The 14th season of
The Bachelor premieres on January 4 at 8 PM on ABC, and ABC has published a group photo of the cast on their website, including names of each of the women who will be vying for
the heart of pilot Jake Pavelka.
Check out the photo of the ladies, with names, after the jump!
This photo comes from the
ABC Bachelor website under the category of one lonely contestant named Emily (could be an error, or perhaps more will be added soon?). It appears to have been taken before or during the initial Meet and Greet cocktail party of the premiere episode:
Of course, us mere mortals might not be able to garner much knowledge from this tiny photo of 25 pretty smiling faces with the
Bachelor, but the caption on the site helps us put a name to each aspiring co-pilot. The avid viewers over at
FansofRealityTV.com even took the liberty of literally putting names to faces:
No confirmed word yet from ABC that these are the final cast member list of
the season (remember how Jillian got 5 surprise bachelors on her first night?), but something's better than nothing.
If you want even more upfront, spoilery info about the season, check out the
Bachelor forum at Fans of Reality TV, which has become an ad hoc meeting place for dedicated viewers of all sorts of reality shows. Few are more diligent than the
Bachelor fans, who analyze screencaps and scout filming locations to get as much prior knowledge about the
Bachelor's potential love interests, and their expiration dates, as possible. I'll be doing my best to bring you as many big, relevant spoilery updates as possible this season.
A tip of my hat to the fans who use their honed analytical skills to provide us with this pre-show info. It's the least I can do, since my own skills lie more in the 'snarky reactionary' realm when it comes to
The Bachelor.If sleuthing isn't your cup of tea, you can still get in on some pre-season fun. Be sure to hold out for the official cast list from ABC, after which BuddyTV will begin our next round of
Bachelor Fantasy TV. Now that's a game everyone can excel at!