Producers for Bachelor Nation hired the Real Housewives‘ casting team to help with their declining ratings.
The U.S. Sun reported ABC’s long-running dating show is in “crisis mode.” Allegedly, production scrambles to boost ratings following years of declining viewership.
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The new production team will also be executing a nearly unprecedented move … hiring a Bachelor lead from outside of the franchise. Typically, leads are chosen from the previous season’s contestants.
An insider alleged that “Los Angeles-based casting company, Wyldside Media, will be handling the upcoming season of The Bachelor.”
Bach Nation ratings are abysmal:
According to the source, ”The Bachelor franchise is in crisis mode and they’ve been trying to figure out new tricks to stay afloat after viewership plummeted in recent seasons.”
“They’re in the middle of the casting process now and want to cast someone from outside the franchise to be the lead for season 30. They need a fresh start. [So], they won’t be following the tradition of choosing someone who’s already part of the franchise.”
“They want someone who’s serious about looking for love and not just in it to be an influencer.” Following years of scandals and claims that contestants joined the show for the “wrong reasons,” including influencer fame and social media sponsorships, production wants to find the tone the show had in earlier seasons.
“They want to go back to the earlier season roots of the lead being successful, well put together, and just in need of a life partner.”
“He’ll most likely be in his 30s and will have a good career, good morals and is going to be a huge catch to any contestant on next season.”
“It will be like the earlier years of the show, for sure,” the source claimed.
