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ABC’s The Bachelorette Television Show and Background Checks

While cruising the news today I saw Radar.com that the popular ABC Television Network Reality Show, The Bachelorette conducts what is reported as rigorous background checks.   The background checks for each contestant includes a six hour test consisting of more than 1,200 questions.   It also includes a psychological evaluation as well as blood and alcohol tests.

As Corra Group is based in Los Angeles and provides background checks to various television and film production houses, we always view these articles with great interest.   In fact, Canal Plus interviewed us a little while ago, regarding the Ryan Jenkins debacle.  Jenkins, a reality show contestant, murdered his ex-wife and then hanged himself in his Canadian motel room.    The magazine piece was entitled  Corra Group Discusses Ryan Jenkins’ Background Check with Canal Plus Cable French Television.

There are other contestants and former contestants who I dare say had histories that were not as pure as the driven snow.  One was a serial murderer, which can add an extra dynamic to any entertainment.

Seriously, television production firms, especially those who field reality shows and game shows, have to be very careful who they select as contestants.  I certainly respect The Bachelorette for conducting stringent background checks on any of its potential contestants.   A smart move for sure.

By Gordon Basichis

Gordon Basichis is the Co-Founder of Corra Group, specializing in pre-employment background checks and corporate research. He has been a marketing and media executive and has worked in the entertainment industry, the financial, health care and technology sectors. He is the author of the best selling Beautiful Bad Girl, The Vicki Morgan Story, a non-fiction novel that helped define exotic sexuality in the late twentieth century. He is the author of the Constant Travellers and has recently completed a new book, The Guys Who Spied for China, dealing with Chinese Espionage in the United States. He has been a journalist for several newspapers and is a screenwriter and producer.