The sixteenth season of The Bachelorette features Clare Crawley, a 39-year-old hairstylist from Sacramento, California, and Tayshia Adams, a 29-year-old phlebotomist from Corona del Mar, California. The season was originally set to premiere on May 18, 2020, but was postponed to October 13, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The season also aired on Tuesday nights instead of its regular Monday night timeslot. In both cases, both leads are of Mexican descent.