Poll after study shows a society-wide reappraisal of marriage’s necessity, but the “Bachelor” Nation will never accept those findings. There are two very simple reasons why. One, weddings make for the kind of event-driven TV spectacle that gives broadcast an edge over streaming. And two, the popularity of “The Golden Bachelor” proves there are some TV-generated unions worth rooting for – and few more than Gerry Turner and Theresa Nist’s, captured in ABC’s live Thursday night telecast of “The Golden Wedding.”
The septuagenarian couple’s exchange of rings and vows before a millions-strong audience of well-wishers is the ninth televised ceremony in the “Bachelor” franchise, including weddings of couples produced by “The Bachelor,” “The Bachelorette” and “Bachelor in Paradise.”
