The Bachelorette (season 5)

The fifth season of the ABC reality television series The Bachelorette began on May 18, 2009 with a two-hour premiere. The show features Jillian Harris, an interior designer from Peace River, Alberta, Canada, courting 30 men,[1] added from five in previous seasons. This was the first time in The Bachelor and The Bachelorette franchise with 30 suitors. Harris was rejected by Jason Mesnick in the thirteenth season of The Bachelor; she was the second runner-up.

The Bachelorette
Season 5
Promotional poster
Starring	Jillian Harris
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	12 (including 2 specials)
Release
Original network	ABC
Original release	May 18 – July 27, 2009
Season chronology

Harris is the first ever non-American selected for The Bachelorette as she is from Canada. (Jesse Palmer, Matt Grant, and Lorenzo Borghese of The Bachelor alumni are the other non-Americans in the show's franchise), and chose Ed Swiderski in the finale. The couple were engaged but broke their engagement in July 2010.[2]

Contestants

Jillian Harris (right) and host Chris Harrison at the premiere for The Proposal in June 2009

Name	Age	Hometown	Occupation	Outcome	Place
Edward "Ed" Swiderski[3][4]	29	Monroe, Michigan	Technology Consultant	Winner	1[lower-alpha 1]
Kiptyn Locke[5]	31	Encinitas, California	Business Developer	Runner-up	2
Reid Rosenthal[6]	30	Upper Dublin, Pennsylvania	Realtor	Week 9	3
Wesley "Wes" Hayden[6][7]	32	Huntsville, Texas	Musician	Week 8	4
Jesse Kovacs[8]	27	Carmel Valley, California	Wine Maker	Week 7	5–6
Michael Stagliano[6]	25	Tacoma, Washington	Break Dance Instructor
Jacob "Jake" Pavelka[9]	31	Denton, Texas	Commercial Pilot	Week 6	7–8
Tanner Pope[6]	30	Brownfield, Texas	Financial Analyst
Robert "Robby" Descant[7]	25	Spring, Texas	Bartender		9
Marcus "Mark" Huebner[10]	26	Woodstock, Illinois	Pizza Entrepreneur	Week 5	10
David Good[11]	27	West Alexandria, Ohio	Trucking Contractor	Week 4	11–12
Juan Barbieri[12]	35	Buenos Aires, Argentina	General Contractor
Michael "Mike" Steinberg	28	New York, New York	Baseball Camp Owner		13
Bradley "Brad" Seberhagen	27	Park Ridge, Illinois	Financial Advisor	Week 3	14–15
Tanner Fanello	28	Derby, Kansas	Sales Representative
Alexander "Sasha" Petrovic[7][13]	27	Houston, Texas	Oil & Gas Consultant		16
Brian Duke	32	Birmingham, Alabama	IT Consultant	Week 2	17–20
Julien Hug[6]	34	San Diego, California	Restaurateur
Mathue Johnson	25	Andover, Kansas	Personal Trainer
Simon Ambrose	26	Bradford, England	Soccer Coach
Adam Duvendeck	27	Santa Barbara, California	Olympic Cyclist	Week 1	21–30
Bryan Vaderman	28	Lawton, Oklahoma	High School Coach
Bryce Harlow	31	Fort Lauderdale, Florida	Furniture Dealer
Caleb Kuhl	27	Kansas City, Missouri	Photographer
Gregory "Greg" Bilbro	31	Albuquerque, New Mexico	Entrepreneur
John Hardesty	27	Boise, Idaho	Branding Consultant
John Presser[14]	29	Fort Wayne, Indiana	Marketing Specialist
Joshua "Josh" Yocam	25	Tustin, California	Lifeguard
Kyle Yauch	26	Austin, Texas	Graphic Designer
Stephen Reich	30	Lexington, Massachusetts	Lawyer

1. Ed was originally quit in Week 5, but was later brought back in Week 7 and eventually won the competition.

The Bachelor

Jake Pavelka was chosen as the bachelor for the fourteenth season of The Bachelor, entitled On the Wings of Love.

Dancing with the Stars

Pavelka competed in the tenth season of Dancing with the Stars. He was partnered with Chelsie Hightower and finished in 7th place.

Bachelor Pad

Kiptyn Locke, Juan Barbieri, David Good, Wes Hayden, and Jesse Kovacs, returned for the first season of Bachelor Pad. Barbieri was eliminated during week 1 and Hayden during week 4. Kovacs and his partner, Elizabeth Kitt, were eliminated at the beginning of week 6, finishing in 3rd place. Locke and his partner, Tenley Molzahn, were eliminated at the end of week 6, finishing as the runners-up. Good won the season alongside his partner, Natalie Getz.

