Joelle "JoJo" Fletcher

Fan-favorite JoJo Fletcher, 25, gets a second chance at "happily ever after," as the season begins with her meeting 26 handsome bachelors. Will one of them be her Prince Charming? Before the evening begins, former Bachelorettes Kaitlyn Bristowe, Desiree Hartsock Siegfried and Ali Fedotowsky offer their support and advice. And it wouldn't be a first rose ceremony without a surprise! Before the ceremony can even begin, an unexpected visitor from the past arrives and pulls the shocked Bachelorette aside, as the other men wonder if this man is new competition for JoJo's heart. At the end of the night, 20 men continue on in the hopes of winning JoJo's heart.

Twenty anxious men hope to get their love story with JoJo off to a good start. The first group date gives 10 lucky bachelors a chance to see sparks fly when they head to a firefighting training facility, where one of the guys might need saving himself. JoJo and Derek get to pick their own adventure, and they choose a romantic picnic by the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. Six bachelors get a dream date to ESPN's popular show SportsNation, with hosts Max Kellerman and Marcellus Wiley. The hosts are sure they will be able to help JoJo find a perfect match, but Chad seems determined to "shock and awe" all the way up to the rose ceremony.