The Bachelorette (season 3)

The third season of The Bachelorette, an ABC reality television series, premiered on January 10, 2005, featuring Jennifer Schefft dating 25 men.[1]

The Bachelorette
Season 3
Promotional poster
Starring	Jennifer Schefft
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	9 (including 2 specials)
Release
Original network	ABC
Original release	January 10 (2005-01-10) – February 28, 2005 (2005-02-28)
Season chronology

Schefft was selected and proposed to by Andrew Firestone in the third season of The Bachelor.[2] For her season, Jen had the opportunity to assist in helping to cast the 25 bachelors from which she will choose.[3]
Jen selected Jerry, who did propose on the finale, but she asked him to hold on to the ring and consider proposing later. After the finale, ABC aired the first live After The Final Rose episode, where Jerry asked about the proposal, but Jen turned him down, as their relationship had already ended since the finale had been filmed.[4]
In a 2013 interview with People, Jen stated about her season, "The show didn’t turn out the way I hoped, but everything worked out for the best."[5]

Contestants

Name	Age	Hometown	Occupation	Eliminated
Jerry Ferris[6]	29	Los Angeles, California	Art Gallery Director	Winner
John Paul Merritt	25	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	Entrepreneur	Episode 8
Ryan Sh.	28	Manhattan Beach, California	Teacher	Episode 6
Wendell	32	Chicago, Illinois	Entrepreneur	Episode 5
Fabrice Le Parc	25	New York City, New York	Entrepreneur, Investor	Episode 4
Ben	26	Aspen, Colorado	Ski Instructor	Episode 4
Josh Cox	28	Murrieta, California	Professional Marathoner	Episode 3
Keith	28	Encinitas, California	Welder	Episode 3
A.W.	27	Newport Beach, California	Mortgage Consultant	Episode 2
Jason	29	Fort Worth, Texas	Motivational Speaker	Episode 2
Mark	30	Carlsbad, California	Commercial Finance	Episode 2
Matt M.	32	Staten Island, New York	Firefighter	Episode 2
Michael Foster	31	Monroe, Michigan	Teacher	Episode 2
Ryan Sm.	34	New York City, New York	Lawyer	Episode 2
Stu	27	New York City, New York	Lawyer	Episode 2
Andrew	37	New York City, New York	Bartender	Episode 1
Andy LeRoy	29	Steamboat Springs, Colorado	Ski Coach	Episode 1
Chris C.	27	Campton, Kentucky	Hairdresser	Episode 1
Chris M.	33	Cleveland, Ohio	Sports Agent	Episode 1
Collin	27	Austin, Texas	Sports Agent	Episode 1
David	30	Chicago, Illinois	Marketing Consultant	Episode 1
Eric H.	35	New York City, New York	Magazine Editor	Episode 1
Eric T.	37	San Diego, California	Firefighter	Episode 1
Kevin	26	New York City, New York	Consultant	Episode 1
Matt L.	33	Manhattan Beach, California	Lawyer	Episode 1

Call-out order

Order	Bachelors	Week
		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
8	Matt M	Ben	Josh
9	Keith	John Paul	A.W. Jason Mark Matt M Michael Ryan Sm Stu
10	Andy	Jerry
11	Michael	Jason
12	Kevin	Josh
13	David	Fabrice
14	Chris	Michael
15	Fabrice	Stu
16	Mark	Andrew Andy Chris C Chris M Collin David Eric H Eric T Kevin Matt L
17	Josh
18	Eric H
19	Wendell
20	Andrew
21	Ben
22	Collin
23	A.W.
24	Matt L
25	Jerry

