'Bachelorette' Special Airing After Oscars 2026: 18 Former Bachelor Nation Stars to Return for Taylor Frankie Paul Feature

A brand new Bachelor Nation special – The Bachelorette: Before the First Rose – will be airing after the 2026 Oscars this year!

The Oscars take place on Sunday (March 15), with this special airing immediately after. The following Sunday (March 22), The Bachelorette will debut on ABC with new lead Taylor Frankie Paul. You may recognize Taylor from her hit reality TV show, The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives. The new season of TSLOMW airs on March 12.

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