People Prefer ‘The Bachelor’ to ‘The Bachelorette.’ Why? It’s Science.

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One ABC reality series is dipping in the ratings while the other has stayed pat, and the reasons may surprise you.

Published Jul. 1 2014 5:00AM EDT

articles/2014/07/01/people-prefer-the-bachelor-to-the-bachelorette-why-it-s-science/140630-zadrozny-bachelorette-tease_kxbbih — Craig Sjodin/ABC

A bunch of dudes sat quietly in their suite’s living room sipping wine, as dudes do, when the perpetually scarved front-runner, salesman Nick V., finally returned from his impromptu one-on-one date with Andi.

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People Prefer ‘The Bachelor’ to ‘The Bachelorette.’ Why? It’s Science.

One ABC reality series is dipping in the ratings while the other has stayed pat, and the reasons may surprise you.

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Brandy Zadrozny