As ABC wrapped up another season of the successful Bachelorette series, the FOX network has unveiled a very similar program. Did viewers show this one any love?
More to Love follows The Bachelor format but has a slight twist. Rather than littering the screen with the typical modelesque people, More to Love revolves around a plus-sized male trying to find love among a group of 20 similarly proportioned women.
As the season progresses, 26-year-old Luke Conley eliminates ladies from the competition in hopes of finding a mate. The show is hosted by plus-sized model Emme and was conceived by Bachelor creator Mike Fleiss.
The Tuesday premiere of More to Love attracted an average of 4.02 million viewers with a 1.9/5 rating/share in the adults 18-49 demographic. Those numbers put the debut in third place for both overall viewership and the demo.
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Making things look even worse, More to Love also lost 40% of the audience from lead-in Hell’s Kitchen, which ranked in first place for its timeslot.
Despite the poor showing, the network isn’t giving up on it yet and are offering viewers additional opportunities to watch the premiere. They reran the premiere last night and have also slotted the episode to repeat on Monday night as well, hoping that viewers will tune in for episode two on Tuesday.
It’s unknown how many installments of More to Love have been produced. The network has scheduled episodes to run at least until September 1st and is likely to complete airing the competition. If ratings don’t improve however, it’s very unlikely that the show will return for season two.
What do you think? Is the show worth watching? Does it fill a void left by the conclusion of The Bachelorette. Is it a good idea or is it demeaning? Would you keep it or cancel it?
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I have really enjoyed watching the show. Luke was a great bachelor and really knew how to talk to the ladies and boost their self esteem, all while enjoying their company too. Sadly, some of the women were truly pathetic with such terribly low self-esteem… I guess that’s true of some women at any weight, but it was unfortunate that they didn’t have more women who were confident. I never saw the season finale (I’m writing this on 9/10/09)… has it aired yet? Did I miss it? Who did he choose?
KEEP IT, KEEP IT, KEEP IT!!! I love this show, i am so hooked, i look forward to it every week, me and my mom make it a routine every week to clear our schedual to watch it! this is def. my favorite show right now and i really hope season 2 comes!!! Love it, love it :o)
This show is quite disturbing, not because of the weigh of the contestants but their inner ugliness. i really hoped they are going to show some inner beauty but ended up being fed with ugly stereotypes who kept telling how terribly sad they are about their weigh and forms, obviously they all want to be skinny models but then they say – “i love to eat” and all this mad stuff… really?!!! it made me wana puke. Terrible. I was almost 300lb and i love to eat too (obviously) but couple years later i am actually 145 now and feeling… Read more »
This show make me very happy. I love watching the girls on their dates with Luke. Most of these girls have never been on a date. All the shallow viewers who don’t enjoy this show because the girls and Luke are full figured need to get a life. The VAST majority of Americans are overweight. It’s reality. Shows with size-1 models are not reality. If you can’t handle reality, get out of my country. Go watch some pretty boys and girls on the MTV and then drown yourself in junk food.
Hell no! Keep it going! I love it. Just because people show emotions and talk about how society really treats them does not make it a “train wreck.” You folks need to learn that not everyone in the good ‘ol USA has 100% sunny life all the time. Our country is very hard on women. If you’re successfull they call you the B-word. If you’re not a size 2 they call you fat. And big women have emotions and feel them just like anyone else. I think this is much better than the Bachelor which just revolves around some little… Read more »
This is to Ben who said “who wants to see fat people date?” Ben you are obviously a skinny prick, whether someoneis large or not does not matter, the fact is everyone should have a chance for love…the recipe for this show came from the skinny people versions of this type of reality show and it is just as flaw-filled as this one., but to have people like Ben comment like this is just plain wrong!
Several flaws with the show:
1. He weighs more than the contestants.
2. The backstabbing & whining of the contestants turned me off completely.
3. This past week’s episode where we see one contestant eating the nuts off of a frozen banana–The typical stereotype of what one TV writer thinks of with regards to non-skinny women.
Put this freak show off the air. Hell, at least pro wrestling shows have more respect than this turkey.
This show is so pitiful. I watch it because it is like a car accident or a train wreck you don’t want to turn away from but I doubt that ratings will improve because it definitely won’t appeal to any of the following people who are probably a huge chunk of the viewing audience: 1) The “indignant thin” who gloat over their imagined superiority and feign concern over the “health” message the show might be sending but are really just disgusted by the fact that fat people have lives too and can embarrass themselves on reality TV just as competently… Read more »
The show More to love is not a good show to watch.I dont like Emme.The Plus-sized model host.Shes a Bad Rolemodel for young women,Also Luke Conley is a Bad Role model for young men.Foxtv did a bad thing putting a dating show for Plus-size women.I’m not happy about it.That show More to love is going away/canceled.Trishis a Bad Example for young women.More to Love go away
Ben, you are simply a moron.
I admit I was curious about this show. I for one am tired of all those super tiny, skinny girls getting all the attention! I for one was interested when I saw the commercial. I thought, “Finally! a show about REAL sized girls!” When I tuned in and watched the show, I felt sorry for many of those women, especially after hearing their stories. I thought they were beautiful and stylish. Episode # 2 when the girls started to talk nasty to each other and about each other was just pathetic and saddening! Why do they feel they need to… Read more »
Who wants to see fat people date? This is almost as bad as that show with the midgets dating.
It’s been suggested that people aren’t watching because at the end of the day, the average American prefers to see the unrealistic small sizes the media idealizes…I don’t think that’s the problem. I believe the problem is that “the reality dating show” has been so overdone at this point, that trying to reinvent it by using larger people as if that’s a gimmick is a little distasteful. Or maybe, it’s that people are tired of reality TV show without quality. Maybe both.
I have to admit after reading Lisa’s reply I never condsidered the women as they are eliminated. Her point is well taken after hearing about them in their initial intros. Many never having boyfiends etc. My comment is from a ratings point of view I am very disappointed with the creators of the show. Who is obviously not into bbws if male or is not plus size if it is a women. Here is the deal average size men also like bbws. I am insulted that you think that only a fat guy wants a big girl! My partner is… Read more »
The show made me very sad. This Luke guy was like a fox in the henhouse. His extremely well tailored suit ultimately gave way to his plus size when he removed the jacket but he’s otherwise as smarmy as they come. Watching some of these seriously lovelorn women cry after receiving a diamond ring was sad. Listening to one woman smile shyly and admit she was falling in love with Luke as he took advantage of every conceivable opportunity to make out with every girl possible was revolting. He’s typical of men who take advantage of women with low self… Read more »