| The Bachelor | |
|---|---|
| Season 17 | |
_season_17&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:The_Bachelor_S17_poster.jpg) Promotional poster | |
| Starring | Sean Lowe |
| Presented by | Chris Harrison |
| No. of contestants | 26 |
| Winner | Catherine Giudici |
| Runner-up | Lindsay Yenter |
| No. of episodes | 13 (including 3 specials) |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Original release | January 7 – March 11, 2013 |
| Additional information | |
| Filming dates | September 24 – November 17, 2012 |
| Season chronology | |
The seventeenth season of The Bachelor premiered on January 7, 2013.[1] This season features 28-year-old Sean Lowe, a former Kansas State football player from Irving, Texas.[2]
Lowe finished in third place on the eighth season of The Bachelorette featuring Emily Maynard. The season concluded on March 11, 2013, with Lowe choosing to propose to 26-year-old graphic designer Catherine Giudici.[3] Lowe and Giudici married in January 2014, and currently live in Dallas, Texas with their two sons, Isaiah and Samuel, and daughter, Mia.[4]
- ^ "New Season of "The Bachelor" to Premiere Monday, January 7, 2013". Retrieved November 19, 2012.
- ^ "Andrew Shull - State Farm Insurance Agent in McKinney, TX". Archived from the original on February 13, 2013. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
- ^ Clarke, Suzan (March 12, 2013). "'The Bachelor' Finale: Sean Lowe Picks Catherine Guidici, Pair Will Wed 'Soon'". ABC News. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
- ^ Blumm, K.C. (January 26, 2014). "Sean Lowe Marries Catherine Giudici". People. Retrieved December 16, 2021.