The Bachelor: Season 19 Episode 1 : [*Week 1*] br Airs : Monday, at 20:00 br Network : ABC br br ABC’s The Bachelor 2015 with Chris Soules premieres on January 5th, and now fans can look forward to a jam-packed evening of romance and drama. The network has just revealed that the first night of Season 19 will be a three-hour event and they’re even touting that it’s live.