His season also introduced viewers to Bachelor favorites like Raven Gates, future Bachelorette Rachel Lindsay, and, of course, the ever-entertaining Corinne Olympios. One of the most memorable moments from his season was when Viall revealed to the other women that he had already hooked up with one of the contestants at Paradise alumni Jade and Tanner's wedding. Seen as a playboy of sorts for being open about his sexuality and for calling out Andi Dorfman for sleeping with him before fantasy suites on After the Final Rose, Viall's season was jam-packed with innuendos and, of course, a lot of drama. After failing to find love on two different seasons of The Bachelorette and one season of Bachelor in Paradise, Viall was controversially cast as the franchise's next lead. Viall's season introduced a theory that if you can't be a likable lead, be an interesting or controversial one. January 2, 2017: After multiple unsuccessful runs on 'The Bachelorette' and 'Bachelor in Paradise,' Nick Viall becomes the next lead. However, despite experimenting with many different kinds of Bachelors - from the loveable to the controversial and everything in between - the franchise still had yet to nail down one specific part of its formula: getting the lead and his final pick to actually stay together after the final rose. Other well-known Bachelors from this time include Brad Womack, who appeared on two different seasons, Jason Mesnick, and Ben Flajnik. In terms of popularity and ability to largely stay away from major scandals, the golden years of The Bachelor appears to land sometime in the first 10 years the show was on the air.īob Guiney's 2003 season introduced viewers to the now-standard formula of picking a Bachelor from the cast-offs of a previous season of The Bachelorette, and Guiney's was also the most-watched season premiere in the franchise's history, with 18.62 million viewers.

2002-2012: 'The Bachelor' cements itself as a cornerstone of American television, but no official winning couples stay together after the final rose.

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