Press release - Primetime – Unscripted
February 4, 2026
‘THE BACHELORETTE: BEFORE THE FIRST ROSE’ TO AIR ON ABC AND HULU FOLLOWING ‘THE OSCARS®’
Former Bachelorettes Reunite as Taylor Frankie Paul Gets Ready To Hand Out Her First Rose
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Today, it was announced that “The Bachelorette: Before the First Rose,” a special preview of “The Bachelorette,” will debut following the live telecast of “The Oscars®,” SUNDAY, MARCH 15, on ABC and Hulu. Ahead of the new season, 18 former Bachelorettes look back on their unforgettable journeys, share juicy behind-the-scenes stories, and offer heartfelt advice to the franchise’s newest leading lady, Taylor Frankie Paul. Featured Bachelorettes include Trista Sutter, Meredith Phillips, DeAnna Pappas, Ali Fedotowsky-Manno, Ashley Hebert-Rosenbaum, Emily Maynard-Johnson, Desiree Siegfried, Andi Dorfman-Hart, Kaitlyn Bristowe, JoJo Fletcher, Rachel Lindsay, Becca Kufrin, Hannah Brown-Woolard, Tayshia Adams, Katie Thurston, Rachel Recchia, Charity Lawson and Joan Vassos, the Golden Bachelorette.
The new season of “The Bachelorette” premieres SUNDAY, MARCH 22 (8:01-10:02 p.m. EDT/PDT), and streams next day on Hulu. Taylor Frankie Paul, the 31-year-old Utah native who ignited “#MomTok” and went viral for pulling back the curtain on Salt Lake’s soft-swinging scene in Hulu’s Emmy® Award-nominated series “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives,” is a TikTok powerhouse whose comedic, heartwarming and bitingly honest content has earned her a massive following. As a single mother of three, Paul shares the highs and lows of her life with unfiltered candor.
As previously announced, Emmy Award-winning television host, writer, producer and comedian Conan O’Brien will host “The Oscars,” which will air live coast to coast SUNDAY, MARCH 15 (7:00-10:30 p.m. EDT/4:00-7:30 p.m. PDT), on ABC and Hulu. The telecast will also be rebroadcast in the Pacific time zone in primetime after the live presentation.
“The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” Season 4 premieres THURSDAY, MARCH 12, with all 10 episodes on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+ for bundle subscribers in the U.S. and Disney+ internationally.
“The Bachelorette: Before the First Rose” is produced by Warner Horizon Unscripted Television, a Warner Bros. Television Group company. Scott Teti serves as executive producer.
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