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The twelfth season of The Bachelorette stars Joelle "JoJo" Fletcher, a 25-year-old real estate developer from Dallas, Texas. Fletcher was the runner-up on the 20th season of The Bachelor featuring Ben Higgins. The season premiered on May 23, 2016. The season concluded on August 1, 2016, with Jordan Rodgers becoming the winner.

Filming and development

Casting and contestants

Casting began during season eleven of The Bachelorette. Days before the official announcement, Fletcher's fellow The Bachelor season 20 contestant and second runner-up Caila Quinn was originally selected to be in the lead role, but she was dropped at the last minute for Fletcher by the producers in response to the popularity of Fletcher.

Filming commenced on March 16, 2016 shortly after the twentieth season of The Bachelor. Destinations including Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania, Uruguay, Thailand, and Argentina with appearances from [[Dan + Shay]], All-4-One, Max Kellerman and Marcellus Wiley.

The cast includes former American football quarterback Jordan Rodgers, the younger brother of Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers.

Contestants

Name	Age	Hometown	Occupation	Outcome	Place	Ref
Jordan Rodgers	27	Chico, California	Former Pro Quarterback	Winner	1
Robby Hayes	27	St. Augustine, Florida	Former Competitive Swimmer	Runner-up	2
Chase McNary	27	Castle Rock, Colorado	Medical Sales Rep	Week 9	3
Luke Pell	31	Burnet, Texas	War Veteran	Week 8	4
James Taylor	29	Katy, Texas	Singer-Songwriter	Week 7	5
Alex Woytkiw	25	Oceanside, California	U.S. Marine		6
Derek Peth	29	Waverly, Iowa	Commercial Banker	Week 6	7
Wells Adams	31	Monterey, California	Radio DJ		8
Evan Bass	33	Hartford, Connecticut	Erectile Dysfunction Specialist	Week 5	9-11
Grant Kemp	27	San Francisco, California	Firefighter
Vincent "Vinny" Ventiera	28	Kings Park, New York	Barber
Daniel Maguire	31	Lions Bay, British Columbia	Male Model	Week 4	12-13
James Fuertes	34	Franklin, Tennessee	Boxing Club Owner
Chad Johnson	28	Jenks, Oklahoma	Luxury Real Estate Agent		14
Ali Zahiri	27	Santa Monica, California	Bartender	Week 3	15-17
Christian Bishop	26	Los Angeles, California	Telecom Consultant
Nick Benvenutti	33	Carthage, Illinois	Electrical Engineer
Brandon Howell	28	Marysville, Washington	Hipster	Week 2	18-20
James Spadafore	27	Phoenix, Arizona	Bachelor Superfan
Will Haduch	26	Jersey City, New Jersey	Civil Engineer
Coley Knust	27	Chicago, Illinois	Real Estate Consultant	Week 1	21-26
Jake Patton	26	Playa Vista, California	Landscape Architect
Jonathan Hamilton	29	Vancouver, British Columbia	Technical Sales Rep
Nick Sharp	26	San Francisco, California	Software Salesman
Peter Medina	26	Rockdale, Illinois	Staffing Agency Manager
Sal DeJulio	28	Hubbard, Ohio	Operations Manager

Future appearances

Bachelor in Paradise

Season 3

Christian Bishop, Chad Johnson, Daniel Maguire, Evan Bass, Grant Kemp, Vinny Venteria, and Wells Adams were all chosen for the third season of Bachelor in Paradise. Johnson was removed from the show by Chris Harrison in episode 1 for aggressive behaviour towards everyone. Neither Bishop, Venteria, Maguire, nor Adams found love. Bass and Kemp got engaged to Bachelor Nation alums, Carly Waddell and Lace Morris, respectively. Kemp and Morris broke up shortly after the conclusion of the season. Bass and Waddel got married on the fourth season of Bachelor in Paradise.

