Mike Fleiss, the creator of ABC’s “The Bachelor” franchise — long a flagship of the network, and one regularly rocked by controversy and scandal — is leaving the show’s executive ranks.
The announcement came one day after the conclusion of the latest season of “The Bachelor,” in which star Zach Shallcross proposed to Kaity Biggar.
Fleiss gave no specific reason for his departure but said he was leaving the franchise in capable hands. He also gave thanks to the show’s producer, Warner Bros. Television.“First and foremost, congratulations are in order for Zach and Kaity. I wish them a long and happy life together,” he said in a statement. “I want to thank WBTV and ABC for 21 extraordinary years.
The franchise will be taken over by Claire Freeland, Jason Ehrlich and Bennett Graebner, who will be executive producers and showrunners. Ehrlich and Graebner are veterans of the franchise, while Freeland was the former showrunner of the “Bachelor” franchise in Canada. Since its premiere in 2002, “The Bachelor” has been one of the most valuable franchises on the Disney-owned ABC — and one whose history has been clouded by criticism of its lack of racial and ethnic diversity and its handling of the subject onscreen.
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