A dramatic moment in “The Bachelorette” is about to arrive — but fans will have to wait a little longer to watch it unfold.
What’s going on:
- Election coverage has uprooted regular scheduled programming this Tuesday night —including “The Voice,” “Jeopardy!” and “The Bachelorette.”
- The newest episode of “The Bachelorette” — one that show’s Clare Crawley’s exit — will now air on Thursday, Nov. 5 at 7 p.m. MT, according to the New York Post.
- The episode will be available for streaming the following day on ABC.com, the ABC app and Hulu, according to the Deseret News.
- “Bachelorette” host Chris Harrison said the upcoming episode — which also features Tayshia Adams, the new “Bachelorette” lead — puts all the rumors about the season to rest.
- “We’re not pretending anymore, we’re with you,” he told the New York Post.
More context
- Initially, Crawley’s season was supposed to debut on May 18, but the COVID-19 pandemic halted production in March — just hours before Crawley was supposed to meet her suitors, the Deseret News previously reported.
- Production picked up again in July. In August, Life & Style magazine reported the 39-year-old Crawley quit filming three weeks into production and got engaged to contestant Dale Moss.
- “One of her potential guys found a way to get in touch with her and they began talking,” People reported. “By the time filming officially began, they were basically already in love. No one else stood a chance. It just became so obvious from her subsequent few dates that her heart wasn’t in it and she just wasn’t feeling it. Then she said she wanted out.”
Controversy
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This season of “The Bachelorette” has already sparked controversy. The Oct. 20 episode faced “double standard” criticism for airing a scene where male contestants were asked to strip during a dodgeball game, the Deseret News reported.
- “If this was a ‘Bachelor’ season, no way this happens, no way they get away with it, no way it’s appropriate, no way this just becomes a weekly topic,” said former “Bachelor” star Ben Higgins, according to the Deseret News.
- “I think the show is super smart,” he continued. “They knew this wouldn’t shut down the show, but it’s pushing the envelope a little bit here. ... This is all fun and games until my buddies and I are naked on national television. They push the envelope every season, but this felt like a lot.”