• 'Bachelor's Andrew Firestone and Jen Schefft getting back together?

  February 12, 2004
  Are Andrew Firestone, the millionaire at the center of ABC's third edition of The Bachelor, and Jen Schefft, the woman to which he proposed during the program's finale, getting back to together only two months after their extremely public breakup announcement?

• 'Bachelor' couple Andrew Firestone and Jen Schefft breakup

  December 9, 2003
  Fresh on the heels of yesterday's news that Bachelorette Trista Rehn and Ryan Sutter were married this weekend, comes the news that Andrew Firestone and Jen Schefft, the couple from the third Bachelor edition, have broken up -- and they announced their split on television.

• Kirsten Buschbacher ('The Bachelor 3') appearing in Off-Broadway show

  July 17, 2003
  Playbill.com reports that several former self-proclaimed reality television "hot chicks" began making their Off-Broadway debuts in "Pieces (of Ass)," starting July 10 at Theatre 80 in New York City.

• 'Bachelor' couple Andrew Firestone and Jen Schefft attend Indy 500 together

  May 28, 2003
  Finally, a couple from a dating show that does things together in public after the show is over. The Boston Herald 'Inside Track' reports that Andrew Firestone, star of ABC's The Bachelor, and his chosen partner Jen Schefft attended the Indianapolis 500 together over Memorial Day weekend. According to the story, it was the first time Firestone, whose family helped pioneer auto racing, had ever attended the race.

• 'Bachelor' couple Andrew Firestone and Jen Schefft discuss having children

  May 23, 2003
  We have to give The Bachelor's Jen Schefft credit for optimism. Even though none of the couples from the previous editions of reality dating shows have ended up getting married so far, the Associated Press reports that Jen and her Bachelor mate, Andrew Firestone, discussed having children in an interview that will appear in the June 2 issue of US Weekly.

• Ratings: 'Bachelor 3' series finale averages over 15 million viewers

  May 20, 2003
  Despite other media reports that the ratings for the season finale of ABC's "The Bachelor" were a relative disappointment, ABC reports that the show drew an average audience of 15.0 million viewers during its 2- hour telecast, with 17.5 million viewers tuning in to the final half-hour (10:30-11:00 p.m.) of the program to watch Andrew Firestone propose to Chicago resident Jennifer Schefft.

• Ohio native Jen Schefft chosen as Andrew Firestone's mate on 'The Bachelor'

  May 19, 2003
  Reality TV show contestants may be old hat in many places in America, but at least one city is still excited about a hometown winner. On the season finale of The Bachelor, wine heir Andrew Firestone proposed to 26-year-old Jen Schefft from Mentor, Ohio. As noted in these stories from WTAE-TV Pittsburgh and WEWS-TV Cleveland, Mentor seems very proud that a hometown girl and former high school cheerleader won Andrew's heart, however low the odds of a marriage.

• 'Bachelor 3' ratings continue to climb, wins timeslot

  May 9, 2003
  ABC reports that continuing to build its audience on each week since its premiere, the April 30th episode of the third series of "The Bachelor" scored its highest ratings yet in viewers and across all key adult demos. Versus the prior week, "The Bachelor" was up in Total Viewers (13.3 million vs. 12.9 million), Adults 18-49 (6.4/16 vs. 6.2/15) and Adults 18-34 (7.1/19 vs. 6.8/19).

• The Bachelor 3 - Episode 6 Summary

  May 8, 2003
  Our episode summary for Episode 6 of ABC's third edition of the "The Bachelor", authored by triednottowatch, has been posted. Check it out by clicking HERE

• The Bachelor 3 - Episode 5 Summary

  May 6, 2003
  Our episode summary for Episode 5 of ABC's third edition of the "The Bachelor", authored by sorgee, has been posted. Check it out by clicking HERE

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