The Proposal (TV series)

The Proposal is a reality dating series that airs on ABC and premiered on June 18, 2018.[2] The show is hosted by Jesse Palmer, a former NFL quarterback and the season 5 Bachelor.

The Proposal
GenreReality series[1]
Created byMike Fleiss
Presented byJesse Palmer
Country of originUnited States
Original language(s)English
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes10 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)
  • James Breen
  • Mike Fleiss
  • Martin Hilton
  • Jason Ehrlich
Production company(s)Next Entertainment
Warner Horizon Television
Release
Original networkABC
Original releaseJune 18 (2018-06-18) –
August 27, 2018 (2018-08-27)
Chronology
Related showsThe Bachelor

A bachelor or bachelorette is hidden from view, and 10 contestants of the opposite binary gender must introduce themselves and answer questions posed by the bachelor or bachelorette. Contestants are eliminated until the end of the hour, when the bachelor or bachelorette can choose to propose to one of the final two candidates.

On August 5, 2019, the series was cancelled after one season.[3]

An Australian adaptation of the program aired on the Seven Network from August to October 2019.

Episodes
No.Title [4][5]Original air dateU.S. viewers
(millions)		Rating/share
(18–49)
1"Episode 108"June 18, 2018 (2018-06-18)3.79[6]0.8/3[6]
2"Ashlee"June 25, 2018 (2018-06-25)3.56[7]0.8/3[7]
3"Stephen"July 2, 2018 (2018-07-02)3.35[8]0.7/3[8]
4"Raye"July 9, 2018 (2018-07-09)3.45[9]0.7/3[9]
5"Dr. Buck"July 16, 2018 (2018-07-16)3.30[10]0.7/3[10]
6"Latoya"July 23, 2018 (2018-07-23)2.94[11]0.6/3[11]
7"Winston"July 30, 2018 (2018-07-30)3.01[12]0.6/3[12]
8"Dr. Celine"August 13, 2018 (2018-08-13)2.45[13]0.5/2[13]
9"Episode 109"August 20, 2018 (2018-08-20)2.28[14]0.5/2[14]
10"Episode 105"August 27, 2018 (2018-08-27)2.32[15]0.5/2[15]

Controversy

On June 22, 2018, a woman named Erica Denae Meshke accused contestant Michael J. Friday of luring her for sexual assault in November 2017. As a result, ABC decided to pull the episode that features Friday from airing. On the show, he was eliminated after round 1.[16]

Reception

The series holds a score of 25 on Metacritic based on 4 reviews.[17] Newsday gave the show 2 out of 4 stars.[18] Tierney Bricker of E! Online says the show is like "The Bachelor on steroids."[19]

International editions

Australia
The Proposal
GenreReality series
Presented byLuke Jacobz
Country of originAustralia
Original language(s)English
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Release
Original networkSeven Network
Original releaseAugust 27 (2019-08-27) –
October 15, 2019 (2019-10-15)
Chronology
Related showsThe Bachelor

An Australian version of the program was commissioned by the Seven Network, hosted by Luke Jacobz.[20] 8 episodes were produced.[21] It premiered on August 27, 2019 at 8:30pm to low ratings of just 329,000 viewers.[22][23] After three episodes and continuing low ratings, it was bumped to 9:30pm.[24] The final episode aired on October 15 to just 120,000 overnight viewers.[25]

Seven has not stated whether the show will return for a second season, with any mention of the program absent during their Upfronts 2020 program line-up announcement.[26]

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References
  1. "'The Proposal': ABC Sets New Dating Series From 'The Bachelor' Creator". Deadline Hollywood. April 24, 2018. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
  2. "ABC Entertainment Announces Premiere Dates for "The Proposal," "Match Game" and "Take Two"". The Futon Critic. May 14, 2018. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
  3. "The Proposal Cancelled at ABC". TVLine. August 5, 2019.
  4. "The Proposal". Zap2it.
  5. "The Proposal". The Futon Critic.
  6. Porter, Rick (June 19, 2018). "'The Proposal,' other originals hold, 'Whose Line' rerun adjusts down: Monday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
  7. Porter, Rick (June 26, 2018). "'Ninja Warrior,' other originals hold, CBS reruns adjust down: Monday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
  8. Porter, Rick (July 3, 2018). "'Elementary,' 'The Proposal,' everything else unchanged: Monday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
  9. Welch, Alex (July 10, 2018). "'The Bachelorette' holds, 'The Proposal' and 'Dateline' adjust down: Monday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
  10. Welch, Alex (July 17, 2018). "'The Proposal' adjusts down: Monday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
  11. Welch, Alex (July 23, 2018). "'American Ninja Warrior,' 'The Bachelorette,' and 'The Proposal' adjust down: Monday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  12. Welch, Alex (July 31, 2018). "'The Proposal' adjusts down: Monday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
  13. Welch, Alex (August 14, 2018). "'Whose Line Is It Anyway?,' 'The Proposal' adjust down: Monday final ratings". TV By The Numbers. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
  14. Welch, Alex (August 21, 2018). "'Whose Line Is it Anyway?' and 'The Proposal' adjust down: Monday final ratings". TV By the Numbers. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
  15. Welch, Alex (August 28, 2018). "'Penn & Teller: Fool Us' adjusts up, 'Mom' repeat adjusts down: Monday final ratings". TV By The Numbers. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
  16. Real, Evan (June 22, 2018). "ABC's 'Proposal' Episode Pulled After Woman Accuses Contestant of Facilitating Her Sexual Assault". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
  17. "The Proposal : Season 1". Metacritic. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
  18. "'The Proposal' review: Nicely diverse cast, but it's just another trite, backward dating show". Newsday. June 15, 2018. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
  19. "ABC's The Proposal Is "The Bachelor on Steroids" and Really Can End With an Engagement". E! Online. June 18, 2018. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
  20. "Seven Network on Twitter". Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  21. "The Proposal". 7plus. Archived from the original on November 15, 2019. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
  22. Knox, David (August 19, 2019). "Airdate: The Proposal". TV Tonight. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
  23. Knox, David (September 6, 2019). "Timeshifted: Tuesday 27 August 2019". TV Tonight. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
  24. Knox, David (September 15, 2019). "Returning: Border Security, The Force. Bumped: The Proposal". TV Tonight. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
  25. Knox, David (October 16, 2019). "Deni, Paulini revealed as Masked Singer lifts 10's primary channel". TV Tonight. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
  26. Knox, David (October 23, 2019). "Upfronts 2020: Seven: Big Brother, Matt Preston & Gary Mehigan, RFDS". TV Tonight. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
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