The Bachelors | |
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Season 11 | |
Starring |
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Presented by | Osher Günsberg |
No. of contestants | 24 |
Winners | Mckenna Lea Ellie Rolfe |
Runners-up | Angela Valenti Lana Chegodaev |
No. of episodes | 12 |
Release | |
Original network | Network 10 |
Original release | 3 December – 20 December 2023 |
Season chronology |
The eleventh and final season of The Bachelor Australia , known as The Bachelors, premiered on 3 December 2023. [1] For the second consecutive season, there are three Bachelors: Ben Waddell, a 36-year-old international model and environmentalist from Melbourne, Victoria; Luke Bateman, a 28-year-old lumberjack and former NRL player from Toowoomba, Queensland; and Wesley Senna Cortes, a 33-year-old theology student and marketing & sales manager from Brazil, living in Sydney, New South Wales. [2]
This season is the first in the series to have been filmed in Melbourne, with production moving from the previous season's location on the Gold Coast in Queensland. [3] Selected episodes were released 24 hours prior to broadcast, on video on demand streaming service 10Play, to reach younger audiences and increase the platform's viewership. [4]
The season began with 24 contestants. [5]
Name | Age | Hometown | Occupation | Bachelor | Eliminated | Place [lower-alpha 1] |
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Mckenna Lea | 25 | Gold Coast, Queensland | PR Manager | Ben | Winner | 1 |
Ellie Rolfe | 29 | Geraldton, Western Australia | Beauty Therapist | Luke | Winner | |
Brea Marshall | 25 | Tully Heads, Queensland | Mining Administrator | Wesley | Episode 12 | Quit [lower-alpha 2] |
Angela Valenti | 36 | Melbourne, Victoria | Business Owner | Ben | Runner-Up | 2 |
Lana Chegodaev | 36 | Sydney, New South Wales | Category Manager | Luke | ||
Aarthi Balakumar | 29 | Sydney, New South Wales | Health Projects Manager | Luke | Episode 10 | 3 |
Amelia Easey | 25 | Central Coast, New South Wales | Nursing Student | Ben | ||
Maddison Lieberwirth | 24 | Melbourne, Victoria | Marketing Specialist | Ben | Episode 9 | 4 |
Nella Lelo | 33 | Sydney, New South Wales | Flight Attendant | Wesley | 2-3 | |
Natalie Benson | 27 | Melbourne, Victoria | Technical Specialist | |||
Caitlin Allan | 25 | Melbourne, Victoria | Jewellery Salesperson | N/A | Episode 8 | 11 |
Evangeline "Evie" Batalha | 29 | Adelaide, South Australia | Professional Development Specialist | 12 (quit) | ||
Jade Wilden | 27 | Brisbane, Queensland | Interior Designer | Episode 7 | 13 (quit) | |
Lisa Brehmer | 23 | Sydney, New South Wales | Interior Design Student | Episode 6 | 14-15 | |
Tabitha von Sanden | 27 | Brisbane, Queensland | Registered Nurse | |||
Anastasia Iliopoulos | 32 | Melbourne, Victoria | Property Developer | 16 (quit) | ||
Mel Ree | 35 | Darwin, Northern Territory | Indigenous Mentor | Episode 5 | 17 | |
Dana Melnik | 25 | Sydney, New South Wales | Medical Researcher | Episode 4 | 18 | |
Holly Trim | 27 | Sydney, New South Wales | Environmental Scientist | Episode 3 | 19 | |
Angie Glavas | 33 | Melbourne, Victoria | Makeup Artist | Episode 2 | 20 | |
Carla Di Matteo | 23 | Sydney, New South Wales | Hairdresser | Episode 1 | 21-23 | |
Chrystal Mao | 25 | Melbourne, Victoria | IT Analyst | |||
Kristen Sorrenson | 32 | Gold Coast, Queensland | Tattoo Artist | |||
Yasemin Islek | 32 | Melbourne, Victoria | Model | 24 (quit) | ||
Original airdate: 3 December 2023
Event | Description |
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Self-Elimination | Yasemin |
Rose ceremony | Carla, Chrystal and Kristen were eliminated. |
Original airdate: 4 December 2023
Event | Description | |
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Luke's Single date | Ellie | |
Ben's Single date | Caitlin | |
Wesley's Single date | Jade | |
Group date | Ben's Invite | Angela, Anastasia, Natalie, Ellie |
Luke's Invite | Aarthi, Mckenna, Maddison, Lisa | |
Wesley's Invite | Holly, Jade, Angie, Brea | |
Rose ceremony | Angie was eliminated. |
Original airdate: 5 December 2023
Event | Description |
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Ben's Single date | Mckenna |
Luke's Single date | Tabitha |
Wesley's Single date | Holly |
