What Bachelor Producers Must Fix To Avoid A New Season Like Clayton's

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Clayton Echard’s The Bachelor season is coming to a close, and there’s a lot that the show’s producers can learn from this season, which is widely considered a disaster. Although producers definitely delivered on drama, they've been criticized for going overboard. However, some viewers think that they've made other mistakes.

Clayton was selected to be the lead before his first The Bachelorette appearance, ABC was betting that fans would quickly warm up to him. However, that didn’t happen. Instead, viewers were baffled by the network’s decision. Now, at the end of Clayton’s Bachelor season, some viewers still don't think it makes sense that he was cast as the lead. It’s true that fans have been chattering about Clayton’s finale non-stop, but that doesn’t mean it was a successful season.

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For many, Clayton’s journey was exhausting, as well as a major disappointment, and they’re glad that the subpar onscreen action is finally drawing to a close. Some viewers believe that the fault for this season’s failure lies with producers, whose priorities are perceived as being out of whack, to the point of possibly leading to the demise of Bachelor Nation. Here are some things that producers need to do to get the franchise back on track.

At the end of the day, The Bachelor and The Bachelorette are supposed to be love stories. Fans do like some drama, but most would rather have a happy ending than a dramatic one. Clayton’s The Bachelor finale has viewers buzzing but it doesn’t feel satisfying. Producers are so focused on stirring the pot that they don’t seem to care whether the leads actually find love. This season (and others), they pulled tricks like