The Bachelor (Australian TV series) season 6

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The Bachelor
Season 6
Starring Nick Cummins
Presented by Osher Günsberg
No. of contestants28
WinnerNo winner
Runners-up
  • Brittany Hockley
  • Sophie Tieman
No. of episodes16
Release
Original network Network Ten
Original release15 August (2018-08-15) 
4 October 2018 (2018-10-04)
Season chronology
 Previous
Season 5
Next 
Season 7

The sixth season of The Bachelor premiered on 15 August 2018. [1] This season features Nick Cummins, a 30-year-old former professional rugby player from Sydney, courting 28 women. [2]

Contestants

The season began with 25 contestants. [3] In episode 7, three "intruders" were brought into the competition, bringing the total number of contestants to 28.

NameAgeHometownOccupationEliminated
Brittany Hockley30 Port Macquarie, New South Wales RadiographerEpisode 16
Sophie Tieman25 Moreton Bay, Queensland Property Valuer
Brooke Blurton 23 Carnarvon, Western Australia Youth WorkerEpisode 15 (quit)
Cassandra "Cass" Wood23 Sydney, New South Wales StudentEpisode 14
Dasha Gaivoronski32 Adelaide, South Australia Personal TrainerEpisode 13
Emily Dibden25 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory Dance Teacher
Shannon Baff25 Melbourne, Victoria Car Care ConsultantEpisode 12
Jamie-Lee Dayz27 Sydney, New South Wales Venue ManagerEpisode 11
Tenille Favios25 Brisbane, Queensland Flight AttendantEpisode 10 (quit)
Deanna Salvemini28 Adelaide, South Australia Dental NurseEpisode 9
Romy Poulier30 Brisbane, Queensland Photo Shoot DirectorEpisode 8 (quit)
Alisha Aitken-Radburn25 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory Political AdviserEpisode 8
Brittney Weldon25 Gold Coast, Queensland Housing Officer
Cat Henesey-Smith24 Brisbane, Queensland Fashion Designer
Ashlea Harvey30 Gold Coast, Queensland Property ConsultantEpisode 7
Rhiannon Doherty28 Gold Coast, Queensland Sales Representative
Vanessa Sunshine27 Melbourne, Victoria Legal SecretaryEpisode 6
Blair Thomas27 Gold Coast, Queensland P.E. TeacherEpisode 5
Aleksandra Sekuloska31 Melbourne, Victoria Yoga TeacherEpisode 4
Steph Crothers23 Melbourne, Victoria Children's Entertainer
Cayla Tudehope27 Sunshine Coast, Queensland Energy HealerEpisode 3
Christina Karklis23 Brisbane, Queensland Retail Manager
Kayla Gray25 Mount Gambier, South Australia Flight Attendant
Juliana Bahr-Thomson29 Sydney, New South Wales LifeguardEpisode 2
Renee Cuzens30 Melbourne, Victoria Business Analyst
Autumn Jay29 Melbourne, Victoria Digital DesignerEpisode 1
Susie McDougall30 Perth, Western Australia Account Manager
Urszula Mosijewski34 Melbourne, Victoria Creative Director

