End of the road for Bachelor franchise trends now
If a Bachelor hands out his final rose but no one is watching, did it ever happen?
Rumours are swirling that Channel 10 will be forced to axe The Bachelor franchise for good after Sunday night's finale plummeted to record-low ratings.
The dating show's conclusion, starring Jed McIntosh, Felix Von Hofe and Thomas Malucell, aired to just 358,000 in the five-city metro, making it the lowest-ever viewed finale in Bachelor history.
Rumours are swirling that Channel 10 will be forced to axe The Bachelor franchise for good after Sunday night's finale plummeted to record-low ratings. (Pictured L to R: the bachelors Felix Von Hofe, Jed McIntosh and Thomas Malucelli)
The result is down a whopping 38.6% from the last Bachelor finale, which aired in 2021.
It marks the end of a devastating ratings season for the beleaguered program, which averaged a mere 291,000 metro per episode.
The series also premiered with its lowest ever launch on January 9, earning only 309,000 metro viewers.
The dating show's conclusion, starring Jed McIntosh, Felix Von Hofe and Thomas Malucell, aired to just 358,000 in the five-city metro, making it the lowest-ever viewed finale in Bachelor history. (Pictured: Bachelor franchise host Osher Günsberg)
This was 18,000 fewer than ratings-starved program The Project which broadcast immediately beforehand.
While in its 2018 heyday the matchmaking show boasted almost a million metro viewers per episode, this season saw episodes regularly falling below 300,000.
Meanwhile, critics have called for The Bachelors to be axed following Sunday's finale, with many calling out producers for favouring drama over genuine love stories.
Meanwhile, critics have called for The Bachelors to be axed following Sunday's finale, with many calling out producers for favouring drama over genuine love stories
'Time to shut up shop after this season. Don't need to state the obvious but it was a total flop,' one
