7.1/1032 votes#1 - Week 1
Season 17 Episode 1 - Aired 1/7/2013
Spurned Dallas businessman Sean Lowe seeks a second chance at love as the matchmaking contest's Season 17 bachelor.
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5.5/1029 votes#2 - Week 2
Season 17 Episode 2 - Aired 1/14/2013
The 19 survivors of the opening ceremony move into the mansion. Sean goes on his first one-on-one date, which involves a free fall off a Los Angeles skyscraper; and later, a group date involving a Harlequin photo shoot takes place. At the rose ceremony, the playing field is reduced to 16 contenders.
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6.0/1026 votes#3 - Week 3
Season 17 Episode 3 - Aired 1/21/2013
Sean takes the ladies to Malibu for a game of beach volleyball, after which the winners spend the evening with him and the losers return to the mansion. Elsewhere, one of his romantic encounters has the potential to break a world record for the longest on-screen kiss. Thirteen women remain after the rose ceremony.
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6.4/1025 votes#4 - Week 4
Season 17 Episode 4 - Aired 1/28/2013
A gritty warehouse is the location for a topsy-turvy roller derby with Sean and eight of the bachelorettes. Sarah faces another physical challenge that causes her to have emotional breakdown, but Sean proves to be supportive and helps her to try and overcome her fears. All of the women push themselves past their limits until one woman falls hard and is rushed to the hospital. At the after party that night, fireworks erupt as Robyn and Tierra clash, leading one of them to storm off, threaten to leave and then dissolve in tears. It's up to Sean again to comfort the distraught woman and to figure out if the tears are genuine or crocodile, meant to manipulate him into giving her a rose.
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6.3/1024 votes#5 - Week 5
Season 17 Episode 5 - Aired 2/4/2013
A two-night Bachelor special event begins with Sean whisking the remaining 11 bachelorettes away to picturesque Whitefish, Montana, to explore his romantic connections.
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6.1/1030 votes#6 - Week 5, Part 2
Season 17 Episode 6 - Aired 2/5/2013
The two night special concludes with 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 connection to Sean during a snowstorm.
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6.6/1025 votes#7 - Week 6
Season 17 Episode 7 - Aired 2/11/2013
Sean and the six remaining bachelorettes visit the Caribbean island of St. Croix. While there, one woman reveals a surprising fact about her past that could ruin her relationship with Sean. Later, Sean's sister arrives to help him sort through his feelings. Two women are eliminated.
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6.4/1035 votes#8 - Week 7
Season 17 Episode 8 - Aired 2/18/2013
Sean visits the hometowns of the final four bachelorettes. One woman is eliminated.
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6.6/1023 votes#9 - Sean Tells All
Season 17 Episode 9 - Aired 2/19/2013
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- 6.8/1023 votes
#10 - Week 8 (S17)
Season 17 Episode 10 - Aired 2/25/2013
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- 6.4/1023 votes
#11 - The Women Tell All
Season 17 Episode 11 - Aired 3/4/2013
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- 7.0/1023 votes
#12 - The Final Rose
Season 17 Episode 12 - Aired 3/11/2013
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- 6.6/1024 votes
#13 - After the Final Rose
Season 17 Episode 13 - Aired 3/11/2013
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- NaN/100 votes
#14 - The Bachelors Funniest Moments
Season 17 Episode 14 - Aired 5/21/2013
Hilarious moments -- on-screen and off -- from past seasons of ''The Bachelor'' and ''The Bachelorette'' include spontaneous gaffes and faux pas.
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The Best Episodes of The Bachelor Season 17
Every episode of The Bachelor Season 17 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Bachelor Season 17!
A single bachelor dates multiple women over several weeks, narrowing them down to hopefully find his true love.
Genre:Reality
Network:ABC
Season 17 Ratings Summary
"Week 1" is the best rated episode of "The Bachelor" season 17. It scored 7.1/10 based on 32 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 1/7/2013. This episode is rated 1.6 points higher than the second-best, "Week 2".