Son.”American Idol” is undergoing another schedule change on ABC in 2026. Here’s what you need to know about season 24…
merican Idol” is undergoing another scheduling shake-up in 2026. After years of airing on Sunday nights, ABC moved the iconic singing competition to Monday nights in 2026. But with the sudden decision not to air “The Bachelorette” days before its new season was set to premiere on March 22, “American Idol” will fill the programming gap with an “encore episode.” Here’s what you need to know:
ABC Halted ‘The Bachelorette’ After Domestic Violence Video Surfaced
ABC was heavily promoting the new season of “The Bachelorette,” starring reality star Frankie Taylor Paul, who also appears on “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives,” when a video stemming from her 2023 domestic violence arrest surfaced.
On March 19, TMZ published a shocking video that was taken by Paul’s former beau, Dakota Mortenson, on his cell phone. A police report stated that Paul’s five-year-old daughter was hit, too, and had a “goose egg on her head,” the outlet noted. The hard-to-watch video was submitted as evidence in the domestic violence case, during which Paul pled guilty to aggravated assault, per TMZ.
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A statement from ABC, issued hours after the video was released to the public, said, “In light of the newly released video just surfaced today, we have made the decision to not move forward with the new season of ‘The Bachelorette’ at this time, and our focus is on supporting the family.”
