ABC/ANGELINE HERRONIs ABC using The Bachelorette to get back at CBS?
The alphabet network has not only decided to move the two-hour finale of its wildly successful dating show from its usual Monday night slot to Sunday, July 22, but will also air the After the Final Rose post-finale special immediately afterward.
However, that night just happens to be when CBS had originally planned to debut its new reality series, 3, about three women looking for, yep, love.
As a result, CBS has now decided to debut 3 a week later on the 29th, no doubt to avoid having to go head-to-head with the ABC juggernaut.
While no one can know for sure, the decision by ABC to move The Bachelorette certainly appears to be a bit of a revenge move.
After all, it was just last month that CBS filed a petition for an injunction to get ABC's new reality series The Glass House off the air, claiming it ripped off the concept behind CBS' Big Brother.