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2 min readThe Golden Bachelor is reportedly dipping in the ratings, causing concern within the network. An insider source claims producers regret casting Mel Owens as lead.This could be the end of Bachelor Nation as we know it. <\/p>\n2 min readThe Golden Bachelor is reportedly dipping in the ratings, causing concern within the network. An insider source claims producers regret casting Mel Owens as lead.This could be the end of Bachelor Nation as we know it. <\/p>\n
Things aren\u2019t looking good in Bachelor Nation<\/a>. As the number of women on Mel Owens\u2019 season of The Golden Bachelor<\/a> continues to dwindle, so, too, do the series\u2019 subpar ratings. And according to a new report, things are getting so bad some are wondering if ABC will cancel The Golden Bachelor rather than renewing for a third season. <\/p>\n The Sun<\/a> first reported on the behind-the-scenes panic, noting that this season of The Golden Bachelor has brought in about half the viewers of season 1. A show insider told the paper, \u201cAt this point, it\u2019s just outright embarrassing.\u201d According to the source, the lackluster ratings have production second-guessing their choice to make Mel Owens<\/a> the lead. <\/p>\n \u201cHe wasn\u2019t the right pick and they see that now, but didn\u2019t see it until it was too late,\u201d said the insider. \u201cThat mixed with overall interest in the franchise dropping and you have the dismal numbers that the show is left with.\u201d<\/p>\n DISNEY\/John Fleenor<\/p>\n The insider claimed that while the studio was \u201cpast the point of being upset\u201d by the decrease in viewership, so much so that it might be time to end The Golden Bachelor\u2014and even the entire Bachelor franchise\u2014for good. \u201cThey are doing everything they can to revive this franchise from the dead,\u201d the source said. \u201cIt might be time to put it to bed for good.\u201d <\/p>\n Any self-respecting member of Bachelor Nation can tell that the producers are doing their best to shake things up. Just this summer, season 10 of Bachelor in Paradise turned the journey for love into a cash prize competition. And, according to the insider, the studio is hoping that casting The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star Taylor Frankie Paul<\/a> will boost ratings enough to save the franchise. <\/p>\n Michael Kirchoff\/\/Disney<\/p>\n \u201cThey are putting pressure on [Taylor] to be the saving grace of the entire franchise because without her season being a success, there\u2019s a good chance it will get moved to streaming,\u201d the source for The Sun added. \u201cAnd there\u2019s always a chance it could get canceled altogether.\u201d ![\"the](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/178417-2562-68d5640076cfe.jpg\" "\\"MEL")
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