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The latest season of The Bachelorette has tanked in the ratings, despite being the most diverse and inclusive season in the franchise's history.
But despite the poor numbers, executives at Channel 10's parent company are defending the show their decision to go with a queer and indigenous lead in Brooke Blurton.
Jarrod Villani, who is the Executive Vice President of ViacomCBS ANZ, tells TV Tonight that Viacom has a strict policy of, 'no diversity, no commission'.
'No diversity, no commission': Channel 10's parent company has defended The Bachelorette's low ratings and revealed that they won't greenlight anything that isn't diverse
'I think that’s a reflection of the decision taken around Brooke and The Bachelorette,' he explained.
'It’s led from the very top of our organisation across the globe,' he continued.
'You won’t have a conversation with anyone from ViacomCBS -irrespective of where we’re at in the world- that doesn’t include a focus on diversity and inclusion.'
