The Farmer Wants a Wife (Australian TV series)

The Farmer Wants a Wife
File:The Farmer Wants a Wife Logo.jpg
Genre	Reality
Presented by	Natalie Gruzlewski
Opening theme	"Lovin' Each Day" by Ronan Keating (2007-2009) "Love Story" by Taylor Swift (2010) "Haven't Met You Yet" by Michael Bublé (2011) "Feel So Close" by Calvin Harris (2012) TBA (2015)
Country of origin	Australia
Original language	English
No. of seasons	9
No. of episodes	58
Production
Producer	FremantleMedia Australia
Running time	60 minutes (inc. commercials)
Original release
Network	Nine Network
Release	24 October 2007-

The Farmer Wants a Wife is an Australian reality television series based on the British reality show Farmer Wants a Wife. Hosted by Getaway presenter Natalie Gruzlewski, the first six-episode series commenced on the Nine Network on 24 October 2007. Another 3 series have since aired, with Series 4 coming to an end in November 2009. The fifth season began airing on 28 July 2010 and finished on 15 September 2010, the sixth season began airing on 9 February 2011 and finished on 30 March 2011 also the reunion special on 6 April 2011, the seventh season began airing on 22 August 2011 and finished on 3 October 2011, the eighth season began airing on 15 August 2012.

In May 2015, network nine announced the series will be revived for a ninth season and air later in 2015.

Eligible bachelors

First series (2007)

Farmer	Age	Location	Quote
Drew	32	Mudgee, NSW	"I have a cheeky nature... the lovable brat. There is never a dull moment in my life."
Brad	30	Swan Hill, Victoria	"Really I'd like to settle down with a woman who's not so ready and wants to share her journey with me."
Gus	32	Warren, NSW	"I come from a close and happy family and firmly believe this has made me the happy confident person I am today."
Jon	28	Deniliquin, NSW	"I hope to find a person with an easy going nature to share the good and bad times together."
Craig	27	West Wyalong, NSW	"I am looking for a girl that would be with me for the right reason; start a new life and then see where we would end up."
Chris	34	Tamworth, NSW	"You get a long way in life with a smile and a friend, someone who can laugh at themselves."

Second Series (2008)

Farmer	Age	Location	Quote
Rob	42	Mount Gambier, SA	"It hasn't all been easy, but the most difficult part is having no partner to share it all with."
James	36	Deniliquin, NSW	"Once I enter a relationship with someone I am intensely loyal."
Mick	24	Goulburn, NSW	"My female friends describe me as the perfect catch for any lady."
Howie	29	Weabonga, NSW	"I have a fair amount of determination. I need someone with equal or more amounts to keep me in line and to handle country life."
Ben	30	Jamberoo, NSW	"I'm now ready for someone to settle with and share what I have with me."
Nick	27	Wahgunyah, VIC	"I pride myself as a bit of a gentlemen - that is the way I have been brought up."

Third Series (2009)

Farmer	Age	Location	Quote
Jenny Blake	32	Tumbarumba, NSW	"I'm into serious relationships, not casual flings or time wasters."
Andrew Hall	25	Manoora, SA	"I like to brighten someone's day when they are down."
Paul Macdonald	36	Tarcutta, NSW	"I am not afraid to show affection in public."
Ralph Lyster	29	Mandurah, Western Australia	"The Playboy farmer"
Tim Farr	26	Mulwala, NSW	"The good looking one"
Damian Atkins	29	Caveside, Tasmania	"the Tasmanian"

Fourth Series (2009)

Farmer	Age	Location
Brad	29	Lithgow, NSW
Scott	28	Mungindi, NSW
Russell	27	Grampians, VIC
Nate	37	Goovigen, QLD
Phil	42	Mansfield, VIC
Gavin	49	Norwell, QLD
Steven	27	Norwell, QLD

Fifth Series (2010)

Farmer	Age	Location
Becky Cassanova	34	SA
Devon Mill	25	Hopetoun, VIC
Jamie Morgan	40	Monkey Mia, WA
Charlie Norton	25	Walcha, NSW
Nathan McClymont	26	Wiluna, WA
Shaun Fewson	31	Nyabing, WA

Sixth Series (2011)

Farmer	Age	Location
Nick	26	Gordon, VIC
Melia	30	Margaret River, WA
Charles	32	Barraba, NSW
Ben	33	Clare, SA
Kieran	24	Young, NSW
Mark	27	Mareeba, QLD

Seventh Series (2011)

Farmer	Age	Location
Trent	24	Lameroo, South Australia
Will	25	Warialda, New South Wales
Tim	29	Murrayville, Victoria
Frank	32	Hughenden, Queensland
Kevin	33	Maryborough, Victoria
John	58	Merriwa, New South Wales

Eighth Series (2012)

Farmer	Age	Location
Nikko	26	Richmond, Queensland
Matt	26	Waubra, Victoria
Todd	28	Bruny Island, Tasmania
Tom	31	Beeac, Victoria
Sam	33	Kununurra, Western Australia
Paul	46	Gnaraloo, Western Australia

Ninth Series (2015)

Farmer	Age	Location	Quote
Raymond (Irrigation Farmer)	36	Kununurra, WA
Louis (Sheep & Cattle Farmer)	32	Orange, NSW
Scott (Sheep & Crop Farmer)	32	Culcain, NSW
Adam (Dairy Farmer)	25	Drouin South, VIC
BJ (Dairy Farmer)	33	Tanjil South, VIC
Jedd (Oyster Farmer)	37	Coffin Bay, SA
Darren (Cropping & Livestock Farmer)	33	Bakers Hill, WA
Matt (Cattle Farmer)	25	Marble Bar, WA

Ratings

First series (2007)

Averaged 1.21 million, 1.35 million highest episode

Second series (2008)

Averaged 1.40 million, 1.68 million highest episode

Ninth series (2015)

TBA

Episode	Air date	Viewers (in millions)	Nightly rank	Source
"Episode 1"	2015

See also

• International editions

External links

• Template:Tv.com show
• Official site (via Internet Archive)