ABC Faces $30 Million-Plus Loss From Scrapped ‘Bachelorette’ Season
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The show was pulled after video surfaced of a domestic violence incident involving star Taylor Frankie Paul.
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Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment Logo text If ABC keeps season 22 of The Bachelorette on the shelf for good, the network will eat a loss of $30 million or more. ABC pulled the show , which had been scheduled to premiere Sunday, from the air on Thursday. The decision came after video surfaced of a 2023 domestic violence incident between Bachelorette lead (and Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star) Taylor Frankie Paul and ex-boyfriend Dakota Mortensen. “In light of the newly released video just surfaced today, we have made the decision to not move forward with the new season of The Bachelorette at this time, and our focus is on supporting the family,” Disney Entertainment Television said in a statement. Related Stories TV Why ABC Had to Scrap 'The Bachelorette' TV Taylor Frankie Paul Reacts to Her 'Bachelorette' Season Being Pulled: "Very Grateful for ABC's Support" The Bachelorette costs about $2 million per episode to produce, which depending on its episode count, would likely put this season’s budget in the $20 million-$25 million range (ABC had not released an episode count for Paul’s season prior to scrapping the show). Regardless of whether the season ever airs, ABC is on the hook for a license fee to Warner Horizon, which produces The Bachelorette and other shows in the franchise. Marketing costs would add several million more dollars to the season’s budget, putting the total somewhere around $30 million. ABC will also take an ad sales hit: Based on industry sources, a 30-second commercial on The Bachelorette costs about $100,000. With a half hour of ads per two-hour episode, that amounts to several million dollars in revenue per show. ABC will, of course, still sell ads against whatever programming fills The Bachelorette’ s spot on Sundays (for this week, it’s an America...
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