BreAnna Bell ABC‘s “The Golden Bachelor” seems to have reenergized “The Bachelor” audience as the show opened to solid ratings on Thursday night, delivering the strongest debut performance from a “Bachelor” franchise series since 2021.
Produced by Warner Bros. Unscripted Television in conjunction with ABC, the more mature take on the dating show debuted to an audience of 4.36 million total viewers.
That’s a significant lift from the Season 27 premiere of “The Bachelor,” which raked in just below 3 million total viewers and a slight jump from the June premiere of “The Bachelorette” Season 20, which recorded just below 2 million total viewers.
In the key adults 18-49 demographic, the show pulled ahead of the night’s competition during the 8 p.m. hour block with a .62 rating according to Live+Same Day figures from Nielsen.
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