# The Bachelorette (American TV series) season 20

The twentieth season of The Bachelorette premiered on June 26, 2023. This season features 27-year-old Charity Lawson, a child and family therapist from Columbus, Georgia.
Lawson finished in fourth place on the 27th season of The Bachelor featuring Zach Shallcross.
The season concluded on August 21, 2023, with Lawson accepting a proposal from 30-year-old integrative medicine specialist Dotun Olubeko.

## Production
### Casting and contestants

On March 14, 2023, Lawson was announced as the Bachelorette by Jesse Palmer during the Women Tell All special of the 27th season of The Bachelor.
Notable contestants include WWE NXT wrestler Caleb Balgaard, Guinness World Record holder Chris Spell, and Sean McLaughlin, son of politician Steven McLaughlin.

### Filming and development

Filming began on March 20, 2023, in Agoura Hills, California. On April 8, Lawson was seen filming in New Orleans, Louisiana, and the season concluded in Fiji later that month.
Lauren Alaina, previous Bachelorettes Rachel Recchia and Gabby Windey, and season 12 couple JoJo Fletcher and Jordan Rodgers made guest appearances this season.

## Contestants

29 potential contestants were revealed on March 18, 2023.
The final cast of 25 men was announced on June 1, 2023.
| Name | Age | Hometown | Occupation | Outcome | Place |
| Dotun Olubeko | 30 | Fresno, California | Integrative Medicine Specialist | Winner | 1 |
| Joey Graziadei | 27 | Royersford, Pennsylvania | Tennis Pro | Runner-Up | 2 |
| Aaron Bryant | 29 | Katy, Texas | Software Salesman | Week 7 | 3 |
| Xavier Bonner | 27 | Euclid, Ohio | Biomedical Scientist | Week 7 | 4 |
| Aaron Bryant | (Returned to competition) | (Returned to competition) | (Returned to competition) | Week 6 | |
| Tanner Courtad | 30 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Mortgage Lender | Week 5 | 5 |
| Sean McLaughlin | 25 | Troy, New York | Software Sales Rep | Week 5 | 6 |
| Caleb Balgaard | 24 | Fenton, Michigan | Pro Wrestler | Week 4 | 7-9 |
| John Buresh | 27 | Excelsior, Minnesota | Data Scientist | Week 4 | 7-9 |
| Michael Barbour | 29 | South Holland, Illinois | Yacht Captain | Week 4 | 7-9 |
| Brayden Bowers | 24 | Murrieta, California | Travel Nurse | Week 4 | 10 (quit) |
| Aaron Schwartzman | 33 | Fremont, California | Firefighter | Week 3 | 11-13 |
| Adrian Hassan | 33 | North Hills, California | Realtor | Week 3 | 11-13 |
| James Pierce | 28 | Brownsburg, Indiana | Attorney | Week 3 | 11-13 |
| Warwick Reider | 27 | Oxford, Ohio | Construction Manager | Week 3 | 14 |
| Caleb Arthur | 29 | Kentwood, Michigan | Resident Physician | Week 2 | 15-19 |
| John Henry Spurlock | 30 | Wilmington, North Carolina | Underwater Welder | Week 2 | 15-19 |
| Josh Young | 28 | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania | Harvard Grad Student | Week 2 | 15-19 |
| Kaleb Kim | 26 | Norcross, Georgia | Construction Salesman | Week 2 | 15-19 |
| Spencer Storbeck | 32 | Moorpark, California | Medical Sales Director | Week 2 | 15-19 |
| Chris Spell | 27 | White Plains, New York | World Record Jumper | Week 1 | 20-25 |
| Joe Menzia | 31 | Ramsey, Minnesota | Tech Operations Director | Week 1 | 20-25 |
| Khalid Hassan | 28 | Dearborn, Michigan | Tech Recruiter | Week 1 | 20-25 |
| Nicholas "Nic" Barber | 32 | Berkeley Heights, New Jersey | HR Executive | Week 1 | 20-25 |
| Peter Cappio | 33 | Armonk, New York | Airline Pilot | Week 1 | 20-25 |
| Taylor Pegg | 32 | Beavercreek, Ohio | Loan Officer | Week 1 | 20-25 |

### Future appearances
#### The Bachelor

Joey Graziadei was chosen as the lead for season 28 of The Bachelor.

#### Bachelor in Paradise

Season 9
Aaron Bryant, Aaron Schwartzman, Brayden Bowers, John Buresh, John Henry Spurlock, Michael Barbour, Peter Cappio, Sean McLaughlin, Tanner Courtad, and Taylor Pegg returned for season 9 of Bachelor in Paradise. John, Sean, and Aaron S. were eliminated in week 2. Brayden and Taylor were eliminated in week 4. Tanner split from Jess Girod, Peter split from Sam Picco, and Michael split from Olivia Lewis in week 5. Aaron B. and John Henry got engaged to Eliza Isichei and Kat Izzo, respectively, in week 5.

