The Bachelorette (American TV series) season 20
Season of television series
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The twentieth season of The Bachelorette premiered on June 26, 2023.[1] This season features 27-year-old Charity Lawson, a child and family therapist from Columbus, Georgia.[2]
| The Bachelorette | |
|---|---|
| Season 20 | |
Promotional poster | |
| Starring | Charity Lawson |
| Presented by | Jesse Palmer |
| No. of contestants | 25 |
| Winner | Dotun Olubeko |
| Runner-up | Joey Graziadei |
| No. of episodes | 9 |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Original release | June 26 – August 21, 2023 |
| Additional information | |
| Filming dates | March 20 – April 30, 2023 |
| Season chronology | |
Lawson finished in fourth place on the 27th season of The Bachelor featuring Zach Shallcross.
The season concluded on August 21, 2023, with Lawson accepting a proposal from 30-year-old integrative medicine specialist Dotun Olubeko.[3]
Production
Casting and contestants
On March 14, 2023, Lawson was announced as the Bachelorette by Jesse Palmer during the Women Tell All special of the 27th season of The Bachelor.[2]
Notable contestants include WWE NXT wrestler Caleb Balgaard, Guinness World Record holder Chris Spell, and Sean McLaughlin, son of politician Steven McLaughlin.[4][5][6]
Filming and development
Filming began on March 20, 2023, in Agoura Hills, California.[7] On April 8, Lawson was seen filming in New Orleans, Louisiana, and the season concluded in Fiji later that month.[8][9]
Lauren Alaina, previous Bachelorettes Rachel Recchia and Gabby Windey, and season 12 couple JoJo Fletcher and Jordan Rodgers made guest appearances this season.[10][11]
Contestants
29 potential contestants were revealed on March 18, 2023.[12]
The final cast of 25 men was announced on June 1, 2023.[13]
| Name | Age | Hometown | Occupation | Outcome | Place | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dotun Olubeko[14] | 30 | Fresno, California | Integrative Medicine Specialist | Winner | 1 | [15] |
| Joey Graziadei[16][17] | 27 | Royersford, Pennsylvania | Tennis Pro | Runner-Up | 2 | |
| Aaron Bryant[18][19] | 29 | Katy, Texas | Software Salesman | Week 7 | 3 | |
| Xavier Bonner[20][21] | 27 | Euclid, Ohio | Biomedical Scientist | 4 | [22] | |
| Aaron Bryant | (Returned to competition) | Week 6 | [a] | [23] | ||
| Tanner Courtad[24] | 30 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Mortgage Lender | Week 5 | 5 | [25] |
| Sean McLaughlin[6][26] | 25 | Troy, New York | Software Sales Rep | 6 | ||
| Caleb Balgaard[4][27] | 24 | Fenton, Michigan | Pro Wrestler | Week 4 | 7-9 | [28] |
| John Buresh[29] | 27 | Excelsior, Minnesota | Data Scientist | |||
| Michael Barbour[30] | 29 | South Holland, Illinois | Yacht Captain | |||
| Brayden Bowers[31] | 24 | Murrieta, California | Travel Nurse | 10 (quit) | ||
| Aaron Schwartzman[32] | 33 | Fremont, California | Firefighter | Week 3 | 11-13 | [11] |
| Adrian Hassan[33] | 33 | North Hills, California | Realtor | |||
| James Pierce[34] | 28 | Brownsburg, Indiana | Attorney | |||
| Warwick Reider[35] | 27 | Oxford, Ohio | Construction Manager | 14 | ||
| Caleb Arthur[36] | 29 | Kentwood, Michigan | Resident Physician | Week 2 | 15-19 | [10] |
| John Henry Spurlock[30] | 30 | Wilmington, North Carolina | Underwater Welder | |||
| Josh Young[37][38] | 28 | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania | Harvard Grad Student | |||
| Kaleb Kim[39] | 26 | Norcross, Georgia | Construction Salesman | |||
| Spencer Storbeck[40] | 32 | Moorpark, California | Medical Sales Director | |||
| Chris Spell[5] | 27 | White Plains, New York | World Record Jumper | Week 1 | 20-25 | [41] |
| Joe Menzia[30] | 31 | Ramsey, Minnesota | Tech Operations Director | |||
| Khalid Hassan[36] | 28 | Dearborn, Michigan | Tech Recruiter | |||
| Nicholas "Nic" Barber[42] | 32 | Berkeley Heights, New Jersey | HR Executive | |||
| Peter Cappio[32] | 33 | Armonk, New York | Airline Pilot | |||
| Taylor Pegg[43] | 32 | Beavercreek, Ohio | Loan Officer | |||
Future appearances
The Bachelor
Joey Graziadei was chosen as the lead for season 28 of The Bachelor.[44]
Bachelor in Paradise
Aaron Bryant, Aaron Schwartzman, Brayden Bowers, John Buresh, John Henry Spurlock, Michael Barbour, Peter Cappio, Sean McLaughlin, Tanner Courtad, and Taylor Pegg returned for season 9 of Bachelor in Paradise.[45] Buresh, McLaughlin, and Schwartzmann were eliminated in week 2. Bowers and Pegg were eliminated in week 4. Courtad split from Jess Girod, Cappio split from Sam Picco, and Barbour split from Olivia Lewis in week 5. Bryant and Spurlock got engaged to Eliza Isichei and Kat Izzo, respectively, in week 5.
