Ben Higgins

In the season premiere, a trio of former Bachelors - Sean Lowe, Chris Soules and Jason Mesnick — arrive at the mansion to offer Ben some words of wisdom before he starts his journey to find the love of his life. Then the 28 bachelorettes arrive, one by one, to start their journey to win Ben's heart. After an exciting but long and stressful first night winds down, it's time for the first rose ceremony of the season. Twenty-one lucky women will continue their journey to win Ben's heart. But one brazen bachelorette pulls the Bachelor aside and chastises him for something he didn't do. What was it?

Ben's hometown of Warsaw, Indiana, will roll out the red carpet for him and the remaining six women. This visit will give the ladies a little insight into who Ben is and what a future with the Bachelor might be like. A special one-on-one date with Lauren B. is based at the youth center where Ben volunteered as a teenager. Surprise guests, including Indiana Pacers superstar Paul George, make this a memorable date for both the kids and the bachelorette. Then, it's off to Chicago with JoJo to legendary Wrigley Field — home of Ben's favorite baseball team, the Chicago Cubs — where the couple has the whole stadium to themselves. A high-stakes group date pits three women against one another, with the winner of the rose automatically getting a hometown date. Emily gets a huge surprise when her date with Ben includes a visit with his parents. Ben faces his most difficult decision yet, leaving four women to move on and have Ben visit their hometowns.

Romantic adventures await Ben and the final three bachelorettes — Caila, JoJo and Lauren B. — as they travel to beautiful Jamaica. From a rafting trip down a jungle river to a romantic dinner on a beach, from rescuing a nest of endangered baby sea turtles to a dip at a magical waterfall deep in the jungle, the dates are filled with passion and excitement as Ben continues to explore what his future might be like with each of these potential mates. At the end of the evening, Ben will present each bachelorette with an invitation to spend an intimate night together in the "fantasy suite," with the hope that she will accept. But will she? More torn than ever, Ben acknowledges that he is in love with two incredible women, and he has professed his love to both. How will that affect his final decision?

The stakes are high as Ben crisscrosses the country on an exciting, emotionally charged journey to visit the final four women's hometowns. Ben travels to Orange County, California to meet Amanda, the single mother with two adorable little girls, but her concerned parents wonder if he is ready to be an immediate full-time dad. Lauren B. shows Ben around her hometown of Portland, Oregon, but he must face serious questions from her sister. Caila shares some places with Ben that she holds near and dear to her in Hudson, Ohio; however, her father subjects the Bachelor to a grilling to see if he is worthy of his daughter. Finally, Ben is off to Dallas to meet JoJo, only to find her in tears as an unexpected surprise threatens to derail their romance. Ben must make a gut-wrenching decision to narrow the field to three women. Will one of them be his wife?

Ben greets 10 ladies at a local Los Angeles high school where he invites them to take a trip down memory lane with him, but Lace is desperate to redeem herself after her erratic behavior at the first rose ceremony. Chris Harrison gets the first one-on-one date off to an exciting start when he introduces ICE CUBE and KEVIN HART. The actors, fresh from the set of feature film Ride Along 2, have some ideas for Ben and his date, and they are soon off on a rollicking, unconventional rendezvous, which will end with a special performance by popular singer-songwriter AMOS LEE. Finally, a visit to a “love lab” will test six bachelorettes to see who among them has the best connection to Ben. The week culminates when the drama-filled rose ceremony has one lady making a stunning decision.