Series Finale
After six consecutive seasons in the top 10, and a seventh season at #30, The Golden Girls came to an end when Bea Arthur decided it was time to move on. In the hour-long series finale, which aired in May 1992, Dorothy meets and marries Blanche's Uncle Lucas (Leslie Nielsen), and moves to Hollingsworth Manor in Atlanta, Georgia. Presumably, Sophia was to join her, but, in the end, Sophia stays behind with the other girls in Miami, leading into the future spin-off, The Golden Palace.
Dorothy, after making an emotional speech and telling the girls that "I love you, always," comes rushing back in through different entrances of the house for their final goodbyes, until making her final exit, saying "You'll always be my sisters. Always," leaving the other three ladies. The series finale was watched by 27.2 million viewers. When the series finale aired on May 9, 1992, it was the 10th most watched series finale of all time. As of 2010, it ranks at #17.
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