The BEST episodes of The Bachelor season 26
Every episode of The Bachelor season 26, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Bachelor season 26!
The series revolves around a bachelor who chooses a potential wife from among 25 women. The show follows the bachelor as he goes on a series of dates with the women, some of them group dates, some one-on-one dates. On each episode women are eliminated, generally during the rose ceremony at the end of the episode, but sometimes on the dates (during what are called "elimination dates"). The process culminates towards the end of the season with a few of the women going on overnight dates, and meetings between the bachelor, the women, and their respective families. At the end of the show, the bachelor chooses one woman with whom he would like to continue a relationship. Sometimes he proposes marriage, sometimes other levels of commitment. The runner-up from the first season, Trista Rehn, later starred in The Bachelorette, a spin-off program in which the format is gender-reversed.
#1 - Week 2
Season 26 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/10/2022
Clayton's first one-on-one date; special guest Hilary Duff.
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#2 - Week 7
Season 26 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/21/2022
Sarah is intent on finding out which of the ladies tried to take her down; the group travels to Vienna, Austria; Clayton and the women have an intimate couples' therapy session; one of the most heartbreaking rose ceremonies of the season.
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#3 - Week 5
Season 26 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/7/2022
Clayton and one lucky woman head to Galveston, Texas, for a high-stakes date; Clayton learns the cause of the palpable tension in the house is really one woman; those on a group date take some heat from comedy legend Russell Peters.
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#4 - Week 3
Season 26 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/24/2022
Clayton and the women bravely open up about their insecurities.
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#5 - Week 6
Season 26 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/14/2022
Clayton must decide between Genevieve and Shanae; the journey to find love heads overseas to Hvar, Croatia, where one woman reveals a shocking secret; the rest of the ladies battle each other in knightly challenges for a chance at a rose.
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#6 - Week 1
Season 26 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/3/2022
Clayton Echard's journey to find love kicks off; 31 women arrive and try to make a good first impressions for the man they hope could be their future husband; a shocking franchise first has Clayton clutching a rose and questioning everything.
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#7 - Week 4
Season 26 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/31/2022
Clayton tries to help Shanae and Elizabeth settle their dispute; a Texas-style family barbecue is followed by a musical performance by country band Restless Road; special guests Jonathan Greenard and Kamu Grugier-Hill coach the ladies for the Bachelor Bowl football classic on their group date.
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#9 - Week 8
Season 26 - Episode 8 - Aired 2/28/2022
Clayton visits the hometowns of his final four women to meet their families and immerse himself in each of the ladies' lives.
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#11 - The Women Tell All
Season 26 - Episode 9 - Aired 3/7/2022
Clayton's former flames reunite to hash out their differences, clear up any misunderstandings and apologize -- or not -- for bad behavior; a few special surprises and bloopers.
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