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Channel 10 announced at yesterday's Upfronts presentation that both The Bachelor and The Bachelorette would be returning in 2022.
But this may have been a mistake because just hours later Brooke Blurton's season of The Bachelorette premiered to disastrous ratings.
In a shocking example of bad timing, the dating show was renewed right as the franchise recorded its lowest-ever audience.
Channel 10's big mistake: In a shocking example of bad timing, The Bachelorette was renewed for a new season on Wednesday - just hours before the franchise recorded its lowest-ever audience. Pictured: new Bachelorette Brooke Blurton
The Bachelorette premiere clocked in a pitiful 397,000 metro viewers, which lifted slightly to 500,000 nationally.
Not only was it the worst Bachelorette opener, but it was lowest launch of any season of The Bachelor, Bachelorette or Bachelor in Paradise ever.
It bombed across the board, underperforming in all key demographics.
By comparison, last year's season starring Elly and Becky Miles recorded 628,000
