The Bachelorette: Season 16; ABC Dating Series Renewed for Summer 2020

The Hannah Brown season of The Bachelorette TV show is over but the series certainly isn’t. ABC has announced that the dating series has been renewed for a 16th season which will debut Summer 2020. Though the show’s ratings have fallen over time (as has every network series’), The Bachelorette is still the alphabet network’s highest-rated summer series.

Here’s the relevant portions of the ABC press release which announced the dual renewals of The Bachelorette and Bachelor in Paradise.

ABC’S SIZZLING SUMMER GUILTY PLEASURE ‘THE BACHELORETTE’ PICKED UP FOR NEW SEASON

The No. 1 Show of Summer ‘The Bachelorette’ to Return for Season 16

ABC announced today at the network’s Television Critics Association presentation that the No. 1 show of summer, “The Bachelorette,” was picked up for its 16th season.

Last week, the dramatic 15th season of “The Bachelorette,” featuring Hannah Brown, aired its shocking season finale with a surprise breakup and potential rekindled romance. The season finale telecast grew year over year by 17% among Adults 18-49 to post the show’s highest-rated telecast in two years and delivered a season-high 2.2 million total social interactions.

Hosted by Chris Harrison, “The Bachelorette” is a production of Next Entertainment in association with Warner Horizon Unscripted Television. Mike Fleiss, Martin Hilton, Nicole Woods, Bennett Graebner, Peter Gust, Tim Warner, Louis Caric and Peter Geist are the executive producers.

What do you think? Do you enjoy The Bachelorette TV show? Will you be watching season 16 next year?