The Bachelorette | |
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Season 2 | |
Starring | Georgia Love |
Presented by | Osher Günsberg |
No. of contestants | 18 |
Winner | Lee Elliott |
Runner-up | Matty Johnson |
No. of episodes | 12 |
Release | |
Original network | Network Ten |
Original release | 21 September – 27 October 2016 |
Season chronology |
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.
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]
Name | Age | Hometown | Occupation | Eliminated |
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Lee Elliott | 35 | Melbourne, Victoria | Mechanical Plumber | Winner |
Matty Johnson | 29 | Sydney, New South Wales | Marketing manager | Runner-Up |
Jake Ellis | 30 | Gold Coast, Queensland | Sales Professional | Episode 11 |
Courtney Dober | 30 | Sydney, New South Wales | Industrial Designer | Episode 10 |
Cameron Cranley | 26 | Perth, Western Australia | Firefighter | Episode 9 |
Clancy Ryan | 29 | Brisbane, Queensland | Medical Sales Rep | Episode 8 |
Matt Dunne | 29 | Melbourne, Victoria | General manager | Episode 7 |
Rhys Chilton | 29 | Brisbane, Queensland | Model | |
Sam Johnston | 27 | Sydney, New South Wales | Electrician | |
Todd Jesson | 26 | Melbourne, Victoria | Musician | |
Ryan Palk | 28 | Perth, Western Australia | Sailing Coach | Episode 6 |
Matteo | 31 | Sydney, New South Wales | Model | Episode 5 |
Tommy Saggus | 31 | Brisbane, Queensland | Employment Coach | Episode 4 |
Aaron Brady | 34 | Sunshine Coast, Queensland | Marketing CEO | Episode 3 |
Jay Geering | 33 | Adelaide, South Australia | Wellness Coach | |
Ben Lyall | 32 | Wollongong, New South Wales | Miner | Episode 2 |
Carlos Fang | 29 | Melbourne, Victoria | Entrepreneur | Episode 1 |
Dale Brown | 29 | Brisbane, Queensland | Personal Trainer |
Courtney will represent The Bachelor Australia in The Bachelor Winter Games ; a Winter Olympics themed spin-off is the American Bachelor Franchise.
# | Bachelors | Episode | |||||||||||||
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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] | ||||
1 | Cameron | Courtney | Jake | Lee | Courtney | Clancy | Cameron | Courtney | Matty | Lee | Jake | Matty | Lee | ||
2 | Jake | Lee | Clancy | Matty | Jake | Matty | Matty | Cameron | Lee | Matty | Lee | Lee | Matty | ||
3 | Rhys | Cameron | Cameron | Cameron | Sam | Matt | Jake | Matty | Jake | Jake | Matty | Jake | |||
4 | Courtney | Clancy | Rhys | Courtney | Clancy | Lee | Rhys | Jake | Courtney | Courtney | Courtney | ||||
5 | Dale | Jake | Tommy | Ryan | Matty | Todd | Lee | Clancy | Cameron | Cameron | |||||
6 | Ryan | Ryan | Lee | Clancy | Rhys | Cameron | Courtney | Lee | Clancy | ||||||
7 | Matty | Jay | Matt | Rhys | Ryan | Sam | Sam | Matt Todd | |||||||
8 | Carlos | Matty | Sam | Jake | Lee | Rhys | Todd | ||||||||
9 | Lee | Tommy | Courtney | Tommy | Matt | Jake | Clancy | Rhys Sam | |||||||
10 | Aaron | Matt | Matty | Sam | Cameron | Ryan | Matt | ||||||||
11 | Jay | Aaron | Jay | Matt | Tommy | Courtney | Ryan | ||||||||
12 | Tommy | Rhys | Aaron | Aaron Jay | Matteo | ||||||||||
13 | Matt | Ben | Ryan | ||||||||||||
14 | Ben | Sam | Ben | ||||||||||||
15 | Clancy | Carlos Dale | |||||||||||||
16 | Sam | ||||||||||||||
17 | Matteo [lower-alpha 2] | ||||||||||||||
18 | Todd [lower-alpha 2] | ||||||||||||||
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Original airdate: 21 September 2016
Event | Description |
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First impression rose | Courtney |
Rose ceremony | Carlos & Dale were eliminated |
Original airdate: 22 September 2016
Event | Description |
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Single date | Jake |
Group date | Rhys, Courtney, Ben, Matt, Ryan, Aaron, Clancy, Lee, Cameron and Sam |
Rose ceremony | Ben was eliminated |
Original airdate: 28 September 2016
Event | Description |
