Why People Are So Obsessed With The Bachelor, According to the Woman Who Wrote a Book on It
Mar 05, 2018, 01:45 PM
When The Bachelor premiered in 2002, featuring 25 women competing for the heart of one man, a Washington Post critic asked: "Why are millions of people so riveted by this spectacle of cattiness, humiliation and general female degradation played out against a backdrop of cheesy 'Dream Date' cliches?"
But after 16 years and 35 combined seasons of The Bachelor and its woman-led spinoff, The Bachelorette, millions are still riveted by a show characterized by its extravagant dates, abundance of champagne and end goal of getting engaged by the season finale. The Bachelor's ratings have...