When Hulu announced in 2021 that the Kardashian-Jenner family would be moving to streaming to continue their domination of reality TV after 20 seasons of Keeping Up with the Kardashians on E!, one of the notable differences was supposed to be a quicker turnaround between filming and air date . As Season 5 of The Kardashians kicked off for fans with a Hulu subscription this week, that still hasn’t turned out to be the case, and I’m finding it increasingly frustrating how dated the show feels. One plotline this season in particular makes that flaw glaringly apparent, and it has to do with The Golden Bachelor .
The Kardashians ’ Season 5 premiere, “Welcome to My Mind” showed Kris Jenner , Kendall Jenner and Kim Kardashian gushing over how excited they were to watch The Golden Bachelor . They were at Paris Fashion Week at the time, which was held the last week of September 2023, so that lines up with the September 28 premiere of Gerry Turner’s season. In the preview for what’s to come on the Hulu reality show, it’s revealed that the 72-year-old retiree is set to make an appearance this season.
It looks like The Kardashians is running about eight months behind real time, and Gerry Turner’s appearance on the show just highlights how outdated it is. The Golden Bachelor ’s first lead has unfortunately lost some of his shine since we first met him, especially after he and Theresa Nist announced their divorce . That’s right, since that scene was filmed for The Kar.