     The contestant received the first impression rose

     The contestant was eliminated at the rose ceremony

     The contestant chose to leave before the rose ceremony began

     The contestant won the competition

Episodes

See also: List of The Bachelorette episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original air date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)	Rating/share (18–49)
17	1	"Week 1"	January 10, 2005 (2005-01-10)	301	9.12[7]	4.3/10[8]
Jen is introduced, and helps choose her 25 bachelors. We meet Abby and Michelle, two of Jen's friends, who give Jen advice and share that they will be attending the cocktail party disguised as waiters. Jen meets the 25 men, and gives Keith the first impression rose during the cocktail party. The ten men not receiving roses are: Andrew, Andy, Chris C, Chris M, Collin, David, Eric H, Eric T, Kevin, Matt L.[9]
18	2	"Week 2"	January 17, 2005 (2005-01-17)	302	8.33[10]	3.7/8[8]
The first group date of Jen with Fabrice, Jerry, Ben, Michael, Jason, Ryan Sm, and A.W. is a sightseeing trip of New York. Her one on one date with Keith is dinner at the Plaza Hotel. The second group date is for Wendell, Matt, Ryan Sh, Mark, Stu, Josh, and John Paul to attend a New York Knicks game with Jen. At the rose ceremony, Jen sends seven more men home: A.W., Jason, Mark, Matt, Michael, Ryan, Stu.
19	3	"Week 3"	January 24, 2005 (2005-01-24)	303	8.02[11]	3.6/8[8]
The group date is a basketball game, with the remaining eight men divided into two teams. Fabrice, Ryan, John Paul and Ben win 15-1. With 6 baskets, John Paul leads the team in scoring, earning a one on one date with Jen. Fabrice also receives a one on one date, because he scored the fewest baskets(1) for the winning team. Jen and Fabrice go to the Cotton Club for a special private performance by Vanessa Williams. Jen and John Paul's one on one date is a trip to the Mohegan Sun for a spa date. Jen takes the remaining 6 men on a group date to Central Park. At the rose ceremony, Josh and Keith do not get roses.
20	4	"Week 4"	January 31, 2005 (2005-01-31)	304	8.98[12]	4.0/9[8]
Chris Harrison tells the six remaining men, "This time around, there'll be two one-on-one dates and a group date. You are each gonna write Jen a letter, telling her why you'd be the best husband for her." Jen's first choice is Ryan, and their date is to a fire station, followed by take out back at Jen's apartment. The second date, with Jerry, is a trip to the Lincoln Center where they are to have a private concert by Peter Cincotti. The remaining four men have a group date with Jen. It consists of making pizza at a restaurant in Little Italy, followed by the men racing to the top of the Empire State Building. Wendall is first to Jen, and receives additional time with her. At the rose ceremony, Fabrice tells Jen he doesn't want to marry her, and leaves the mansion. Jen then hands out 4 roses, leaving Ben to be sent home.
21	5	"Week 5"	February 7, 2005 (2005-02-07)	305	9.38[13]	4.2/9[8]
Jen travels to each bachelor's hometown to meet their families. Jen's first visit is to Oklahoma City to meet John Paul's family. Jen's next visit is with Ryan in his hometown of Medford, OR. Then Jen travels to Chicago to meet Wendall's family. Finally, Jen goes to Rochester, NY to meet Jerry and his family.
22	6	"Week 6"	February 14, 2005 (2005-02-14)	306	8.21[14]	3.5/8[8]
In a Valentine's Day-themed installment, Jen goes on exotic overnight dates with the three remaining suitors.[15] Jen and John Paul meet in Bermuda. Jen and Jerry share alone time at Hilton Head. Finally, Jen meets Ryan at Cape Cod. Back in New York, Jen speaks with each man prior to the rose ceremony, where she gives a rose to John Paul and Jerry, leaving Ryan the odd man out.[16]
23	7	"The Men Tell All"	February 21, 2005 (2005-02-21)	N/A	8.96[17]	4.0/9[8]
The men gather to dish the dirt, with Chris Harrison calling down Stu, Ryan Sh and Fabrice for individual interviews.
24	8	"Week 7"	February 28, 2005 (2005-02-28)	307	8.37[18]	3.4/8[8]
Jen takes Jerry and John Paul home to meet her family in Cleveland, OH. Next, Abby and Michelle return to meet separately with each man. Jen has a final date with Jerry, and then with John Paul, before we get to the final rose ceremony.[19] After telling John Paul "you are incredible" and "I think you have every quality I look for in someone," Jen shocked John Paul with words that he didn't expect to hear -- "but... something is just not there." "There's that gut feeling... oh my god, this guy is great and he's every quality that I'm looking for, [but] I just don't know if it's there forever," explained Jen in a comment.[4] However, when Jerry proposes, she replies, "I have 100% fallen for you but I've been here before and just want to make sure that we do it right. I want you to keep that, I want you to give it back to me if you feel the same way about me down the road that you do now. I just want to make sure that we do it right. I so want that ring and I so want this to work and I hope you know how committed to this and to you I am."[4]
25	9	"After the Final Rose"	February 28, 2005 (2005-02-28)	N/A	11.33[18]	5.0/12[8]
Reunited on a live stage, Jen rejects Jerry's proposal, telling him, "I think that you know I was so committed to this -- I hope that you know that -- and I really tried to make it work but I think we talked a lot and we saw each other and I think that we both came to the realization that we were better as friends."[4][20]

Jennifer Schefft

Jennifer Schefft, born July 23, 1976, is a native of Mentor, Ohio.
In 2007, Jen wrote A No-Regrets Guide to Loving Yourself and Never Settling - Better Single Than Sorry,[21] published by Harper Collins.
On Friday, July 10, 2009, Jen married Joe Waterman in Chicago[22]

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