'The Bachelor' Season 19 Premiere Will Be Broadcast Live

The three-hour season opener will reportedly include taped segments but most part of the episode will be telecast live.

October 30, 2014

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ABC plans something big for the upcoming new edition of "The Bachelor". According to TVLine, unlike the previous season openers which were taped, the season 19 premiere will be broadcast live Monday, January 5 starting at 8/7c.

A source tells the site that the three-hour season premiere will feature recorded segments, such as the girls' arrival at the mansion, but most part of the episode will be telecast live, similar to the format of the "After the Final Rose" specials.

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The upcoming new season of "Bachelor" will feature Chris Soules, who finished third in the latest season of "The Bachelorette" starring Andi Dorfman. "I believe in the process I believe in what I went through on the previous show and that's why I am doing it I wouldn't do it if I didn't feel like that was a potential," he expressed his confidence to find love on the dating show.

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