EXCLUSIVE: The Bachelorette won’t be giving out any roses this summer. ABC is pausing its female-led spinoff of The Bachelor, which will be a blow for fans of the long-running dating series.
The show generally starts production shortly and the last three seasons have aired in July. The series, however, has not been canceled and will likely come back to the Disney-owned network in the future.
It’s unlikely to air this year but insiders have not completely ruled out its return later this year. It’s not entirely clear why the decision has been made, but it’s not without precedent in The Bachelor universe.
Bachelor in Paradise, for instance, did not air last year with its spot taken by The Golden Bachelorette, but it will return this summer after it was renewed for Season 10.
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