{"id":574032,"date":"2021-06-25T14:21:41","date_gmt":"2021-06-25T18:21:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=574032"},"modified":"2021-06-25T14:21:43","modified_gmt":"2021-06-25T18:21:43","slug":"bachelor-ratings-hit-record-low-after-show-fires-host-chris-harrison-over-racist-comments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bachelor-ratings-hit-record-low-after-show-fires-host-chris-harrison-over-racist-comments\/","title":{"rendered":"Bachelor Ratings Hit Record-Low After Show Fires Host Chris Harrison Over \u2018Racist\u2019 Comments"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbachelor-ratings-hit-record-low-after-show-fires-host-chris-harrison-over-racist-comments%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=574032&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-1198379916.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>Ratings for the first full season of a \u201cBachelor\u201d show without cancelled host Chris Harrison are in, and they\u2019re some of the lowest in franchise history.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2021\/06\/abc-tops-monday-chris-harrison-the-bachelorette-premiere-the-good-doctor-finale-1234771413\/\">Deadline<\/a>, the first episode of this year\u2019s \u201cBachelorette\u201d run premiered to record-low viewership for the franchise. \u201cAlthough the Season 17 premiere bowed to 3.59M viewers and a 0.9 rating in the 18-49 demographic, per early Nielsen Live+Same Day numbers,\u201d the outlet reported, \u201cit marked the lowest premiere in the series\u2019 history.\u201d By contrast, the October 2020 premiere of the 16th season of \u201cThe Bachelorette\u201d drew 4.76 million viewers.<\/p>\n<p>And things have only gotten worse from there.<\/p>\n<p>Episode two of the once-dominant reality dating show dropped to 3.2 million viewers, <a href=\"https:\/\/tvline.com\/2021\/06\/15\/tv-ratings-celebrity-dating-game-republic-of-sarah\/\">coming in<\/a> second to a rerun of the CBS sitcom \u201cNeighborhood.\u201d Overall, this season is down more than 20% in total viewership and 30% in the younger demographic bracket most coveted among advertisers. Yet the only significant change is the host. In Harrison\u2019s absence, \u201cBachelorette\u201d alums Tayshia Adams and Kaitlyn Bristowe have shared the gig.<\/p>\n<p>As the Daily Wire has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/the-bachelors-chris-harrison-still-cancelled-wont-be-hosting-summer-series\">reported<\/a>, left-wing critics attacked Harrison after he suggested that fans should reconsider cancelling a contestant for a past that included attending an antebellum-themed fraternity party, once wearing a Native American-style outfit to a costume party, and \u201cliking\u201d a friend\u2019s Instagram selfie with an easy-to-miss Confederate flag in the background.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe all need to have a little grace, a little understanding, a little compassion. Because I have seen some stuff online \u2014 this judge, jury, executioner thing where people are just tearing this girl\u2019s life apart and diving into, like, her parents, her parents\u2019 voting record. It\u2019s unbelievably alarming to watch this,\u201d Harrison said in February of contestant Rachael Kirkconnell, adding that he is not the \u201cwoke police.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>These mild remarks, which Harrison later <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/chris-harrison-ive-been-working-with-a-race-educator-since-leaving-the-bachelor\">apologized<\/a> for, landed his head on the chopping block. A social media mob, fueled in part by outrage from former-participant-turned-entertainment-reporter Rachael Lindsay (who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/bachelorette-star-bashes-host-for-refusing-to-jump-in-on-cancel-culture-says-she-cant-accept-apology-yet\">said<\/a> she was glad to see Harrison off the show), demanded his ouster.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cChris has stepped aside, which I think is the right decision because, like he said, he needs to take time to get educated and on a profound and productive level to use his word,\u201d Lindsay said at the time. \u201cAnd I think he needs to understand what was done, what was wrong, and what he said in that interview, and he needs time. He\u2019s stepped away to do that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When it became clear that ABC was never going to reinstate him to his previous role, Harrison left the show with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/report-chris-harrison-booted-from-bachelor-hosting-gig\">reported<\/a> eight-figure payout.<\/p>\n<p>On the day his departure was announced, the 49-year-old Dallas native released a statement to Instagram, saying, \u201cI\u2019ve had a truly incredible run as host of The Bachelor franchise and now I\u2019m excited to start a new chapter. I\u2019m so grateful to Bachelor Nation for all of the memories we\u2019ve made together. While my two-decade journey is wrapping up, the friendships I\u2019ve made will last a lifetime.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>The views expressed in this opinion piece are the author\u2019s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>member<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ratings for the first full season of a \u201cBachelor\u201d show without cancelled host Chris Harrison are in, and they\u2019re some of the lowest in franchise history.According to Deadline, the first &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2281359,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-1198379916.jpg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"Bachelor Ratings Hit Record-Low After Show Fires Host Chris Harrison Over \u2018Racist\u2019 Comments","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-574032","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-1198379916.jpg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"Bachelor Ratings Hit Record-Low After Show Fires Host Chris Harrison Over \u2018Racist\u2019 Comments","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/574032","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=574032"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/574032\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2281359"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=574032"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=574032"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=574032"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}