Airing on ABC, The Bachelor has come way down in the ratings over the years. Still, it remains one of the network’s most popular unscripted series. How will it perform this time around, centered around farmer Chris Soules? Cancelled or renewed for season 20? Stay tuned.
The ratings are typically the best indication of a show’s likelihood of staying on the air. The higher the ratings (particularly the 18-49 demo), the better the chances for survival. This chart will be updated as new ratings data becomes available — typically around 11:30am EST/8:30am PST. Refresh to see the latest.
5/8 update: ABC has renewed The Bachelor for a 20th season.
Final season averages: 2.4 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 8.2 million total viewers.
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Last year comparison: The 18th season of The Bachelor averaged a 2.6 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 8.55 million total viewers.
Note: These are the final national numbers (unless noted with an “*”). These are different from the fast affiliate numbers which are just estimates of the actual ratings. The final nationals are typically released within 24 hours of the programming or, in the case of weekends and holidays, a couple days later.
What do you think? Do you like The Bachelor TV series? Do you think it’s still worth watching?
Please ! It’s been on long enough ! The girls are sooooo stupid acting and not to many are together after it’s over ! Hate this show it’s fake
I would like to contact the sponsors and let them know my displeasure with the direction of the show.. I used to be a fan! Watched every season. But you have to have the morals of a guttersnipe to enjoy this. It has lost any Romance or Innocence that it once had..or at least I thought it had.. I am totally disgusted with it. Apparently ABC doesn’t have any morals clause or censors and will do Anything to get ratings.
I would like to see the Bachelorette cancelled after this first show with Kaitlyn having sex!
How low can you go! It is plain to see ABC has no moral compass and will do Anything to get ratings..
i think that this show has been on long enough Cancel It
Why do I comment on it, Riggarob? Because this is America, homa the brave, landa the free, and this site has provided this ‘comments’ feature for this purpose. If you like or dislike a given show, you’re freeta say so here. I dislike the whole dating/relationship TV genre, and I’m not afraid to say so. I am politically incorrect, and I don’t give a flying farky who doesn’t like it. I know some TV people, and have some insiders’ knowledge that those shows are phony. And even if they weren’t, I’ve been married to the same woman for 41 years,… Read more »
Exactly right, Why Watch! I have added the robycop Corollary to the phrase “There’s a sucker born every minute”…”There’s an idiot born every second!” I mean, who can’t discern those shows are all staged? Pro rasslin’ might be staged also, but at least the rasslers are athletes. And Riggarob, that IS how I feel! And I DON’T tune it in any more. I give almost every new show at least a sample viewing, and I did so with “Bachelor”. I saw it was B. S. & never watched a minute of it again. Now, if I see a new show… Read more »
Well robycop3, I understand that this is going nowhere, however I would like to say this. If you have in fact, as you say, not watched the program since day two, that was 10 years ago. Why oh why do you even bother to comment about this. It would be different if someone were forcing you to watch this against your will, however that is not the case. I know the NSA has narrowed down our freedoms substantially in the last few years, but having said that, they still don’t force you to watch a TV program. Well I suppose… Read more »
Well put robycop3. These reality shows are all a waste of time and have shoved off most quality programming because they are cheap to make and they know there are enough brainless masses out there that will watch anything. It all comes down to money and not quality.
Hey, robycop3……I don’t think you should hold back next time, just tell us how you really feel! You see this is how I look at it, if you don’t want to watch it, don’t turn it on… I think that’s about as basic as it can get. it’s almost like a prime number.
The quicker it tanx, the better. All those dating/relationship “unscripted” shows are actually “scripted”, as everyone in them knows they’re on camera, and censorship is imposed to some extent. They’re all phony as a Ford Corvette! And I gotta wonder about physically-attractive people who hafta have TV people introduce them to someone who might “love” them. Besides that, I, asd many other TV viewers don’t give a hoot who’s dating whom. if I wanna watch garbage, I’ll make a video of a local landfill. I hope enough people feel likewise so the sponsors pull out & the nets drop this… Read more »