Season 4

Venteria and Maguire competed in the fourth season of Bachelor in Paradise. They were joined by first-time returnees Nick Benvenutti, Alex Woytkiw, Derek Peth, and Robby Hayes. Adams also returned in this season as the hotel bartender replacing Jorge Moreno. Woytkiw, Benvenutti, and Venteria were all eliminated in week one. Hayes quit in week four. Maguire left in a relationship with Lacey Mark, but it was revealed on the reunion special that they had split shortly afterwards. Peth left in a relationship with Taylor Nolan, and the two were engaged on the reunion special.

Celebrity Big Brother UK

Johnson competed on Celebrity Big Brother. After 25 days in the house, he placed 5th.

The Bachelor Winter Games

Luke Pell will appear in The Bachelor Winter Games to compete as Team USA.

Call-out order

Order	Bachelors	Week
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
1	Jordan	Jordan	Wells	Chase	Luke	Jordan	Luke	Robby	Jordan	Jordan	Jordan
2	Derek	Luke	Derek	Evan	Jordan	Derek	Chase	Luke	Robby	Robby	Robby
3	Grant	Wells	James T.		Alex	Robby	Robby	Jordan	Chase	Chase
4	James F.	James T.	Alex	Grant	Derek	Luke	Jordan	Chase	Luke
5	Robby	Grant	Christian	Derek	Robby	Chase	Alex
6	Alex	Derek	Robby	Jordan	Chase	Alex		Alex
7	Will	Christian	Luke	Luke	Wells		Derek
8	Chad	Chad	Chase	Robby	Grant	Wells	Wells
9	Daniel	Chase	Jordan	Wells	Vinny	Evan Grant Vinny
10	Ali	Alex	Grant	James F.
11	James T.	Robby	Ali	Vinny	Evan
12	Jonathan	Brandon	Daniel	Daniel	Daniel James F.
13	Nick B.	James F.	James F.	Alex
14	Chase	Ali	Nick B.	Chad	Chad
15	Jake	Nick B.	Vinny	Ali Christian Nick B.
16	Sal	Will	Evan
17	Coley	James S.	Chad
18	Brandon	Vinny	Brandon Will
19	James S.	Evan
20	Nick S.	Daniel
21	Vinny	Coley Jake Jonathan Nick S. Peter Sal
22	Peter
23	Evan
24	Wells
25	Christian
26	Luke

The contestant received a first impression rose

The contestant received a rose during a date

The contestant was eliminated

The contestant was eliminated during a date

The contestant was part of non-elimination bottom two

The contestant won the competition

Episodes

|ProdCode = 1201 |Viewers = 6.63 |ShortSummary = JoJo met with three former bachelorettes Kaitlyn Bristowe, Desiree Hartsock Siegfried, and Ali Fedotowsky where they gave her an advice on being the Bachelorette. In night one, JoJo greets twenty-six men as the limos arrive. James T. sings a song he wrote for her, while playing his guitar. Luke arrives riding on a horse dressed as a unicorn. Daniel is seen taking off his clothes and jumps into the swimming pool. Alex did some push-ups while JoJo sits on his back. Nick B. tries to further impress JoJo as she sits on his lap. Ali plays Beethoven on the piano for JoJo. Jordan got the first impression rose. Former bachelor and her family friend Jake Pavelka came to the mansion at the beginning of the rose ceremony in which Coley, Jake, Jonathan, Nick S., Peter and Sal were eliminated. |LineColor = 3198FF }}

|ProdCode = 1202 |Viewers = 5.94 |ShortSummary = The first group date were ten chosen men went to a fire station and gave them a demonstration about fire safety tests. Wells receives a rose. Derek got his one-on-one date took a private jet flight to San Francisco where they have a picnic together by the Golden Gate Bridge. He receives a rose. The six chosen men took for a second group date went to ESPN studios and had to take part with SportsNation. They met with hosts Marcellus Wiley and Max Kellerman which they participated in a segment called BachelorNation into three separate challenges. James T. wins the segment, and receives alone time with JoJo. She gives a rose to him. At the cocktail party, Chad gets confrontational with the other guys, Evan steals JoJo away for some alone time. At the rose ceremony, Brandon, James S. and Will were eliminated. |LineColor = 3198FF }}

