The Bachelor, ABC’s smash-hit reality dating competition TV show, has officially been renewed by the network…but a change is coming.
Season 29 showrunners Claire Freeland and Bennett Graebner are being replaced after toxic workplace allegations surfaced.
There will now be a new showrunner for season 30, and the replacement has been revealed.
Keep reading to find out more…
Bachelor in Paradise showrunner Scott Teti will step in as showrunner for the new season of The Bachelor, Deadline reports. He only joined the franchise in January, so it has been a quick rise for Scott in the Bachelor Nation world.
News of The Bachelor‘s renewal should cause a sigh of relief for some fans after the network opted to skip a 2025 season of The Bachelorette.
The Bachelor does not have a season 30 lead at this time, nor does it have a premiere date. However, it has routinely debuted in January each year, and there’s no reason to think it won’t follow a similar pattern for 2026.
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