The Bachelors (Australian TV series) season 11

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The Bachelors
Season 11
Starring
Presented by Osher Günsberg
No. of contestants24
WinnersMckenna Lea
Ellie Rolfe
Runners-upAngela Valenti
Lana Chegodaev
No. of episodes12
Release
Original network Network 10
Original release3 December (2023-12-03) –
20 December 2023 (2023-12-20)
Season chronology
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Season 10

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]

Contestants

The season began with 24 contestants. [5]

NameAgeHometownOccupationBachelorEliminatedPlace [a]
Mckenna Lea25 Gold Coast, Queensland PR ManagerBenWinner1
Ellie Rolfe29 Geraldton, Western Australia Beauty TherapistLukeWinner
Brea Marshall25 Tully Heads, Queensland Mining AdministratorWesleyEpisode 12Quit [b]
Angela Valenti36 Melbourne, Victoria Business OwnerBenRunner-Up2
Lana Chegodaev36 Sydney, New South Wales Category ManagerLuke
Aarthi Balakumar29 Sydney, New South Wales Health Projects ManagerLukeEpisode 103
Amelia Easey25 Central Coast, New South Wales Nursing StudentBen
Maddison Lieberwirth24 Melbourne, Victoria Marketing SpecialistBenEpisode 94
Nella Lelo33 Sydney, New South Wales Flight AttendantWesley2-3
Natalie Benson27 Melbourne, Victoria Technical Specialist
Caitlin Allan25 Melbourne, Victoria Jewellery SalespersonN/AEpisode 811
Evangeline "Evie" Batalha29 Adelaide, South Australia Professional Development Specialist12 (quit)
Jade Wilden27 Brisbane, Queensland Interior DesignerEpisode 713 (quit)
Lisa Brehmer23 Sydney, New South Wales Interior Design StudentEpisode 614-15
Tabitha von Sanden27 Brisbane, Queensland Registered Nurse
Anastasia Iliopoulos32 Melbourne, Victoria Property Developer16 (quit)
Mel Ree35 Darwin, Northern Territory Indigenous MentorEpisode 517
Dana Melnik25 Sydney, New South Wales Medical ResearcherEpisode 418
Holly Trim27 Sydney, New South Wales Environmental ScientistEpisode 319
Angie Glavas33 Melbourne, Victoria Makeup ArtistEpisode 220
Carla Di Matteo23 Sydney, New South Wales HairdresserEpisode 121-23
Chrystal Mao25 Melbourne, Victoria IT Analyst
Kristen Sorrenson32 Gold Coast, Queensland Tattoo Artist
Yasemin Islek32 Melbourne, Victoria Model24 (quit)

Call-out order

#BachelorettesEpisode
123456789 [b] 1012
1AarthiHolly [i] CaitlinMckennaAmeliaNellaJadeMaddisonAngela [ii] Brea [i] Ellie [iii] Mckenna [ii] Brea
2AmeliaMckenna [ii] Amelia
Dana
Evie
Lana
Mel
Nella
Tabitha		TabithaAarthiLanaEllieBreaAarthi [iii] Ellie [iii] Mckenna [ii] LanaAngela
3AnastasiaEllie [iii] Anastasia
Angela
Caitlin
Ellie
Lisa		Caitlin
Evie
Jade
Tabitha		AngelaAmeliaCaitlin
Evie		Natalie [i] Mckenna [ii] Lana [iii]
4AngelaBrea [i] Amelia
Anastasia
Maddison
Mckenna		Aarthi
Angela
Caitlin
Evie
Mckenna
Natalie
Nella		Mckenna [ii] Lana [iii] Ellie [iii]
5AngieAarthi [iii] Lana [iii] Brea [i] Angela [ii] Angela [ii]
6BreaAmelia [ii] Nella [i] Lana [iii] Aarthi [iii] Aarthi
Amelia
7CaitlinJade [i] Nella [i] Angela [ii] Maddison [ii] Amelia [ii]
8CarlaEvie [ii] Lana [iii] Lana [iii] Jade [i] Aarthi [iii] Ellie [iii] Maddison
9ChrystalDana [iii] Ellie [ii] Amelia [ii] Anastasia [ii] Tabitha [iii] Natalie [i] Nella [i] Natalie
Nella
10DanaCaitlin [i] Aarthi [iii] Brea [i] Lisa [i] Evie [ii] Ellie [iii] Amelia [ii]
11EllieAngela [ii] Jade [i] Aarthi [iii] Mckenna [ii] Natalie [i] Maddison [ii] Amelia [ii] Caitlin
12EvieTabitha [iii] Angela [ii] Mel [ii] Ellie [iii] Aarthi [iii] Lana [iii] Mckenna [ii] Evie
13HollyAngie [i] Mckenna [iii] Nella [i] Natalie [i] Brea [i] Brea [i] Jade
14JadeNatalie [ii] Anastasia [ii] Natalie [iii] Angela [ii] Caitlin [ii] Lisa
Tabitha
15KristenLana [iii] Lisa [iii] Evie [ii] Mel [iii] Lisa [i]
16LanaLisa [i] Brea [i] Jade [i] Maddison [ii] Ellie [iii] Anastasia
17LisaMaddison [ii] Natalie [ii] Dana [ii] Brea [i] Mel
18MaddisonNella [iii] Maddison [iii] Maddison [ii] Dana
19MckennaMel [i] Holly [i] Holly
20MelAnastasia [ii] Angie
21NatalieCarla
Chrystal
Kristen
22Nella
23Tabitha
24YaseminYasemin
  The contestant went on a single date and moved on to the next week by default
  The contestant received a rose outside of the rose ceremony
  The contestant moved on to the next week by default
  The contestant was eliminated
  The contestant was eliminated during the date
  The contestant was eliminated outside the rose ceremony
  The contestant quit the competition
  The contestant won the competition
Notes
  1. ↑ Placement reflects where they finished for their respective Bachelor.
  2. 1 2 In Episode 9, Wesley choose to exclusively pursue Brea, eliminating his other connections. However, she broke up with him at the final rose ceremony.

