Season guide
The Bachelor: Season 4
10 episodes
Premiered Sep 23, 2003 Updated Sep 26, 2026
Previously on The Bachelor
Season 4 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of The Bachelor Season 3.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
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Season 4 Episodes
Episode Guide
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S4·E1
Mytharc
Week One (S4)
Sep 24, 2003 · 90 min
With the addition of many new elements to the show — including a surprise appearance by the Bachelor's mother at the first rose ceremony and an unexpected ""in the field"" rose c
S4·E6
Core
Week Six (S4)
Oct 29, 2003 · 90 min
ABC Press Release: Episode 406: Bob's relationships with the final four women get more serious as he travels to their very different hometowns to meet their family and friends. B