| The Bachelorette | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 [5] | 2 [6] | 3 [7] | 4 [8] | 5 [9] | 6 [10] | 7 [11] | 8 [12] | 9 [13] | 10 [14] [a] | 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 [b] | ||||||||||||||
| 18 | Todd [b] | ||||||||||||||
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Original airdate: 21 September 2016
| Event | Description |
|---|---|
| First impression rose | Courtney |
| Rose ceremony | Carlos & Dale were eliminated |
Original airdate: 22 September 2016
| Event | Description |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Single date | Clancy |
| Group date | Everyone |
| Intruders | Matteo & Todd were introduced |
| Rose ceremony | Matteo was eliminated |
Original airdate: 6 October 2016
| Event | Description |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Single date | Matty |
| Group date | Cameron, Clancy, Courtney, Jake and Lee |
| Rose ceremony | Clancy was eliminated |
Original airdate: 19 October 2016
| Event | Description |
|---|---|
| Single date | Lee |
| Group date | Everyone |
| Rose ceremony | Cameron was eliminated |
Original airdate: 20 October 2016
| Event | Description |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Single Date #1 | Lee |
| Single Date #2 | Jake |
| Single Date #3 | Matty |
| Rose ceremony | Jake was eliminated |
Original airdate: 27 October 2016
| Event | Description |
|---|---|
| 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) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 [c] | 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] |