9-1-1 viewers will see a very special episode this Thursday night. The first responder drama is crossing over with the ABC reality series The Bachelor.
Starring Angela Bassett, Peter Krause, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Oliver Stark, Kenneth Choi, Aisha Hinds, Ryan Guzman, and Gavin McHugh, the series follows the first responders and 9-1-1 dispatchers as they tackle emergencies in the city of Los Angeles.
The Bachelor is filmed in that city, and star Hewitt is a big fan of the reality dating series. After attending a finale for The Bachelor and 9-1-1’s move to ABC, she approached 9-1-1 co-creator and showrunner Tim Minear about having the 118 respond to a call at the Bachelor mansion. He liked the idea, and that episode is titled “Buck Bothered and Bewildered.” The crossover installment will feature appearances by host Jesse Palmer and the most recent Bachelor, Joey Graziadei.
Minear said the following about the planning behind the crossover, per EW:
“I reached out to ABC and they reached out to the Bachelor people and we got onto a Zoom. We just started talking about what the possibilities were.
The Bachelor people were unbelievably supportive and helpful. They volunteered to show us the ropes about how they make the show, and then when we shot it. We actually brought in the Bachelor crew to shoot the first part of that case, so that it really was The Bachelor.
And then we go into 9-1-1 world when they have to call 9-1-1. So that’s how it came about. It just seemed like a great idea.”
A preview of the special 9-1-1 episode is below. The drama airs on Thursday nights on ABC.
What do you think? Are you a fan of either of these ABC series? Are you excited to see the two worlds collide?
