The Bachelors (Australian TV series) season 11

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]

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

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

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The season began with 24 contestants.[5]

Name Age Hometown Occupation Bachelor Eliminated Place[a]
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[b]
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)

Call-out order

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# Bachelorettes Episode
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9[b] 10 12
1 Aarthi Holly[i] Caitlin Mckenna Amelia Nella Jade Maddison Angela[ii] Brea[i] Ellie[iii] Mckenna[ii] Brea
2 Amelia Mckenna[ii] Amelia
Dana
Evie
Lana
Mel
Nella
Tabitha
Tabitha Aarthi Lana Ellie Brea Aarthi[iii] Ellie[iii] Mckenna[ii] Lana Angela
3 Anastasia Ellie[iii] Anastasia
Angela
Caitlin
Ellie
Lisa
Caitlin
Evie
Jade
Tabitha
Angela Amelia Caitlin
Evie
Natalie[i] Mckenna[ii] Lana[iii]
4 Angela Brea[i] Amelia
Anastasia
Maddison
Mckenna
Aarthi
Angela
Caitlin
Evie
Mckenna
Natalie
Nella
Mckenna[ii] Lana[iii] Ellie[iii]
5 Angie Aarthi[iii] Lana[iii] Brea[i] Angela[ii] Angela[ii]
6 Brea Amelia[ii] Nella[i] Lana[iii] Aarthi[iii] Aarthi
Amelia
7 Caitlin Jade[i] Nella[i] Angela[ii] Maddison[ii] Amelia[ii]
8 Carla Evie[ii] Lana[iii] Lana[iii] Jade[i] Aarthi[iii] Ellie[iii] Maddison
9 Chrystal Dana[iii] Ellie[ii] Amelia[ii] Anastasia[ii] Tabitha[iii] Natalie[i] Nella[i] Natalie
Nella
10 Dana Caitlin[i] Aarthi[iii] Brea[i] Lisa[i] Evie[ii] Ellie[iii] Amelia[ii]
11 Ellie Angela[ii] Jade[i] Aarthi[iii] Mckenna[ii] Natalie[i] Maddison[ii] Amelia[ii] Caitlin
12 Evie Tabitha[iii] Angela[ii] Mel[ii] Ellie[iii] Aarthi[iii] Lana[iii] Mckenna[ii] Evie
13 Holly Angie[i] Mckenna[iii] Nella[i] Natalie[i] Brea[i] Brea[i] Jade
14 Jade Natalie[ii] Anastasia[ii] Natalie[iii] Angela[ii] Caitlin[ii] Lisa
Tabitha
15 Kristen Lana[iii] Lisa[iii] Evie[ii] Mel[iii] Lisa[i]
16 Lana Lisa[i] Brea[i] Jade[i] Maddison[ii] Ellie[iii] Anastasia
17 Lisa Maddison[ii] Natalie[ii] Dana[ii] Brea[i] Mel
18 Maddison Nella[iii] Maddison[iii] Maddison[ii] Dana
19 Mckenna Mel[i] Holly[i] Holly
20 Mel Anastasia[ii] Angie
21 Natalie Carla
Chrystal
Kristen
22 Nella
23 Tabitha
24 Yasemin Yasemin
  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. ^ a b In Episode 9, Wesley choose to exclusively pursue Brea, eliminating his other connections. However, she broke up with him at the final rose ceremony.
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab The contestant received a rose from Wesley
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj The contestant received a rose from Ben
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af The contestant received a rose from Luke

Episodes

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Episode 1

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Original airdate: 3 December 2023

Event Description
Self-Elimination Yasemin
Rose ceremony Carla, Chrystal and Kristen were eliminated.

Episode 2

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Original airdate: 4 December 2023

Event Description
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.

Episode 3

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Original airdate: 5 December 2023

Event Description
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.

Episode 4

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Original airdate: 6 December 2023

Event Description
Ben's Single date Amelia
Wesley's Single date Brea
Luke's Single date Aarthi
Rose ceremony Dana was eliminated.

Episode 5

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Original airdate: 10 December 2023

Event Description
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.

Episode 6

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Original airdate: 11 December 2023

Event Description
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.

Episode 7

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Original airdate: 12 December 2023

Event Description
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

Episode 8

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Original airdate: 13 December 2023

Event Description
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.

Episode 9

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Original airdate: 17 December 2023

Event Description
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.

Episode 10

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Original airdate: 18 December 2023

Event Description
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.

Episode 11

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Original airdate: 19 December 2023

The Bachelors met the in-laws and friends.

Episode 12

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Original airdate: 20 December 2023

Event Description
Luke's Final Decision Ellie
Ben's Final Decision Mckenna
Wesley's Final Decision Brea
Self-Elimination Brea

Ratings

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No. Title Air date Timeslot Overnight ratings Consolidated ratings Total
viewers
Ref(s)
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

References

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  3. ^ "The Bachelor makes surprise move with filming location". news.com.au. 14 May 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  4. ^ "The brand-new season of The Bachelors Australia arrives early on 10 Play". 10 Play. Network 10. 2 December 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Meet this year's Bachelorettes". 10 Play. Network 10. 1 January 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  6. ^ Knox, David (4 December 2023). "Sunday 3 December 2023". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Archived from the original on 4 December 2023. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  7. ^ Knox, David (5 December 2023). "Monday 4 December 2023". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Archived from the original on 5 December 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  8. ^ Knox, David (6 December 2023). "Tuesday 5 December 2023". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Archived from the original on 7 December 2023. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  9. ^ Knox, David (7 December 2023). "Wednesday 6 December 2023". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Archived from the original on 7 December 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  10. ^ Knox, David (11 December 2023). "Sunday 10 December 2023". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Archived from the original on 12 December 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  11. ^ Knox, David (12 December 2023). "Monday 11 December 2023". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Archived from the original on 12 December 2023. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  12. ^ Knox, David (13 December 2023). "Tuesday 12 December 2023". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Archived from the original on 14 December 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  13. ^ Knox, David (14 December 2023). "Wednesday 13 December 2023". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Archived from the original on 14 December 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.