Viewers Complain 'The Bachelor NZ' is Boring and Ratings Slide

Are Kiwis over The Bachelor NZ? Ratings have hit an all-time low as this week's episodes saw fewer viewers tune in to the reality romance.

223,000 New Zealanders tuned into the latest ep of The Bachelor NZ on TV3. Of those, 130,000 were aged 18 to 49, while just 111,000 viewers were aged 25-54.

Ratings in the 24-54 demographic hit an all-time low last night, dropping from 135,000 the previous night. That's down from the season peak of 192,0000 viewers that tuned in for episode two.

The Bachelor NZ ratings for season 2

Meanwhile, the overall number of viewers watching the show dropped from 240,000 on Monday night, down from 262,000 viewers last Tuesday.

It marks a substantial drop from the programme's peak, which saw 345,000 Kiwis tune in four weeks ago.

Disgruntled viewers took to Twitter this week to complain about the lack of action on the show.

One person tweeted; "Was Art as intolerably boring to watch as Jordan is?".

Another viewer wrote; "How can they make a trip to Hawaii seem boring?!".

Similar comments have appeared on Facebook.

One user wrote: "The first season was actually believable. This season I feel is really staged."

Even former contestant Claudia tweeted about the show becoming boring after she left.

Read more at NZHerald.co.nz