#### Dancing with the Stars

Season 32
Charity Lawson competed in season 32 of Dancing with the Stars where she partnered with Artem Chigvintsev. They finished in fourth place.
Season 33
Joey Graziadei competed in, and won, season 33 of Dancing with the Stars with his partner Jenna Johnson.

## Call-out order

| Order | Bachelors | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Order | Bachelors | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| 1 | Aaron B. | Brayden | Aaron B. | Brayden | Dotun | Joey | Dotun | Joey | Dotun |
| 2 | Josh | Aaron B. | John | Dotun | Joey | Dotun | Xavier | Dotun | Joey |
| 3 | Joey | John | Joey | Aaron B. | Xavier | Aaron B. | Joey | Aaron B. | |
| 4 | Warwick | Xavier | Dotun | Caleb B. | Aaron B. | Xavier | Aaron B. | Xavier | |
| 5 | Xavier | Joey | Tanner | Xavier | Tanner | Tanner | | | |
| 6 | Caleb A. | Caleb B. | Caleb B. | Joey | Sean | Sean | | | |
| 7 | Khalid | Warwick | Warwick | Michael | Caleb B. John Michael | | | | |
| 8 | Nic | Aaron S. | Michael | John | Caleb B. John Michael | | | | |
| 9 | John Henry | Caleb A. | Sean | Sean | Caleb B. John Michael | | | | |
| 10 | Aaron S. | Adrian | Xavier | Tanner | Brayden | | | | |
| 11 | Tanner | James | Aaron S. | Aaron S. Adrian James | | | | | |
| 12 | Chris | Sean | James | Aaron S. Adrian James | | | | | |
| 13 | Brayden | Michael | Adrian | Aaron S. Adrian James | | | | | |
| 14 | Spencer | Tanner | Brayden | Warwick | | | | | |
| 15 | Caleb B. | Dotun | Caleb A. John Henry Josh Kaleb K. Spencer | | | | | | |
| 16 | Joe | Kaleb K. | Caleb A. John Henry Josh Kaleb K. Spencer | | | | | | |
| 17 | Kaleb K. | John Henry | Caleb A. John Henry Josh Kaleb K. Spencer | | | | | | |
| 18 | Adrian | Josh | Caleb A. John Henry Josh Kaleb K. Spencer | | | | | | |
| 19 | James | Spencer | Caleb A. John Henry Josh Kaleb K. Spencer | | | | | | |
| 20 | Peter | Chris Joe Khalid Nic Peter Taylor | | | | | | | |
| 21 | Michael | Chris Joe Khalid Nic Peter Taylor | | | | | | | |
| 22 | Taylor | Chris Joe Khalid Nic Peter Taylor | | | | | | | |
| 23 | Sean | Chris Joe Khalid Nic Peter Taylor | | | | | | | |
| 24 | John | Chris Joe Khalid Nic Peter Taylor | | | | | | | |
| 25 | Dotun | Chris Joe Khalid Nic Peter Taylor | | | | | | | |
    The contestant received the first impression rose
    The contestant received a rose during a date
    The contestant was eliminated
    The contestant was eliminated during a date
    The contestant was eliminated outside the rose ceremony
    The contestant quit the competition
    The contestant won the competition

## Episodes

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) | Rating (18–49) |
| 216 | 1 | "Week 1: Season Premiere" | June 26, 2023 (2023-06-26) | 2001 | 1.92 | 0.4 |
| 217 | 2 | "Week 2" | July 3, 2023 (2023-07-03) | 2002 | 1.77 | 0.3 |
| 218 | 3 | "Week 3: San Diego" | July 10, 2023 (2023-07-10) | 2003 | 1.93 | 0.4 |
| 219 | 4 | "Week 4: Washington" | July 17, 2023 (2023-07-17) | 2004 | 2.14 | 0.4 |
| 220 | 5 | "Week 5: New Orleans" | July 24, 2023 (2023-07-24) | 2005 | 2.59 | 0.5 |
| 221 | 6 | "Week 6: Hometowns" | July 31, 2023 (2023-07-31) | 2006 | 2.53 | 0.4 |
| 222 | 7 | "Week 7: Fantasy Suites" | August 7, 2023 (2023-08-07) | 2007 | 2.98 | 0.6 |
| 223 | 8 | "The Men Tell All" | August 14, 2023 (2023-08-14) | N/A | 2.64 | 0.4 |
| 224 | 9 | "Week 8: Season Finale & After the Final Rose" | August 21, 2023 (2023-08-21) | 2008 | 2.99 | 0.5 |