The Bachelor (American TV series) season 12
Season of television series
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The Bachelor: London Calling is the twelfth season of ABC reality television series The Bachelor. The season premiere aired on March 17, 2008, and features Matt Grant, a 27-year-old British global financer, courting 25 women from the United States. The season concluded on May 12, 2008, with Grant choosing to propose to 22-year-old actress Shayne Lamas. The couple ended their relationship months later.
| The Bachelor | |
|---|---|
| Season 12 | |
| Starring | Matt Grant |
| Presented by | Chris Harrison |
| No. of contestants | 25 |
| Winner | Shayne Lamas |
| Runner-up | Chelsea Wanstrath |
| No. of episodes | 9 (including 1 special) |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Original release | March 17 – May 12, 2008 |
| Season chronology | |
This was the final season to be aired in 90 minutes.
Matt Grant
He was an English financier and business development manager from London and worked at Lombard Asset Finance (RBS) in Cambridge for three years before moving to London. Grant received a B.A. in modern history and politics from Anglia Polytechnic University in Cambridge.[1]
Contestants
Biographical information according to ABC official series site, plus footnoted additions
| Name | Age | Hometown | Occupation | Outcome | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shayne Lamas[2] | 22 | Malibu, California | Actress | Winner | 1 |
| Chelsea Wanstrath[2] | 25 | Durango, Colorado | Pharmaceutical Sales Rep | Runner-up | 2 |
| Amanda Rantuccio[2] | 27 | Niceville, Florida | Account Executive | Week 7 | 3 |
| Noelle Drake[3] | 26 | Loveland, Colorado | Photographer | Week 6 | 4 |
| Marshana Ritchie[4] | 27 | Brooklyn, New York | Fashion designer | Week 5 | 5–6 |
| Robin Canfield[4] | 22 | Holland, Michigan | Advertising coordinator | ||
| Ashlee Williss[5] | 22 | Jacksonville Beach, Florida | Singer-Songwriter | Week 4 | 7–8 |
| Kelly Hark | 25 | Hollywood, California | Medical sales representative | ||
| Holly Durst[6][7] | 24 | Suffield, Ohio | Children's Book Author | 9 | |
| Amy Bean | 22 | Stockton, California | Nanny | Week 3 | 10–12 |
| Erin Storm | 33 | San Marcos, California | Vendor | ||
| Kristine Heffelfinger[8] | 33 | Dillsburg, Pennsylvania | Personal Trainer | ||
| Caroline "Carri" Perrier[9][10] | 25 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | Church Marketing Rep | Week 2 | 13–15 |
| Erin Harper[11][12] | 25 | Seattle, Washington | Event Planner | ||
| Michelle Procopio | 28 | Syracuse, New York | Administrative Assistant | ||
| Alyssa Johnson | 24 | Boise, Idaho | Biology Student | Week 1 | 16–25 |
| Amanda Peterman[13] | 26 | Cape Girardeau, Missouri | Law student | ||
| Denise Gitsham | 30 | Washington, D.C. | Attorney/Former White House Aide | ||
| Devon Grisham | 24 | Austin, Texas | Makeup Artist | ||
| Lesley Geyer[14] | 23 | Tampa, Florida | Youth Minister | ||
| Michele Romero | 33 | Laguna Niguel, California | Interior Designer | ||
| Rebecca LeBlanc | 30 | Alamo, California | Attorney | ||
| Stacey Elza[15] | 26 | Chicago, Illinois | Graduate Student | ||
| Tamara Marco | 23 | Beverly Hills, California | Cocktail Waitress | ||
| Tiffany Hickenbottom | 33 | San Francisco, California | Real Estate Marketing Rep | ||
Future appearances
Bachelor Pad
Holly Durst returned in the second season of Bachelor Pad and won that season alongside Bachelor Nation alumnus Michael Stagliano.
Call-out order
| Order | Bachelorettes | Week | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||
| 1 | Amanda R. | Amanda R. | Ashlee | Holly | Chelsea | Shayne | Shayne | Shayne | Shayne |
| 2 | Amy | Chelsea | Chelsea | Robin | Amanda R. | Noelle | Amanda R. | Chelsea | Chelsea |
| 3 | Devon | Shayne | Robin | Shayne | Marshana | Chelsea | Chelsea | Amanda R. | |
| 4 | Kristine | Michelle P. | Holly | Amanda R. | Shayne | Amanda R. | Noelle | ||
| 5 | Chelsea | Marshana | Erin S. | Ashlee | Robin | Marshana Robin |
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| 6 | Erin H. | Ashlee | Amanda R. | Kelly | Noelle | ||||
| 7 | Kelly | Noelle | Kelly | Chelsea | Ashlee Kelly |
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| 8 | Rebecca | Erin S. | Amy | Noelle | |||||
| 9 | Denise | Amy | Kristine | Marshana | Holly | ||||
| 10 | Erin S. | Kristine | Marshana | Amy Erin S. Kristine |
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| 11 | Robin | Robin | Noelle | ||||||
| 12 | Ashlee | Kelly | Shayne | ||||||
| 13 | Alyssa | Carri | Carri Erin H. Michelle P. |
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| 14 | Michelle P. | Holly | |||||||
| 15 | Shayne | Erin H. | |||||||
| 16 | Marshana | Alyssa Amanda P. Denise Devon Lesley Michele R. Rebecca Stacey Tamara Tiffany |
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| 17 | Amanda P. | ||||||||
| 18 | Tamara | ||||||||
| 19 | Holly | ||||||||
| 20 | Tiffany | ||||||||
| 21 | Carri | ||||||||
| 22 | Stacey | ||||||||
| 23 | Lesley | ||||||||
| 24 | Michele R. | ||||||||
| 25 | Noelle | ||||||||
- The contestant received the first impression rose
- The contestant received a rose during the date
- The contestant was eliminated
- The contestant was eliminated during the date
- The contestant won the competition
Episodes
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) | Rating/share (18–49) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99 | 1 | "Week 1" | March 17, 2008 | 1201 | 8.58[16] | 3.2/8[17] |
| 100 | 2 | "Week 2" | March 24, 2008 | 1202 | 7.27[16] | 2.6/7[17] |
| 101 | 3 | "Week 3" | March 31, 2008 | 1203 | 7.67[16] | 2.7/7[17] |
| 102 | 4 | "Week 4" | April 7, 2008 | 1204 | 6.83[16] | 2.5/6[17] |
| 103 | 5 | "Week 5" | April 14, 2008 | 1205 | 6.60[16] | 2.5/6[17] |
| 104 | 6 | "Week 6: Hometowns" | April 21, 2008 | 1206 | 7.30[16] | 2.6/7[17] |
| 105 | 7 | "Week 7: Fantasy Suites" | April 28, 2008 | 1207 | 7.17[16] | 2.5/6[17] |
| 106 | 8 | "The Women Tell All" | May 5, 2008 | N/A | 6.57[16] | 2.3/6[17] |
| 107 | 9 | "Week 8: Season Finale" | May 12, 2008 | 1208 | 8.85[16] | 3.2/8[17] |