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With the 2020 Tokyo Olympics now a thing of the past, Monday primetime saw a bright future for Katie Thurston on the Season 17 finale of The Bachelorette, which was the evening’s highest-rated and most-watched program, per Nielsen Live+ Same Day fast affiliates. Bringing in a 1.2 rating in the 18-49 demo and a total…

The Bachelor franchise alums Tayshia Adams and Kaitlyn Bristowe are extending their turn as hosts on The Bachelorette. The duo, who are hosting Season 17 of The Bachelorette, will return to host the upcoming 18th season, ABC and franchise producer Warner Bros. Unscripted Television confirmed Monday. Season 18, which…

ABC has made its plans for the fall. The Disney-owned network today revealed fall premiere dates for its new series The Wonder Years and Queens, along with new seasons of returning favorites Grey’s Anatomy, The Good Doctor, The Bachelorette, The Goldbergs and several others. Also getting their slots today are…

After months of controversy over racism allegations against longtime host Chris Harrison, which led to Harrison’s departure from the ABC franchise, the first Black Bachelorette has penned an op-ed in New York magazine. Rachel Lindsay called the piece “an opportunity to tell my story and share my experience with the Bac…

The Bachelorette returned to ABC without longtime host Chris Harrison and topped the Monday ratings. Although the Season 17 premiere bowed to 3.59M viewers and a 0.9 rating in the 18-49 demographic, per early Nielsen Live+Same Day numbers, it marked the lowest premiere in the series’ history. The top-rated program in…

The Bachelor was conspicuously absent from ABC's 2021/22 schedule or the bumper list of reality shows that it recently renewed ahead of today's upfronts. The long-running dating format is generally a lock for January but there's still no official word on whether it will actually be back at the start of 2022. Craig…

Bachelorette alum Rachel Lindsay revealed on Tuesday that she will no longer co-host the podcast Bachelor Happy Hour, which is also co-hosted by Becca Kufrin. “All good things must come to an end and I feel that all things run their course but for me I have run my course when it comes to the podcast,” Lindsay…

ABC has unveiled the first promo for Season 17 of its popular reality series, The Bachelorette. “I don't regret being myself. I know what I deserve,” star Katie Thurston says in the clip. “My person’s still out there.” The promo will debut on-air tonight, during ABC’s telecast of the 93rd Academy Awards. A 30-year-old…

For the first time in the history of the franchise, The Bachelorette will produce two cycles in the same calendar year. The summer staple has been renewed by ABC for Seasons 17 and 18 to air in 2021. They will be headlined by two Bachelor Nation Nation favorites, Katie Thurston and Michelle Young, who both had been…

For the first time since the launch of The Bachelor franchise, an installment won’t be hosted by Chris Harrison. Amid continuing controversy, Harrison will not be hosting the upcoming season of The Bachelorette, ABC and The franchise producer Warner Horizon said Friday night. Speculation that Harrison will continue to…

EXCLUSIVE: Discovery+ is set to present some roses to its subscribers after picking up a handful of seasons of The Bachelor and The Bachelorette. The streamer has acquired five seasons of the ABC dating franchise and will launch them on February 13, ahead of Valentine's Day. It has picked up seasons 19 and 22 of The Ba…

The 16th season of ABC’s The Bachelorette ended Tuesday with Tayshia finding love… or something close to it. The second part of the reality dating competition’s finale delivered a 1.2 in the adults 18-49 demographic and 5.24 million viewers, matching Monday’s part one and topping the night in the demo. ABC won the…