If a bachelor delivers his last rose but no one is looking, did it happen?
That’s the question on the lips of TV executives this morning after the finale of The Bachelors aired Sunday night to low ratings and a lackluster response on social media.
The conclusion of the Channel 10 show, starring Jed McIntosh, Felix Von Hofe and Thomas Malucelli as the three leads, had a five-city metropolitan audience of just 358,000 viewers, making it the least-watched finale in the history of Bachelor.
Rumors are swirling that Channel 10 will be forced to scrap The Bachelor franchise for good after Sunday night’s finale plummeted to record viewership levels. (Pictured from left to right: Bachelors Felix Von Hofe, Jed McIntosh and Thomas Malucelli)
The result is 38.6% less than the last Bachelor finale, which aired in 2021.
It marks the end of a devastating ratings season for the embattled show, which averaged just 291,000 feet per episode.
The series also opened with its lowest launch on January 9, gaining just 309,000 metropolitan viewers.
The conclusion of the dating show, which stars Jed McIntosh, Felix Von Hofe and Thomas Malucell, aired to just 358,000 on the five-city subway, making it the least-watched finale in Bachelor history. (Pictured: Bachelor franchise host Osher Günsberg)
This was 18,000 fewer than the audience-hungry show The Project, which aired immediately before.
While at its 2018 peak, the match-making show boasted nearly a million metropolitan viewers per episode, this season episodes regularly dipped below 300,000.
Meanwhile, critics have called for The Bachelors to be removed after Sunday’s finale, with many criticizing the producers for favoring drama over genuine love stories.
Meanwhile, critics have called for The Bachelors to be removed after Sunday’s finale, with many criticizing the producers for favoring drama over genuine love stories.
‘It’s time to close shop after this season. I don’t need to state the obvious, but it was a total flop,” one complained, while another agreed: “I’ve always liked this franchise, but this season was really bad. It’s time to retire it to the archives.
Someone else added: ‘This was a terrible season. It was more about drama and less about love.’
However, Channel 10 bosses revealed on Saturday that they are happy with the show’s performance due to its broadcast numbers, reported tv tonight.
Meanwhile, critics have called for The Bachelors to be removed after Sunday’s finale, with many criticizing the producers for favoring drama over genuine love stories.
Daniel Monaghan, Senior Vice President, told the publication: ‘What really encourages us is our biggest start at 10Play.
‘The Bachelors is the number one commercial show on BVOD since its launch, growing by 100 million minutes watched.
“The Bachelors has proven its worth across all platforms by dominating younger demos on streaming, growing 55% with 7-Day Update audience additions, being the most-watched commercial BVOD show, and stealing conversations on social media. “.
However, Channel 10 bosses revealed on Saturday that they are happy with the show’s performance given its broadcast numbers, TV Tonight reported. (Pictured: The Bachelors contestants)
Monaghan went on to say that the network is happy with the trend of the show and with the participation of the younger online audience.
However, The Bachelors was showing twice its usual episodes a week this summer, leading to speculation that Channel 10 was trying to get through the season quickly to focus on other shows.
The primetime show once commanded around a million viewers a night when the NRL’s ‘Honey Badger’ Nick Cummins drew 940,000 fans in the capital cities alone.
Daniel Monaghan, Senior Vice President, told the publication: “What really encourages us is our biggest start at 10Play to date.”
But the franchise and Ten have been in rapid decline ever since.
Last year’s premiere was billed as a disaster when it only drew 482,000 viewers from the metropolitan area.
Now the recent figure of 309,000 could prove terminal, as they plummeted further on the second night, to just 273,000.
The prime-time show once commanded around a million viewers a night when the NRL’s ‘Honey Badger’ Nick Cummins (pictured) drew 940,000 fans in capital cities alone, but the franchise and Ten have been in rapid decline ever since.