Season 6

01 Week One (S6) Episode 122nd September 2004 With the new season comes a series of ""firsts"". We find out that there will be not one but TWO bachelors, and that the ladies get to pick which one they want to stay. We are introduced to Byron and Jay. They get to meet and get to know a little bit more about each other when videos are shown about both of them. The women arrive and go chill out together, all the while being spied on by the bachelors who are watching them on a TV. Then Chris Harrison tells them he's bringing out the Bachelor, right now! Out walks Jay and then to everyone's surprise, Byron comes out! Chris then explains the new concept to the women and then sets the bachelors loose on the women. Everyone mingles, some women already know who they like while others are torn between the two guys. Later everyone goes to get ready for the first women's rose ceremony. The women who know what man they want try to get others who aren't sure yet to vote for their man. The undecided girls are torn and some say they probably 02 Week Two (S6) Episode 229th September 2004 Preview from abc.com: The surprises keep on coming as the women discover that Byron and his beloved dog, Sabrina, are moving into the Ladies' Villa. In addition, Byron initiates a new kind of date — the ""White Rose Date"" — in which he decides which of the women he'll take on his coveted first one-on-one dates. And in another Bachelor first, Byron exercises his option to select three women for ""Last Chance Talks"" before the rose ceremony, at which he must narrow the field from 15 to 10. 03 Week Three (S6) Episode 36th October 2004 Preview from abc.com: During a surprise 'mystery date,' Byron discovers that two more women are throwing their hats into the ring for his affections, as two of The Bachelor's past ""All-Stars"" return for a second chance at love. Meanwhile back at the house, the women are shocked — and many are furious — to discover that they now have added competition. Then, once again, he'll select three women for his dramatic ""Last Chance Talks."" Who will get the roses? Do either of the ""All-Stars"" have a chance at winning his heart? 04 Week Four (S6) Episode 420th October 2004 Preview from abc.com: The dating heats up, as Byron tries to determine which women are truly attracted to him. Then, eight women, six roses — who will stay, and who will go? ABC Press Release: ""Episode 604"" - Romance is in the air - and under the sea - as Byron gets closer to two more lucky ladies on coveted 'white rose' dates. In the first, Byron and Tanya get drenched as they propel a water car into Newport Beach Harbor. Later they share some intimate moments as they dine by candlelight at the presidential suite at the Balboa Bay Club. In a second romantic getaway, Byron and Elizabeth are whisked away on a helicopter to the Aquarium of the Pacific, where they are joined by some under-the-sea creatures for a dinner below the surface. The stakes are getting higher as Byron finds himself falling for more than one lady, and all the ladies all falling for Byron. With good intentions, Byron surprises the ladies with a pajama party, but it hits too close to home for one unhappy woman who is 05 Week Five (S6) Episode 527th October 2004 ABC Press Release: ""Episode 605"" - Three very different and romantic ""white rose dates"" leave Byron torn between the remaining ladies. On a passionate picnic atop a Malibu cliff, Cindy falls even further for Byron. But Jayne's feelings also intensify when she and the bachelor rendezvous for a second time, heading off into the sunset on horseback and arriving for a romantic dinner on a country mountainside. On the third date, Byron and Mary share a sweet bond - James Bond - as Byron whisks her off on a 007 adventure to the classy and romantic Hotel Casa Del Mar for dinner, followed by a sexy dip in a candlelit hot tub. Meanwhile, back at the house, panic ensues when Jayne walks in on the ladies holding a trash-talk session about her! Distraught, Jayne, in a jealous fit, nearly has a breakdown and runs off to find the only person she thinks can comfort her - while the women frantically try to find Jayne before she does something she might regret. After Byron narrows the field from six to 06 Week Six (S6) Episode 63rd November 2004 ABC Press Release: ""Episode 606"" - It's a romantic whirlwind for Mary, Tanya, Cheresse and Cindy, as Byron takes each one away for a romantic overnight date - and for the first time, the women hold the power of the Fantasy Suite Card. One woman decides not to use it -- but why? -- and who will