The Bachelorette (Australian TV series) season 2

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The Bachelorette
Season 2
StarringGeorgia Love
Presented by Osher Günsberg
No. of contestants18
WinnerLee Elliott
Runner-up Matty Johnson
No. of episodes12
Release
Original network Network Ten
Original release21 September (2016-09-21) 
27 October 2016 (2016-10-27)
Season chronology
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Season 3

The second season of The Bachelorette Australia premiered on Network Ten on 21 September 2016. [1] The season features Georgia Love, a 27-year-old journalist from Melbourne, Victoria, [2] originally from Tasmania, courting 18 men.

Contents

Contestants

The season began with 16 contestants. [3] In episode 5, two "intruders" were brought into the competition, bringing the total number of contestants to 18. [4]

NameAgeHometownOccupationEliminated
Lee Elliott35 Melbourne, Victoria Mechanical PlumberWinner
Matty Johnson 29 Sydney, New South Wales Marketing managerRunner-Up
Jake Ellis30 Gold Coast, Queensland Sales ProfessionalEpisode 11
Courtney Dober30 Sydney, New South Wales Industrial DesignerEpisode 10
Cameron Cranley26 Perth, Western Australia FirefighterEpisode 9
Clancy Ryan29 Brisbane, Queensland Medical Sales RepEpisode 8
Matt Dunne29 Melbourne, Victoria General managerEpisode 7
Rhys Chilton29 Brisbane, Queensland Model
Sam Johnston27 Sydney, New South Wales Electrician
Todd Jesson26 Melbourne, Victoria Musician
Ryan Palk28 Perth, Western Australia Sailing CoachEpisode 6
Matteo31 Sydney, New South Wales ModelEpisode 5
Tommy Saggus31 Brisbane, Queensland Employment CoachEpisode 4
Aaron Brady34 Sunshine Coast, Queensland Marketing CEOEpisode 3
Jay Geering33 Adelaide, South Australia Wellness Coach
Ben Lyall32 Wollongong, New South Wales MinerEpisode 2
Carlos Fang29 Melbourne, Victoria EntrepreneurEpisode 1
Dale Brown29 Brisbane, Queensland Personal Trainer

Future appearances

Bachelor Winter Games

Courtney will represent The Bachelor Australia in The Bachelor Winter Games ; a Winter Olympics themed spin-off is the American Bachelor Franchise.

Call-Out Order

Georgia's call-out order
#BachelorsEpisode
1 [5] 2 [6] 3 [7] 4 [8] 5 [9] 6 [10] 7 [11] 8 [12] 9 [13] 10 [14] [lower-alpha 1] 11 [15] 12 [16]
1CameronCourtneyJakeLeeCourtneyClancyCameronCourtneyMattyLeeJakeMattyLee
2JakeLeeClancyMattyJakeMattyMattyCameronLeeMattyLeeLeeMatty
3RhysCameronCameronCameronSamMattJakeMattyJakeJakeMattyJake
4CourtneyClancyRhysCourtneyClancyLeeRhysJakeCourtneyCourtneyCourtney
5DaleJakeTommyRyanMattyToddLeeClancyCameronCameron
6RyanRyanLeeClancyRhysCameronCourtneyLeeClancy
7MattyJayMattRhysRyanSamSamMatt
Todd
8CarlosMattySamJakeLeeRhysTodd
9LeeTommyCourtneyTommyMattJakeClancyRhys
Sam
10AaronMattMattySamCameronRyanMatt
11JayAaronJayMattTommyCourtneyRyan
12TommyRhysAaronAaron
Jay
Matteo
13MattBenRyan
14BenSamBen
15ClancyCarlos
Dale
16Sam
17Matteo [lower-alpha 2]
18Todd [lower-alpha 2]
Color Key

Episodes

Episode 1

Original airdate: 21 September 2016

EventDescription
First impression roseCourtney
Rose ceremonyCarlos & Dale were eliminated

Episode 2

Original airdate: 22 September 2016

EventDescription
Single dateJake
Group dateRhys, Courtney, Ben, Matt, Ryan,
Aaron, Clancy, Lee, Cameron and Sam
Rose ceremonyBen was eliminated

