Bachelor in Paradise
Season 5
Country of originUnited States
No. of episodes11
Release
Original networkABC
Original releaseAugust 7 (2018-08-07) –
September 11, 2018 (2018-09-11)
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The fifth season of Bachelor in Paradise premiered on August 7, 2018.[1] Chris Harrison reprised his role from The Bachelor and The Bachelorette as the host of the show.

Production

Casting

During the Women Tell All of the twenty-second season of The Bachelor, host Chris Harrison announced that Bekah Martinez was scheduled to be in Paradise for the upcoming season, but a few months later, she declined to join, due to having a boyfriend.[2] For the first time, it was announced past contestants from the international versions of The Bachelor franchise will join the cast similar to The Bachelor Winter Games and the Australian version.[3] On June 26, 2018, the cast of season 5 of Bachelor in Paradise was announced.[4] After Wills Reid was eliminated during week 7, it was announced that he would be joining the season 5 cast in Paradise.[5] It was announced that Colton Underwood will be joining the cast of season 5 in Paradise after he was eliminated during week 8 after the hometown dates.[6]

Wells Adams returned as the bartender alongside Yuki Kimura from The Bachelor Japan and The Bachelor Winter Games.[7][8]

The Bachelor

On Tuesday, September 4, 2018 it was revealed that Colton Underwood will be on season 23 of The Bachelor as the next bachelor.[9] There was much speculation that second runner-up Jason Tartick would be the next bachelor and there were many posts on Twitter asking why Jason wasn't going to be the bachelor. It was the third top trending post on Twitter that day.[10]

Contestants

Name Age Occupation Residence From Arrived Outcome
Chris Randone 30 Sales Trainer Orlando, Florida The Bachelorette – Becca Week 1 Engaged
Krystal Nielson 30 Fitness Coach San Diego, California The Bachelor – Arie Week 1
Jordan Kimball 26 Model Crystal River, Florida The Bachelorette – Becca Week 1 Engaged
Jenna Cooper 29 Social Media Manager Upland, Indiana The Bachelor – Arie Week 2
Kamil Nicalek 30 Model Monroe, New York The Bachelorette – Becca Week 3 Relationship
Annaliese Puccini 33 Event Designer San Francisco, California The Bachelor – Arie Week 1
Kevin Wendt 34 Firefighter Waterloo, Ontario The Bachelorette Canada – Jasmine
The Bachelor Winter Games		 Week 1 Split Week 6
Astrid Loch 28 Plastic Surgery Office Manager Tampa, Florida The Bachelor – Nick Week 1
Jordan Mauger 34 Television & Film Producer Auckland, New Zealand The Bachelor New Zealand
The Bachelor Winter Games		 Week 4 Split Week 6
Cassandra Ferguson 26 Makeup Artist Detroit, Michigan The Bachelor — Juan Pablo
Bachelor in Paradise — Season 2		 Week 4
Robby Hayes 29 Model Los Angeles, California The Bachelorette – JoJo
Bachelor in Paradise — Season 4		 Week 5 Split Week 6
Shushanna Mkrtychyan 30 Property Manager Salt Lake City, Utah The Bachelor — Ben H.
Bachelor in Paradise — Season 3		 Week 4
John Graham 28 Software Engineer San Francisco, California The Bachelorette – Becca Week 1 Split Week 6
Olivia Goethals 24 Marketing Associate Chicago, Illinois The Bachelor – Arie Week 4
Diggy Moreland 32 Senior Inventory Analyst Chicago, Illinois The Bachelorette – Rachel
Bachelor in Paradise — Season 4		 Week 5 Week 5
Joe Amabile 32 Grocery Store Owner Chicago, Illinois The Bachelorette – Becca Week 1 Split Week 5
Kendall Long 26 Creative Director Los Angeles, California The Bachelor – Arie Week 1
Eric Bigger 30 Personal Trainer Baltimore, Maryland The Bachelorette – Rachel
The Bachelor Winter Games		 Week 1 Week 5 (Quit)
Angela Amezcua 28 Model Greenville, South Carolina The Bachelor – Nick Week 1 Week 4
Chelsea Roy 29 Real Estate Executive Assistant Portland, Maine The Bachelor – Arie Week 1 Week 4
Christen Whitney 26 Wedding Videographer Tulsa, Oklahoma The Bachelor – Nick
Bachelor in Paradise — Season 4		 Week 4 Week 4
Colton Underwood 26 Philanthropist Denver, Colorado The Bachelorette – Becca Week 1 Split Week 4
Tia Booth 26 Physical Therapist Little Rock, Arkansas The Bachelor – Arie Week 1
Benoit Beauséjour-Savard 31 Restaurant Manager Montreal, Quebec, Canada The Bachelorette Canada – Jasmine
The Bachelor Winter Games		 Week 3 Week 3
Connor Obrochta 25 Fitness Coach St. Petersburg, Florida The Bachelorette – Becca Week 3 Week 3
David Ravitz 26 Venture Capitalist Boca Raton, Florida The Bachelorette – Becca Week 1 Week 3
Leo Dottavio 31 Stuntman Los Angeles, California The Bachelorette – Becca Week 3 Week 3
Jubilee Sharpe 27 War Veteran Miami, Florida The Bachelor — Ben H.
Bachelor in Paradise — Season 3		 Week 2 Week 3 (Quit)
Kenny Layne 36 Professional Wrestler Las Vegas, Nevada The Bachelorette – Rachel Week 1 Week 3 (Quit)
Bibiana Julian 30 Executive Assistant Miami, Florida The Bachelor – Arie
The Bachelor Winter Games		 Week 1 Week 2
Caroline Lunny 27 Realtor Fort Lauderdale, Florida The Bachelor – Arie Week 2 Week 2
D'Nysha "Nysha" Norris 30 Orthopedic Nurse Anderson, South Carolina The Bachelor – Arie Week 1 Week 2
Jacqueline Trumbull 27 Research Coordinator New York, New York The Bachelor – Arie Week 2 Week 2
Wills Reid 29 Graphic Designer Los Angeles, California The Bachelorette – Becca Week 1 Week 1
Nick Spetsas 27 Attorney Palm Coast, Florida The Bachelorette – Becca Week 1 Week 1

