If your dream is to fall in love on television, there’s never been a better time to be alive.

Feel your best in a two-piece swimsuit and precarious heels? That’s Love Island . Always wanted to smooch on a tractor? Hello, Farmer Wants a Wife ! Prefer to get your kicks at a dinner party where there’s at least an 80 per cent chance that someone will throw a chardonnay in your face? Sign up for Married at First Sight .

Then there’s The Bachelor . Sweet, sentimental The Bachelor . Reliable The Bachelor. Boring The Bachelor ?

The Bachelor was on Australian airwaves for a full decade from 2013, and before its axing last year, due to poor ratings, there were relatively few changes to the formula. Occasionally, the Bachelor was a celebrity – such as Nick “Honey Badger”

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