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ABC’s The Bachelor hit a milestone on Friday when Matt James was announced as the venerable dating franchise’s first black Bachelor in 25 seasons and second black lead in 40 seasons overall, joining The Bachelorette alumna Rachel Lindsay. Like Lindsay, who on Friday welcomed James’ casting while calling out the…

Rachel Lindsay, who in an interview recently called The Bachelor franchise’s lack of diversity “embarrassing”, took to social media today to weigh in on this morning’s announcement that Matt James has been cast as the franchise’s first black Bachelor. Lindsay appeared on season 21 of The Bachelor and was the first…

ABC has chosen its first black romantic lead for The Bachelor, picking Matt James to head the 2021 version of the reality dating franchise. James was set to be a prospective suitor for The Bachelorette before that show was hit by the production shutdown. He becomes the first black Bachelor in the show's 18 year…

Rachel Lindsay says it’s time for The Bachelor franchise to more closely reflect the racial makeup of the nation. Lindsay, who appeared on season 21 of The Bachelor and was the first African American lead on its spinoff, The Bachelorette, believes the franchise must change with the times. "In 40 seasons of [The Bachelo…

HBO Max is to air a slew of international adaptations of The Bachelor and its spin-off for the first time in the U.S. as the digital platform unveils which seasons of the dating franchise will debut at launch. The WarnerMedia-backed service, which launches May 27, will launch with over 20 seasons of The Bachelor, The B…

ABC has renewed 13 more series for 2020-21, eight of them scripted, including freshmen Stumptown and mixed-ish. The broadcast network has picked up American Housewife, black-ish, The Conners, The Goldbergs, A Million Little Things, mixed-ish, The Rookie, Stumptown; reality stalwarts The Bachelor, Dancing with the Stars…

ABC is reminiscing about the most dramatic moments in The Bachelor franchise with a ten-episode retrospective. The network is launching The Bachelor: The Most Unforgettable – Ever! on Monday June 8 with a three-hour premiere that will look back at the hundreds of men and woman who took part in the series over the last…

The Bachelor franchise has been hit hard by the COVID-19 production shutdown. The Bachelorette was days away from starting production with a Clare Crawley-fronted season and The Bachelor: Summer Games was cancelled, in part due to the postponement of the Olympics. Despite this, ABC is resolute that Crawley will…

ABC has cancelled The Bachelor: Summer Games spin-off due to the Coronavirus global pandemic. The network has pulled the plug on the show following the postponement of the Tokyo Olympics, which has moved to 2021. The show, which was never officially announced, was set to air against NBC's coverage of the games and…

There was good news and bad news emanating from the White House on Sunday. First, the bad news: a deadly pandemic is apparently gaining steam and killing more Americans. The good news? The ratings for President Donald Trump’s near-daily briefings are beating The Bachelor and Monday Night Football, at least according…

Colton Underwood, the season 23 star of ABC’s competition series The Bachelor, has revealed he has tested positive for coronavirus. He cautioned that not only the elderly are affected by the illness. “I’m 28, I consider myself pretty healthy I work out regularly, I eat healthy, I became symptomatic a few days ago, got…

All eyes were on the second part of The Bachelor finale Tuesday as Peter made a mess of things choosing between Hannah Ann and Madison. ABC’s reality dating competition left all other shows in the dust in primetime, conquering ratings with a 2.4 in the adults 18-49 demographic and 8.48 million viewers. The Live+Same…