Elimination table

Place Contestant Week
1 2 3 4 5 6
1-6 Chris Date In In In Date Engaged
Krystal Date In Date In Date Engaged
Jordan K. In Date In In Date Engaged
Jenna Wait Date Date In Date Engaged
Kamil Wait Date Date In Relationship
Annaliese In Last Date Last In Relationship
7-8 Kevin In In In Date In Split
Astrid In In In Date In Split
9-14 Jordan M. Wait In Date Split
Cassandra Wait Date Date Split
Robby Wait Date Split
Shushanna Wait Date Date Split
John In Date Last Date Last Split
Olivia Wait Date Date Split
15 Diggy Wait Out
16-17 Joe In In In In Split
Kendall In In Date In Split
18 Eric In In Date Date Quit
19-21 Angela In In Date Out
Chelsea In In In Out
Christen Wait Out
22-23 Colton Last In Date Split
Tia Date In Date Split
24-26 Benoit Wait Out
Connor Wait Out
David In In Out
27 Leo Wait Out
28 Jubilee Wait Date Quit
29 Kenny Date Date Quit
30-33 Bibiana In Out
Caroline Wait Out
Jacqueline Wait Out
Nysha In Out
34-35 Nick Out
Wills Out

Key

  The contestant is male.
  The contestant is female.
 Date  The contestant went on a date and gave out a rose at the rose ceremony.
 Date  The contestant went on a date and got a rose at the rose ceremony.
 In  The contestant gave or received a rose at the rose ceremony, thus remaining in the competition.
 Last  The contestant received the last rose.
 Last  The contestant went on a date and received the last rose.
 Out  The contestant went on a date and was eliminated.
 Out  The contestant was eliminated.
 Out  The contestant went on a date and was eliminated.
 Quit  The contestant voluntarily left the show.
 Split  The couple had a date, then broke up and were eliminated.
 Stay  The couple decided to stay together and won the competition.
 Wait  The contestant had to wait before appearing in paradise.
 Split/Stay  The contestant split, but later got back together.

