ABC | Release Date: March 25, 2002
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
40
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 16 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
6
Negative:
5
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Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRob OwenMay 14, 2013
Season 1 Review: Like so many of these relationship reality shows, The Bachelor is cheesy and the whiff of desperation wafting off the contestants is strong. A preview for future episodes promises jealousy, back stabbing and cat fights as the bachelorettes vie for the main man...What do you want to bet this one won't make the National Organization for Women's Top 10? [22 Mar 2002, p.36]
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Orlando SentinelHal BoedekerMay 14, 2013
Season 1 Review: Cringe-inducing... In a season of duds, the show is more jaw-droppingly bad than Jason Alexander's witless sitcom "Bob Patterson" and John McEnroe's foul game show "The Chair." [23 Mar 2002, p.E1]
10
Seattle Post-IntelligencerJohn LevesqueMay 14, 2013
Season 1 Review: Let's just say ABC could have saved a ton on limousine fees if it had shrink-wrapped 25 women and placed them in the meat case at Safeway for its new hook-up series, The Bachelor...The Bachelor is an embarrassment - a tawdry example of a desperate network taking advantage of desperate people. Stay away. [25 Mar 2002, p.C1]
10
VarietyMichael SpeierMay 12, 2013
Season 1 Review: Besides being insulting to any woman who may not look like a runway model, The Bachelor, hosted by Chris Harrison, is just plain boring. Show supposedly takes the high road from more sexed-up fare like "Temptation Island," but the result is that ABC has promo'd the show with quick cuts of babes in bathing suits and bedside make-out sessions. It's as if the network bankrolled a brothel and positioned cameras to catch the action. [25 Mar 2002, p.34]
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New York PostLinda StasiMay 14, 2013
Season 1 Review: How do I loathe thee? Let me count the ways: You are degrading, debasing, desperate, depressing, dull, and dopey...You are a show so ill-conceived and so demeaning to women that you make Howard Stern look like a feminist. [25 Mar 2002, p.75]