Article posted: 12/16/2012 5:00 AM

‘Bachelor’ endures even if its couples don’t

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Ashley Hebert and J.P. Rosenbaum will be wed on "The Bachelorette: Ashley and J.P.'s Wedding" airing Sunday on ABC.

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Ashley Hebert and J.P. Rosenbaum will be wed on "The Bachelorette: Ashley and J.P.'s Wedding" airing Sunday on ABC.

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Try taking a look at ABC’s “The Bachelor” franchise by the numbers, and it’s impossible to count the hot tub scenes, candlelit dinners, dramatic confrontations and on-camera breakdowns that have populated the reality dating show since its debut in 2002. Yet one statistic is clear: After a decade on air, the show — along with its companion, “The Bachelorette” -— has spawned only three successful relationships. Still, the series has lasted a decade and is one of the longest-running reality shows in history.