The fall season on network television is looking very different this year due to the WGA writers strike and SAG-AFTRA actors strike, which will keep some of the small screen’s biggest shows off the air for the foreseeable future. Networks are going all-in on unscripted shows, and that means ABC doubling up on the Bachelor Nation action. It was announced all the way back in May that both Bachelor in Paradise and The Golden Bachelor would air in the fall, but some changes to the 2023 TV schedule could mean that there’s some Bachelor Nation hilarity on the way along with the usual drama.
The original schedule for ABC’s fall lineup placed The Golden Bachelor, a.k.a. the first Bachelor Nation series centered on a senior citizen’s search for love, on Mondays at 10 p.m. ET following Dancing with the Stars, and Bachelor in Paradise on Tuesdays at 9 p.m. ET. after Celebrity Jeopardy. Now, ABC has announced that both shows will air on Thursdays, with The Golden Bachelor at 8 p.m. ET and the two-hour Bachelor in Paradise at 9 p.m. ET. This is a major departure from ABC usually filling Thursday nights with scripted dramas like Grey’s Anatomy and Station 19, and the double dose of Bachelor Nation begins with the premieres on September 28.
