After 19 seasons of "The Bachelor," 11 seasons of "The Bachelorette," and only five couples who have actually gotten married, there are a lot of ABC reality stars who are still looking for love.
ABC decided to take some of those rejected contestants and fly them to a remote tropical resort and let the drama unfold on "Bachelor in Paradise."
"Bachelor in Paradise" is in its second season, and each week the ratings have gone up. There are now 5.2 million people watching complete and utter chaos unfold on the show — it's so full of drama that ABC has actually given "Bachelor in Paradise" two prime-time air dates per week: two hours on Sunday evening and an additional hour followed by an hour-long discussion hosted by "Bachelor" host Chris Harrison on Monday.
So what's ABC's hit drama recipe?
A lot of booze, attractive people, and constant plot twists.
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Chris Harrison, who hosts "The Bachelor" and "The Bachelorette," is also the host of "Bachelor in Paradise."
At the beginning of the season, a dozen single people arrive at a resort in Mexico. There are twice as many single women as there are men.
Immediately, couples begin to form. The guys mostly get snatched up, but a bunch of the women are left loveless. Some of the couples aren't very strong, like contestants Ashley I. and Jared.
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