Overview

• ABC confirmed The Bachelor for its milestone 30th season after months of uncertainty over leadership and scheduling.
• Scott Teti, who joined the franchise in January as showrunner of Bachelor in Paradise, will serve as executive producer and showrunner for Season 30.
• Former co-showrunners Claire Freeland and Bennett Graebner resigned in March following toxic-workplace allegations, prompting ABC’s search for new leadership.
• No premiere date has been announced, though the season is slated for ABC’s traditional late-January midseason window.
• ABC’s reality slate was reshaped by a rare Bachelorette hiatus and the introduction of senior-focused spinoffs such as The Golden Bachelor and Golden Bachelorette.