Episode guide
The Bachelor: Season 17
14 episodes · premiered Jan 7, 2013
This season features 28-year-old Sean Lowe, a former Kansas State football player from McKinney, Texas. Lowe placed third as a contestant during the eighth season of The Bachelorette with Emily Maynard.
- Episode 1: Week 1 Jan 7, 2013 · 1h 25m Sean meets the women and offers one the first rose.
- Episode 2: Week 2 Jan 14, 2013 · 1h 25m Sean takes Sarah on an adrenaline-filled date; a prank tests Desiree.
- Episode 3: Week 3 Jan 21, 2013 · 1h 20m A volleyball game brings out the women's true colors; Sean surprises AshLee.
- Episode 4: Week 4 Jan 28, 2013 · 1h 25m Sean and a woman go rock climbing.
- Episode 5: Week 5 Feb 4, 2013 · 1h 25m Sean and the bachelorettes travel to Whitefish, Montana.
- Episode 6: Week 5 (2) Feb 5, 2013 · 1h 25m Sean and the bachelorettes go on a trip to the Canadian Rockies; during a group date, Sean asks seven bachelorettes to take a plunge in icy-cold Lake Louise; the women try to advance their…
- Episode 7: Week 6 Feb 11, 2013 · 1h 25m The pressure intensifies as hometown dates loom.
- Episode 8: Week 7 Feb 18, 2013 · 1h 25m Sean travels across the country to visit the hometowns of the final four women.
- Episode 9: Sean Tells All Feb 19, 2013 · 41m Sean talks about the women he has sent home and controversial bachelorette, Tierra.
- Episode 10: Week 8 Feb 25, 2013 · 1h 24m Sean and the final three women go on a wild and romantic trip to Thailand; Sean is faced with a painful decision as he determines the final two women.
- Episode 11: Sean's Women Tell All Mar 4, 2013 · 1h 30m Controversial bachelorette Tierra gets the chance to defend herself; fan favorite bachelorettes confront one another and Sean; Chris and Sean surprise fans at viewer parties; sneak peek of…
- Episode 12: Season Finale Mar 11, 2013 · 1h 31m The final two women meet Sean's family; a confused Sean decides whether he wants to spend his life with Catherine or Lindsay.
- Episode 13: After the Final Rose Mar 11, 2013 · 38m Catherine and Lindsay join Sean to discuss his decision; the new Bachelorette is revealed.
- Episode 14: The Bachelors Funniest Moments May 21, 2013 · 1h 30m Hilarious moments -- on-screen and off -- from past seasons of ''The Bachelor'' and ''The Bachelorette'' include spontaneous gaffes and faux pas.