"The Golden Bachelor: A Wedding Spectacle and Unexpected Winners"

Gerry Turner, the lead of "The Golden Bachelor," announced during the live season finale that he will marry Theresa Nist in a wedding ceremony airing live on ABC on January 4, 2024. This will be the first televised wedding for the franchise since 2014. Turner, 72, and Nist, 70, got engaged in Costa Rica, with Turner expressing his stronger feelings for Nist over runner-up Leslie Fhima. Fhima expressed her devastation during the "After the Final Rose" portion of the finale. Turner and Nist bonded over their shared grief of losing their spouses.