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Premiere: Monday, January 04, 2021

Channel & Time: ABC: 8 pm ET/ 7 pm CT

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The Bachelor 25

Thirty-two incredible women are on the hunt for love with the next Bachelor, Matt James, when the exciting, landmark 25th edition of "The Bachelor" premieres on Monday, Jan. 4 (8-10 p.m. ET), on ABC. After meeting Matt as a prospective suitor for "The Bachelorette," Bachelor Nation swooned when they learned he would take on the role as the lead of his own love story as the star of the momentous 25th season of ABC's hit romance reality series "The Bachelor."

Description Points
Contestant Receives Rose in Week 1 10
Contestant Receives Rose in Week 2 20
Contestant Receives Rose in Week 3 30
Contestant Receives Rose in Week 4 40
Contestant Receives Rose in Week 5 50
Contestant Receives Rose in Week 6 60
Contestant Receives Rose in Week 7 70
Contestant Receives Rose in Week 8 80
Contestant Receives Rose in Week 9 90
Contestant Receives Rose in the Finale 100
Contestant Reads the Date Card 10
Contestant is Chosen For a One-On-One Date 10
Contestant Kisses Matt (A "Kiss" is Considered Anything More Than a Peck on the Cheek. A Contestant Can Only Receive Kissing Points Once Per Setting) 10
Contestant Cries 10
Contestant Engages in a Screaming Fight With Another Contestant 10
Contestant Joins Matt in Hot Tub 20
Matt Gives Contestant a Gift 20
Contestant Participates in a Physical Activity That Makes Her Nervous, But She Gets Through It With Matt's Help, and Matt Comments That He is Impressed by Her Courage 20
Contestant Rides in a Helicopter 20
Contestant Receives the Final Rose of the Evening 20
Contestant is the First or Last to Exit the Limo 20
Contestant Exits the Limo in a Weird Costume, Enters in a Unique Fashion or has a Prop 30
Matt Cries When Alone With a Contestant 30
Contestant Sings, Reads a Poem, Dances, Gives Matt a Gift, Plays an Instrument, or Displays Some Other Unique Talent for Matt 30
Contestant Receives a Rose on a 2-on-1 Date or a Group Date 40
Contestant Gets Drunk and Acts Like an Idiot, Gets Sick, or Passes Out 40
Contestant Engages in a Physical Fight With Another Contestant 40
Contestant Goes to the Hospital or Otherwise Injures Herself 40
Contestant Tries to Kiss Matt, But is Rebuffed (ala Michelle from Jake's Season) 40
Contestant Tells Anyone Other Than Matt, Including Confessional, That She is "There for the Right Reasons" 40
Contestant is Not Selected to Participate in the Week's Dates 50
Contestant Appears on Women Tell All Episode 50
Contestant Tells Matt That She is "There for the Right Reasons" 50
Contestant Tells Matt That Another Contestant is "Not There for the Right Reasons" 50
Contestant Sneaks Over to Matt's Suite 50
Contestant is the First to Kiss Matt 50
Contestant Tells Matt That She Has Been Divorced or Had a Broken Engagement 50
Contestant Tells Matt That She Has a Child 50
Contestant is Rumored on the Show to Have a Boyfriend Back Home 50
Contestant's Family Member Tells Her That Matt is Not Right for Her 50
Contestant Sits in the Hot Seat at the Women Tell All 50
Matt's Family Member Tells Matt That the Contestant is Not Right for Him 50
Contestant Strips Naked or To Her Underwear in Front of Others 80
Contestant Discusses Her Sexual Fetish 80
Contestant Exits the Show and Comes Back (Even Just to Warn Matt About One of the Women) 80
Contestant is Asked to Leave by the Lead Mid-Episode/Prior to the Rose Ceremony (Does Not Include Not Receiving a Rose on a One-on-One or Two-on-One Date) 100
Contestant Admits to Having a Boyfriend Back Home 100
Contestant Receives the First Impression Rose 100
Contestant Tells Matt That She is a Virgin 100
Contestant Chooses to Make Out With Another Contestant (Not on a Dare or as Part of a Game) 100
Contestant's Parent Declines to Give Matt His Blessing 100
Contestant Rejects Fantasy Suite Invitation 100
Contestant Falls Asleep on a Date, Including a Cocktail Party 100
Contestant Gets Kicked Off the Show by the Producers 100
Contestant is Asked to Leave by Matt Mid-Episode/Prior to the Rose Ceremony (Does Not Include Not Receiving a Rose on a One-on-One or Two-on-One Date) 100
Contestant is Named Next Season's Bachelorette (The Lauren Hauser Rule) 100
Contestant Interrupts Matt's Alone Time With Another Contestant at the Cocktail Party When She Already Has a Rose to Procure Her Own Alone Time (a/k/a The Cardinal Sin) -50
Contestant Leaves the Show on Her Own Accord in Week 1 20
Contestant Leaves the Show on Her Own Accord in Week 2 40
Contestant Leaves the Show on Her Own Accord in Week 3 60
Contestant Leaves the Show on Her Own Accord in Week 4 80
Contestant Leaves the Show on Her Own Accord in Week 5 100
Contestant Leaves the Show on Her Own Accord in Week 6 120
Contestant Leaves the Show on Her Own Accord in Week 7 140
Contestant Leaves the Show on Her Own Accord in Week 8 160
Contestant Leaves the Show on Her Own Accord in Week 9 180
Contestant Leaves the Show on Her Own Accord in the Finale 200
Week: Aired Summary
11: 3/15 Ep. 11 - Matt's Finale
10: 3/9 Episode 10 - Matt Does Fantasy Suites
9: 3/1 Episode 9 - Matt's Women Tell All
8: 2/22 Episode 8 - Matt Does Hometowns.... Kinda
7: 2/15 Episode 7 - Matt Narrows the Field
6: 2/8 Episode 6 - Matt Bowls for Love
5: 2/1 Episode 5 - Matt Incessantly Reassures
4: 1/25 Episode 4 - Matt Restocks the Pond
3: 1/18 Episode 3 - Matt Hits The Highs and Lows
2: 1/11 Episode 2 - Matt Feels the Drama
1: 1/4 Episode 1 - Matt's Premiere