The Bachelor Canada - Season 2 - Premiere Sept 18 - Discussion - *Spoilers*

TORONTO – The Bachelor is headed back to Canada.

Local broadcaster Rogers Media on Monday confirmed it plans a second season of The Bachelor Canada on its City network, for 2014.

The move follows Bianka Kamber, who dated Kris Humphries for two years before the NBA star fatefully married and divorced Kim Kardashian, taking the hand of former pro footballer Brad Smith as the first season of The Bachelor Canada wrapped in November 2012.

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City-parent Rogers Media is waiting until 2014 for a second cycle of Bachelor Canada as it focuses this year on rolling out homegrown sitcoms like Seed, Package Deal and the Eva Longoria-starring animated comedy Mother Up!

"City is extremely proud of the success of The Bachelor Canada last fall,” Scott Moore, president of broadcast at Rogers Media, said in a statement Monday.

The launch of a local version of the Bachelor franchise on City follows ABC’s Bachelor and Bachelorette franchises enjoying a long run on the Canadian channel.

Rogers Media aired nine episodes of the inaugural Bachelor Canada season from Force Four Entertainment.

The broadcaster has no immediate plans for a Canadian version of The Bachelorette, while insisting it has kept its options open.

A second season of The Bachelor Canada was first reported by TV Guide Canada.

Season 2 of ‘Bachelor Canada’ headed for production

Greg David, November 8, 2013 11:15:47 AM


Get ready ladies, Season 2 of The Bachelor Canada is getting closer to reality.

City announced Friday morning that the network had partnered with Good Human Productions Inc. for the second go-round of the homegrown reality offering. Force Four Entertainment produced Season 1.

“Known for its high production quality, dramatic storytelling, and fairy-tale ending, The Bachelor Canada proved to be an incredible success for City in its inaugural season,” Nataline Rodrigues, director of original programming for Rogers Media, said in the release. “With their proven experience at the helm of this hit series, partnering with the creative minds at Good Human Productions was a natural fit to continue the momentum for the upcoming season.”

Rookie production company Good Human was founded by former Rogers Media executive Claire Freeland and Bachelor Canada Season 1 supervising producer Sean De Vries.

Casting for Canada’s next bachelor and bachelorettes begins in December, with production set for next spring. A fall 2014 season premiere is expected.

City confirmed that Season 1 host Tyler Harcott will reprise his role as the host The Bachelor Canada.

Earlier this year, Rogers Media president Scott Moore confirmed to TV Guide Canada that the series would return in 2014 after a debut year that averaged 727,000 viewers overall and was the No. 1 original series of all time among adults and females aged 25-54.

Season 1 of The Bachelor Canada concluded with former Canadian Football League slotback Brad Smith choosing Bianka Kamber as his gal pal. The pair is still together.

There was one week when we went from 16 to 12 (bachelorettes); she was No. 13, she wasn’t on the list because she was so standoffish and one of the producers came to me, he was like, ‘Brad, you know, I just have a feeling about her, just give her a chance.’ And I was like, ‘OK.’ The next week was Mexico and that was the beginning of the end.” [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]

Rookie production company Good Human was founded by former Rogers Media executive Claire Freeland and Bachelor Canada Season 1 supervising producer Sean De Vries.

tigertiz wrote:When I first started reading I was very disappointed that they switched producers.   Very. I liked Bach Canada much better than the US version and I do think they really had Brad's back in a way that Fleiss and co. do not.

There was one week when we went from 16 to 12 (bachelorettes); she was No. 13, she wasn’t on the list because she was so standoffish and one of the producers came to me, he was like, ‘Brad, you know, I just have a feeling about her, just give her a chance.’ And I was like, ‘OK.’ The next week was Mexico and that was the beginning of the end.” [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]

 
Whoever that guy is , I hope they keep him.  And I hope their attitude towards helping the lead make good choices remains their policy.

Rookie production company Good Human was founded by former Rogers Media executive Claire Freeland and Bachelor Canada Season 1 supervising producer Sean De Vries.

Hopefully Sean de Vries would agree.

Sprite wrote:Why are they going with a different production company? I'm not sure if that is a good sign. The people in the first one were concerned about the people and love story and not just the drama like the US version. Hope they don't go in that direction.

atem wrote:So, it won't be shown until Summer or Fall?

Aunties_Love wrote:

atem wrote:So, it won't be shown until Summer or Fall?

Yea, just like in the first season, they did the filming of it starting May and shown it starting September.  They are doing the casting starting January.