‘Bachelor’ Season 25 Premiere With Matt James Hits Ratings Lows

The Bachelor may already be heating up, but Matt James is in for another treat. During the Monday, January 25, episode, five new women will be brought into season 25, all hoping that the lead is The One.

Did reality TV newcomer and super-hunk Matt James just get caught doing something he shouldn’t have been doing on social media?!

Warning: This article may contain spoilers for Season 25 of “The Bachelor.” “The Bachelor” Matt James may have just confirmed who wins his season — on Spotify.The leading man was caught listening to and “liked” a playlist on Spotify made by contestant Rachael Kirkconnell, Vulture reports. The 29-year-old must have forgotten that his activity on the site is public.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter“Snowpiercer” has been renewed for Season 3 at TNT, Variety has learned exclusively.News of the renewal comes just under a week ahead of the launch of Season 2, which is set to debut on TNT on Jan. 25.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter“Titans” has found its Barbara Gordon.Variety has learned exclusively that Savannah Welch has been cast in the role of the HBO Max show’s upcoming third season. In Season 3, Gordon is Gotham City Police Commissioner.

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Joe Otterson TV Reporter“Animal Kingdom” has been renewed for Season 6 at TNT, which will also be the show’s last.News of the final season comes ahead of the Season 5 premiere of the crime drama, which is set to launch this summer on TNT. The series stars Shawn Hatosy, Ben Robson, Jake Weary, Finn Cole, Leila George, Rigo Sanchez, and Jon Beavers.In “Animal Kingdom” season five, Pope (Hatosy), Craig (Robson), Deran (Weary) and J (Cole) are still dealing with the fallout from the events

Joe Otterson TV Reporter“Queen Sugar” has been renewed for Season 6 at OWN.The news comes ahead of the Season 5 premiere, which is slated to debut on Feb. 16 at 8 p.m.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter“Insecure” is set to end after its upcoming Season 5 on HBO, Variety has learned.The critically-acclaimed comedy was renewed for a fifth season in May 2020 as Season 4 was just beginning.The fifth and final season is scheduled to begin production later this month and is set to debut later this year.“Issa has turned insecurity into an iconic form of comedy,” said Amy Gravitt, executive vice president of HBO Programming.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterThe FX series “Redeemer,” which was to reunite “True Detective” creator Nic Pizzolatto with Matthew McConaughey, is no longer moving ahead at the network.The move comes after McConaughey dropped out of the series, sources confirm to Variety. “Redeemer” was originally announced in January 2020 with a script-to-series order.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterNBC has ordered the single-camera comedies “Grand Crew” and “American Auto” and the drama “La Brea” for the 2021-2022 broadcast season.All three shows were originally ordered to pilot as part of the 2019-2020 pilot season, but production on nearly every pilot across the broadcast networks was suspended due to the pandemic.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter“The Haves and the Have Nots” is set to end after Season 8, which is currently airing on OWN.The series is produced for OWN by Tyler Perry Studios and is created, written and executive produced by Tyler Perry. The series stars John Schneider, Tika Sumpter, Angela Robinson, Renee Lawless, Crystal Fox, Peter Parros, Tyler Lepley, Gavin Houston, Aaron O’Connell, Brett Davis and Brock Yurich.

a literal tiara while being escorted in on a goddamn throne, . After and, fans are asking: When the hell does Victoria go home??? A bunch of spoilers from Reality Steve indicate Victoria is indeed getting the boot before the season finale, so do with that information what you will.

Haley Kluge editorSPOILER ALERT: Do not read if you have not yet watched the Jan 11. episode of “The Bachelor.”With 24 women remaining during the first week of Matt James’ season of “The Bachelor,” in an attempt to narrow down his suitors, he hosted three dates: two one-on-ones and a group date.Before the dates got started, the women moved into their new home at the Nemacolin resort in Pennsylvania.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterThe NBC comedy “Mr. Mayor” got a good start in the overnight ratings in its Thursday night debut.The series, which hails from Tina Fey and Robert Carlock and stars Ted Danson, aired episodes at both 8 p.m.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterNews coverage of the riot that engulfed the U.S. Capitol building in Washington D.C.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterUPDATED: Broadcast late-night shows will continue as planned amid ongoing rioting in Washington D.C.Individuals with knowledge of the situation have told Variety that “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” “Late Night with Seth Meyers,” “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” and “The Late Late Show with James Corden” will air original episodes on Wednesday night as scheduled.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterThe Season 2 premiere of “Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist” held up well compared to the Season 1 premiere last year, with the show hitting a new viewership high in the overnight ratings.The Season 2 premiere of the NBC musical series averaged a 0.5 rating in adults 18-49 and approximately 3 million viewers, airing at 8 p.m. That is down a little over 15% in the key demo from the series premiere but up just over 10% in viewers.

Plot twist! After the Monday, January 4, premiere of The Bachelor, a trailer revealed that more women would be joining Matt James‘ season at a later date — including Heather Martin, a contestant who first appeared on Colton Underwood‘s season of The Bachelor, which aired in 2019.

The 25th season of The Bachelor kicked off Monday and, as expected, topped the ratings heap in broadcast primetime. The ABC reality competition delivered a 1.2 in the adults 18-49 demographic while 5 million viewers tuned in to watch a group of women make a memorable — and sometimes desperate — first impression on Matt James, the first Black bachelor in the franchise’s history.