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Published: August 27, 2008

TV Briefs: Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Next "Bachelor” is "Bachelorette” reject LOS ANGELES — If the new man looking for love on ABC's "The Bachelor ” looks familiar, that's because he was rejected last season on "The Bachelorette.”

Jason Mesnick , whose proposal to DeAnna Pappas was spurned during the finale, will search for romance among 25 bachelorettes when the 13th season of the reality series returns in January.

ABC announced...

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