The Bachelorette | |
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Season 3 | |
Starring | Jennifer Schefft |
Presented by | Chris Harrison |
No. of contestants | 25 |
Winner | Jerry Ferris |
Runner-up | John Paul Merritt |
No. of episodes | 9 (including 2 specials) |
Release | |
Original network | ABC |
Original release | January 10 February 28, 2005 | –
Season chronology | |
The third season of The Bachelorette, an ABC reality television series, premiered on January 10, 2005. This season featured 28-year-old Jennifer Schefft, a publicist from Mentor, Ohio. [1]
Schefft was previously the winner of season 3 of The Bachelor, where she got engaged to Andrew Firestone; however, they ended their engagement in December 2003. [2] For her season, Schefft had the opportunity to assist in casting the 25 bachelors from which she will choose. [3]
The season concluded on February 28, 2005, with Schefft choosing to pursue a relationship with 29-year-old art gallery director Jerry Ferris. However, she rejected his proposal, and it was revealed during the live After The Final Rose special that they were no longer together. [4]
Jennifer Ann Schefft, born July 23, 1976, is a native of Mentor, Ohio.
In 2007, Schefft wrote A No-Regrets Guide to Loving Yourself and Never Settling - Better Single Than Sorry, published by HarperCollins. [5] On July 10, 2009, Schefft married Joe Waterman in Chicago. [6]
Name | Age | Hometown | Occupation | Outcome |
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Jerry Ferris [7] | 29 | Los Angeles, California | Art Gallery Director | Winner |
John Paul Merritt | 25 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | Entrepreneur | Episode 8 |
Ryan Sheaffer | 28 | Manhattan Beach, California | Teacher | Episode 6 |
Wendell Jisa | 32 | Chicago, Illinois | Entrepreneur | Episode 5 |
Fabrice Le Parc | 25 | New York City, New York | Entrepreneur, Investor | Episode 4 |
Ben Sands | 26 | Aspen, Colorado | Ski Instructor | Episode 4 |
Josh Cox | 28 | Murrieta, California | Professional Marathoner | Episode 3 |
Keith Bruno | 28 | Encinitas, California | Welder | Episode 3 |
A.W. Webb | 27 | Newport Beach, California | Mortgage Consultant | Episode 2 |
Jason Illian | 29 | Fort Worth, Texas | Motivational Speaker | Episode 2 |
Mark DeMascole | 30 | Carlsbad, California | Commercial Finance | Episode 2 |
Matt Mills | 32 | Staten Island, New York | Firefighter | Episode 2 |
Michael Foster | 31 | Monroe, Michigan | Teacher | Episode 2 |
Ryan Smith | 34 | New York City, New York | Lawyer | Episode 2 |
Stuart "Stu" Lopoten | 27 | New York City, New York | Lawyer | Episode 2 |
Andrew Maloney | 37 | New York City, New York | Bartender | Episode 1 |
Andy LeRoy | 29 | Steamboat Springs, Colorado | Ski Coach | Episode 1 |
Chris Campbell | 27 | Campton, Kentucky | Hairdresser | Episode 1 |
Chris Miller | 33 | Cleveland, Ohio | Sports Agent | Episode 1 |
Collin Evans | 27 | Austin, Texas | Sports Agent | Episode 1 |
David Vargas | 30 | Chicago, Illinois | Marketing Consultant | Episode 1 |
Eric Hagerman | 35 | New York City, New York | Magazine Editor | Episode 1 |
Eric Topacio | 37 | San Diego, California | Firefighter | Episode 1 |
Kevin | 26 | New York City, New York | Consultant | Episode 1 |
Matt Lipson | 33 | Manhattan Beach, California | Lawyer | Episode 1 |
Order | Bachelors | Week | ||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | ||||
1 | Ryan Sh. | Keith | Wendell | John Paul | Ryan Sh. | John Paul | John Paul | Jerry | ||
2 | Eric T. | Ryan Sh. | Fabrice | Jerry | Jerry | Jerry | Jerry | John Paul | ||
3 | Chris C. | A.W. | Ben | Ryan Sh. | Wendell | Ryan Sh. | Ryan Sh. | |||
4 | Jason | Matt M. | Keith | Ben | John Paul | Wendell | ||||
5 | Ryan Sm. | Wendell | Ryan Sh. | Wendell | Ben | |||||
6 | John Paul | Ryan Sm. | Jerry | Fabrice | Fabrice | |||||
7 | Stu | Mark | John Paul | Josh Keith |
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8 | Matt M. | Ben | Josh | |||||||
9 | Keith | John Paul | A.W. Jason Mark Matt M. Michael Ryan Sm. Stu |
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10 | Andy | Jerry | ||||||||
11 | Michael | Jason | ||||||||
12 | Kevin | Josh | ||||||||
13 | David | Fabrice | ||||||||
14 | Chris M. | Michael | ||||||||
15 | Fabrice | Stu | ||||||||
16 | Mark | Andrew Andy Chris C. Chris M. Collin David Eric H. Eric T. Kevin Matt L. |
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17 | Josh | |||||||||
18 | Eric H. | |||||||||
19 | Wendell | |||||||||
20 | Andrew | |||||||||
21 | Ben | |||||||||
22 | Collin | |||||||||
23 | A.W. | |||||||||
24 | Matt L. | |||||||||
25 | Jerry |
No. overall |
No. in season | Title | Original air date |
Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) | Rating/share (18–49) |
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17 | 1 | "Week 1" | January 10, 2005 | 301 | 9.12 [8] | 4.3/10 [9] |
18 | 2 | "Week 2" | January 17, 2005 | 302 | 8.33 [10] | 3.7/8 [9] |
19 | 3 | "Week 3" | January 24, 2005 | 303 | 8.02 [11] | 3.6/8 [9] |
20 | 4 | "Week 4" | January 31, 2005 | 304 | 8.98 [12] | 4.0/9 [9] |
21 | 5 | "Week 5" | February 7, 2005 | 305 | 9.38 [13] | 4.2/9 [9] |
22 | 6 | "Week 6" | February 14, 2005 | 306 | 8.21 [14] | 3.5/8 [9] |
23 | 7 | "The Men Tell All" | February 21, 2005 | N/A | 8.96 [15] | 4.0/9 [9] |
24 | 8 | "Week 7" | February 28, 2005 | 307 | 8.37 [16] | 3.4/8 [9] |
25 | 9 | "After the Final Rose" | February 28, 2005 | N/A | 11.33 [16] | 5.0/12 [9] |