Like with the rest of the TV business, 2021 was challenging for reality competition series as they adjusted to production amid a pandemic. No series has been harder to pull off in a pandemic than CBS’ globetrotting The Amazing Race, which was sidelined the longest by Covid and did not air an installment in 2021; its next, 33rd season, premieres in January.
Another long-running reality franchise, ABC’s The Bachelor, made the most headlines in 2021. History was made when Matt James became the first Black lead of the mothership The Bachelor series’ 13th season. In another franchise first, the most recent cycle of The Bachelorette produced the first Black couple when leading lady Michelle Young chose Nayte Olukoya and the duo got engaged.
But the milestones were overshadowed by the racism controversy surrounding The Bachelor host Chris Harrison, who ultimately exited the franchise after 19 years.
Like ABC’s The Bachelor franchise, which...
Another long-running reality franchise, ABC’s The Bachelor, made the most headlines in 2021. History was made when Matt James became the first Black lead of the mothership The Bachelor series’ 13th season. In another franchise first, the most recent cycle of The Bachelorette produced the first Black couple when leading lady Michelle Young chose Nayte Olukoya and the duo got engaged.
But the milestones were overshadowed by the racism controversy surrounding The Bachelor host Chris Harrison, who ultimately exited the franchise after 19 years.
Like ABC’s The Bachelor franchise, which...
- 12/26/2021
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
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