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Aired winter 2026 · A return to form after Denver's quiet season

Columbus

Season ten delivers the established era's clearest return to form: a cast that re-engages with the pod premise at speed, connection-building that generates real stakes early, and a production that leans into the experiment. Columbus sits just outside the founding-batch tier.

Filmed
Columbus, Ohio
Columbus, Ohio
Premiered
Feb 11, 2026
Netflix · February 2026
Episodes
13
Format
Pod dating · altar reveal
Thirteen episodes including reunion
Cast size
30 players
15 men and 15 women in the pods
Host
Nick Lachey and Vanessa Lachey
tenth season with Nick and Vanessa Lachey
On this page
  1. 01The take
  2. 02The shape of the season
  3. 03Where it sits in the canon
  4. 05Adjacent in the canon
  5. 06Also appears in
01The take

Columbus.

Ohio gives the pods the buy-in they need.
02The shape of the season

A rhythm worth tracking.

Columbus is the established era's most encouraging season and the clearest bounce-back after Denver's subdued run. The Ohio cast arrives with genuine buy-in for the pod experiment — the blind-dating premise generates early stakes rather than ambient familiarity — and the production matches that energy. It doesn't climb to the founding batch's top tier, but it runs at a level that reminds you what the format is capable of when the cast takes it seriously.

03Where it sits in the canon

The #05 slot.

Slot #05 of 10 in the Love Is Blind Editor's Canon. The seasons on either side show what I ranked it against.

No spoilers. Every page is reviewed before it goes live.
06Also appears in

Cross-references.

Love Is Blind S10 — Columbus — tiered.tv