The Golden Bachelorette Is in the Works After Success of The Golden Bachelor
A golden girl will soon get the chance at finding love on reality TV, this time as the show’s star.
ABC has revealed that new senior dating series The Golden Bachelorette, a spinoff of its most recent Bachelor spinoff The Golden Bachelor, is in the works and set to premiere this fall. The news was announced Feb. 10 at the Television Critics Association’s winter press tour in Pasadena, Calif.
One month earlier, The Golden Bachelor star Gerry Turner, 72, and winner Theresa Nist, 70, tied the knot on the live televised special The Golden Wedding. Many members of Bachelor Nation attended their wedding, with their costar Susan Noles officiating the ceremony.
“After a historic first season watching Gerry and Theresa find love on The Golden Bachelor,” ABC said in a statement obtained by E! News, “this all-new iteration of the hit series will highlight one radiant woman’s second chance at love in her golden years.”
The Disney-owned network said the debut season of The Golden Bachelor reached 43.4 million total viewers after 35 days of viewing across linear and streaming platforms, ranked as the No. 1 new unscripted series this season among adults 18-49 and marked ABC’s No. 1 unscripted series premiere ever on Hulu.
ABC has not yet announced the cast of The Golden Bachelorette or named its host. Jesse Palmer, who hosted The Golden Bachelor and recent seasons of The Bachelor, The Bachelorette and Bachelor in Paradise, told E! News last week that he hoped there would be a Golden Bachelorette series, adding that he believed multiple contestants from The Golden Bachelor would be great choices to become its star.
Eric McCandless/Disney via Getty Images“There are multiple women that would be phenomenal Golden Bachelorettes,” he said. “There’s some very deserving ladies from that season.”
And Gerry concurs. “I absolutely do hope that is something that happens,” he told E! News at the Golden Bachelor: Women Tell All taping, speaking about the prospects for a Golden Bachelorette series. “But there’s no way I could recommend one out of those 22 women that would be better than any of the others. They’d all be wonderful candidates for it.”
Also at the TCA’s winter press tour Feb. 10, ABC announced the renewal of The Bachelorette for season 21. See which other shows have been renewed or canceled so far this year:
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Christopher Willard/ABC via Getty ImagesRenewed: Jeopardy! Masters
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Matt Sayles/ABC via Getty ImagesRenewed: Abbott Elementary
ABC has renewed the comedy series for season four.
HuluRenewed: The Kardashians
Kim, Khloe and Kourtney Kardashian are returning to your TV screens—Hulu revealed in February that The Kardashians season five will premiere in spring 2024.
Jason Roman/MaxRenewed: On the Roam
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Peacock/NBCUniversalRenewed: The Traitors
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AppleTV+Renewed: Hijack
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Jennifer Rose Clasen/HBO MaxCanceled: The Flight Attendant
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“What started out as an attention-grabbing book cover quickly evolved into an extraordinary flight of a lifetime,” star Kaley Cuoco announced Jan. 19. “I always envisioned TFA as a limited series and thanks to an incredible creative team, we were able to deliver two thrilling seasons.”
Apple TV+Canceled: Schmigadoon!
The AppleTV+ musical comedy has been cancelled after two seasons.
“I am sad to share that Apple will not be moving forward with Season 3 of Schmigadoon!” co-creator Cinco Paul announced on Instagram. “The season is written (including 25 new songs) but we unfortunately won’t be making it. Such is life. I want to thank everyone involved with the show, our incredible cast and crew and writers, our wonderful supporters at Broadway Video, Universal and Apple, for everything they did to make it happen. It’s a miracle we even got two seasons, honestly, and I’m so grateful we did.”
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E!’s hit reality compeition series starring you favorite reality TV badies will be back for season two.
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Larry David‘s Emmy-winning comedy returns for its 12th and final season Feb. 4.
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Robert Voets/Warner Bros./CBSEnding: Young Sheldon
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