Call-out order

Nick's call-out order
#BachelorettesEpisode
123456 [a] 78910 [b] 1112131415 [c] 16
1ShannonBrookeShannonBrittanyDashaSophieRhiannonTenilleEmilyBrittanySophieCassBrookeBrittanyBrookeBrittanyBrittany
Sophie
2BrookeBrittanyRomyBrookeRhiannonTenilleCassJamie-LeeBrookeBrookeBrittanyShannonSophieSophieSophieSophie
3BrittanyDashaRhiannonDashaTenilleBrittanyBrittanySophieSophieCassBrookeBrookeBrittanyCassBrittanyBrooke
4CaylaKaylaTenilleSophieAshleaRhiannonAlishaAlishaShannonShannonCassBrittanyCassBrookeCass
5CatRhiannonBrittanyAshleaSophieBrookeShannonCatCassDashaDashaSophieEmilyDasha
Emily
6TenilleCatAleksandraVanessaShannonDashaRomyBrookeDeannaSophieEmilyDashaDasha
7ReneeShannonCatEmilyAlishaRomyAshleaRomyDashaEmilyJamie-LeeEmilyShannon
8KaylaAlishaAlishaRomyRomyCassBrookeCassBrittanyJamie-LeeShannonJamie-Lee
9StephTenilleBrookeCassBrookeShannonCatShannonTenilleTenilleTenille
10SophieSophieKaylaRhiannonBlairEmilyDashaBrittanyJamie-LeeDeanna
11CassAleksandraEmilyAlishaBrittanyVanessaEmilyEmilyAlisha
Brittney
12EmilyStephDashaCatEmilyAshleaSophieDasha
13AshleaCassVanessaTenilleCatAlishaTenilleDeannaRomy
14ChristinaReneeCassBlairVanessaCatVanessaBrittneyCat
15SusieEmilyAshleaShannonCassBlairAshlea
Rhiannon
16AutumnAshleaStephStephAleksandra
Steph
17RomyBlairBlairAleksandra
18UrszulaJulianaChristinaCayla
Christina
Kayla
19JulianaChristinaSophie
20RhiannonCaylaCayla
21BlairRomyJuliana
Renee
22AlishaVanessa
23AleksandraAutumn
Susie
Urszula
24Dasha
25Vanessa
26Deanna
27Jamie-Lee
28Brittney
  The contestant received the key to Nick's bachelor pad.
  The contestant received a rose during a date.
  The contestant received a rose outside of a date or the rose ceremony.
  The contestant was eliminated.
  The contestant was eliminated during a date.
  The contestant quit the competition.
  The contestant was eliminated outside the rose ceremony.
  The contestant won the competition.
  1. The rose ceremony took place during the group date. Therefore, the women not on the group date are listed in alphabetical order.
  2. The rose ceremony was cancelled after Tenille decided to quit during the cocktail party. Therefore, the remaining women are listed in alphabetical order.
  3. The rose ceremony was cancelled after Brooke decided to quit before the rose ceremony. Therefore, the remaining women are listed in alphabetical order.

Episodes

Episode 1

Original airdate: 15 August 2018

EventDescription
Bachelor Pad KeyBrooke
Rose ceremonyAutumn, Susie & Urszula were eliminated.

Episode 2

Original airdate: 16 August 2018

EventDescription
Single dateShannon
Romy
Group dateBrooke, Aleksandra, Christina, Sophie, Cass,
Cayla, Vanessa, Cat, Alisha and Romy
Rose ceremonyJuliana & Renee were eliminated

Episode 3

Original airdate: 22 August 2018

EventDescription
Single dateBrittany
Group dateEveryone
One-on-one timeVanessa
Bachelor Pad Key DateBrooke
Rose ceremonyCayla, Christina & Kayla were eliminated

Episode 4

Original airdate: 23 August 2018

EventDescription
Single dateDasha
Group dateRhiannon, Tenille, Vanessa, Romy, Cat, Shannon,
Brooke, Sophie, Brittany, Emily, Ashlea and Cass
One-on-one timeCat
Rose ceremonyAleksandra & Steph were eliminated

Episode 5

Original airdate: 29 August 2018

EventDescription
Single dateSophie
Group dateEveryone
One-on-one timeBrooke
Rose ceremonyBlair was eliminated

Episode 6

Original airdate: 30 August 2018

EventDescription
Single dateRhiannon
Group dateBrittany, Shannon, Cass,
Alisha, Romy and Vanessa
Rose ceremonyVanessa was eliminated

Episode 7

Original airdate: 5 September 2018

EventDescription
IntrudersDeanna, Jamie-Lee and Brittney were introduced
Group dateEmily, Brooke, Cat, Ashlea, Alisha,
Cass, Deanna, Jamie-Lee, Brittney W.
Single dateTenille
Rose ceremonyAshlea & Rhiannon were eliminated

Episode 8

Original airdate: 6 September 2018

EventDescription
Group dateCass, Cat, Brittany, Dasha,
Emily, Tenille, Deanna and Brittney
One-on-one timeEmily
Single dateBrooke
Rose ceremonyCat was eliminated outside the rose ceremony;
Romy quit during the rose ceremony;
Alisha & Brittney W. were eliminated during the rose ceremony.