Group date | Aarthi, Amelia, Brea, Dana, Evie, Holly, Jade, Lana, Maddison, Mel, Natalie, Nella |
Rose ceremony | Holly was eliminated. |
Original airdate: 6 December 2023
Event | Description |
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Ben's Single date | Amelia |
Wesley's Single date | Brea |
Luke's Single date | Aarthi |
Rose ceremony | Dana was eliminated. |
Original airdate: 10 December 2023
Event | Description | |
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Wesley's Single date | Nella | |
Luke's Single date | Lana | |
Ben's Single date | Angela | |
Group date | Ben's Invite | Caitlin, Evie, Ellie |
Luke's Invite | Tabitha, Mel, Aarthi | |
Wesley's Invite | Brea, Jade, Natalie | |
Self Invite | Lisa | |
Rose ceremony | Mel was eliminated. |
Original airdate: 11 December 2023
Event | Description | |
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Wesley's Single date | Jade | |
Luke's Single date | Ellie | |
Ben's Single date | Amelia | |
Group date | Ben's Invite | Maddison, Anastasia |
Luke's Invite | Lana, Tabitha | |
Wesley's Invite | Brea, Lisa | |
Self-Elimination | Anastasia | |
Surprise Date Elimination | Tabitha and Lisa were eliminated. |
Original airdate: 12 December 2023
Event | Description | |
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Ben's Single date | Maddison | |
Wesley's Single date | Brea | |
Luke's Single date | Lana | |
Group date | Ben's Invite | Amelia, Angela, Mckenna |
Luke's Invite | Aarthi, Ellie, Lana | |
Wesley's Invite | Jade, Nella, Natalie | |
Self-Elimination | Jade |
Original airdate: 13 December 2023
Event | Description | |
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Ben's Single date | Angela | |
Luke's Single date | Aarthi | |
Wesley's Single date | Natalie | |
Group date | Ben's Invite | Amelia, Angela, Caitlin, Evie, Maddison, Mckenna |
Luke's Invite | Aarthi, Ellie, Lana | |
Wesley's Invite | Brea, Natalie, Nella | |
Self-Elimination | Evie | |
Rose ceremony | Caitlin was eliminated. |
Original airdate: 17 December 2023
Event | Description | |
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Elimination outside Rose ceremony | Natalie and Nella were eliminated. | |
Wesley's Single date | Brea | |
Luke's Single date | Ellie | |
Ben's Single date | Amelia | |
Group date | Ben's Invite | Amelia, Angela, Maddison, Mckenna |
Luke's Invite | Aarthi, Ellie, Lana | |
Rose ceremony | Maddison was eliminated. |
Original airdate: 18 December 2023
Event | Description | |
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Luke's Compatibility date | Aarthi, Ellie, Lana | |
Ben's Compatibility date | Mckenna, Amelia, Angela | |
Wesley's Compatibility date | Brea | |
Rose ceremony | Aarthi and Amelia were eliminated. |
Original airdate: 19 December 2023
The Bachelors met the in-laws and friends.
Original airdate: 20 December 2023
Event | Description |
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Luke's Final Decision | Ellie |
Ben's Final Decision | Mckenna |
Wesley's Final Decision | Brea |
Self-Elimination | Brea |
No. | Title | Air date | Timeslot | Overnight ratings | Consolidated ratings | Total viewers | Ref(s) | ||
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Viewers | Rank | Viewers | Rank | ||||||
1 | Episode 1 | 3 December 2023 | Sunday 7:30 pm | 224,000 | 11 | 25,000 | 13 | 407,000 | [6] |
2 | Episode 2 | 4 December 2023 | Monday 7:30 pm | 170,000 | 26 | 16,000 | 22 | 341,000 | [7] |
3 | Episode 3 | 5 December 2023 | Tuesday 7:30 pm | 153,000 | 23 | 23,000 | 22 | 314,000 | [8] |
4 | Episode 4 | 6 December 2023 | Wednesday 7:30 pm | 149,000 | 25 | 36,000 | 24 | 312,000 | [9] |
5 | Episode 5 | 10 December 2023 | Sunday 7:30 pm | 165,000 | 15 | — | — | 165,000 | [10] |
6 | Episode 6 | 11 December 2023 | Monday 7:30 pm | 186,000 | 23 | — | — | 186,000 | [11] |
7 | Episode 7 | 12 December 2023 | Tuesday 7:30 pm | 157,000 | 23 | — | — | 157,000 | [12] |
8 | Episode 8 | 13 December 2023 | Wednesday 7:30 pm | 146,000 | 22 | — | — | 146,000 | [13] |
9 | Episode 9 | 17 December 2023 | Sunday 7:30 pm | — | — | — | |||
10 | Episode 10 | 18 December 2023 | Monday 7:30 pm | — | — | — | |||
11 | Episode 11 | 19 December 2023 | Tuesday 7:30 pm | — | — | — | |||
12 | Finale Final Decision | 20 December 2023 | Wednesday 7:30 pm | — | — | — |
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