ABC Faces $30 Million-Plus Loss From Scrapped ‘Bachelorette’ Season

Disney knew all this information before the season... They still chose her.

That’s what happens when you film an entire season of television with someone who had already pled guilty to ~~domestic violence~~ assault . They thought they could get away with it too until the video was released. edit: fixed for accuracy

Good

Oh no! ...Anyway!

I watch the mormon wives show she is on and her and Dakota got a toxic AF relationship. I'm talking he had sex/relationship with her friend, she found out about it and he still went back to her and they slept together a day before she was suppose to fly out to the bachelorette. And the dude she picked on the bachelorette show looks just like Dakota. There is no feeling sorry for these people at this point.

Social media is already full of posts about how he “posted that video on her birthday to hurt a strong independent woman” with all sorts of ladies (assuming bots) expressing support for this woman who has been so grievously wronged. They’re trying real hard to make this go away so they can launch it. Remember that Mamaw June married a man who had previously molested one of her kids. All it cost her was a couple of seasons of being cancelled. As soon as enough time had passed, TLC gave her another show.

Yep, Disney is REALLY going to feel that financial loss…oh wait 

Ha ha.

Good. F*** these toxic bullshit shows.

They'll just write it off Jerry.

This is the sort of thing the production would have insurance coverage for I assume?

30 million isn’t enough for how careless they were by casting her. She has a criminal record that anyone could’ve found with a basic background check.

I just want to know if she found a man that could match her crazy.

That’s like 6 hours of the war in Iran

I hope they lose more until heads roll

The nail in the coffin folks. This show wore out its welcome many seasons ago

Hard to believe a group of people would be fully aware of an individuals key and unquestionably disqualifying personal history and character flaws and still decide to proceed with that person as their chosen option. I can’t imagine such a thing happening.

Ehhh, they'll roll it once it cools off....or stream it only, or...recut it and make it PPV with furniture sponsors.

Trashy, zero talent, no shame people with the only desire to be on TV for fame and influence. What could go wrong?

They did it to themselves. It wasn’t a secret, it was a plot point on The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives! They were just hoping people would hear the story and give her the benefit of the doubt.

Can't wait to hear about this again in 5 years on a Lost Media video from blameitonjorge or LSuperSonicQ, lol.

That’s a brutal loss for ABC, reality TV is supposed to be the c**** stuff.

Just let it die, who watches this garbage anyway?

A worthy sacrifice.

Dang. They could have saved so much money by not doing this.

David Zaslov would see that as a 30m$ tax write off.

They'll air it in 6 months after anger management classes and an apology tour. They'll recoup the loss. They may even make more than expected.

ABC cast a MAGA and got a MAGA... million dollar losses and all.

Huh, shame for ABC, I can honestly say it's now the first time I've ever been interested in the show. The juxtaposition of all those people trying to win a prize that seems to be more a curse for the sake of clout feels generally fascinating. The depth of pretense that must permeate the whole show and the fact that in the end we would mourn the victor feels like beautiful tragedy that I kind of want to see play out.

The producers and the casting person should all be fired. Clearly there should be background checks . With all the tik tok single ladies out there they picked a real loser.

Oh no, billions of dollars and they lose some of it? I have no sympathy left in me to give.

Love to see it. They knew what they were getting into, but decided domestic assault was no big deal in this case….until the world got a hold of the video. I’m sure they’ll find a way to sneak these episodes on Hulu once this stops trending

I really wish the ‘entertainment business’ would stop making stupid people famous.

Tax write-off.

They purposefully find the most toxic personalities, the most extreme viewpoints, and the most non-normal people for these shows and then parade them all out and present them to everyone watching as if this is just going to somehow be a normal and natural relationship(s) that develops. It's honestly laughable that this hasn't happened more often given the way they select people to be on the show. My wife used to watch it and was very into it but moved on many seasons ago when it was so easy to point out how overproduced and fake it all was. In 2026 people still somehow don't realize, on some level at least, that "reality" television and shows like it are so far away from actual reality and that all they're doing is fine-tuned producing and manipulation of the audience on an extreme scale. All they want are big crazy personalities because then they get to just record the chaos and edit it all in post to obscure it for as long as possible to draw the audience in.

$30m is an accounting error for ABC/Disney.

Is the pool of candidates so small that they have to use people like this?

Garbage show

$30mil for not doing the needed due diligence. But. Will lessons be learned?

They knew.

