The Bachelorette Season 11 - Kaitlyn Bristowe - *Sleuthing - Spoilers* - #2

Mirzam wrote:

northernviewer wrote:I haven't checked the board as much all season as I have today!  Can't lie, I'm hoping for a Britt season.

Me too!   I wasn't here all last season, as I had no interest in Chris.

Ash2214 wrote:When you look at Des for example, she was a fan favorite and she was portrayed as the "girl next door" and essentially the type of woman that many women could relate to. Her ratings weren't much better than Andi's. They were about the same for most of the season. They only got higher for Des' towards the end because of the drama with Brooks. The bachelorette plain and simple won't get great ratings because of the time of year it's on television IMO. I also think the ratings have a lot to do with the guys and the drama they bring.  

It's smart what they're doing because even though we'll know before the first episode which bachelorette the guys picked, a lot of people will tune in for the first episode or two (I'm thinking more than usual for the bachelorette) because they will want to know how it all went down. I think production is probably hoping that those people who watched the first couple of episodes will be intrigued enough to stick around. The audience that don't like Britt might actually start to like her after a couple of episodes on her own and those that don't like Kaitlyn could possibly do the same thing. A lot of the audience also get hooked on the contestants and tune in for that reason. No matter if it's Kaitlyn or Britt, I don't see the ratings going any lower than they did for Andi's.

StacyNor wrote:

Mirzam wrote:

northernviewer wrote:I haven't checked the board as much all season as I have today!  Can't lie, I'm hoping for a Britt season.

Me too!   I wasn't here all last season, as I had no interest in Chris.

Me 3 but we are in the minority

StacyNor wrote:

Ash2214 wrote:When you look at Des for example, she was a fan favorite and she was portrayed as the "girl next door" and essentially the type of woman that many women could relate to. Her ratings weren't much better than Andi's. They were about the same for most of the season. They only got higher for Des' towards the end because of the drama with Brooks. The bachelorette plain and simple won't get great ratings because of the time of year it's on television IMO. I also think the ratings have a lot to do with the guys and the drama they bring.  

It's smart what they're doing because even though we'll know before the first episode which bachelorette the guys picked, a lot of people will tune in for the first episode or two (I'm thinking more than usual for the bachelorette) because they will want to know how it all went down. I think production is probably hoping that those people who watched the first couple of episodes will be intrigued enough to stick around. The audience that don't like Britt might actually start to like her after a couple of episodes on her own and those that don't like Kaitlyn could possibly do the same thing. A lot of the audience also get hooked on the contestants and tune in for that reason. No matter if it's Kaitlyn or Britt, I don't see the ratings going any lower than they did for Andi's.

I agree with this. The Bacherlotte ratings are actual dismal whoever gets chosen the are people that will watch and the are people that wont. Just because you dislike Britt don't think that people wont watch her season if she gets chosen just because you are not.

Kashathediva wrote:Production will blame the result of who the 'Ette is on the guys. Even though the guys will probably be "encouraged" by production on whom to vote.

BKay wrote:It's kinda weird that the Bachelorette seasons have lower viewer numbers than the bach when the majority of watchers are women for both. You'd think we (women) would turn out in greater numbers to watch all those men in one house. So does that prove we just like the drama, the fashion, and sizing up other women?

albean99 wrote:

BKay wrote:It's kinda weird that the Bachelorette seasons have lower viewer numbers than the bach when the majority of watchers are women for both. You'd think we (women) would turn out in greater numbers to watch all those men in one house. So does that prove we just like the drama, the fashion, and sizing up other women?

I prefer the Bachelorette myself so not sure. Maybe it's because the weather is crummy in the winter when the Bachelor is on and nice in the spring for the Bachelorette? Also spring sports so maybe moms are too busy.