The Golden Bachelorette
The Golden Bachelorette | |
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Genre | Dating game show |
Presented by | Jesse Palmer |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 8 |
Production | |
Production company | Warner Horizon Unscripted Television |
Original release | |
Network | ABC |
Release | September 18, 2024 present | –
Related | |
The Golden Bachelorette is an American dating reality television series that premiered on September 18, 2024 on ABC.[1] It is a spin-off of The Bachelorette featuring a cast of older people as the contestants and single woman.
The series stars 61-year-old Joan Vassos, a private school administrator and widow from Rockville, Maryland.[2] Vassos was previously a contestant on The Golden Bachelor featuring Gerry Turner, but quit in week 3 due to a family emergency.[3]
Production
[edit]Filming and development
[edit]On February 10, 2024, following the commercial success of The Golden Bachelor, ABC ordered the first season of The Golden Bachelorette.[4] On May 14, 2024, Vassos was announced as the inaugural lead of the series.[2]
Filming began in June 2024 in Los Angeles, and concluded in late July in Tahiti.[5][6]
Musicians Taylor Dayne, Wayne Newton, and REO Speedwagon; comedian Loni Love; Hall of Fame footballers Andre Reed and Eric Dickerson; and former Bachelorettes Kaitlyn Bristowe and Trista Rehn made guest appearances this season.[7][8][9][10]
Casting and contestants
[edit]Notable contestants include Gary Levingston, who is the godson of Tina Turner, Guy Gansert, who is the ex-husband of Nevada politician Heidi Gansert, and Mark Anderson, who is the father of Bachelor season 28 winner Kelsey Anderson.[11][12][13]
Contestants
[edit]The 24 contestants were announced on August 13, 2024.[14]
Name | Age | Hometown | Occupation | Outcome | Place | Ref |
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Charles "Chock" Chapple[15] | 60 | Wichita, Kansas | Insurance Executive | Participating | ||
Guy Gansert[12] | 66 | Reno, Nevada | ER Doctor | |||
Pascal Ibgui[16] | 69 | Glencoe, Illinois | Salon Owner | Week 7 | 3 (quit) | [17] |
Jordan Heller[16] | 61 | Riverwoods, Illinois | Sales Manager | Week 6 | 4 | [18] |
Jonathan Rone[19] | 61 | Oakland, Iowa | Shipping Consultant | Week 5 | 5-6 | [10] |
Keith Gordon[20] | 62 | Columbus, Indiana | Girl Dad | |||
Mark Anderson[13] | 57 | Leesville, Louisiana | Army Veteran | 7 | ||
Charles Ling[21] | 66 | Malvern, Pennsylvania | Retired Financial Analyst | Week 4 | 8–11 | [9] |
Dan Roemer[22] | 64 | Naples, Florida | Private Investor | |||
Gary Levingston[11] | 65 | Palm Desert, California | Retired Finance Executive | |||
Gil Ramirez[23] | 60 | Mission Viejo, California | Educator | |||
Charles King[24] | 62 | Rancho Palos Verdes, California | Portfolio Manager | Week 3 | 12–14 | [8] |
Gregg Lassen[22] | 64 | Longboat Key, Florida | Retired University Vice President | |||
Kim Buike[25] | 69 | Seattle, Washington | Retired Navy Captain | |||
Bob Kilroy[26] | 66 | Marina del Rey, California | Chiropractor | Week 2 | 15–18 | [7] |
Christopher Stallworth[27] | 64 | West Babylon, New York | Contractor | |||
Jack Lencioni[16] | 68 | Schererville, Indiana | Caterer | |||
Michael Stevens[28] | 65 | Denver, North Carolina | Retired Banking CEO | |||
Bill Hernandez[29] | 68 | Portland, Oregon | Retired Videographer | Week 1 | 19–24 | [30] |
David Huff[31] | 68 | Austin, Texas | Rancher | |||
Ken O'Brien[32] | 60 | Peabody, Massachusetts | Property Management Treasurer | |||
Pablo Gonzalez-Juana[33] | 63 | Cambridge, Maryland | Retired UN Agency Director | |||
Ralph "RJ" Johnson[34] | 66 | Irvine, California | Financial Adviser | |||
Thomas Haughney[34] | 62 | New York City, New York | FDNY Chief |
Call-out order
[edit]Order | Bachelors | Week | |||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||
1 | Pascal | Keith | Jonathan | Pascal | Chock[a] | Pascal | Chock | ||
2 | Kim | Dan | Chock | Gil | Jordan | Chock | Guy | ||
3 | Chock | Jonathan | Dan | Jonathan | Guy | Guy | Pascal | Pascal | |
4 | Jonathan | Mark | Mark | Guy | Pascal | Jordan | Jordan | ||
5 | Jordan | Guy | Gary | Dan | Jonathan | Jonathan Keith |
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6 | Michael | Charles K. | Pascal | Gary | Mark | ||||
7 | Thomas | Gil | Jordan | Jordan | Keith | Mark | |||
8 | Gary | Gary | Charles K. | Chock | Charles L. Dan Gary Gil |
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9 | Gregg | Pascal | Keith | Charles L. | |||||
10 | Pablo | Chock | Gil | Keith | |||||
11 | Bob | Kim | Charles L. | Mark | |||||
12 | Jack | Christopher | Kim | Charles K. Gregg Kim |
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13 | Charles L. | Gregg | Gregg | ||||||
14 | Guy | Charles L. | Guy | ||||||
15 | Charles K. | Jordan | Bob Christopher Jack Michael |
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16 | Ken | Bob | |||||||
17 | Dan | Michael | |||||||
18 | Christopher | Jack | |||||||
19 | RJ | Bill David Ken Pablo RJ Thomas |
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20 | Gil | ||||||||
21 | Bill | ||||||||
22 | David | ||||||||
23 | Keith | ||||||||
24 | Mark |
- The contestant received the first impression rose
- The contestant received a rose during a date
- The contestant received a rose outside of a rose ceremony or date
- The contestant was eliminated
- The contestant was eliminated during a date
- The contestant was eliminated outside the rose ceremony
- The contestant received a rose during a date but quit the competition
- The contestant quit the competition
- The contestant won the competition
Episodes
[edit]No. | Title | Original air date [35] | Prod. code [35] | U.S. viewers (millions) | Rating (18–49) |
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1 | "Week 1" | September 18, 2024 | 101 | 2.81[36] | 0.3[36] |
2 | "Week 2" | September 25, 2024 | 102 | 2.69[37] | 0.3[37] |
3 | "Week 3" | October 2, 2024 | 103 | 2.64[38] | 0.3[38] |
4 | "Week 4" | October 9, 2024 | 104 | 2.58[39] | 0.3[39] |
5 | "Week 5" | October 16, 2024 | 105 | 2.63[40] | 0.3[40] |
6 | "Week 6" | October 23, 2024 | 106 | 2.87[41] | 0.3[41] |
7 | "Week 7: Finale Part 1" | October 30, 2024 | 107 | 2.85[42] | 0.3[42] |
8 | "The Men Tell All" | November 6, 2024 | N/A | 2.80[43] | 0.3[43] |
9 | "Week 8: Finale Part 2 and After the Final Rose" | November 13, 2024 | 108 | TBD | TBA |
Notes
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