Why ABC pulled The Bachelorette

In this episode of the Decoding TV podcast, David and Patrick discuss what’s going on in the world of TV, then dive into the season premiere of Invincible. Then, Sarah Marrs joins us to discuss The Pitt.

Can CBS News be saved? What do we make of the news that Wonder Man is being renewed? And what the hell happened with The Bachelorette last week? Listen to hear us discuss all these questions and more.

Homework for next week:

• The Pitt Season 2 Episode 13 (HBO Max)
• Bait (Amazon Prime)

Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate):

• 2:30 - Show of the Week
• Invincible S4
• 14:55 - TV News
• Hacks Will End After Season 5 and For All Mankind Will End After Season 6
• Wonder Man renewed for season 2
• BW Corner:
• CBS News to Lay off 6% of Staff
• CBS Evening News ratings drop to below 4 million
• The Bachelorette Implodes
• Potential $70 million loss
• 49:00 - The Pitt Season 2
• Episode 12 - 6:00 P.M.

Links:

• Check out Sarah’s work at Lainey Gossip
• Listen to Patrick’s videogame podcast, Remap Radio
• Subscribe to Patrick’s newsletter, Crossplay
• Subscribe to this podcast on YouTube
• Follow this podcast on Instagram
• Follow this podcast on Tiktok
• Subscribe to David’s free newsletter, Decoding Everything
• Follow David on Instagram
• Follow David on Tiktok

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.