Is The Bachelor Slowly Dying? | This Week in Bachelor Nation

Is The Bachelor Slowly Dying? | This Week in Bachelor Nation

From Game of Roses by Game of Roses

August 21, 2026 · 1h 8m

About this episode

The episode discusses the future of The Bachelor franchise amidst uncertainty and highlights recent news in Bachelor Nation.

Bachelor Nation is still waiting for answers. BachelorClues and PaceCase examine ABC’s prolonged silence surrounding the future of The Bachelor, what the extended hiatus could mean for the franchise, and whether Bachelor Nation is heading toward a dramatically reduced schedule. Then, it’s an all-Bachelor edition of Bachelor Nation News: Tyler Cameron joins Dancing with the Stars AND gets engaged to Tate Madden, Taylor Frankie Paul shares a petition calling for her scuttled Bachelorette season to finally air, and Gabby Windey prepares to make her scripted acting debut in Netflix’s The Body. Plus, the week’s biggest parasocial plays from Love Island USA, Trinity Tatum lands a massive Verizon campaign, and BachelorClues discovers that Game of Roses has accidentally made its way into The New York Times. Subscribe to Game of Roses on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/gameofroses Patreon: https://patreon.com/gameofroses Merch: https://gameofroses.org Listen on Apple Podcasts: http://bit.ly/gameofroses Listen on Spotify: http://bit.ly/spotifygameofroses Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Hosts: BachelorClues, PaceCase

Topics covered

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Netflix, Game of Roses, The New York Times, Dancing with the Stars

Products: Verizon

Books & works: The Body

Places: Bachelor Nation

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