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Premiere: Tuesday, October 19, 2021

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

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The Bachelorette 18

Thirty captivating men arrive in Indian Wells hoping to find a teammate for life in Michelle Young when the 18th season of "The Bachelorette" premieres on Tuesday, Oct. 19 on ABC.

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 a Date Card 10
Contestant is Chosen For a One-On-One Date 10
Contestant is the First or Last to Exit the Limo 10
Contestant Kisses The Lead (A 'Kiss' is Considered Anything More Than a Peck on the Cheek. A Contestant Can Only Receive Kissing Points Once Per Setting) 10
Contestant Receives the Final Rose of the Evening 20
Contestant Cries 20
Contestant Engages in a Screaming Fight With Another Contestant 20
Contestant Joins The Lead in Hot Tub 20
The Lead Gives Contestant a Gift 20
Contestant Participates in a Physical Activity That Makes Him Nervous, But He Gets Through It With The Lead's Help and The Lead Comments That She is Impressed by His Courage 20
Contestant Rides in a Helicopter 20
Contestant Exits the Limo in a Weird Costume 20
The Lead Cries on Date With Contestant 30
Contestant Sings, Reads a Poem, Plays an Instrument, or Displays Some Other Unique Talent for The Lead 30
Contestant Dances With or For The Lead 30
Contestant Gives The Lead a Gift 30
Contestant Appears on Men Tell All Episode 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 Goes to the Hospital or Otherwise Injures Himself 40
Contestant Tries to Kiss The Lead But is Rebuffed (ala Michelle from Jake's Season) 40
Contestant Tells Anyone Other Than The Lead, Including Confessional, That He is 'There for the Right Reasons' 40
Contestant Tells The Lead That He is 'There for the Right Reasons' 50
Contestant Tells The Lead That Another Contestant is 'Not There for the Right Reasons' 50
Contestant is Not Selected to Participate in the Week's Dates 50
Contestant Engages in a Physical Fight With Another Contestant 50
Contestant is the First to Kiss The Lead 50
Contestant Tells The Lead That He Has Been Divorced 50
Contestant Tells The Lead That He Has a Child 50
Contestant is Rumored on the Show to Have a Girlfriend Back Home 50
Contestant's Family Member Tells Him That The Lead is Not Right for Him 50
Contestant is Put in the Hot Seat on the Men Tell All 50
The Lead's Family Member Tells Her That the Contestant is Not Right for Her 50
Contestant Discusses His Sexual Fetish 70
Contestant Sneaks Over to The Lead's Suite 70
Contestant Exits the Show and Comes Back (Even Just to Warn The Lead About One of the Men) 80
Contestant Receives a First Impression Rose 100
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 Girlfriend Back Home 100
Contestant Chooses to Make Out With Another Contestant (Not on a Dare or as Part of a Game) 100
Contestant Falls Asleep on a Date, Including a Cocktail Party 100
Contestant Gets Kicked Off the Show by the Producers 100
Contestant Tells The Lead That He is a Virgin 150
Contestant Rejects Fantasy Suite Invitation 150
Contestant Has Confirmed Sex with The Lead 200
Contestant Interrupts The Lead's Alone Time With Another Contestant at the Cocktail Party When He Already Has a Rose to Procure His Own Alone Time (a/k/a The Cardinal Sin) -50
Contestant Leaves the Show on His Own Accord in Week 1 20
Contestant Leaves the Show on His Own Accord in Week 2 40
Contestant Leaves the Show on His Own Accord in Week 3 60
Contestant Leaves the Show on His Own Accord in Week 4 80
Contestant Leaves the Show on His Own Accord in Week 5 100
Contestant Leaves the Show on His Own Accord in Week 6 120
Contestant Leaves the Show on His Own Accord in Week 7 140
Contestant Leaves the Show on His Own Accord in Week 8 160
Contestant Leaves the Show on His Own Accord in Week 9 180
Contestant Leaves the Show on His Own Accord in the Finale 200
Week: Aired Summary
10: 12/21 Ep. 10 - Michelle's Finale
9: 12/13 Ep. 9 - Michelle's Fantasy Suites
8: 12/6 Ep. 8 - Men Tell All
7: 11/30 Ep. 7 - Michelle Does 'Hometowns'
6: 11/23 Ep. 6 - Michelle Picks Her Final Four
5: 11/16 Ep. 5 - Michelle Takes the Twin Cities
4: 11/9 Ep. 4 - Michelle's Seen Scene
3: 11/2 Ep. 3 - Michelle Makes BIg Moves
2: 10/26 Ep. 2 - Michelle Plays Balls and the Guys Shoot Their Shot
1: 10/19 Ep. 1 - Michelle's Premiere