The Bachelor returns to Ten on 21 July
Network Ten has revealed the premiere date for the 2021 season of The Bachelor, set to hit screens on Wednesday, 21 July from 7:30pm.
The new season sees Ten go back to the formula of bringing in an unknown Bachelor, 31-year-old pilot Jimmy Nicholson, after bringing across Survivor contestant Locky Gilbert for last year’s season, and former Wallabies star Nick Cummins in 2018.
Ten has released a sneak peak trailer of the forthcoming ninth season, airing across digital, socials, and TV.
The trailer teases the entrances of four contestants, crane operator Lily, occupational therapist Brooke, marketing manager Holly and nutritionist Jay.
The 2020 season, which was delayed due to COVID, brought in 681,000 metro viewers in its premiere episode, with the season featuring Survivor’s Locky Gilbert.
The season concluded with 890,000 metro viewers watching the winner announcement.
In 2018, former Wallabies player, Cummins, delivered the program’s best opening ratings as 950,000 metro viewers watched the first episode, and 1.241 million witnessed him not pick a partner at the end of the process.
2019’s season of The Bachelor, fronted by media-unknown, astrophysicist Matt Agnew, launched to 828,000 metro viewers and had 1.17 million viewers tune in to see him make his final decision.
It's a date! 🌹💕#TheBachelorAU Starts Wednesday July 21 on 10 pic.twitter.com/xJswOuDfEz
— The Bachelor Australia 🌹 (@TheBachelorAU) July 6, 2021
Later this year, Ten’s new season of The Bachelorette will feature Western Australian youth worker Brooke Blurton. The season will be the first-ever mixed-gender edition, with both men and women competing to win her heart.
Stay tuned to Mumbrella next week for our chat with The Bachelor executive producer, Hilary Innes.
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Zanda Wilson was a reporter and podcast producer at Mumbrella, specialising in radio reporting. He left Mumbrella in September 2021.
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