'The Bachelor' Creator Mike Fleiss Is Exiting Franchise After Over 20 Years

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Mike Fleiss created The Bachelor franchise over 20 years ago, and has helmed subsequent franchises The Bachelorette and Bachelor in Paradise.

Well, it was just revealed that he’s officially exiting Bachelor Nation. He confirmed the news in a statement, just hours after Zach Shallcross proposed to Kaity Biggar on last night’s Bachelor season finale. Keep reading to find out more… Mike said in a statement, “First and foremost, congratulations are in order for Zach and Kaity.

I wish them a long and happy life together. I want to thank WBTV and ABC for 21 extraordinary years. They’ve found the perfect creative team for me to entrust The Bachelor franchise and keep this lightening in a bottle bold and moving forward.

Let the journey continue.” He’s being replaced by new showrunners Claire Freeland, Jason Ehrlich and Bennett Graebner, who have all worked with the franchise previously. Mike and his wife went viral a few years back over an upsetting story.