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UPDATE, Thursday, 5:06 AM PT: In his first interview since stepping away as host of The Bachelor, Chris Harrison said that he plans to “be back and I want to be back.” “I think this franchise can be an important beacon of change,” he told Michael Strahan on Good Morning America. “I know that change is felt, not just…

Chris Harrison, who has stepped aside as host of The Bachelor after controversy erupted after he defended a contestant and her past photos and social media posts, will sit down this week with Michael Strahan on Good Morning America, Extra reported on Tuesday. GMA is not commenting on the interview, and Harrison’s…

The Season 20 premiere of NBC’s The Voice drew a 1.1 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic and 7.74 million viewers for its two-hour debut Monday, finishing as the night’s most-watched show and tying ABC’s The Bachelor (1.1, 4.52M) for the top spot in the key demo. It also served a lead-in for NBC’s new sci-fi drama D…

The Bachelor‘s executive producers condemned the actions of fans who harassed former The Bachelorette star Rachel Lindsay off Instagram following her interview with Chris Harrison. “Rachel has received an unimaginable amount of hate and has been subjected to sever online bullying, which, more often than not, has been…

Former NFL linebacker and Fox Sports analyst Emmanuel Acho will host The Bachelor: After the Final Rose, filling the vacant spot left by former The Bachelor host Chris Harrison. Acho will replace Harrison, who stepped aside from hosting duties following his divisive comments in an interview with contestant Rachel…

ABC and Fox maintained their top spot on Monday night with The Bachelor and 9-1-1 respectively. The Bachelor on ABC dipped a tenth in the adults 18-49 demographic to a 1.2 rating and netted 5.23 million viewers. Even though the reality dating competition dipped in the demo, it still had a strong grasp on the top spot…

Matt James, the first Black romantic lead for ABC’s The Bachelor, spoke out against the controversies surrounding host Chris Harrison and contestant Rachael Kirkconnell. On Monday, James posted a statement on Instagram in which he condemns both Harrison’s and Kirkconnell’s actions. “The reality is that I’m learning…

ABC’s The Bachelor and Fox’s 9-1-1 seem to be getting comfortable at the top when it comes to Monday ratings and viewership. The Bachelor rose finished No. 1 in the demo in primetime last night, holding steady at a 1.3 in the adults 18-49 demographic and 5.23 million viewers. Fox’s 9-1-1 (1.0, 6.63M) took a tenth hit…

UPDATE: Chris Harrison will be “stepping aside” from his role as host of The Bachelor for an unspecified period of time, he said today in a statement. He will not appear on the After the Final Rose live special after the show's season finale. "The historic season of The Bachelor should not be marred or overshadowed by…

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 Bachelor contestant Rachael Kirkconnell has spoken out for the first time since coming under intense criticism for photos that resurfaced online recently, including one that showed the 24-year-old attending an antebellum plantation-themed fraternity formal in 2018. In an Instagram post on Thursday night…

ABC’s The Bachelor won Monday’s primetime ratings race as Matt and his crew of potential brides-to-be bowled their way to a 1.3 in the adults 18-49 demographic and 5.23 million viewers. The two-hour episode was down a tenth in the demo from last week, but it was still enough to top the night in the demo. Meanwhile, it…