The Golden Bachelor: Week 5 (ABC, Wednesday, October 15, 2025)

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The final week before hometown visits arrives, and Mel faces his most difficult decision yet. With his connections growing stronger, he must choose which three women will receive a rose and the chance for him to meet their families. The pressure intensifies at a transformative group date at the Butterfly Mountain wellness retreat.

What begins as a day of mud baths and tantric yoga quickly reveals the cracks in a serene facade, as the Reality TV of the impending rose ceremony brings out the ladies’ true colors. Later, a magical one-on-one date under the stars at Griffith Observatory deepens one relationship, making the final choice even more agonizing. Who will secure a place in the final three, and who will be sent home heartbroken?

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The Golden Bachelor airs Wednesday October 15, at 9/8c on ABC and streams the next day on Hulu.

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