Friday, May 22, 2026

Last Week’s Ratings for “The Bachlorette” Dropped to Lowest Ever Numbers, 25% Down in the Key Age Group

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Are you watching “The Bachelorette” on ABC tonight?

Just asking because last week’s numbers were shockingly bad. The series in its 17th season fell by 25% in the key age group, and 17.5% in total audience.

The actual number was 3.1 million, the lowest rating ever for “The Bachelorette” or “The Bachelor.”

I don’t know what’s going on with the show. Last week, I was washing my hair and missed the latest shenanigans among these sociopaths. But I do know that since Chris Harrison was bounced, the whole thing has toppled. Over 600,000 viewers have exited since the first episode of this season. Maybe everyone’s watching “F-Boy Island,” on HBOMax, which I thought was a parody or a spin off from “30 Rock.”

Anyway, we’ll see who tunes in tonight for this claptrap, and if the numbers can somehow be spun to say ABC won the night, but lost the war.

 

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Roger Friedman
Roger Friedmanhttps://www.showbiz411.com
Roger Friedman is the founder and editor-in-chief of Showbiz411. He wrote the FOX411 column on FoxNews.com from 1999 to 2009 and previously edited Fame magazine and wrote the "Intelligencer" column at New York magazine. His bylines have appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, the New York Daily News, the New York Post, Vogue, Details, and the Miami Herald. He is a voting member of the Critics Choice Awards (Film and Television branches), and his movie reviews are tracked by Rotten Tomatoes. is articles have appeared in dozens of publications over the years including New York Magazine, where he wrote the Intelligencer column in the mid 90s and covered the OJ Simpson trial, and Fox News (when it wasn't so crazy) where he covered Michael Jackson. With D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus, he co-produced the 2002 documentary "Only the Strong Survive," which screened at Directors' Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival.

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