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Single date | Lee |
Group date | Tommy, Clancy, Cameron, Sam, Jay, Rhys, Aaron and Matty |
Rose ceremony | Aaron & Jay were eliminated |
Original airdate: 29 September 2016
Event | Description |
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Single date | Courtney |
Group date | Courtney, Ryan, Tommy, Matt, Cameron, Jake and Clancy |
Rose ceremony | Tommy was eliminated |
Original airdate: 5 October 2016
Event | Description |
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Single date | Clancy |
Group date | Everyone |
Intruders | Matteo & Todd were introduced |
Rose ceremony | Matteo was eliminated |
Original airdate: 6 October 2016
Event | Description |
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Single date | Cameron Matty |
Group date | Lee, Jake, Courtney, Sam, Matt, Ryan, Rhys and Todd |
Rose ceremony | Ryan was eliminated |
Original airdate: 12 October 2016
Event | Description |
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Single date | Courtney |
Two-on-one date | Rhys & Sam Rhys & Sam were eliminated. |
Rose ceremony | Matt & Todd were eliminated. |
Original airdate: 13 October 2016
Event | Description |
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Single date | Matty |
Group date | Cameron, Clancy, Courtney, Jake and Lee |
Rose ceremony | Clancy was eliminated |
Original airdate: 19 October 2016
Event | Description |
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Single date | Lee |
Group date | Everyone |
Rose ceremony | Cameron was eliminated |
Original airdate: 20 October 2016
Event | Description |
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Hometown #1 | Matty - Sydney, New South Wales |
Hometown #2 | Jake - Gold Coast, Queensland |
Hometown #3 | Lee - Melbourne, Victoria |
Hometown #4 | Courtney - Sydney, New South Wales |
Rose ceremony | Courtney was eliminated prior to the rose ceremony. |
Original airdate: 26 October 2016
Event | Description |
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Single Date #1 | Lee |
Single Date #2 | Jake |
Single Date #3 | Matty |
Rose ceremony | Jake was eliminated |
Original airdate: 27 October 2016
Event | Description |
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Meet Georgia's Family #1 | Matty |
Meet Georgia's Family #2 | Lee |
Final Date #1 | Matty |
Final Date #2 | Lee |
Final Decision: | Lee is the winner |
No. | Title | Air date | Timeslot | Overnight ratings | Consolidated ratings | Total viewers | Ref(s) | ||
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Viewers | Rank | Viewers | Rank | ||||||
1 | Episode 1 | 21 September 2016 | Wednesday 7:30 pm | 655,000 | 14 | 27,000 | 14 | 682,000 | [17] [18] |
2 | Episode 2 | 22 September 2016 | Thursday 7:30 pm | 703,000 | 9 | 57,000 | 7 | 760,000 | [19] [20] |
3 | Episode 3 [lower-alpha 3] | 28 September 2016 | Wednesday 7:30 pm | 570,000 | 14 | 54,000 | 14 | 624,000 | [21] [22] |
4 | Episode 4 | 29 September 2016 | Thursday 7:30 pm | 599,000 | 13 | 71,000 | 10 | 670,000 | [23] [24] |
5 | Episode 5 | 5 October 2016 | Wednesday 7:30 pm | 561,000 | 16 | 56,000 | 15 | 617,000 | [25] [26] |
6 | Episode 6 | 6 October 2016 | Thursday 7:30 pm | 588,000 | 13 | 71,000 | 12 | 659,000 | [27] [28] |
7 | Episode 7 | 12 October 2016 | Wednesday 7:30 pm | 624,000 | 12 | 64,000 | 14 | 688,000 | [29] [30] |
8 | Episode 8 | 13 October 2016 | Thursday 7:30 pm | 613,000 | 11 | 87,000 | 10 | 700,000 | [31] [32] |
9 | Episode 9 | 19 October 2016 | Wednesday 7:30 pm | 592,000 | 14 | 49,000 | 15 | 641,000 | [33] [34] |
10 | Episode 10 | 20 October 2016 | Thursday 7:30 pm | 692,000 | 7 | 63,000 | 6 | 755,000 | [35] [36] |
11 | Episode 11 | 26 October 2016 | Wednesday 7:30 pm | 697,000 | 9 | 21,000 | 10 | 718,000 | [37] [38] |
12 | Finale Final Decision | 27 October 2016 | 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] |
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