00:00 "I'm falling in love with you, Gary." "The last time that someone said those things to me was
00:04 my wife of 43 years. I never thought I would see it again."
00:08 The premiere episode of The Golden Bachelor hit a three-year high for the Bachelor franchise
00:13 in total viewers. The show follows 72-year-old widower Jerry Turner as he seeks another chance
00:18 at love from among a group of age-appropriate women. "Stop looking for the woman that you can
00:23 live with and start looking for the woman that you just can't live without." After a solid showing
00:30 for its initial broadcast, The Golden Bachelor continued gathering momentum in the subsequent
00:35 days. The September 28 premiere rose to 7.7 million viewers after three days of cross-platform
00:41 viewing, a gain of 3.34 million viewers and almost 77 percent over its on-air tally of 4.36 million.
00:49 "We both have hope, like where there wasn't any." "You don't stop believing." The total viewer count
00:54 was the best three-day total for any installment of the Bachelor franchise since a season 16 episode
00:59 of The Bachelorette in November 2020. Additionally, ABC says the premiere recorded the equivalent of
01:04 1.76 million complete showings on Hulu, the highest three-day tally ever for a series premiere of an
01:10 ABC show on the platform. For more on this story, go to THR.com. This is The Hollywood Reporter News.
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