The Bachelor (American season 2)

The Bachelor (season 2) is the second season of ABC reality television series The Bachelor. The show featured Missouri banker Aaron Buerge, courting 25 women. The season premiered on September 25, 2002 and concluded on November 20, 2002 with 27-year-old school psychologist Helene Eksterowicz was named the winner and becoming Buerge's fiancée, they soon ended their relationship weeks after the finale.

The Bachelor
Season 2
Promotional poster
StarringAaron Buerge
Country of originUnited States
No. of episodes9 (including 1 special)
Release
Original networkABC
Original releaseSeptember 25 (2002-09-25) 
November 20, 2002 (2002-11-20)
Season chronology

Contestants

The following is the list of bachelorettes for this season:

Name Age Hometown Job Eliminated
Helene Eksterowicz 27 Gloucester, New Jersey School Psychologist Winner
Brooke Smith 22 Albertville, Alabama College Student Runner-up
Gwen Gioia 31 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Executive Recruiter Week 6
Angela 27 Kansas City, Missouri Registered Nurse Week 5
Hayley Crittenden 28 Lake Oswego, Oregon Retail Manager Week 4
Heather Cranford 30 Dallas, Texas Flight Attendant Week 4
Christi Weible 23 Boise, Idaho Assistant Financial Advisor Week 3
Heather 24 Walnut Creek, California Marriage Therapy Trainee Week 3
Kyla Dickerson 22 Midvale, Utah Airline Supervisor Week 3
Shannon 26 Long Island, New York Graphic Artist Week 3
Dana Norris 24 Beverly Hills, California Radio Sales Week 2
Erin 25 West Chester, Pennsylvania Publications Quality Control Week 2
Suzanne Freeman 33 Redondo Beach, California Flight Attendant Week 2
Frances Dinglasan 30 San Francisco, California Strategic Planning Analyst Week 2 (Quit)
Anindita Dutta 27 New York, New York Attorney Week 2 (Quit)
Amber West 26 Chapel Hill, North Carolina Psychologist Week 1
Camille Langfield 29 Los Angeles, California Actress Week 1
Cari 29 Granite City, Illinois 3rd Grade Teacher Week 1
Christy 24 Avondale, Arizona Radiological Technologist Week 1
Erin 24 Houston, Texas Interior Designer Week 1
Fatima Rivas 22 Long Beach, California College Student Week 1
Liangy Fernandez 30 Coral Gables, Florida Paralegal Week 1
Lori Todd 26 Dallas, Texas Former NBA Cheerleader Week 1
Merrilee Donohue 28 Forked River, New Jersey 1st Grade Teacher Week 1
Suzi Reid 28 Richmond, Virginia Communications Specialist Week 1

Future appearances

Heather Cranford returned for the sixth season of The Bachelor along with season four contestant, Mary Delgado, where she placed 9th/12th after having been eliminated the week she arrived. Gwen Gioia competed in the first season of Bachelor Pad, placing 9th/11th.

Elimination Chart

# Contestants Week
1234567
1 Gwen Angela Helene Angela Helene Gwen Helene Helene
2 Erin (TX) Helene Kyla Gwen Gwen Helene Brooke Brooke
3 Frances Erin (PA) Angela Brooke Angela Brooke Gwen
4 Helene Brooke Shannon Helene Brooke Angela
5 Brooke Anindita Gwen Heather (TX) Hayley
Heather (TX)
6 Angela Heather (CA) Brooke Hayley
7 Lori Dana Heather (TX) Christi (ID)
Heather (CA)
Kyla
Shannon
8 Kyla Hayley Hayley
9 Christi (ID) Christi (ID) Heather (CA)
10 Hayley Shannon Christi (ID)
11 Dana Frances Dana
Erin (PA)
Suzanne
12 Heather (CA) Suzanne
13 Anindita Gwen
14 Suzanne Kyla Frances
15 Amber Heather (TX) Anindita
16 Merrilee Amber
Camille
Cari
Christy (AZ)
Erin (TX)
Fatima
Liangy
Lori
Merrilee
Suzi
17 Christy (AZ)
18 Heather (TX)
19 Suzi
20 Liangy
21 Camille
22 Erin (PA)
23 Cari
24 Fatima
25 Shannon
  The contestant won the competition.
  The contestant quit the competition.
  The contestant was eliminated at the rose ceremony.

Episodes

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal air dateProd.
code
U.S. viewers
(millions)
Rating/share
(18–49)
81"Revealed"September 25, 2002 (2002-09-25)2008.90[1]N/A
92"Week 1"October 2, 2002 (2002-10-02)20111.00[1]4.9/12[2]

There were no dates during the first week.

Amber, Camille, Cari, Christi from Arizona, Erin from Texas, Fatima, Liangy, Lori, Merrilee, and Suzi were all sent home in the first rose ceremony.
103"Week 2"October 9, 2002 (2002-10-09)20212.80[1]6.4/16[2]

There were three group dates. Five women were sent on each.

Just before the start of the rose ceremony, Anindita and Frances both quit the competition in doubt that things between Aaron and them would work out. Dana, Erin from Pennsylvania, and Suzanne were then eliminated at the rose ceremony.
114"Week 3"October 16, 2002 (2002-10-16)20312.60[1]5.9/15[2]

One-on-one date: Helene.

There were two group dates that consisted of Angela, Christi from Idaho, Gwen, Hayley, Heather from California, Heather from Texas, Kyla, and Shannon.

One-on-one date: Brooke

Christi from Idaho, Heather from California, Kyla, and Shannon were eliminated at the rose ceremony.
125"Week 4"October 23, 2002 (2002-10-23)20414.90[1]7.0/17[2]

One-on-one date: Helene

One-on-one date: Gwen

Group date: Angela, Brooke, and Hayley

One-on-one date: Heather from Texas

Hayley and Heather from Texas were eliminated at the rose ceremony.
136"Week 5"October 30, 2002 (2002-10-30)20515.00[1]7.3/18[2]

Hometown Visits: Angela – Kansas City, Missouri; Helene – Gloucester, New Jersey; Gwen – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Brooke – Albertville, Alabama.

Angela was eliminated at the rose ceremony.
147"Week 6"November 6, 2002 (2002-11-06)20616.30[1]7.8/18[2]

Overnight Dates: Brooke, Gwen, and Helene.

Gwen was eliminated at the rose ceremony.
158"The Women Tell All"November 13, 2002 (2002-11-13)N/A16.80[1]7.7/19[2]
169"Week 7"November 20, 2002 (2002-11-20)20725.90[1]11.9/28[2]

Meeting Aaron's Parents and Final Dates: Brooke and Helene

Brookes's limo pulled up to the altar first, where Aaron sent her home in a limo, crying. Helene then came to the altar, where Aaron professed his love for her and proposed. She accepted and was given the final rose.

References

  1. "Episode List: The Bachelor". TV Tango. Archived from the original on July 27, 2019. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
  2. "SpotVault – The Bachelor (ABC) – Fall 2002". SpottedRatings.com. Archived from the original on July 27, 2019. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
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