“Reader Emails,” Thoughts on Podcast Reaction From Yesterday, & Who Were Last Second Cuts on Arie’s Season?
You notice how zero people in the “Bachelor” front office were sending out tweets yesterday regarding “What a great premeire!” and “Thank you Bachelor Nation fans, you’re the best!” Well, there was a reason for that. There’s good and bad news on the ratings front when it comes to the premiere. The bad news is it was the lowest rated premiere in the show’s history with 5.5 million viewers and a 1.5 rating. The good news is that it’s probably because it went up against the two semifinal college football games, and ratings were down across the board. If I remember correctly, the premiere has never had to go up against college football, it’s always been the second episode every season that competes against the national championship game. So expect next week’s ratings to be pretty much the same, if not lower going up against Alabama/Georgia. Certainly for Not Peter fans, who probably love me now for pointing out this fact, they will scream at … Continue reading
