The Bachelor (American TV series) season 18

*The Bachelor*
The Bachelor
Season 18
	Promotional poster
Starring	Juan Pablo Galavis
Presented by	Chris Harrison
No. of contestants	27
Winner	Nikki Ferrell
Runner-up	Clare Crawley
No. of episodes	12 (including 2 specials)
Release
Original network	ABC
Original release	January 6 –; March 10, 2014
Additional information
Filming dates	September 16 –; November 13, 2013
Season chronology
	← Previous; Season 17 Next →; Season 19
	List of episodes

The eighteenth season of The Bachelor premiered on January 6, 2014.^[1] This season features 32-year-old Juan Pablo Galavis, a former Venezuelan professional soccer player from Miami, Florida. Galavis finished in seventh place on the ninth season of The Bachelorette featuring Desiree Hartsock. He is the first Latino lead. The season concluded on March 10, 2014, with Galavis choosing to pursue a relationship with 26-year-old pediatric nurse Nikki Ferrell. They ended their relationship in October 2014.

There are 4 Sunday special episodes during the month of January 2014 as follows:

January 5 – Countdown to Juan Pablo^[2]
January 12 – Behind the Scenes of this season^[2]

^ Bricker, Tierney (November 22, 2013). "The Bachelor First Look: ABC Wants You to Fall in Love With Juan Pablo This "Juan-uary"—See the Hot Pic!". E!. Archived from the original on December 2, 2013. Retrieved December 5, 2013.
^ ^a ^b "Shows A-Z – bachelor, the on abc". The Futon Critic. Retrieved January 7, 2014.

[1] Bricker, Tierney (November 22, 2013). "The Bachelor First Look: ABC Wants You to Fall in Love With Juan Pablo This "Juan-uary"—See the Hot Pic!". E!. Archived from the original on December 2, 2013. Retrieved December 5, 2013.

[episodes-2] "Shows A-Z – bachelor, the on abc". The Futon Critic. Retrieved January 7, 2014.

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