Ben Higgins Explains What His Next Move Would Be If He Was in Charge of ‘The Bachelor’ Franchise

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It’s been seven years since Ben Higgins handed out roses — but does the season 20 Bachelor see an end in sight for the franchise?“The Bachelor and The Bachelorette, there was a golden era,” the 34-year-old reality TV recently said on Us Weekly’s “Here for the Right Reasons” podcast, adding that one of the reasons the series was so popular in the past was because “it easy to convince people to watch it.”Higgins continued: “We didn’t have a lot of competition.

And so the thing that made it unique and special, and that did separate it from what it is today, is the fact that most of the people you knew in your circle of friends were getting together to watch and talk about the show.

And that’s not the case anymore.”The former ABC star cites social media and additional dating shows on streaming platforms as reasons the viewership could be down.“Everybody was talking about it, everybody was criticizing it, everybody was celebrating it, everybody was in it.

And now, you know, if you watch The Bachelor, you’re not on an island alone — there’s still many people that watch it — but it’s a smaller island than it was,” he said.Higgins agreed that it is time to “modernize” the show a bit, but noted that “somehow they do come up with something new and different every season” before the final rose is handed out.“If I was in charge, this would be my big home run,” he told Us. “I would really lean into this senior dating show.