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Grant Ellis is set to lead season 29 of ‘The Bachelor.’ The series will premiere on Jan. 27 at 8pm.
The Golden Bachelorette will air its season finale on Nov. 13. Ahead of the big finale, ABC has revealed what fans can expect next in Bachelor Nation. While the network has not revealed who will appear as the next golden bachelor just yet, it has shared the release date for the next season of The Bachelor; fans will get to watch Grant Ellis lead season 29 in just a few short months.
‘The Bachelor’ season 29 has a premiere date
ABC has officially announced the premiere date for The Bachelor. Bachelor Nation fans will have a couple of months of off time following the end of The Golden Bachelorette. While ABC announced their next lead way back in August, Season 29 of The Bachelor is not set to premiere until late January. According to Deadline, the series will premiere on Jan. 27. The premiere episode will span two hours and will begin at 8 pm. Ellis will entertain 27 love interests to start but will likely head into week 2 with between 20 and 24 potential soulmates.
Grant Ellis, a former professional basketball player and day trader, will take on the lead role. ABC revealed the 27 ladies Ellis will court several weeks ago. His potential love interests range in age from 23 to 32 and come from across the United States, although several reside in New York. Ellis, 30, lives in New Jersey.
When was Grant Ellis eliminated from ‘The Bachelorette’?
The premiere of The Bachelor season 29 comes months after Ellis was named the next bachelor while Jenn Tran’s season of The Bachelorette was still airing. Ellis competed on Tran’s disastrous season but was nixed during week 6 of the competition. He was sent home along with Spencer Conley and Sam McKinney.
While Tran seemed confident in her decisions throughout the series, fans were unsure of the many choices she made. Eliminating Ellis while keeping Devin Strader and Jeremy Simon was considered one of her worst possible moves.
Tran eventually picked Devin Strader and left the series engaged, but that engagement was short-lived. By the time the finale aired, Tran and Strader had parted ways. It was later revealed that Strader had a history of domestic violence and inappropriate behavior. Tran’s runner-up, Marcus Shoberg, was accused of sexual assault.
There is surely more to come from Bachelor Nation in 2025. While it’s still unclear if the network will move ahead with a second season of The Golden Bachelor, the season will likely premiere sometime after season 29 of The Bachelor wraps up.
