The latest addition to ABC’s Bachelor franchise, The Golden Bachelor, debuted last night with 4.09 million viewers, which is up 38% from the most recent premiere of The Bachelor, according to TheWrap.
What’s Happening:
- In addition to garnering 4.09 million viewers, Night 1 of Gerry Turner’s journey for love also scored a rating of 0.54 in the key broadcast demographic among adults 18-49, according to the early data.
- The debut of the series also scored the Bachelor franchise’s largest total viewership, according to overnight estimates, since March 15th, 2021, when Matt James’ finale of The Bachelor aired.
- For reference, the most recent premiere of The Bachelor, which centered on leading man Zach Shallcross, scored 3 million total viewers and earned a rating of 0.65.
- The premiere of The Golden Bachelor was followed by the season premiere of Bachelor in Paradise, which brought in a total of 2.06 million viewers and a rating of 0.36, according to early figures.
About The Golden Bachelor:
- After more than 20 years of fostering love on The Bachelor, The Bachelorette and Bachelor in Paradise, The Golden Bachelor showcases a whole new kind of love story – one for the golden years.
- On this all-new unscripted series, one hopeless romantic is given a second chance at love in the search for a partner with whom to share the sunset years of life. The women arriving at the mansion have a lifetime of experience, living through love, loss and laughter, hoping for a spark that ignites a future full of endless possibilities. In the end, will our Golden man turn the page to start a new chapter with the woman of his dreams?
- The Golden Bachelor airs Thursdays at 8/7c on ABC. Watch episodes on demand and on Hulu the day following their premieres.
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