--- description: Nick Viall has been cast by ABC as the next star of 'The Bachelor,' in the show's 21st season, which airs next year title: Nick Viall Chosen As The Next 'Bachelor' image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltba58001703d4e907/6988a44697cdff38a16ada2d/gettyimages-583821200.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Nick Viall Chosen as the Next _Bachelor_ by [Nash Jenkins](/author/p-nash-jenkins/) ## Nash Jenkins Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 31, 2016 2:48 AM CUT  Nick Viall will appear as the star of The Bachelor in 2017. Nick Viall will appear as the star of The Bachelor in 2017.Craig Sjodin—ABC via Getty Images by [Nash Jenkins](/author/p-nash-jenkins/) ## Nash Jenkins Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 31, 2016 2:48 AM CUT Nick Viall, who finished as the runner-up on two seasons of _The Bachelorette_ and is currently on _Bachelor in Paradise,_ has been cast by ABC as the next star of _The Bachelor._ “I’m definitely ready for it — I’m really excited,” Viall said, [according](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/nick-viall-cast-next-bachelor-abc-924585 "undefined") to the _Hollywood Reporter._ Viall will star in the show’s 21st season, which will air in 2017, _Entertainment Weekly_ [reported](http://www.ew.com/article/2016/08/30/nick-viall-named-the-bachelor "undefined"). “I’ve always liked confidence,” he said of his ideal mate, [according](http://www.eonline.com/news/791176/meet-your-new-bachelor-nick-viall "undefined") to _E! Online_. “Someone who makes me a better person and challenges me.” \[[_THR_](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/nick-viall-cast-next-bachelor-abc-924585 "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4473618/nick-viall-bachelor-abc/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4473618/nick-viall-bachelor-abc/"},"headline":"Nick Viall Chosen as the Next Bachelor","datePublished":"2016-08-31T02:48:35.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T00:18:14.728Z","description":"Could it be fourth time lucky for Nick?","url":"https://time.com/4473618/nick-viall-bachelor-abc/","keywords":["Television","Bachelorette","Nick Viall"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltba58001703d4e907/6988a44697cdff38a16ada2d/gettyimages-583821200.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Nash Jenkins","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/p-nash-jenkins/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltba58001703d4e907/6988a44697cdff38a16ada2d/gettyimages-583821200.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"ABC's \"Bachelor in Paradise\" - Season Three","caption":"ABC's \"Bachelor in Paradise\" - Season Three","creditText":"Craig Sjodin—ABC via Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4473618/nick-viall-bachelor-abc/","name":"Nick Viall Chosen as the Next Bachelor"}}]}] ```