Episode 9

Original airdate: 12 September 2018

EventDescription
Single dateBrittany
Group dateCass, Brooke, Tenille,
Sophie, Deanna and Jamie-Lee
Rose ceremonyDeanna was eliminated

Episode 10

Original airdate: 13 September 2018

EventDescription
Group dateDasha, Sophie, Brittany and Brooke
One-on-one timeSophie
Single dateJamie-Lee
Rose ceremonyTenille quit before the rose ceremony;
the rose ceremony was cancelled.

Episode 11

Original airdate: 19 September 2018

EventDescription
Single dateCass
Group dateEveryone
One-on-one timeDasha
Rose ceremonyJamie-Lee was eliminated

Episode 12

Original airdate: 20 September 2018

EventDescription
Group dateEveryone
One-on-one timeBrooke
Single dateEmily
Rose ceremonyShannon was eliminated

Episode 13

Original airdate: 26 September 2018

EventDescription
Group dateEveryone
One-on-one timeBrittany
Single dateSophie
Rose ceremonyDasha & Emily were eliminated

Episode 14

Original airdate: 27 September 2018

EventDescription
Hometown #1Cass – Sydney
Hometown #2Brooke – Perth, Western Australia
Hometown #3Sophie – Moreton Bay, Queensland
Hometown #4Brittany – Port Macquarie, New South Wales
Rose ceremonyCass was eliminated.

Episode 15

Original airdate: 3 October 2018

EventDescription
Single Date #1Sophie
Single Date #2Brittany
Single Date #3Brooke
Rose ceremonyBrooke quit before the rose ceremony.

Episode 16

Original airdate: 4 October 2018
Location: New Caledonia

EventDescription
Meet Nick's Family #1Brittany
Meet Nick's Family #2Sophie
Final Date #1Sophie
Final Date #2Brittany
Final Decision:No one is the winner

Ratings

No.TitleAir dateTimeslotOvernight ratingsConsolidated ratingsTotal
viewers
Ref(s)
ViewersRankViewersRank
1Episode 115 August 2018Wednesday 7:30 pm940,000465,00031,004,000 [4] [5]
2Episode 216 August 2018Thursday 7:30 pm822,0005113,0003935,000 [6] [7]
3Episode 322 August 2018Wednesday 7:30 pm819,000681,0006902,000 [8] [9]
4Episode 423 August 2018Thursday 7:30 pm807,0005116,0003925,000 [10] [11]
5Episode 529 August 2018Wednesday 7:30 pm871,000571,0003942,000 [12] [13]
6Episode 630 August 2018Thursday 7:30 pm820,0005116,0002941,000 [14] [15]
7Episode 75 September 2018Wednesday 7:30 pm805,000774,0006880,000 [16] [17]
8Episode 86 September 2018Thursday 7:30 pm899,0001138,00011,043,000 [18] [19]
9Episode 912 September 2018Wednesday 7:30 pm884,000583,0004967,000 [20] [21]
10Episode 1013 September 2018Thursday 7:30 pm869,0004101,0001975,000 [22] [23]
11Episode 1119 September 2018Wednesday 7:30 pm854,000663,0005919,000 [24] [25]
12Episode 1220 September 2018Thursday 7:30 pm882,000385,0001967,000 [26] [27]
13Episode 1326 September 2018Wednesday 7:30 pm721,000890,0007811,000 [28] [29]
14Episode 1427 September 2018Thursday 7:30 pm835,0003151,0001986,000 [30] [31]
15Episode 153 October 2018Wednesday 7:30 pm822,000646,0006868,000 [32] [33]
16Finale
Final Decision
4 October 2018Thursday 7:30 pm
Thursday 9:00 pm
1,009,000
1,241,000
2
1
64,000
87,000
2
1
1,073,000
1,328,000
[34] [35]

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