Episodes

See also: List of Bachelor in Paradise (TV series) episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal air date [11]Prod.
code		U.S. viewers
(millions)		Rating/share
(18–49)
401"Week 1: Season Premiere"August 7, 2018 (2018-08-07)5013.82[12]1.1/5[12]
Arrivals: Tia, Eric, Kendall, Jordan, Bibiana, Joe, Wills, Chelsea, Chris, Krystal, Kevin, Nick, John, Nysha, Angela, Kenny, Astrid, Annaliese, David.
Date Card: Tia
Tia's Date: Chris
Arrival: Colton
Colton's Date: Tia
412"Week 2: Part 1"August 13, 2018 (2018-08-13)502A4.54[13]1.3/6[13]
Date Card: Kenny
Kenny's Date: Krystal
Rose Ceremony: Krystal gave her rose to Kenny, Astrid gave her rose to Kevin, Tia gave her rose to Chris, Kendall gave her rose to Joe, Annaliese gave her rose to Jordan, Nysha gave her rose to Eric, Chelsea gave her rose to David, Angela gave her rose to John, Bibiana gave her rose to Colton. Nick and Wills did not receive a rose and were sent home.
Becca Kufrin arrives to talk to the girls.
423"Week 2: Part 2"August 14, 2018 (2018-08-14)502B3.93[14]1.0/5[14]
Arrival: Jenna
Jenna's Date: Jordan
Arrival: Caroline
Caroline's Date: John
Arrival: Jubilee
Jubilee's Date: John
434"Week 3: Part 1"August 20, 2018 (2018-08-20)503A4.60[15]1.3/6[15]
445"Week 3: Part 2"August 21, 2018 (2018-08-21)503B3.97[16]1.1/5[16]
456"Week 4: Part 1"August 27, 2018 (2018-08-27)504A4.61[17]1.2/6[17]
467"Week 4: Part 2"August 28, 2018 (2018-08-28)504B4.16[18]1.1/5[18]
Leo arrives and takes Kendall on a date. He kisses Chelsea and argues with Kevin about it. At night, Leo sarcastically wishes Kendall good luck with Joe, whom he called "Grocery Store Bitch". Leo then leaves the party, but Joe demands that he say that to his face. Leo then spills his drink on Joe, and producers attempt to break the incoming fight. At the rose ceremony, Benoit, Connor, and David do not receive roses and are eliminated.
478"Week 5: Part 1"September 3, 2018 (2018-09-03)505A4.20[19]1.1/5[19]
Colton broke up with Tia and left paradise, causing Tia to also leave. Angela, Chelsea, and Christen do not receive roses and are eliminated.
489"Week 5: Part 2"September 4, 2018 (2018-09-04)505B3.93[20]1.0/4[20]
4910"Week 6: Part 1"September 10, 2018 (2018-09-10)506A4.23[21]1.1/5[21]
5011"Week 6: Part 2 (Season Finale)"September 11, 2018 (2018-09-11)506B4.55[22]1.2/5[22]
After Fantasy Suite date night. The three remaining couples must decide if they will stay together or break up. Annalise and Kamil confess their feelings for one another both state that they love each over. Kamil, however is not ready to propose and wants to continue their relationship outside of Paradise. The next couple to make the decision are Jordan and Jenna. Both confirm their love for each other, and Jordan proposes to Jenna who happily accepts. Chris and Krystal are the final couple, Chris proposes to Krystal. During the taping of the reunion Kamil breaks up with Annalise on stage. Everyone on the cast turns on Kamil. Joe and Kendall have also reunited after splitting during a cocktail party. Astrid and Kevin have gotten back together as well. Jordan and Jenna appear happy and engaged and ask Chris Harrison to officiate their wedding. News later broke that supposedly Jenna cheated on Jordan before and after Paradise; Jordan has since "removed himself from the relationship" effectively ending their engagement. Chris and Krystal are still together and planning on moving in together and planning their wedding.

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