The eighth season of ''
Bachelor in Paradise'' premiered on September 27, 2022. In May 2022,
Jesse Palmer was announced as the host.
Production
As with the previous season, filming took place in the town of
Sayulita
Sayulita is a small town in Mexico along the Pacific Ocean at the south end of the state of Nayarit and north of Banderas Bay. It has a population of approximately 2,300 inhabitants.
Name
Don Lauro González Guerra, born on June 2, 1887, s ...
, located in
Vallarta-Nayarit,
Mexico
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. This marked the first season not to premiere in the usual summer schedule.
After the second rose ceremony, a twist similar to ''Casa Amor'' from
Love Island was introduced. The men and women were separated by gender and each introduced to a new group of the opposite sex - after several days, they had to decide whether to bring a new person back to ''Paradise'', or return alone in the hopes of reconnecting with their original partner.
Casting
On May 17, 2022,
Jesse Palmer became the new host of the series, replacing long-time host
Chris Harrison
Christopher Bryan Harrison (born July 26, 1971) is an American television and game show host, best known for his role as the host of the ABC reality television dating show '' The Bachelor'' from 2002 to 2021. He also hosted its spin-offs '' T ...
; and
Wells Adams
The twelfth season of '' The Bachelorette'' premiered on ABC on May 23, 2016. This season featured 25-year-old Joelle "JoJo" Fletcher, a real estate developer from Dallas, Texas. Fletcher was the runner-up on season of '' The Bachelor'' featuri ...
was confirmed to be returning as the bartender for the fifth season in a row.
On August 26, 2022, the first 19 contestants were revealed.
On August 29, 2022, Victoria Fuller was announced as a contestant during the
Bachelorette season 19 ''Men Tell All'' special, although she did not arrive on the first day.
On September 6, 2022, Johnny DePhillipo was announced as a contestant after his elimination on ''The Bachelorette''.
This season featured two international contestants - Florence Moerenhout from ''
The Bachelor'' and ''
Bachelor in Paradise Australia'', and Adam Todd from ''
The Bachelorette Australia
''The Bachelorette Australia'' is a reality television adaptation of the U.S. series of the same name, and a spin-off of '' The Bachelor Australia''. The series, hosted by Osher Günsberg, premiered on 23 September 2015 on Network 10
Net ...
''. This was the first time that international contestants have appeared in the American franchise since
season 5
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.
Contestants
Elimination table
Key
: The contestant is male
: The contestant is female
: The contestant went on a date and gave out a rose at the rose ceremony
: The contestant went on a date and got a rose at the rose ceremony
: The contestant gave or received a rose at the rose ceremony, thus remaining in the competition
: The contestant received the last rose
: The contestant went on a date and received the last rose
: The contestant went on a date and was eliminated
: The contestant was eliminated
: The contestant had a date and voluntarily left the show
: The contestant voluntarily left the show
: The contestant was medically evacuated.
: The couple broke up and was eliminated
: The couple had a date, then broke up and was eliminated
: The couple decided to stay together and won the competition
: The contestant had to wait before appearing in paradise
: The couple split, but later got back together.
: The couple left together to pursue a relationship.
Episodes
Notes
References
External links
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2022 American television seasons