Episode 3

Original airdate: 28 September 2016

EventDescription
Single dateLee
Group dateTommy, Clancy, Cameron, Sam,
Jay, Rhys, Aaron and Matty
Rose ceremonyAaron & Jay were eliminated

Episode 4

Original airdate: 29 September 2016

EventDescription
Single dateCourtney
Group dateCourtney, Ryan, Tommy, Matt,
Cameron, Jake and Clancy
Rose ceremonyTommy was eliminated

Episode 5

Original airdate: 5 October 2016

EventDescription
Single dateClancy
Group dateEveryone
IntrudersMatteo & Todd were introduced
Rose ceremonyMatteo was eliminated

Episode 6

Original airdate: 6 October 2016

EventDescription
Single dateCameron
Matty
Group dateLee, Jake, Courtney, Sam,
Matt, Ryan, Rhys and Todd
Rose ceremonyRyan was eliminated

Episode 7

Original airdate: 12 October 2016

EventDescription
Single dateCourtney
Two-on-one dateRhys & Sam
Rhys & Sam were eliminated.
Rose ceremonyMatt & Todd were eliminated.

Episode 8

Original airdate: 13 October 2016

EventDescription
Single dateMatty
Group dateCameron, Clancy, Courtney,
Jake and Lee
Rose ceremonyClancy was eliminated

Episode 9

Original airdate: 19 October 2016

EventDescription
Single dateLee
Group dateEveryone
Rose ceremonyCameron was eliminated

Episode 10

Original airdate: 20 October 2016

EventDescription
Hometown #1Matty - Sydney, New South Wales
Hometown #2Jake - Gold Coast, Queensland
Hometown #3Lee - Melbourne, Victoria
Hometown #4Courtney - Sydney, New South Wales
Rose ceremonyCourtney was eliminated prior to the rose ceremony.

Episode 11

Original airdate: 26 October 2016

EventDescription
Single Date #1Lee
Single Date #2Jake
Single Date #3Matty
Rose ceremonyJake was eliminated

Episode 12

Original airdate: 27 October 2016

EventDescription
Meet Georgia's Family #1Matty
Meet Georgia's Family #2Lee
Final Date #1Matty
Final Date #2Lee
Final Decision:Lee is the winner

Ratings

No.TitleAir dateTimeslotOvernight ratingsConsolidated ratingsTotal
viewers
Ref(s)
ViewersRankViewersRank
1Episode 121 September 2016 (2016-09-21)Wednesday 7:30 pm655,0001427,00014682,000 [17] [18]
2Episode 222 September 2016 (2016-09-22)Thursday 7:30 pm703,000957,0007760,000 [19] [20]
3Episode 3 [lower-alpha 3] 28 September 2016 (2016-09-28)Wednesday 7:30 pm570,0001454,00014624,000 [21] [22]
4Episode 429 September 2016 (2016-09-29)Thursday 7:30 pm599,0001371,00010670,000 [23] [24]
5Episode 55 October 2016 (2016-10-05)Wednesday 7:30 pm561,0001656,00015617,000 [25] [26]
6Episode 66 October 2016 (2016-10-06)Thursday 7:30 pm588,0001371,00012659,000 [27] [28]
7Episode 712 October 2016 (2016-10-12)Wednesday 7:30 pm624,0001264,00014688,000 [29] [30]
8Episode 813 October 2016 (2016-10-13)Thursday 7:30 pm613,0001187,00010700,000 [31] [32]
9Episode 919 October 2016 (2016-10-19)Wednesday 7:30 pm592,0001449,00015641,000 [33] [34]
10Episode 1020 October 2016 (2016-10-20)Thursday 7:30 pm692,000763,0006755,000 [35] [36]
11Episode 1126 October 2016 (2016-10-26)Wednesday 7:30 pm697,000921,00010718,000 [37] [38]
12Finale
Final Decision
27 October 2016 (2016-10-27)Thursday 7:30 pm
Thursday 9:00 pm
790,000
972,000
6
1
30,000
37,000
6
1
820,000
1,009,000
[39] [40]

Notes

  1. The rose ceremony was cancelled due to Courtney's elimination prior to the rose ceremony. Therefore, the remaining contestants are listed in alphabetical order.
  2. 1 2 This contestant was an intruder and did not join the competition until Episode 5.
  3. Viewership from Adelaide is unusually low as a result of a statewide power outage in South Australia.

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