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Article: Is honeymoon over for ABC's 'Bachelor'? Network considering fate of reality franchise as audience shrinks.(TV Currents)
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- TelevisionWeek
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- April 18, 2005
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Byline: Christopher Lisotta
The blooming rose that was once ABC's signature reality series "The Bachelor'' is no longer so fresh.
As next month's upfront week looms, ABC is faced with evaluating the future of the 4-year-old show, whose current installment, the show's 10th, is so far engaging the series' smallest audience. While the "Bachelor'' franchise aired three times per season during the 2002-03, 2003-04 and 2004-05 TV seasons, it's possible the show won't be back in 2005-06 at all. As of late last week ABC had not exercised its option on "Bachelor'' beyond the round that's on the air now.
Andrea Wong, ABC's executive VP of alternative ...