“The Golden Bachelor was probably the television event last year,” ABC TV Group President Craig Erwich said in an interview with Deadline on the day of the Disney upfront presentation.
The Bachelor offshoot was so successful, it spawned a highly rated special, The Golden Wedding. But just three months after Gerry Turner and Theresa Nist tied the knot, they filed for divorce having never lived together.
The controversy raised questions about the future of the franchise whose previously ordered spinoff, The Golden Bachelorette, premieres this fall.
The Golden Bachelor is not going anywhere, Erwich suggested. “I think Golden Bachelor is a show that’s about finding love at a later age.
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