Episodes

Episode 1

Original airdate: 3 December 2023

EventDescription
Self-EliminationYasemin
Rose ceremonyCarla, Chrystal and Kristen were eliminated.

Episode 2

Original airdate: 4 December 2023

EventDescription
Luke's Single dateEllie
Ben's Single dateCaitlin
Wesley's Single dateJade
Group dateBen's InviteAngela, Anastasia, Natalie, Ellie
Luke's InviteAarthi, Mckenna, Maddison, Lisa
Wesley's InviteHolly, Jade, Angie, Brea
Rose ceremonyAngie was eliminated.

Episode 3

Original airdate: 5 December 2023

EventDescription
Ben's Single dateMckenna
Luke's Single dateTabitha
Wesley's Single dateHolly
Group dateAarthi, Amelia, Brea, Dana, Evie, Holly, Jade, Lana, Maddison, Mel, Natalie, Nella
Rose ceremonyHolly was eliminated.

Episode 4

Original airdate: 6 December 2023

EventDescription
Ben's Single dateAmelia
Wesley's Single dateBrea
Luke's Single dateAarthi
Rose ceremonyDana was eliminated.

Episode 5

Original airdate: 10 December 2023

EventDescription
Wesley's Single dateNella
Luke's Single dateLana
Ben's Single dateAngela
Group dateBen's InviteCaitlin, Evie, Ellie
Luke's InviteTabitha, Mel, Aarthi
Wesley's InviteBrea, Jade, Natalie
Self InviteLisa
Rose ceremonyMel was eliminated.

Episode 6

Original airdate: 11 December 2023

EventDescription
Wesley's Single dateJade
Luke's Single dateEllie
Ben's Single dateAmelia
Group dateBen's InviteMaddison, Anastasia
Luke's InviteLana, Tabitha
Wesley's InviteBrea, Lisa
Self-EliminationAnastasia
Surprise Date EliminationTabitha and Lisa were eliminated.

Episode 7

Original airdate: 12 December 2023

EventDescription
Ben's Single dateMaddison
Wesley's Single dateBrea
Luke's Single dateLana
Group dateBen's InviteAmelia, Angela, Mckenna
Luke's InviteAarthi, Ellie, Lana
Wesley's InviteJade, Nella, Natalie
Self-EliminationJade

Episode 8

Original airdate: 13 December 2023

EventDescription
Ben's Single dateAngela
Luke's Single dateAarthi
Wesley's Single dateNatalie
Group dateBen's InviteAmelia, Angela, Caitlin, Evie, Maddison, Mckenna
Luke's InviteAarthi, Ellie, Lana
Wesley's InviteBrea, Natalie, Nella
Self-EliminationEvie
Rose ceremonyCaitlin was eliminated.

Episode 9

Original airdate: 17 December 2023

EventDescription
Elimination outside Rose ceremonyNatalie and Nella were eliminated.
Wesley's Single dateBrea
Luke's Single dateEllie
Ben's Single dateAmelia
Group dateBen's InviteAmelia, Angela, Maddison, Mckenna
Luke's InviteAarthi, Ellie, Lana
Rose ceremonyMaddison was eliminated.

Episode 10

Original airdate: 18 December 2023

EventDescription
Luke's Compatibility dateAarthi, Ellie, Lana
Ben's Compatibility dateMckenna, Amelia, Angela
Wesley's Compatibility dateBrea
Rose ceremonyAarthi and Amelia were eliminated.

Episode 11

Original airdate: 19 December 2023

The Bachelors met the in-laws and friends.

Episode 12

Original airdate: 20 December 2023

EventDescription
Luke's Final DecisionEllie
Ben's Final DecisionMckenna
Wesley's Final DecisionBrea
Self-EliminationBrea

Ratings

No.TitleAir dateTimeslotOvernight ratingsConsolidated ratingsTotal
viewers		Ref(s)
ViewersRankViewersRank
1Episode 13 December 2023Sunday 7:30 pm224,0001125,00013407,000 [6]
2Episode 24 December 2023Monday 7:30 pm170,0002616,00022341,000 [7]
3Episode 35 December 2023Tuesday 7:30 pm153,0002323,00022314,000 [8]
4Episode 46 December 2023Wednesday 7:30 pm149,0002536,00024312,000 [9]
5Episode 510 December 2023Sunday 7:30 pm165,00015——165,000 [10]
6Episode 611 December 2023Monday 7:30 pm186,00023——186,000 [11]
7Episode 712 December 2023Tuesday 7:30 pm157,00023——157,000 [12]
8Episode 813 December 2023Wednesday 7:30 pm146,00022——146,000 [13]
9Episode 917 December 2023Sunday 7:30 pm———
10Episode 1018 December 2023Monday 7:30 pm———
11Episode 1119 December 2023Tuesday 7:30 pm———
12Finale
Final Decision		20 December 2023Wednesday 7:30 pm———

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