Bachelor ratings drop 1 MILLION viewers per episode on Matt James’ season as Chris Harrison accused of racist comments
BACHELOR ratings have dropped by over 1 MILLION viewers per episode on Matt James’ season as Chris Harrison is accused of racist comments.
As the backlash for the ABC franchise rages on, ratings continue to suffer for the current season, which has been an all time low for the long-running series.
Season 25 of the has averaged just under 5 million US viewers per episode where as last year had between 6 to 8 million people tuning in, according to Nielsen’s television data.
This week’s garnered 4.6 million TV sets where as ’s , marking a nearly two million-person drop.
One year before, Pilot Pete’s most-watched episode was unsurprisingly the After The Final Rose finale - which smashed ratings with 8.5 million who watch.
Low viewership following the show’s racism scandal has also plummeted well below years’ past, including , . and .
In 2017, villain-turned-lead Nick scored over seven million people on average per episode when he was cast as the lead.
The next year, race car driver Arie took a small dip in viewership averaging around six million.
asked fans to show “compassion” for , 24, after showed her attending an with deep ties to the Confederacy in 2018.
During the 16-minute chat, Chris also continued to speak over the ex and claimed the racism problems were “okay” in 2018 but “not in 2021” - while adding he’s “not the woke police.”
Some contestants went even claimed that they would “not be comfortable” with Chris on set.
On Saturday, former star Emmanuel announced he’s accepted ABC’s rose and will be officiating ’ After The Final Rose finale later this month.
He broke the news on Twitter, writing: “IT’S OFFICIAL: I’ve accepted the Rose & am honored to be hosting The Bachelor After the Final Rose this year.
“It’s been a pivotal season & this episode will be one of the most storied shows in its history. Empathy is needed and change is coming. See y’all then!”
In a separate tweet, he called his new gig "life changing," while adding he "can’t wait!”
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After weeks of not speaking out publicly, on his racism scandal during an appearance on later this week.
The Bachelor - which heads into Fantasy Suites next week - airs on Mondays at 8pm ET on ABC.