The Bachelor

- Season 16

(2012)

In the season premiere, new Bachelor and fan favorite Ben Flajnik, the 29-year-old winemaker from Sonoma, California, meets 25 potential soul mates and gets another shot at love.

The 18 remaining bachelorettes travel to the lush vineyards of Ben's hometown of Sonoma, California. Tears flow as the bachelorettes engage in cat fights for Ben's attention.

The 18 remaining bachelorettes travel to the lush vineyards of Ben's hometown of Sonoma, California. Tears flow as the bachelorettes engage in cat fights for Ben's attention.

Ben and the ladies explore the majestic mountains of Park City, Utah. Country music superstar Clay Walker serenades one couple and Emily's competitive strategy causes a firestorm.

Ben and the 11 remaining women head to Vieques where the competition ramps up. Plus, one bachelorette invites Ben to skinny dip. Will he accept this tempting offer?

Ben and the nine remaining ladies travel to Panama. Chris Harrison confronts Casey S. about a startling secret she has kept. Blakeley and Rachel have the dreaded two-on-one date.

In romantic Belize, and with hometown dates looming, Ben tries to discover the bachelorettes' true feelings for him. Plus, Ben contemplates Courtney's intentions.

Ben joins the four remaining bachelorettes --Courtney, Kacie B., Lindzi and Nicki -- in each of their hometowns and meets their families. Which woman will be sent home?

Ben engages in a series of romantic adventures in the Swiss Alps with Courtney, Lindzi and Nicki -- while a rejected bachelorette makes a surprise return for answers.

Ben faces the women he rejected. In a Bachelor first, one of the final two women will face her critics, as Courtney confronts the other bachelorettes and the claws come out.

In the season finale, Ben's search for love is now narrowed down to two women -- Courtney and Lindzi. The women meet his family in Zermatt, Switzerland. Who will Ben choose?

With his search for his soul mate over, emotions run high, as Ben, who breaks down talking to Chris Harrison about his ultimate choice, takes us back to those final days in Switzerland. Then the woman who received Ben's final rose joins him for the first time in public as a couple. They discuss the high and lows of their relationship and what the future holds for them. It's the emotional ending to Ben's heartfelt journey to finally find true love.