The finale of the current "Bachelor" season ran at the same time as a new episode of "Aktenzeichen XY" One of the two formats was able to clearly win the odds. Of the total audience, only 1.42 million people (5.8 percent market share) tuned in to "The Bachelor" – a surprisingly low number for the season finale of a once-popular dome show.

Overall, this year's "B Bachelor" season should have proven to be a rather moderate success for RTL, because although the ratings for the finale were higher than those of the past few weeks.