Disturbing Behind-the-Scenes Facts About 'The Bachelor' Franchise

"Losing the Audience"

A former producer revealed that the lack of diversity on the show is due to producers being afraid to “lose the audience.” In 2017, Rachel Lindsay was finally the first black Bachelorette after 13 seasons of the spinoff and 21 seasons of The Bachelor. There still has never been a black male Bachelor.

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  • The Nobel Committee declined to award the Nobel Peace Prize in 1948 because "there was no suitable living candidate." This was meant as tribute to Mahatma Gandhi, who was assassinated earlier that year without receiving the Prize.
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