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What are the ratings for The Bachelorette?

WHILE The Bachelorette is all about finding love, some seasons end up doing better than others.

Here we explore the ratings of the past few seasons of The Bachelorette.

Michelle Young is season 18's leading lady
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Michelle Young is season 18's leading ladyCredit: Getty Images - Getty

What has been the most popular Bachelorette series so far?

According to , the season with the highest viewership and ratings of The Bachelorette is season one, starring Trista Rehn, who is now Trista Sutter.

Airing in January 8, 2003, Trista found lasting love with her now-husband of 17 years, Ryan Sutter.

The season had an average of 16.7million viewers per episode.

However, the highest ranked Bachelorette - not season, but person - is different. According to , Hannah Brown is the most-favored Bachelorette in the show's history.

The star has over 2.5million followers on Instagram, appeared on Dancing with the Stars, and even has a book coming out on November 23, 2021 entitled God Bless This Mess: Learning to Live and Love Through Life's Best (and Worst) Moments.

The Bachelorette: Season 18 Ratings

Season 18 of The Bachelorette premiered on Tuesday, October 19, 2021.

As the show is currently on the air, total viewer ratings aren't yet available.

Episode one of Michelle Young's season did well, scoring a 9.34 out of 10 on 's Viewer Votes.

Michelle's season started off with 35 suitors, and is mostly taking place between Palm Springs, California, and her home state of Minnesota.

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Season 18 of The Bachelorette premiered Tuesday, October 19, 2021
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Season 18 of The Bachelorette premiered Tuesday, October 19, 2021Credit: Getty Images - Getty

The Bachelorette: Season 17 Ratings

According to , Season 17 is the lowest rated season of The Bachelorette.

Season 17 starred Katie Thurston, who found love with her now-fiance, Blake Moynes.

Episode one of the season had around 3.7million viewers, scoring less than a one in 18-49 demographic.

Each episode after that averaged out at around 3.4million viewers, with the finale having the highest amount of viewers: 4.6million.

The Bachelorette: Season 16 Ratings

Season 16 of The Bachelorette was a bit different than the rest.

After only four episodes, the original Bachelorette, Clare Crawley, ended up getting engaged to Dale Moss and the couple left the show. The couple later broke up.

To fill in for Crawley, Tayshia Adams became the next Bachelorette.

Episode one of this season started off with a whopping 5million viewers, and each episode following averaged out at around 4.3million viewers.

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The series finale was the highest rated episode, with 5.5million viewers tuning in.

The season ended up with an average score of 1.31 on the 18-49 demographic scale.

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