Pavelka and Michael Stagliano returned for the second season of Bachelor Pad. Pavelka was eliminated during week 3. Stagliano won the competition alongside his partner, Holly Durst.

Stagliano, Ed Swiderski, and Reid Rosenthal, returned for the third season of Bachelor Pad. Stagliano was eliminated during week 5 and Rosenthal during week 3. Swiderski and his partner, Jaclyn Swartz, were eliminated at the end of week 7, finishing in 3rd place.

Bachelor in Paradise

Kovacs returned for the first season of Bachelor in Paradise. He quit the show during week 6.

Call-out order

Order	Bachelors	Week
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
1	Kiptyn	David	Wes	Ed	Kiptyn	Michael	Kiptyn	Reid	Ed	Kiptyn	Ed
2	Bryan	Jake	Jake	Robby	Jesse	Jesse	Reid	Kiptyn	Reid	Ed	Kiptyn
3	John P.	Jesse	Mike	Jake	Mark	Reid	Jesse	Ed[lower-alpha 1]	Kiptyn	Reid
4	Brian	Wes	Juan	Reid	Reid	Kiptyn	Wes	Wes	Wes
5	Jake	Mathue	Jesse	Mark	Robby	Robby	Michael	Jesse Michael
6	David	Michael	David	Jesse	Ed	Jake	Jake Tanner P.
7	Tanner F.	Robby	Ed	Tanner P.	Michael	Tanner P.
8	Michael	Ed	Sasha	Wes	Wes	Wes	Robby
9	Robby	Reid	Mark	Juan	Jake	Mark
10	John H.	Simon	Michael	Michael	Tanner P.	Ed[lower-alpha 2]
11	Sasha	Kiptyn	Tanner P.	Kiptyn	David Juan
12	Brad	Mike	Kiptyn	Mike
13	Mathue	Brian	Reid	David	Mike
14	Simon	Sasha	Robby	Brad Tanner F.
15	Jesse	Julien	Tanner F.
16	Julien	Tanner P.	Brad	Sasha
17	Wes	Mark	Brian Julien Mathue Simon
18	Kyle	Brad
19	Adam	Tanner F.
20	Stephen	Juan
21	Juan	Adam Bryan Bryce Caleb Greg John H. John P. Josh Kyle Stephen
22	Caleb
23	Josh
24	Greg
25	Mark
26	Ed
27	Bryce
28	Reid
29	Mike
30	Tanner P.

  The contestant was given a first impression rose

  The contestant was voted off by the other contestants but got a rose instead

  The contestant received a rose during the date

  The contestant was eliminated

  The contestant was eliminated during the date

  The contestant quit the competition

  The contestant won the competition

1. Ed was brought back to the competition on week seven.
2. Ed was given the group date rose in week five. However, he later left the competition due to a personal obligations.

Episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original air date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)	Rating/share (18–49)
37	1	"Week 1"	May 18, 2009	501	8.69[15]	3.0/8[15]
38	2	"Week 2"	May 25, 2009	502	5.99[15]	2.1/6[15]
39	3	"Week 3"	June 1, 2009	503	6.41[15]	2.2/6[15]
40	4	"Week 4"	June 8, 2009	504	7.19[15]	2.5/7[15]
41	5	"Week 5"	June 15, 2009	505	6.76[15]	2.4/7[15]
42	6	"Week 6"	June 22, 2009	506	6.76[15]	2.3/7[15]
43	7	"Week 7"	June 29, 2009	507	7.94[15]	2.7/5[15]
44	8	"Week 8"	July 6, 2009	508	7.71[15]	2.6/7[15]
45	9	"Week 9"	July 13, 2009	509	8.01[15]	2.7/8[15]
46	10	"The Men Tell All"	July 20, 2009	N/A	8.04[15]	2.8/9[15]
47	11	"Week 10"	July 27, 2009	510	10.00[15]	3.5/10[15]
48	12	"After the Final Rose"	July 28, 2009	N/A	7.99[15]	2.8/8[15]

Death of Julien Hug

On November 3, 2010 Harris mourned the death of Julien Hug on her Twitter page. The 35-year-old Hug was discovered dead on a remote stretch of land off a Californian highway on Wednesday. Harris paid tribute to Hug, saying, "Please say a prayer for the loss of a friend this morning. Life is fragile, don't forget to love the ones you love," before adding, "It's very difficult to find the words to express my condolences. But I will always remember Julien's gentle demeanor and kind heart, which will be sadly missed."[16]

References

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External links

• The Bachelorette at ABC