|ProdCode = 1203 |Viewers = 6.90 |ShortSummary = Chase took his one-on-one date into a yoga class and go to a winery, with a surprise from Lady Antebellum's Charles Kelley. He receives a rose. The eleven chosen guys had the group date where they meet with Jenna Brister for a sensual sex class. Evan receives a rose, leaving Chad upset and hot-headed. James T. got his one-on-one date and flew to Culver City to meet with JoJo where they took swing dancing classes. He receives a rose. However, the episode ends in cliffhanger. |LineColor = 3198FF }}

|ProdCode = 1204 |Viewers = 6.77 |ShortSummary = Continuing from the previous episode, the pool party where Evan fought with the other guys inside the pool. Chris Harrison arrives at the mansion, leaving Chad uncomfortable with his future in the competition. At the rose ceremony, Ali, Christian and Nick B. are eliminated. The fourteen remaining men announced from Chris to travel to Pittsburgh to meet with JoJo. Luke got his one-on-one had relaxing hot tub experience at Nemacolin Woodlands Resort. Afterwards, they attend a concert from [[Dan + Shay]]. He receives a rose. The eleven chosen guys took a group date into a ferry ride to Heinz Field to meet with JoJo and play football. Professional football players Ben Roethlisberger, Hines Ward and Brett Keisel give them tips and since Jordan knows football very well, he receives a rose. Alex and Chad got the two-on-one date where Alex expresses the rest of the men's concerns about Chad to JoJo. JoJo gives the rose to Alex and sent Chad home, much to the delight of the remaining men. The episode ended in another cliffhanger. |LineColor = 3198FF }}

|ProdCode = 1205 |Viewers = 7.05 |ShortSummary = Concluded from the previous episode, Chad returns to the lodge he interrupts the remaining men's party inside much to Jordan's dismay. Soon, he finally leaves for good. At the rose ceremony, Daniel and James F. are eliminated. The eleven men traveled to Uruguay. Jordan took his one-on-one date board onto a yacht to Isla de Lobos and swim with seals. He receives a rose. The nine chosen guys had the group date went surfing on Uruguayan sand dunes, but it ends with a torrential rainstorm that cancels their outing. Derek receives the rose and felt reassured. Robby had his one-on-one date night club in Punta del Este, and they walk downtown to a fireworks show. Robby receives a rose. At the rose ceremony, Evan, Grant and Vinny are eliminated. Afterwards, JoJo announced the newly eight guys will head west to Buenos Aires, Argentina. |LineColor = 3198FF }}

|ProdCode = 1206 |Viewers = 6.85 |ShortSummary = The eight men are in Buenos Aires. Before Wells finally goes on his one-on-one date with Jojo, he admits to the remaining men that he has not kissed her yet. Wells and Jojo explored the city and sights on the streets of Buenos Aires until reaching the city park where they see a Fuerza Bruta. Though Wells kisses Jojo, she doesn't give him the rose and sends him home. Robby, James T., Alex, Jordan, and Luke go on the group date. They explore the streets of the La Boca neighborhood to play soccer with the locals. James T. tells JoJo about Jordan's obnoxious behavior. JoJo confronts Jordan on the spot, and she gives a rose to Luke. Chase and Derek got the two-on-one date had to take part in a tango where they serenaded by Soledad Pastorutti. JoJo gives a rose to Chase and Derek is sent home. At the cocktail party, JoJo surprises the men how to spend their time together. At the rose ceremony, JoJo gets nervous at the thought about eliminating one man at the end of the week, her decision was uncertain and she changed her mind that Alex and James T. got the last two roses. |LineColor = 3198FF }}

