This new season of The Bachelor is coming in January, just a few weeks after Michelle Young makes her final choice. And as widely rumored, the next Bachelor is one of her rejects, eighth place finisher Clayton Echard.
The 28-year-old dog lover (at least, we guess he’s a dog lover based on the promo image where he is covered with puppies) will have 31 women to choose from.
Here’s your guide to all those women, plus everything you need to know about when this season starts and how to watch it online.
The Bachelor Season 26 start date
After the most recent season of The Bachelorette aired on Tuesdays, the franchise is going back to the start of the week. The premiere of The Bachelor 2022 is set for Monday, January 3 on ABC, with episodes airing weekly on Mondays.
As for what time to expect episodes, The Bachelor is keeping its normal timeslot of 8 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. CT.
The official ABC synopsis for the Season 26 premiere reads: “Clayton Echard’s journey to find love kicks off! For the first time in two years, 31 women arrive at Bachelor Mansion ready to make their grand entrances and first impressions for the man they hope could be their future husband.
“New host, Jesse Palmer, returns to the franchise to welcome Clayton and guide him through his first evening full of dramatic ups, downs and everything in between. But before the first limo even arrives, a shocking franchise first will have Clayton clutching a rose and questioning everything.”
How to watch The Bachelor Season 26 online
As usual, episodes will be livestreamed on the ABC website and app. However, viewers will have to log-in with the TV provider to access that stream.
The Bachelor’s streaming home remains Hulu. Episodes came to the streamer on Tuesdays, from 5 a.m. ET.
Who is in the cast of The Bachelor Season 26?
The following 31 contestants have been announced by ABC:
Cassidy Timbrooks, 26, an executive recruiter from Cave Creek, ArizonaClaire Heilig, 28, a spray tanner from Virginia Beach, VirginiaDaria Rose, 24, a law student from Baldwin, New YorkEliza Isichei, 25, a marketing manager from Tampa, FloridaElizabeth Corrigan, 32, a real estate advisor from Highlands Ranch, ColoradoEncy Abedin, 28, a sales manager from Burbank, CaliforniaGabriela “Gabby” Windey, 30, an ICU nurse from O’Fallon, IllinoisGenevieve Parisi, 26, a bartender from Rehoboth, MassachusettsHailey Malles, 26, a pediatric nurse from Orlando, FloridaHunter Haag, 28, a human resources specialist from Lake Wylie, South CarolinaIvana Noble, 31, a bar mitzvah dancer from Snellville, GeorgiaJane Paik, 33, a social media director from Los Angeles, CaliforniaJillian “Jill” Chin, 26, an architectural historian from Scituate, Rhode IslandKate Gallivan, 32, a real estate agent from Clarksville, TennesseeKira Mengistu, 32, a physician from Greensboro, North CarolinaLindsay Dobbs, 27, a neonatal nurse from Warner Robins, GeorgiaLyndsey Windham, 28, an industrial sales representative from Orange, TexasMara Agrait, 32, an entrepreneur from Cherry Hill, New JerseyMarlena Wesh, 30, a former Olympian from Virginia Beach, VirginiaMelina Nasab, 27, a personal trainer from Los Angeles, CaliforniaRachel Recchia, 25, a flight instructor from Clermont, FloridaRianna Hockaday, 26, a registered nurse from Mount Pleasant, TexasSalley Carson, 26, a previously engaged from Greenville, South CarolinaSamantha Jeffries, 26, an occupational therapist from Dayton, OhioSarah Hamrick, 23, a wealth management advisor from Cowpens, South CarolinaSerene Russell, 26, an elementary school teacher from Oklahoma City, OklahomaShanae Ankney, 29, a recruiter from Sycamore, OhioSierra Jackson, 26, a yoga instructor from Oklahoma City, OklahomaSusie Evans, 28, a wedding videographer from Poquoson, VirginiaTeddi Wright, 24, a surgical unit nurse from Redlands, CaliforniaTessa Tookes, 26, a human resources specialist from Stamford, Connecticut
