When Is the 2016 Premiere of ‘The Bachelor’?

When does the 2016 season of The Bachelor premiere? The day that we’re all waiting for is January 4, 2016 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT on ABC, with Ben Higgins as the star.

On the premiere, 28 girls appear in front of Higgins in hopes of becoming his fiancee, but 7 of them are reported to be eliminated on night one. And, according to Reality Steve, two girls get to kiss Higgins on the premiere – Lace Morris and Mandi Kremer. News anchor Olivia Caridi, however, is reported to be the girl who gets the first impression rose of the season.

The seven girls who get eliminated are Breanne Rice, Meagan Miller, Isabel Goodkind, Tiara Soleim, Lauren Russell, Laura Esselman, and Jessica Moser. Lauren Russell actually came back and tried to get star Higgins to reconsider his decision to send her packing, but he still sent her home. In addition, there are two returning cast members from the show – Becca Tilley and Amber James. You may remember Tilley as the runner-up from Chris Soules’ season and James recently appeared on Bachelor In Paradise 2.

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