# The Bachelorette (American TV series) season 2

The second season of The Bachelorette, an ABC reality television series, premiered on January 14, 2004. This season featured 28-year-old Meredith Phillips, a makeup artist from Portland, Oregon.
Phillips finished in third place on season 4 of The Bachelor featuring Bob Guiney. The season concluded on February 26, 2004, with Phillips accepting a proposal from 28-year-old equity research salesman Ian McKee. They ended their engagement in February 2005.

## Contestants

| Name | Age | Hometown | Occupation | Outcome |
| Ian McKee | 29 | New York, New York | Equity Research Salesman | Winner |
| Matthew Hickl | 28 | Friendswood, Texas | Pharmaceutical Sales Rep | Episode 8 |
| Chad Schlee | 31 | Buffalo, New York | Pharmaceutical Sales Rep | Episode 6 |
| Lanny Lawrence | 26 | Aubrey, Texas | Stallion and Breeding Manager | Episode 5 |
| Brad Andrzejewski | 29 | Grand Rapids, Michigan | Pharmaceutical Sales Rep | Episode 4 |
| Ryan Morelli | 30 | Santa Barbara, California | Financial Advisor | Episode 4 |
| Sean Denham | 31 | Wall, New Jersey | Certified Public Accountant | Episode 4 |
| Rick Enrico | 29 | San Diego, California | Business Manager | Episode 3 |
| Ryan Reeve | 29 | Wynola, California | Sales/Marketing | Episode 3 |
| Todd Hedrick | 36 | San Francisco, California | Options Trader | Episode 3 |
| Damon Bowers | 28 | Cardiff, California | Arena Football Player | Episode 2 |
| Eliot Wheeler | 25 | Mountain View, California | Options Trader | Episode 2 |
| Harold Hersh | 29 | Rock Island, Illinois | Professional Hockey Player | Episode 2 |
| Marcus Pierce | 26 | Los Angeles, California | Personal Trainer | Episode 2 |
| Robert Townsend | 32 | El Segundo, California | Alliance Development | Episode 2 |
| Aaron Holliday | 32 | Sacramento, California | Title and Escrow Sales | Episode 1 |
| Andy Chang | 33 | Dallas, Texas | Dentist | Episode 1 |
| Anselm Clinard | 32 | Venice, California | Art Designer | Episode 1 |
| Brian Holden | 31 | Quincy, Massachusetts | Attorney | Episode 1 |
| Chris Ritter | 31 | Boston, Massachusetts | Accountant | Episode 1 |
| Cory Higgins | 24 | Long Beach Island, New Jersey | Small Business Owner | Episode 1 |
| Jeff O'Quinn | 30 | Macon, Georgia | Pharmaceutical Sales Rep | Episode 1 |
| Justin Sherrod | 25 | Orlando, Florida | Professional Baseball Player | Episode 1 |
| Keith Kormanik | 31 | Baltimore, Maryland | Financial Analyst | Episode 1 |
| Trever Kalan | 35 | North Wales, Pennsylvania | Restaurateur | Episode 1 |

## Call-Out Order

* Episode 7 was a special "Men Tell All" episode.
    The contestant was eliminated at the rose ceremony
    The contestant won the competition

## Meredith Phillips

Meredith Phillips is a make-up artist, model, and former contestant on the fourth season of ABC's The Bachelor. After the show, she published Date Night Cookbook.

## Episodes

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) | Rating/share (18–49) |
| 8 | 1 | "Week 1" | January 14, 2004 (2004-01-14) | 201 | 12.40 | 5.6/13 |
| 9 | 2 | "Week 2" | January 21, 2004 (2004-01-21) | 202 | 11.56 | 5.2/12 |
| 10 | 3 | "Week 3" | January 28, 2004 (2004-01-28) | 203 | 11.10 | 5.0/13 |
| 11 | 4 | "Week 4" | February 4, 2004 (2004-02-04) | 204 | 9.00 | 4.1/10 |
| 12 | 5 | "Week 5" | February 11, 2004 (2004-02-11) | 205 | 11.30 | 5.1/12 |
| 13 | 6 | "Week 6" | February 18, 2004 (2004-02-18) | 206 | 11.33 | 5.1/12 |
| 14 | 7 | "The Men Tell All" | February 19, 2004 (2004-02-19) | N/A | 6.08 | N/A |
| 15 | 8 | "Week 7" | February 25, 2004 (2004-02-25) | 207 | 13.53 | 6.2/15 |
| 16 | 9 | "After the Final Rose" | February 26, 2004 (2004-02-26) | N/A | 7.17 | N/A |