|ProdCode = 1207 |Viewers = 6.86 |ShortSummary = The six guys traveled westward to Mendoza in the Argentinean countryside. Alex had his one-on-one date to meet up with two Gaucho people. At dinner, Alex reveals he loves Jojo, and though there was not a rose to give out, he is eliminated after being told that she did not feel the same way. Chase, Robby, and James T. for a group date where rain interrupts JoJo's original plans for the date, so she and the men spend the day in a hotel room playing games. Robby is given the rose. Jordan got the one-on-one date around Argentina's wine country. He opened up to JoJo about the relationship on his famous brother Aaron. Luke had the one-on-one date riding horses and went skeet shooting. At the rose ceremony, James T. was eliminated. |LineColor = 3198FF }}

|ProdCode = 1208 |Viewers = 6.72 |ShortSummary = JoJo traveled the hometowns of four guys. Chase's hometown date began at Castle Rock, Colorado. He introduced JoJo to his dad because his parents are divorced, then she meets his mom, stepdad and the rest of his family into a separate meeting. Jordan's hometown date at Chico, California at Pleasant Valley High School. She sees pictures of his brother Aaron on the wall, but Jordan became estranged to his brother that he has not talk as family. Robby's hometown took place at St. Augustine, Florida into the historic district for an idyllic seaside lunch. When his mom tells him about he had broke up with his ex-girlfriend to go on the show. He brings this up to JoJo and assures her it is a lie. Luke's hometown date at Burnet, Texas to show the latter town and met with his family, including a heart-to-heart with his father. At the rose ceremony, Luke is calling around that he has going to be eliminated, but ended in cliffhanger. |LineColor = 3198FF }}

|ProdCode = 1209 |Viewers = 6.38 |ShortSummary = Concluding from the previous episode, Luke was sent home. The final three guys heading to Hua Hin in Thailand. Robby got a stroll on a Thai massages. At dinner, Robby reiterated that he loves JoJo and gives her a note from his father to prove how he feels and ends up in a fantasy suite that night. Jordan went for a hike and end up in a temple. JoJo questions Jordan about their future together and he got the fantasy suite as well. Jordan said to JoJo the next morning on "a very important step" from last night. Chase went to a secluded beach into a boat ride for a relaxing day. He expresses to JoJo about the hometown experience. Chase invited to the fantasy suite but JoJo sent him home. At the rose ceremony, JoJo wants to present the remaining two men with roses. Chase surprisingly shows up, and apologizes for how he reacted the previous night. Robby and Jordan are given roses. |LineColor = 3198FF }}

|ProdCode = N/A |Viewers = 5.14 |ShortSummary = Sixteen of the twenty-six eliminated guys sat down for the audience. Several of the contestants spoke of their lives after the competition including Chad on his confrontation with Nick B. and the other guys in which had not shown up to make an apology. Luke shows on his feelings that he was in love with JoJo, but he didn't carry with his true confession. Chase told about his situation during the hometown dates and redeeming the fantasy suite process, and JoJo shows up with the guys then hugged Chase around. The show finishes with Chad talking to JoJo and she got him a standing ovation. |LineColor = 3198FF }}

|ProdCode = 1210 |Viewers = 8.57 |ShortSummary = The final two guys have an opportunity to meet with JoJo's family in Phuket Province. Both Jordan and Robby have their final dates. JoJo can make a deal for an awaiting engagement. Robby comes with a surprise and the trip ends cut short, leaving broken hearted. When Jordan arrived, he presents an engagement ring and pops the question. JoJo accepts the engagement. |LineColor = 3198FF }}

|ProdCode = N/A |Viewers = 8.10 |ShortSummary = As the engagement became emotional, Robby came first to the hot seat to say why he felt blindsided and miserable, then JoJo came on stage to see Robby regretting that she would love him. Robby denied the reply. Later, Jordan came out to the audience into a public appearance and he announced he would move to Dallas to be closer to JoJo and plans for marriage. Former Bachelor Ben Higgins and his fiance Lauren Bushnell are in the audience as well giving encourage with the new couple to stay longer. |LineColor = 3198FF }} }}

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