And to think that “The Bachelor” reunion show snagged more viewers than the lame finale. You know, the one where bachelor Brad wasted everyone’s time when he decided not to choose either of the last women standing?

Yet, 12.8 million people tuned in to see Brad talk about why he dumped both Jenni and DeAnna during the reunion show. 11.6 million watched the previous night’s finale, so looks like the bump in viewers may have happened as a result of a lot of buzz about the finale.

The show’s creator and executive producer, Mike Fleiss, maintains that no one knew Brad would dump both women until that day, saying, “Much like Jenni and DeAnna, I was convinced this guy had fallen for one or both of these girls. It was a shock to the whole staff. When we knew how he wanted to play it, it was like a morgue around here. Usually at the finale there’s a happy couple afterwards and they’re all drinking champagne. This time when it happened the staff just freaked out.”