Bachelor in Paradise
McLaughlin returned for Season 10. He was eliminated and left in a relationship with Allyshia Gupta in week 7.[46]
Dancing with the Stars
Charity Lawson competed in season 32 of Dancing with the Stars where she partnered with Artem Chigvintsev.[47] They finished in fourth place.
Joey Graziadei competed in, and won, season 33 of Dancing with the Stars with his partner Jenna Johnson.[48]
Call-out order
| Order | Bachelors | Week | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |||
| 1 | Aaron B. | Brayden | Aaron B. | Brayden | Dotun | Joey | Dotun | Joey | Dotun | |
| 2 | Josh | Aaron B. | John | Dotun | Joey | Dotun | Xavier | Dotun | Joey | |
| 3 | Joey | John | Joey | Aaron B. | Xavier | Aaron B. | Joey | Aaron B.[a] | ||
| 4 | Warwick | Xavier | Dotun | Caleb B. | Aaron B. | Xavier | Aaron B. | Xavier | ||
| 5 | Xavier | Joey | Tanner | Xavier | Tanner | Tanner | ||||
| 6 | Caleb A. | Caleb B. | Caleb B. | Joey | Sean | Sean | ||||
| 7 | Khalid | Warwick | Warwick | Michael | Caleb B. John Michael |
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| 8 | Nic | Aaron S. | Michael | John | ||||||
| 9 | John Henry | Caleb A. | Sean | Sean | ||||||
| 10 | Aaron S. | Adrian | Xavier | Tanner | Brayden | |||||
| 11 | Tanner | James | Aaron S. | Aaron S. Adrian James |
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| 12 | Chris | Sean | James | |||||||
| 13 | Brayden | Michael | Adrian | |||||||
| 14 | Spencer | Tanner | Brayden | Warwick | ||||||
| 15 | Caleb B. | Dotun | Caleb A. John Henry Josh Kaleb K. Spencer |
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| 16 | Joe | Kaleb K. | ||||||||
| 17 | Kaleb K. | John Henry | ||||||||
| 18 | Adrian | Josh | ||||||||
| 19 | James | Spencer | ||||||||
| 20 | Peter | Chris Joe Khalid Nic Peter Taylor |
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| 21 | Michael | |||||||||
| 22 | Taylor | |||||||||
| 23 | Sean | |||||||||
| 24 | John | |||||||||
| 25 | Dotun | |||||||||
- 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
Episodes
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date [49] | Prod. code [49] | U.S. viewers (millions) | Rating (18–49) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 216 | 1 | "Week 1: Season Premiere" | June 26, 2023 | 2001 | 1.92[50] | 0.4[50] |
| 217 | 2 | "Week 2" | July 3, 2023 | 2002 | 1.77[51] | 0.3[51] |
| 218 | 3 | "Week 3: San Diego" | July 10, 2023 | 2003 | 1.93[52] | 0.4[52] |
| 219 | 4 | "Week 4: Washington" | July 17, 2023 | 2004 | 2.14[53] | 0.4[53] |
| 220 | 5 | "Week 5: New Orleans" | July 24, 2023 | 2005 | 2.59[54] | 0.5[54] |
| 221 | 6 | "Week 6: Hometowns" | July 31, 2023 | 2006 | 2.53[55] | 0.4[55] |
| 222 | 7 | "Week 7: Fantasy Suites" | August 7, 2023 | 2007 | 2.98[56] | 0.6[56] |
| 223 | 8 | "The Men Tell All" | August 14, 2023 | N/A | 2.64[57] | 0.4[57] |
| 224 | 9 | "Week 8: Season Finale & After the Final Rose" | August 21, 2023 | 2008 | 2.99[58] | 0.5[58] |
Notes
- Bryant was originally eliminated in week 6, but he returned to the competition during week 7.