ABC’s ‘Bachelor,’ ‘Beauty’ Debut Jan. 5

By Andrew Krukowski

“The Bachelor” and the formerly untitled Ashton Kutcher/Tyra Banks project, now called “True Beauty,” will get cozy on Mondays, as the two will premiere on Monday, Jan. 5, ABC announced today.

The 13th iteration of the program, “The Bachelor” will launch with a two-hour premiere at 8 p.m. on Jan. 5 before moving into its standard 90-minute format, still at 8 p.m.

“True Beauty,” a reality-based show surrounding a beauty pageant created by Ms. Banks and Mr. Kutcher, will premiere at 10 p.m. on Jan. 5. “Beauty” will stay in that time slot during its run.

"Samantha Who?" will continue to air at 9:30 p.m.