I'm surprised that they didn't just eat the bad publicity and run it anyway. It's not like networks these days care much about good PR anymore.

That’s like 1/3rd of just the lobster budget for the pentagon this year.

If only we had the same standard for the President

If they let this go this may have been the highest rated season ever. It’s sad but people love a train wreck.

Oh nnoooo… anywho. 

Probably some insurance claim coverage in background against cast.

*good*

I'm assuming they can do some Hollywood accounting and deduct it from their taxes in some manner.  Sort of like how Warner Bros used Batgirl as a tax deduction a couple years back. 

Actions have consequences and they chose to reward an abuser for their own perceived financial gain. They deserve the loss.

I had no idea who this woman was before this happened. She immediately gave off major crazy vibes. But I guess that’s what they wanted.

I don’t care that the mouse is losing $30 million lmfao

Was the season already filmed? Can they spend more to have artists superimpose a random Disney character over her? How about Ursula

I don't give a shit

Oh no. Anyway. RELEASE THE FILES

Taylor should be on the hook for that.

Oh no!

Is Bachelorette even that popular? I swear, I haven't seen it sine maybe 10 years ago once I got rid of my Dish subscription.

Boohoo

Reality TV show canceled after assault/DV charges. The NFL better watch out this upcoming season.

Totally! Where are the background checks?

Ouch thats gotta sting more than a bad rose ceremony

r/thatwasexpensive Dummies.

Oh wow. Anyways.

I’m not a watcher of the show, but could someone suggest why they might select this ‘person’ as the main character? There must be so many interesting, intelligent, and beautiful women willing and available for the role. Was it planned? Did they want to choose her to create drama?

Didn’t they have to replace the host as well a few years back?

FAFO ABC

Good!

I read a lot of gaming news that talk about millions and billions being spent. Is this a huge cost for this kind of show or just on average?

It will most likely launch behind a paywall where subscribers will pay to watch ads free. They are just giving time for the scandal to settle. All of this press and buzz online and in the media only proves why they chose her in the first place.

It's what they deserve

oh no anyway...

They are owned by Disney. They will be fine

Another production with astronomical price tags attached to everything. 30 second ad? $100,000! Ha! Absolute tosh.

Honestly who watches this garbage to begin with?

Oh that's just ~~horri~~ ... something I don't give a $#!t about happening. Let'em lose money. Crappy programming.

With everything going on in the world: WHO CARES ABOUT THIS C***????

I wouldn’t be surprised if this is parked for now then released in a few years as the “never-seen-before season” Outrage has a short shelf life these days.

Outside of the controversy, the lady looked weird. Shouldn't they be choosing beautiful women?

Good, it’s nothing but brain rot.

I'm more surprised (but not THAT surprised) that it costs $30m to film a season of reality TV.

You think shes banned from the parks now too? 😅

Honestly, why not just put it on streaming to get some of the money back? Limit to ad free accounts so you don't have to worry about advertisers.

They shelf shows all the time. They'll be fine.

omg who cares

big who cares

A scripted show about dating that is filled with unstable morons... it was bound to eventually crash and burn.

I literally thought this is the kind of shit that reality TV exists for.

don’t they pay for the show once it airs?

Good

Huh. It’s almost like they should have safe guards against stuff like this…..

Ooooooooooh look out….that will teach them….

This was years ago first of all, but I wonder “who” 🧐 leaked the new video (I can guess). Much of this is on ABC, vet your bachelorette, they go as far as psych evaluations and STD tests with contestants and you can find this out with a basic google search.

Womp womp

Time to get ready for those "We're raising our price on Hulu/Disney+/ESPN" emails soon.

Wah-wahhhhhhhh

Gambled and lost. Aw

considering other shows that abc/disney have had, 30 mill isn't big enough to blink at

Oh no.

If it was greed or malice or hubris that brought them to this point, the loss is a communication from the universe. Don’t exploit vulnerable people. Don’t do shitty research. Don’t dumb down media. Don’t play dumb.

I vote to still release her season. For those who don’t want to watch don’t watch. Everyone else grab your popcorn 🍿

>It’s also worth noting that for ABC and its parent company, $30 million or so is relative pocket change. Disney’s entertainment division, which includes ABC, had $11.6 billion in revenue and an operating income of $1.1 billion in the final quarter of 2025. It really doesn't matter.

Why dont they have this show for old folks? Do you know how many elderly people are lonely and desire a mate but dont know how to meet? Ages 60 to 80