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Chris Harrison Says He Plans to Be Back as Bachelor Host; Michael Strahan Calls Apology Surface Response
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During the interview, Harrison discussed the racial scandal that has caused him to step aside from the ABC dating show franchise that he has hosted since its debut in 2002, admitting he made a mistake by defending current contestant Rachael Kirkconnell, who has been under fire for racially insensitive photos that re-surfaced on social media.
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The pre-recorded interview, which aired Thursday morning, was taped on Wednesday,
Variety has learned. Both “The Bachelor” and “GMA” are major ABC properties.
TV Ratings: The Voice Season Debut Leads Monday Primetime Numbers
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March 2, 2021
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The return of Season 20 of NBC’s hit singing competition “The Voice,” featuring celebrity coaches Kelly Clarkson, John Legend and Blake Shelton, knocked the Monday primetime crown off of “The Bachelor’s” head, dropping the long-running ABC show in ranks after several weeks of being at the top.
“The Voice” drew a 1.1 in the Nielsen Live+Same Day adults 18-49 key demographic rankings and 7.74 million viewers. NBC also premiered the sci-fi drama series “Debris” at 10 p.m. The show, starring Jonathan Tucker, Riann Steele, Norbert Leo Butz and Scroobius Pip, garnered a 0.6 in the key demo and 4.36 million viewers.
The Bachelor Producers Condemn Racist Online Bullying of Rachel Lindsay Following Chris Harrison Interview
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Days after former “Bachelorette” Rachel Lindsaydeleted her Instagram account due to online bullying, the producers of “The Bachelor” have released a statement in support of the star.
The executive producers of the dating franchise are condemning all racist harassment of Lindsay, who they applaud for using her voice to educate the public.
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“As executive producers of ‘The Bachelor’ franchise, we would like to make it perfectly clear that any harassment directed towards Rachel Lindsay in the aftermath of her interview with Chris Harrison is completely inexcusable,” the statement, posted Monday on Twitter, reads.
Ex- Bachelorette Rachel Lindsay Says Franchise Shouldn t Film Until Chris Harrison Controversy Is Resolved
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Rachel Lindsay, the first-ever Black star of “The Bachelorette,” is calling out the ABC franchise for staying silent as the ongoing racial controversy involving host Chris Harrison and “The Bachelor” contestant Rachael Kirkconnell continues to spiral.
On Lindsay’s podcast “Higher Learning,” which she hosts with Van Lathan, she said the show shouldn’t begin filming “The Bachelorette” until the franchise figures out how to handle its ever-mounting problems.
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“They’re about to go into production for ‘The Bachelorette, ” Lindsay, who starred as “The Bachelorette” in 2017, said on the podcast, which went up early Tuesday morning. “I think they should just stop until … they get the train back on the tracks. You’re going to go another season, but you still have all of t