ABC Casts First Black "Bachelorette"

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The Bachelor/Bachelorette Franchise Casts Black Lead after 15 Years and More Than 30 Editions
by Lisa de Moraes
February 13, 2017


"The Bachelor" franchise tonight will announce on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" it has finally cast a black person in a lead role on the pick-a-mate reality competition series. All-things-reality-TV blogger Reality Steve broke the news this morning.

Rachel Lindsay, a 31-year-old lawyer currently competing in "The Bachelor", has been cast in the lead of the next edition of spinoff, "The Bachelorette", the web site said, dashing ABC’s plans to orchestrate the reveal on Kimmel’s late-night show.





There have been 21 editions of "The Bachelor" since it launched in March of 2002, including the edition now on the air. There have been 12 editions of spinoff "The Bachelorette".

That’s more than 30 missed opportunities over about 15 years to cast an African American in a lead role, for which the franchise, and the network understandably have been lambasted in the media and in other quarters.

http://deadline.com/2017/02/the-bach...ad-1201910953/

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"The Bachelorette" sets a Premiere Date for Rachel's Season
by Liam Mathews
March 17, 2017


"The Bachelor" ended earlier this week, which means it's time to turn our attention to its beef(cake)ier sibling "The Bachelorette".

Creator Mike Fleiss revealed Friday that Rachel Lindsay's season began filming last night to meet the show's May 22nd premiere date. The 13th season of "The Bachelorette" will premiere at 9/8c on the 22nd, a change from the show's usual 8/7c timeslot.

http://www.tvguide.com/news/the-bach...iere-date-abc/

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