Before Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star Taylor Frankie Paul’s highly-anticipated season of The Bachelorette premieres in 2026, the franchise is reentering its Golden Era with The Golden Bachelor Season 2.
Gerry Turner’s debut season of the senior spin-off may have ended in divorce, but there’s no denying that the journey was a heartwarming success and ratings gold — as was Joan Vassos’ Golden Bachelorette season. So the show goes on, this time, with a new Golden Guy: Mel Owens, a 66-year-old former NFL veteran-turned-lawyer.
Members of Bachelor Nation may recall that after Owens was announced as Season 2’s leading Golden Guy, he dominated headlines for some controversial comments he made on MGoBlue’s In the Trenches podcast in June. ICYMI: Owens reportedly told producers he preferred women between ages 45 and 60 and during lunch with an EP of the show, he specified, “If they’re 60 or over, I’m cutting them” and “Try to stay away from the artificial hips and the wigs.”
As expected, Bachelor Nation found the 66-year-old’s words offensive and swiftly called on ABC to replace him. (Even the OG Golden Guy was upset!) But ABC decided to keep Owens as leading man, and in an exclusive interview with Glamour in August, he apologized for his “unfair, insensitive” comments. A majority of the women cast on Owens’ season are, in fact, older than 60, and the Season 2 lead revealed he quickly apologized to the group his comments. He also admitted he was “absolutely shocked” by how “brilliant” they all are, so will he find love on his Golden Bachelor journey? We’re about to find out!
When does The Golden Bachelor Season 2 premiere on ABC? What time does The Golden Bachelor premiere? Who are the 23 Golden Gals in Mel Owens’ cast? And how can you watch The Golden Bachelor‘s Season 2 premiere live on ABC or online? We’ve got answers.
The Golden Bachelor Season 2 premieres Wednesday, September 24 on ABC.
Curious what time to schedule those premiere parties? Tune in to The Golden Bachelor Season 2 Wednesday, September 24 at 8:00 p.m. ET on ABC.
Curious which ladies will be headed to the mansion in hopes of finding lasting love with Mel Owens? Get to know the names, bios, ages, occupations, and fun facts of the women of The Golden Bachelor Season 2 here, and watch them introduce themselves in the video above.
Want to watch The Golden Bachelor‘s Season 2 premiere live? If you have a cable subscription that includes ABC, you can tune in live by setting your TV to the proper channel a few minutes before the episode airs. You can also use your cable username and password to watch ABC episodes live on ABC.com or with the ABC app. And if your cable package includes a DVR, you can always record the finale live for later viewing.
No cable? No worries! There are other live viewing options, like live TV skinny bundles, which give you access to networks without cable. YouTube TV, Hulu + Live TV, and fuboTV, all come with ABC. But if you don’t have cable or a live TV skinny bundle, you can stream the Golden Bachelor premiere the following day on Hulu.
Can’t tune in live and want to stream The Golden Bachelor episodes the day after they air on ABC? Hulu can help!
If you’re new to Hulu, you can get started with a 30-day free trial on the streamer’s basic (with ads) plan. After the trial period, you’ll pay $9.99/month. If you want to upgrade to Hulu ad-free, it costs $18.99/month.
If you want to stream even more and save a few bucks a month while you’re at it, we recommend subscribing to one of the Disney+ Bundles, all of which include Hulu. These bundles start at $10.99/month for ad-supported Disney+ and Hulu and goes up to $29.99/month for Disney+, Hulu, and Max, all ad-free.
Stay tuned for lots more Golden Bachelor Season 2 coverage from Decider as the season progresses.