in Week 5, but he returned to the competition after the conclusion of Hometown Dates at the end of Week 7 and eventually won the competition.
- ^ Juan is originally from Buenos Aires in Argentina, but was residing in Miami, Florida, at the time of casting and filming.
References
edit- ^ ABC.com. "Bachelorette - Bachelors". Archived from the original on June 22, 2012. Retrieved June 10, 2012.
- ^ Eng, Joyce (July 7, 2010). "Bachelorette's Jillian Harris and Ed Swiderski Split". TV Guide.
- ^ Wiser, Paige. "Ed Leaves the Show". Chicago SunTimes. Archived from the original on June 19, 2009. Retrieved June 10, 2009.
- ^ "Ed Swiderski Wins". ABC News. Archived from the original on July 30, 2009. Retrieved July 10, 2009.
- ^ Sperling, Daniel (January 7, 2012). "'The Bachelorette' star Kiptyn Locke has emergency spinal surgery". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 4, 2014.
- ^ a b c d e Carbone, Steve (November 4, 2010). "Bachelorette Contestant Found Dead". Reality Steve. Archived from the original on August 19, 2013. Retrieved August 24, 2013.
- ^ a b c "Houston's Reality Stars". Seattle Pi. March 27, 2014. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 4, 2014.
- ^ Taylor, Dennis (July 26, 2009). "Carmel High graduate, winemaker Jesse Kovacs competes on 'Bachelorette'". Retrieved August 24, 2013.
- ^ "Jake Pavelka Biography". TV Guide Online. Archived from the original on January 26, 2010. Retrieved March 30, 2009.
- ^ Roberts, Michael (May 14, 2009). "Meet Denver's Mark Huebner, Bachelorette hopeful". Denver Westword Blogs. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 5, 2014.
- ^ "'Bachelorette' bachelor David Good: You don't talk about girlfriends". Archived from the original on August 14, 2014. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
- ^ "Axed 'Bachelorette' bachelor Juan Barbieri not buying girlfriends talk". Reality TV World.com. June 15, 2009. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 5, 2014.
- ^ "Sasha Petrovic: My 'Bachelorette' fate seemed already to be decided". Archived from the original on August 14, 2014. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
- ^ Ross, Robyn (April 13, 2010). "Former Bachelor Contestants Announce Engagement". TVGuide. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved February 28, 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x "SpotVault – The Bachelorette (ABC) – Summer 2009". SpottedRatings.com. Archived from the original on August 18, 2019. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
- ^ Lee, Ken (November 4, 2010). "No Foul Play Suspected in Death of Bachelorette's Julien Hug". People. Archived from the original on April 2, 2018. Retrieved June 21, 2017.