'The Golden Bachelor' Renewed for Season 2, Led by NFL Vet Mel Owens

"The Golden Bachelorette" will return to ABC and Hulu, with a new leading man in NFL veteran-turned-lawyer Mel Owns. After the inaugural season of "The Golden Bachelor" broke ratings records for the franchise, ABC has renewed "The Golden Bachelor" for a second season, which will debut in the 2025-26 broadcast season. ABC announced the news Tuesday during Hulu's unscripted event in Los Angeles. An exact premiere date has not yet been set. "The Bachelor" spinoff series found its second ever "Golden Bachelor" in Owens, a 66-year-old from Detroit. After Owens graduated from . . .