• 'Bachelor' Aaron Buerge: "Brooke was naive"

  November 21, 2002
  "Extra" reports that Aaron Buerge of ABC's "The Bachelor" says his mind was made up regarding who to ask to marry him when he took runnerup Brooke Smith home to mom and dad. He says, "For whatever reason, when we were sitting there eating dinner with my family, she came across as a little naïve. Helene knows what she wants."

• 'Bachelor' Aaron Buerge & Helene Eksterowicz plan "lengthy engagement" -- starting with a long-distance relationship

  November 21, 2002
  Although millions of viewers saw Aaron Beurge choose Helene Eksterowicz as his bride on Wednesday's finale of "The Bachelor," on Thursday the couple told ABCNEWS' Good Morning America that they would have a very lengthy engagement. "We're not going to Vegas next weekend, or anything like that... I don't think people should be in a rush to walk down the aisle," said Buerge, a 28-year-old banker from Springfield, Montana. "We're going to be diligent and take our sweet time to get to know each other better," he said.

• 'The Bachelor' finale crushes Victoria's Secret TV special

  November 21, 2002
  Reuters reports that the ecstasy and the agony of a made-for-TV courtship proved more compelling to viewers than sexy models in lingerie as the season finale of ABC's "The Bachelor" trounced CBS's "Victoria's Secret Fashion Show" in the ratings.

• ABC swears that final pick of 'The Bachelor' remains a secret

  November 17, 2002
  Reuters reports that the ABC Television Network is refuting the claim of an online gaming company that the final woman picked by 'The Bachelor' has leaked out and swears that the identity of the winner is still a secret.

• The Bachelor II - Episode 7 Summary

  November 15, 2002
  Our episode summary for Episode 7 of ABC's second edition of the "The Bachelor", authored by OceanSkater, has been posted. Check it out by clicking HERE

• Next to last episode of 'The Bachelor' second series beats NBC's 'The West Wing' ratings race

  November 14, 2002
  ABC has announced that the next to last episode of it's second edition of "The Bachelor" (entitled "The Bachelor: The Women Tell All") drew an average audience of 16.8 million viewers, allowing ABC to beat NBC's "West Wing" in the hour among Total Viewers for the second consecutive week.

• Final woman selected by 'The Bachelor' Aaron Buerge leaked?

  November 13, 2002
  People Magazine reports that while the final selection of bachelor Aaron on ABC's reality game show "The Bachelor" won't be announced until the Nov. 20 finale, the name of the woman he selected when the filming concluded may already have been leaked. (SPOILER ALERT: Do not continue reading if you don't want to know.)

• The Bachelor II - Episode 6 Summary

  November 8, 2002
  Our episode summary for Episode 6 of ABC's second edition of the "The Bachelor", authored by realitycoholic, has been posted. Check it out by clicking HERE

• 'The Bachelor 2' finalist Gwen revealed to be a divorcee

  November 2, 2002
  The NY Post reports that during yesterday's Howard Stern radio show, it was revealed that "The Bachelor 2" finalist Gwen, the odds-on favorite to win the show, is a divorcee. Gwen's past came back to haunt her yesterday when her ex called up Howard Stern to reveal her secret.

• The Bachelor II - Episode 5 Summary

  November 1, 2002
  Our episode summary for Episode 5 of ABC's second edition of the "The Bachelor", authored by greeneyes, has been posted. Check it out by clicking HERE

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