7.2/1036 votes#1 - Week 1: Season 22 Premiere
Season 22 Episode 1 - Aired 1/1/2018
Racecar driver Arie Luyendyk Jr. returns to try and win at love. Five years ago, Arie fell in love with Bachelorette fan favorite Emily Maynard, and was ready to propose when she broke his heart. Now Arie begins his own pursuit of his soul mate.
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7.0/1035 votes#2 - Week 2
Season 22 Episode 2 - Aired 1/8/2018
Arie's search gets off to a fast start with back-to-back one-on-one dates with two women. Then, fifteen eager women travel to a racetrack for a demolition derby with one ultimate winner. Later, the bachelorettes ratchet up the intensity at a cocktail party, where three heartbroken bachelorettes go home.
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7.0/1032 votes#3 - Week 3
Season 22 Episode 3 - Aired 1/15/2018
Eight bachelorettes perform in a spectacular live "Pirates Dinner Adventure" show, spilling over into an intense competition between two women, to capture Colton's attention and affection. The week ends with a pool party, which reignites the fight between two enemies.
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7.0/1034 votes#4 - Week 4
Season 22 Episode 4 - Aired 1/22/2018
Arie and the 15 remaining bachelorettes leave the Bachelor mansion behind and begin a cross-country trip to continue their search for love. Meanwhile, one woman gets a critical phone call that might change her romantic journey. Finally, one bachelorette interrupts the rose ceremony to plead her case to Arie and enrages the rest of the women.
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7.0/1032 votes#5 - Week 5
Season 22 Episode 5 - Aired 1/29/2018
Chelsea receives the first one-on-one date in Ft. Lauderdale, but her checkered past may endanger her getting a rose. Elsewhere, eleven women split into two teams for a day of competitive bowling with the winner going to a private after-party. The women confront one selfish bachelorette about her behavior at the cocktail party, and everyone is on edge as three more women are sent home in tears..
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7.2/1032 votes#6 - Week 6
Season 22 Episode 6 - Aired 2/5/2018
The remaining 10 women are whisked off to Paris, where Arie surprises a group of them with a visit to the legendary Moulin Rouge. Krystal and Kendall face off during a two-on-one date that ends with a romantic kiss for one woman at the top of the Eiffel Tower. And the final date goes to Jacqueline, but a clash in lifestyles might be a deal breaker for Arie.
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7.4/1032 votes#7 - Week 7
Season 22 Episode 7 - Aired 2/12/2018
Arie and the remaining seven bachelorettes travel to beautiful Tuscany, Italy, where Arie will be left to choose four women for the hometown dates.
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6.7/1030 votes#8 - Week 8
Season 22 Episode 8 - Aired 2/19/2018
Arie crisscrosses the country on an exciting, emotionally charged journey to visit the final four women's hometowns, only to have their families question his intentions.
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6.4/1030 votes#9 - The Women Tell All
Season 22 Episode 9 - Aired 2/25/2018
18 of the most unforgettable women this season are back to confront Arie and tell their side of the story about how difficult it was to date a Bachelor who was falling for multiple women. Plus, look back at some of the season's most memorable moments.
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6.9/1028 votes#10 - Episode 10
Season 22 Episode 10 - Aired 2/26/2018
Arie takes the women to Peru for the overnight dates; Arie admits he has fallen in love with two of the women; a mystery visitor threatens Arie's happy future.
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5.7/1040 votes#11 - The Final Rose
Season 22 Episode 11 - Aired 3/5/2018
The compelling live three-hour television event will begin with America watching along with the studio audience as Arie Luyendyk Jr.'s journey to find love comes to its astonishing conclusion. The Bachelor prepares to make one of the most difficult choices of his life, having narrowed down the field to two women with whom he is madly in love - Becca K. and Lauren B. - and told both of them that he loves them. Who does Arie, after much soul-searching, see as his future wife?
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6.7/1035 votes#12 - After The Final Rose
Season 22 Episode 12 - Aired 3/6/2018
Arie's soul-searching journey continues after America followed the chaos of his being in love with two women, which played out in gut-wrenching fashion, on "The Bachelor: After the Final Rose," a two-hour live special.
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The Best Episodes of The Bachelor Season 22
Every episode of The Bachelor Season 22 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Bachelor Season 22!
A single bachelor dates multiple women over several weeks, narrowing them down to hopefully find his true love.
Genre:Reality
Network:ABC
Season 22 Ratings Summary
"Week 1: Season 22 Premiere" is the best rated episode of "The Bachelor" season 22. It scored 7.2/10 based on 36 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 1/1/2018. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Week 2".