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ABC Reveals Golden Bachelor Season 2 Cast of 23 Women, Sets Sept. 24 Premiere

The new season spotlights senior dating with contestants ages 58 to 77 following Mel Owens’ apology for earlier age-limit comments.

Overview

  • ABC unveiled 23 contestants ranging from 58 to 77, featuring careers from retired biomedical engineer and retired firefighter and bomb tech to vineyard owner and luxury yacht sales representative.
  • Season 2 premieres Wednesday, Sept. 24 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on ABC, with episodes streaming the next day on Hulu.
  • Mel Owens, 66, a former Los Angeles Rams linebacker who became a lawyer, leads the season.
  • Owens drew criticism in June for saying he preferred women under 60 and later apologized to the women at the start of production.
  • Returning host Jesse Palmer fronts the Warner Horizon Unscripted Television series, which includes Andra, the twin sister of Season 1 alum Sandra Mason.