Overview

• ‘Bauer sucht Frau International’ season seven premiered on June 16 with 2.34 million viewers, marking its weakest debut in the show’s history but still winning RTL’s private-channel primetime slot.
• Host Inka Bause guides eight new farmers from countries such as Indonesia, Namibia and Italy through international Hofwochen in search of love.
• ‘Die Bachelors’ launched on June 18 with photographer Felix Stein (32) and financial advisor Martin Braun (35), both single fathers, leading 26 women in weekly rose ceremonies.
• In the first episode, Martin Braun eliminated four candidates swiftly for lacking a spark, while Felix Stein awarded Aylin the inaugural rose before traveling to South Africa.
• The new dual-Bachelor format allows female contestants to interact with and switch between both bachelors as they compete for roses in each episode.