Caroline Lunny

Six years ago, Arie Luyendyk Jr. was in love and a day away from proposing to the woman of his dreams. And then, she broke his heart. Emily Maynard (now Emily Maynard Johnson) may not have been Arie’s future wife, but he hasn’t been able to find a love like hers since. Now Arie, 36, is back and ready to race into America’s heart yet again when he returns for a second shot at love. Arie meets with one of Bachelor Nation’s favorite married couples, Sean and Catherine Lowe and their son, Samuel, before his journey begins. Now armed with advice and encouragement, Arie is ready for the tumultuous night ahead.

The compelling live three-hour television event will begin with America watching along with the studio audience as Arie Luyendyk Jr.’s journey to find love comes to its astonishing conclusion. The Bachelor prepares to make one of the most difficult choices of his life, having narrowed down the field to two women with whom he is madly in love – Becca K. and Lauren B. – and told both that he loves them. Who does Arie, after much soul-searching, see as his future wife?

Arie and the remaining bachelorettes travel to South Lake Tahoe, Nev.; Seinne joins the bachelor on a parasailing date; one hopeful receives a phone call that might alter her journey; Bekah reveals a secret during her one-on-one date.