TV Ratings: Debris Drops in Week 2, Bachelor and The Voice Top Night

In the latest TV show ratings, NBC’s The Voice this Monday drew 7.4 million viewers and a 1.0 demo rating, dipping week-to-week yet dominating the night in total audience. (Read recap.) Leading out of that, Debris (3.4 mil/0.4) dropped 23 and 33 percent in Week 2. Over on ABC, The Bachelor (4.9 mil/1.2, read recap) […]

The Bachelor: Emmanuel Acho to Replace Chris Harrison as Reunion Host

RELATED STORIES It will be Emmanuel Acho, and not Chris Harrison, who puts the Bachelor cast in the hot seat during the show’s After the Final Rose special. Acho, a former NFL linebacker and Fox Sports analyst, will officially replace Harrison as host of the traditional finale special, in which leading man Matt James and his chosen […]

The Bachelor Recap: Big Goodbyes, New Villains and a Clear Frontrunner

RELATED STORIES The previews leading up to this Monday night’s installment of The Bachelor certainly made it seem like Matt James planned to get rid of the show’s bad apples. After watching Matt choose Season 25 villain, Victoria, over much nicer contestants week after week, it felt like all of her slights, verbal jabs and […]

The Bachelor Season 25 Premiere Recap: Love Comes in All Flavors

RELATED STORIES After 25 seasons and nearly 19 years on the air, The Bachelor kicked off its latest season Monday night with the first eligible Black man to ever look for love on the beloved ABC series. Matt James, a commercial real estate broker, says that after spending too many hours alone quarantined during the […]

High School Musical EP Talks Filming Holiday Special at Bachelor Mansion, Plus What We Can Expect in Season 2

RELATED STORIES The East High Wildcats are back (and with a longer title than ever!) to bring us High School Musical: The Musical: The Series: The Holiday Special. Now streaming on Disney+, the joyous event finds the cast of HSM:TM:TS performing a series of festive jams — including classics like “Little Saint Nick” and “Feliz […]

ABC Sets Winter Dates for Bachelor, Idol and All-New Game Show Night

ABC has released winter premiere dates for the latest cycles of The Bachelor and American Idol, plus a quartet of other unscripted shows — including an all-new (or all-“new”) night of game shows. Kicking things off on Monday, Jan. 4 of the year 2021, when 28-year-old real estate broker, entrepreneur and community organization founder Matt […]

The Bachelor Recap: Peter’s Flight Plan Changes Abruptly in a Turbulent Finale

RELATED STORIES After a season full of romantic turbulence, The Bachelor‘s Peter finally made his choice and got down on one knee to propose — but it’s never that simple on this show anymore, is it? As Tuesday’s Part 2 of the finale opens, it seems like Peter’s decision has already been made for him: […]

The Bachelor Producers Are Casting Men and Women in Their ‘Golden Years’ for New Reality Dating Show on ABC

Reality TV’s next eligible bachelor could very well be a silver fox. ABC on Monday aired a casting announcement for a new reality dating show that would feature older contestants looking for love later in life. Here’s the on-air announcement, as captured by Rob Mills, Senior Vice President of Alternative Series, Specials and Late-Night Programming […]

The Bachelor Premiere Recap: Have Peter’s Feelings Already Taken Flight? (And Hey, Look Who’s Back!)

RELATED STORIES Welcome back, rose lovers! A new year means a new season of The Bachelor, and Monday’s premiere — with Peter the pilot stepping up as leading man — delivered three hours (!) of kisses, tears and airplane puns. Lots and lots of airplane puns. Right at the start, the premiere flashes forward to […]

HBO Max’s 12 Dates of Christmas Weds Hallmark Movies, Bachelor in Paradise

RELATED STORIES HBO Max will aim to bring cheesy, tinsel-draped TV-movies to life with 12 Dates of Christmas, a holiday-inspired dating series set in “a stunning winter wonderland.” Officially ordered to series and set to debut in 2020, 12 Dates of Christmas will follow a cast of singles as they “step into a real-life romantic […]