ABC and Warner Bros. promised “significant changes” to address The Bachelor franchise’s problems with diversity. I asked them what’s changed for Clare Crawley’s season of Bachelorette.
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Bachelor 25 is Matt James, the show’s first black star
ABC has finally cast a black Bachelor star: Matt James, Tyler Cameron’s best friend, who was going to be one of Clare Crawley’s Bachelorette suitors.
What The Bachelor franchise should do to change its own systemic racism
Both Rachel Lindsay and a group of Bachelor and Bachelorette fans have proposed concrete, actionable steps that ABC and the show’s producers can take to give it a “diversity makeover,” as Rachel wrote.
Bachelorette on hold after limiting filming locations to U.S., maybe just the mansion
The Bachelorette season 16 is the latest reality TV production to be stopped by the coronavirus pandemic.
The next Bachelorette, Clare Crawley, will be its oldest star ever
The star of The Bachelorette season 16 will be announced on Good Morning America, but news is already out that Bachelor in Paradise and Bachelor Winter Games star Clare Crawley will be the new lead.
Bachelor is casting a 65+ seniors edition, yet still won’t cast people of color or queer people
The Bachelor franchise is diversifying, looking for “active and outgoing single men and women in their golden years” for a new show. Yet the main shows still remain young, white, and straight.
Bachelor starts Peter Weber’s journey with its twist ending
The Bachelor season 24 started with what would usually be the final episode, flashing forward to a surprise Chris Harrison has in store for Peter Weber.
Bachelor Peter ‘split his face open’ but Chris Harrison assures us he’s still ‘handsome’
Pilot Pete had an accident Monday that left him with a gash in his face and sent him to the hospital for surgery, but host Chris Harrison has dismissed it as not that big of a big deal.
Are You the One and Bachelor in Paradise: Which way will queer representation go?
MTV’s groundbreaking and joyously queer season of AYTO has been low-rated. Will that lead MTV to follow in the fearful footsteps of The Bachelor franchise?
Two ABC reality stars, two fatal crashes
Bachelor Chris Soules reached a plea deal over a crash that killed a man, while police are investigating a boat crash that killed two people and involved Shark Tank star Kevin O’Leary’s boat.
The Bachelorette who was sexually assaulted during her season wasn’t invited to the reunion, report says
Almost one year before The Bachelorette reunion, Meredith Phillips told her story of being drugged and sexually assaulted while filming The Bachelorette.
Bachelor and Bachelorette’s first seasons, and many more classic reality shows, streaming free
There’s a bunch of free reality TV—The Surreal Life, Small Town Security, Kitchen Nightmares—to watch on Tubi, which calls itself “the largest content library on the planet.”
The Bachelor lost something far more interesting than Colton’s virginity
Imagine if ABC marketed this season around Colton’s compassion, honesty, and vulnerability instead of his virginity?
Was The Bachelor finale predicted by this 21-year-old footage?
You can’t leave, Colton. You belong here, with me. Talk to me.
Cassie’s confession, Colton’s climb were entirely reasonable responses to The Bachelor’s format
Colton’s fence-jump finally aired, and it was a logical response to a crazy show—and may just pop The Bachelor’s fantasy bubble.