The Golden Bachelorette

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The Golden Bachelorette
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Genre Dating game show
Presented by Jesse Palmer
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
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Production companies
Original release
Network ABC
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The Golden Bachelorette is an American dating reality television series that is set to premiere on September 18, 2024 on ABC. [1] It is a spin-off of The Bachelorette featuring a cast of senior citizens as the contestants.

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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

Filming and development

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. [5] [6]

Casting and contestants

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. [7] [8] [9]

Contestants

The 24 contestants were announced on August 13, 2024. [10]

NameAgeHometownOccupationOutcomePlaceRef
Bill Hernandez [11] 68 Portland, Oregon Retired VideographerParticipating
Bob Kilroy66 Marina del Rey, California Chiropractor
Charles "Chock" Chapple [12] 60 Wichita, Kansas Insurance Executive
Charles King62 Rancho Palos Verdes, California Portfolio Manager
Charles Ling [13] 66 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Retired Financial Analyst
Christopher Stallworth [14] 64 West Babylon, New York Contractor
Dan Roemer [15] 64 Naples, Florida Private Investor
David Huff [16] 68 Austin, Texas Rancher
Gary Levingston [7] 65 Palm Desert, California Retired Finance Executive
Gil Ramirez60 Mission Viejo, California Educator
Gregg Lassen [15] 64 Longboat Key, Florida Retired University Vice President
Guy Gansert [8] 66 Reno, Nevada ER Doctor
Jack Lencioni [17] 68 Schererville, Indiana Caterer
Jonathan Rone [18] 61 Oakland, Iowa Shipping Consultant
Jordan Heller [17] 61 Riverwoods, Illinois Sales Manager
Keith Gordon [19] 62 Columbus, Indiana Girl Dad
Ken O'Brien [20] 60 Peabody, Massachusetts Property Management Treasurer
Kim Buike [21] 69 Seattle, Washington Retired Navy Captain
Mark Anderson [9] 57 Leesville, Louisiana Army Veteran
Michael Stevens [22] 65 Denver, North Carolina Retired Banking CEO
Pablo Gonzalez-Juana [23] 63 Cambridge, Maryland Retired UN Agency Director
Pascal Ibgui [17] 69 Glencoe, Illinois Salon Owner
Ralph "RJ" Johnson66 Irvine, California Financial Adviser
Thomas62 New York City, New York FDNY Chief

Call-out order

OrderBachelorsWeek
1
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
  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

No.TitleOriginal air date  [24] Prod.
code  [24] 		U.S. viewers
(millions)		Rating
(18–49)
1"Week 1"September 18, 2024 (2024-09-18)101TBDTBA

Notes

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