{"id":2093123,"date":"2025-10-15T14:47:12","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T14:47:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2093123"},"modified":"2025-10-15T14:47:12","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T14:47:12","slug":"he-wasnt-the-right-pick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/he-wasnt-the-right-pick\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018He Wasn\u2019t the Right Pick\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Loose lips sink ships? According to a report from <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/tv\/15346692\/golden-bachelor-producers-embarrassed-bad-ratings-regret-mel-owens\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The U.S. Sun;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><i>The U.S. Sun<\/i><\/a>, producers for the <i>Golden Bachelor<\/i> are reportedly embarrassed by the dismal ratings for the current season of the series, starring <b>Mel Owens<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cHe wasn\u2019t the right pick and [producers] see that now but didn\u2019t see it until it was too late,\u201d a source told the outlet on Thursday, October 14.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">As <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/tv\/articles\/nfl-player-turned-lawyer-mel-155444103.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Star has reported;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\"><i>Star <\/i>has reported<\/a>, fans of the franchise will remember Owens, 66, faced major backlash when he said he\u2019d only consider ladies between the ages of 45 and 60, and wanted to stay away from \u201cthe artificial hips and the wigs\u201d during a pre-season appearance on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mgoblue.com\/podcasts\/in-the-trenches-513-mel-owens\/1393\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:In The Trenches;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><i>In The Trenches <\/i><\/a>podcast.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p> <span class=\"wp-caption-text\">MBS\/MEGA<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Though Owens later apologized, it seems the damage has been done: Per <i>The U.S. Sun<\/i>, citing Nielsen ratings, the show\u2019s second season has seen viewership drop by more than half compared to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/celebrity\/articles\/former-golden-bachelor-gerry-turner-200813753.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Gerry Turner;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\"><b>Gerry Turner<\/b><\/a>\u2019s headline-making premiere in 2024. (Owens\u2019 first episode brought in just 2.5 million viewers compared to Turner\u2019s 4.4 million last year.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to the outlet, Owens \u2014 a former NFL linebacker and attorney \u2014 hasn\u2019t resonated with audiences.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Behind the scenes, producers are said to be frustrated and regretful over the casting choice, with a second source telling <i>The U.S. Sun<\/i> the franchise needs \u201ca miracle\u201d to recover.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This story <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/starmagazine.com\/golden-bachelor-ratings-plummeting-during-mel-owens-season-he-wasnt-the-right-pick\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:\u2018Golden Bachelor\u2019 Ratings Plummeting During Mel Owens\u2019 Season: \u2018He Wasn\u2019t the Right Pick\u2019;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">\u2018Golden Bachelor\u2019 Ratings Plummeting During Mel Owens\u2019 Season: \u2018He Wasn\u2019t the Right Pick\u2019<\/a> first appeared on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/articles\/prince-harry-meghan-markle-loved-173318040.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Star;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\"><i>Star<\/i><\/a>. Add <i>Star<\/i> as a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/preferences\/source?q=starmagazine.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Preferred Source by clicking here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Loose lips sink ships? According to a report from The U.S. Sun, producers for the Golden Bachelor are reportedly embarrassed by the dismal ratings for the current season of the series, starring Mel Owens. \u201cHe wasn\u2019t the right pick and [producers] see that now but didn\u2019t see it until it was too late,\u201d a source [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2093124,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[376158,394981,376159,341495],"class_list":["post-2093123","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-golden-bachelor","tag-loose-lips-sink-ships","tag-mel-owens","tag-nielsen-ratings"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/\u2018He-Wasnt-the-Right-Pick.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2093123","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2093123"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2093123\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2093125,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2093123\/revisions\/2093125"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2093124"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2093123"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2093123"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2093123"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}