The Bachelor finally has an official premiere date for Season 30 after taking a year off from ABC's primetime schedule.
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ABC has announced The Bachelor's milestone 30th season will premiere later than usual on Sunday, March 21, 2027 at 8PM ET/PT.
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The reality dating series is moving away from its usual January premiere as well as its longtime Monday-night time slot.
The Bachelor will air for two hours on Sunday nights, followed by Season 18 of What Would You Do? at 10PM ET/PT. New episodes will also be available to stream on Hulu the following day.
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The Bachelor will begin filming in January 2027, according to Reality Steve spoiler blogger Steve Carbone's November 9 podcast episode.
But ABC has yet to announce the identity of its next The Bachelor star or reveal the women who will be competing for his heart.
The Bachelor has an uphill battle given recent breakup announcements for the franchise. The following couples have recently split: Bachelor in Paradise's Jess Edwards and Spencer Conley, The Golden Bachelor Season 2 couple Peg Munson and Mel Owens, and The Golden Bachelorette couple Joan Vassos and Chock Chapple.
The Bachelor last aired in early 2025, when Grant Ellis starred on Season 29 and ultimately got engaged to Juliana Pasquarosa during the finale. Grant and Juliana split shortly after their finale aired in March 2025.
ABC subsequently renewed The Bachelor for Season 30 in June 2025, but the network decided to put the franchise on a brief hiatus in 2026.
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Rob Mills, the executive vice president of unscripted for Walt Disney Television, confirmed in April that The Bachelor and Bachelor in Paradise would both return in 2027 despite speculation about the franchise's future.
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"The Bachelor is back mid-season, Paradise will be next summer. So I don't think we need to talk about something that is a year off," Rob told The Hollywood Reporter at the time.
Rob added, "But no, The Bachelor franchise is not going anywhere."
Rob also acknowledged in a separate interview with Deadline Hollywood that The Bachelor has experienced its share of ups and downs since premiering in 2002, but he insisted the franchise remains strong.
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"It's over two decades old, and it's seen really good days and really bad days," Rob said of the show.
"But it's always had a lot of resilience, especially when the people making it really, really care about it, because that fanbase also really cares about it."
Rob said The Bachelor has a nearly "perfect format" that is "really powerful," and he added, "[When] The Bachelor comes back next year, it will be done with a lot of thoughtfulness and care. I do think better days are ahead for the franchise."
The Bachelor is returning after ABC canceled Taylor Frankie Paul's season of The Bachelorette in March 2026, shortly before its scheduled premiere.
Taylor's season had already finished filming, but ABC decided not to air it following the release of a video showing a 2023 altercation between Taylor and her ex-boyfriend Dakota Mortensen.
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