ABC has something to celebrate after its first televised Bachelor wedding in years. The Golden Wedding welcomed 5.22M live + same-day viewers for Gerry Turner and Theresa Nist’s nuptials on Thursday, according to Nielsen data.
That outpaces the season’s 4.83M average viewers by 8%. The special was also up 5% among adults 18-49, managing a 0.63 rating.
These numbers are expected to go up in delayed viewing, as is typical with The Bachelor franchise. Deadline will report the multiplatform+7 day data when it becomes available.
ABC also touts that The Golden Wedding was the top social entertainment program on Thursday with 166,500 social interactions, which topped the season finale by 11,500.
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