The Bachelor (American TV series)
| The Bachelor | |
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| Genre | |
| Created by | Mike Fleiss |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 29 |
| No. of episodes | 306 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Mike Fleiss |
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| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | March 25, 2002 – present |
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The Bachelor is an American dating and relationship reality television series that debuted on March 25, 2002, on ABC. For its first 25 seasons, the show was hosted by Chris Harrison. As the essence of the original The Bachelor franchise, its success resulted in several spin-offs including The Bachelorette, Bachelor Pad, Bachelor in Paradise, Bachelor in Paradise: After Paradise, The Bachelor Winter Games, The Bachelor Presents: Listen to Your Heart, The Bachelor: The Greatest Seasons – Ever!, The Golden Bachelor, and The Golden Bachelorette, as well as spawning many international editions of the shows.
On May 10, 2024, ABC renewed the series for a twenty-ninth season, which premiered on January 27, 2025.