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The Bachelor: Season 11

9 episodes Premiered Sep 23, 2007 Updated Oct 4, 2026

The eleventh season of the American dating and relationship reality television series The Bachelor features Stephen Bradley Womack, a winemaker from Austin, Texas. In the show's established premise, a single bachelor dates multiple women over the course of several weeks, gradually narrowing down the number of contestants in the hope of ultimately finding his true love. As the central figure of this season, the winema

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Season 11 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ The Bachelor is an American dating and relationship reality television series that originally debuted on March 25, 2002, on ABC.
  • ⚡ A single bachelor dates multiple women over several weeks, narrowing them down to hopefully find his true love.
  • ⚡ For the first 25 seasons of the series, the show was hosted by Chris Harrison.
  • ⚡ The success of the original series resulted in several television spin-offs including The Bachelorette and Bachelor Pad.
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Season overview

The eleventh season of the American dating and relationship reality television series The Bachelor features Stephen Bradley Womack, a winemaker from Austin, Texas. In the show's established premise, a single bachelor dates multiple women over the course of several weeks, gradually narrowing down the number of contestants in the hope of ultimately finding his true love. As the central figure of this season, the winemaker embarks on a journey of courtship involving twenty-five women, navigating dates and eliminations as part of the ongoing search for a romantic partner within the framework of the long-running television franchise that debuted on ABC.

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Season 11 Episodes

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Season 11: Filler vs. Essential Canon

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S11·E1 Mytharc

Week 1 (S11)

Sep 24, 2007 · 90 min

Brad Womack meets the 25 bachelorettes for the first time, but must lower the number to 15 by the end of the night.

S11·E2 Core

Week 2 (S11)

Oct 1, 2007 · 90 min

15 women remain and the group dates begin. Seven ladies go to the racetrack while the other eight are lucky enough to spend a day with Brad in Malibu! But in the end, three bachelo

S11·E3 Core

Week 3 (S11)

Oct 8, 2007 · 90 min

Twelve ladies remain and dates continue! However, all of them are in for a big surprise as Brad's identical twin, Chad, comes for a visit! In the end, which nine ladies know Brad b

S11·E4 Core

Week 4 (S11)

Oct 15, 2007 · 90 min

Nine ladies remain and this week, there'll be a two-on-one date from which only one bachelorette will return! At the end, a total of three ladies will go home.

S11·E5 Core

Week 5 (S11)

Oct 22, 2007 · 90 min

Six ladies remain and this week, no roses will be handed out during the dates. The one-on-one dates are to Venice, California, and a candlelit mansion. The group date is a pool par

S11·E6 Core

Week 6 (S11)

Oct 29, 2007 · 90 min

The four remaining ladies must now introduce Brad to their parents! After the visits, one bachelorette will be sent home.

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