it be? First, Byron and Mary jump into extreme sports date in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada ending in a rustic picnic complete with champagne, followed by a fairytale dinner at the Fairmont hateau Whistler. Mary, sure of her feelings for Byron, makes it emphatically clear that she doesn't want to share Byron with the other women. In Vancouver, Lava Records' up-and-coming pop artist Cherie entertains Byron and Tanya at a sunset rooftop dinner at The Fairmont Hotel Vancouver, after zipping around town on Segway Human Transporters. Next, Byron whisks Cheresse away for a dreamy day of sailing and cuddling under San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge to a romantic candlelit dinner at the near 07 Week Seven (S6) Episode 710th November 2004 ABC Press Release: ""EPISODE 607"" - Byron has narrowed the field to the final three women (Cynthia, Mary, and Tanya), and they each take him home to give him a look at their varied single lifestyles and to meet their friends. And for the first time ever, the Bachelor will meet an ex-boyfriend of one of the women. But this is high stakes time, and the women really put the pressure on Byron to be ""the one."" 08 The Bachelor: The Women Tell All (S6) Episode 817th November 2004 THE BACHELOR: ""THE WOMEN TELL ALL"" - Byron is in the hot seat when he faces 25 women he rejected on the show. See what they have to say to the man who dumped them on national television. And Chris Harrison has a surprise for all the still-single bachelorettes. ABC Press Release: Tears flow and the claws come out on ""The Bachelor: The Women Tell All,"" WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17 (9:01-10:02 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network. The drama keeps unfolding as Byron faces a still very emotionally distraught Cindy, the women attack Krysta's love for the spotlight and her catty ways, Jayne tries to justify her outlandish behavior, and rejected Bachelor Jay Overbye returns for a surprise visit. Byron is definitely on the hot-seat when the 25 women he rejected on national television confront him. In a never-before-seen interview with Cindy - taped just days after she did not receive a rose - the slighted Bachelorette has a meltdown over what she sees as Byron's missed opportunity in not select 09 Week Eight (S6) Episode 924th November 2004 ABC Press Release: ""EPISODE 608"" - Byron introduces the final two women to his parents. However, when he goes to meet the ladies' folks, one woman's parents might not show up. Then Byron takes each of the women to his home on Lake Mead for one final date. Whom will he chose, and will he propose? ABC Press Release 2: ""Episode 608"" - Byron must make one of the most difficult decisions of his life. For the first time on ""The Bachelor,"" the parents of the prospective brides and groom visit the bachelor pad and meet each other. Will Byron's parents influence his decision? Shaking things up further, both women travel to Nevada to meet Byron's dearest friends, followed by one last intimate date together. Finally, in this gripping two-hour conclusion, Byron puts his heart on the line, offers his final rose and delivers the most heart-felt proposal ever, on the season finale of ""The Bachelor,"" WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 24 (8:00-10:02 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network. Mary's reluctance to have 10 The Bachelor: After The Final Rose (S6) Episode 1024th November 2004 THE BACHELOR: ""AFTER THE FINAL ROSE"" - Byron appears for the first time in public with the woman who captured his heart. He'll also face the woman whom he left heartbroken. ABC Press Release: ABC Television Network PRESS RELEASE - ENTERTAINMENT - THE BACHELOR: AFTER THE FINAL ROSE BYRON AND HIS CHOSEN LADY MAKE THEIR FIRST PUBLIC APPEARANCE, LIVE, ON ABC'S ""THE BACHELOR: AFTER THE FINAL ROSE,"" WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 24 Live Special Follows the Gripping Two-Hour Finale of ""The Bachelor,"" as Byron Offers His Final Rose to Either Mary or Tanya and Delivers the Most Heart-Felt Proposal Ever ""The Bachelor: After the Final Rose"" - Byron appears for the first time in public with the woman who captured his heart. But he will also have to face the woman he left brokenhearted - live -- on ""The Bachelor: After the Final Rose,"" WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 24 (10:02-11:00 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network. Preceding the live special, ""The Bachelor: After the Final Rose,"" is the two-hour season final