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For the recently concluded season, see The Bachelor (Australia season 3).
The Bachelor
GenreReality
Based onThe Bachelor
Presented byOsher Günsberg
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of series3
No. of episodes49 (as of 17 September 2015)
Production
Running time60-90 minutes (including commercials)
Original release
NetworkNetwork Ten
Release8 September 2013 –
present
Related
The Bachelorette

The Bachelor (or sometimes The Bachelor Australia) is an Australian version of the American reality television series adapted from the same name. The series, produced by Shine Australia,[1] premiered on Network Ten on 8 September 2013 and is hosted by Osher Günsberg.[2][3]

The Bachelor was officially renewed for a second season on 19 November 2013.[4] The program was renewed for two editions for 2014, a third season of The Bachelor and a female lead The Bachelorette edition of the program.[5]

On 17 September 2015, the series was renewed for a fourth season, to begin filming in March 2016.[6]

Series overview

Season Episodes Originally aired Bachelor Winner Proposal Status
Series premiere Series finale
1 13 8 September 2013 20 November 2013 Tim Robards Anna Heinrich No Together
2 20 30 July 2014 2 October 2014 Blake Garvey Samantha Frost Yes Separated
3 16 29 July 2015 17 September 2015 Sam Wood Snezana Markoski No Together

Plot

The series revolves around a single bachelor (deemed eligible) and a pool of romantic interests, which could include a potential wife for the bachelor. The conflicts in the series, both internal and external, stem from the elimination-style format of the show. Early in the season, the bachelor goes on large group dates with the women, with the majority of women eliminated during rose ceremonies. As the season progresses, women are also eliminated on one-on-one dates and on elimination two-on-one dates. The process culminates with hometown visits to the families of the final few women, overnight dates, should they choose to accept, at exotic locations with the final three women, and interaction with the bachelor's family with the final two women. In many cases, the bachelor proposes to his final selection.

The Bachelors

Season Bachelor Age Location Occupation
One Tim Robards 30 Sydney, NSW Chiropractor
Two Blake Garvey 31 Perth, WA Real Estate Auctioneer
Three Sam Wood 34 Melbourne, VIC Business Owner & Fitness Guru
Four TBA

The elimination process

A group date

The bachelor and a group of women participate in an activity. Sometimes the activity takes the form of a competition, with the winner or winners spending more time with the bachelor. The bachelor typically presents a rose to the woman who makes the best impression during the group date.

A one-on-one date

The bachelor and one woman go on a date. The bachelor is given a chance to get to know the woman on a more personal level, and the dates are usually very intimate. If the date goes well and the bachelor wishes to spend more time with the woman or get to know them further, he may present them with a rose at the date. This means that during the rose ceremony at the end of each episode, she will be safe and there will be no chance of her going home.

Rose ceremony

The women who have not been eliminated stand in rows at one end of the room, and the bachelor faces them. The bachelor has a tray with roses. The bachelor takes a rose and calls a woman by name. The woman steps forward, and the bachelor asks, "Will you accept this rose?" The woman accepts, takes the rose, and makes her way to the other side of the room (where all the women who have been given a rose are required to stand." When there is one rose remaining, host Osher Günsberg tells the bachelor, "When you're ready." After all roses are distributed, the host tells the women who did not receive a rose to "please take a moment now to say your good-byes."

Home Visits

The bachelor visits the home towns and families of each of the four remaining women. At the rose ceremony, one woman is eliminated, leaving three. Another episode airs before the final rose ceremony, leaving two women.

The Final Rose

The two remaining women separately meet with the bachelor's family. At the end of the episode, the bachelor proposes to one of the women by presenting the "final rose". That woman is said to be the "winner" of The Bachelor.

Seasons

Season Premiered Bachelor Profile Winner Runner(s)-Up Proposal
1 8 September 2013 Tim Robards[7] Chiropractor and model Anna Heinrich Rochelle Emmanuel-Smith (2nd place) and Ali Oetjen (3rd place)[8] No
Robards chose to enter into a relationship with Heinrich and presented her with a diamond ring.[9] As of October 2015, Robards and Heinrich are still together and both went on to appear in I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!.[10]
2 30 July 2014 Blake Garvey Real estate auctioneer Samantha Frost Lisa Hyde (2nd place) and Louise Pillidge (3rd place) Yes
Garvey proposed to Frost in South Africa, to which she accepted. Before the finale aired, Network Ten had cancelled all media interviews, leading to speculation the winner would decline a marriage proposal.[11] On 6 October 2014, it was reported that Garvey had ended the relationship and that he and Frost were no longer engaged, with Frost stating she was "completely blindsided" by his decision.[12] During an interview with Carrie Bickmore on The Project, Garvey declined to answer whether or not he was involved with anyone else. On 10 October 2014, it was reported that Garvey was in a relationship with second runner-up Louise Pillidge.[13] Garvey confirmed to Woman's Day that he and Pillidge were dating and that he had broken up with Frost two weeks before the finale aired.[14]
3 29 July 2015 Sam Wood[15] Business owner and fitness guru Snezana Markoski Lana Jeavons-Fellows (2nd place) and Sarah Mackay (3rd place) No
Wood chose to enter into a relationship with Markoski and presented her with a promise ring.[16][17][18]

Ratings

Season Episodes Premiere Finale Average viewers
(in millions) 		Ref
Premiere date Premiere
ratings 		Rank Finale date Finale ratings
(Grand final) 		Rank Finale ratings
(Winner announced) 		Rank
One 13 8 September 2013 0.669 #11 20 November 2013 1.016 #4 1.186 #1 0.720 [19][20]
Two 20 30 July 2014 0.692 #12 2 October 2014 1.026 #3 1.374 #1 0.749 [21][22]
Three 16 29 July 2015 0.846 #6 17 September 2015 1.228 #2 1.482 #1 0.946 [23][24]
Overall Average 49 — 0.735 #9 — 1.090 #3 1.347 #1 0.805 —

Broadcast

In New Zealand, The Bachelor airs on TV2.[25][26][when?]

References

  1. ^ "The Bachelor - About". TenPlay. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  2. ^ Knox, David (28 August 2013). "Airdate: The Bachelor". TV Tonight. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
  3. ^ Knox, David (18 July 2013). "Osher Günsberg to host The Bachelor". TV Tonight. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
  4. ^ Knox, David (19 November 2013). "TEN Upfronts: Sport, Kylie Kwong, and 6pm entertainment". TV Tonight. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  5. ^ Knox, David (14 November 2014). "TEN 2015 highlights: Celebrity, Drama, Sport". TV Tonight. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
  6. ^ Template:TV Tonight
  7. ^ Paredes, Arlene (19 July 2013). "The Bachelor Australia 2013: Who is Tim Robards? See Chiropractor-Model's Hot Abs and Steamy Pics". International Business Times. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
  8. ^ Willis, Charlotte (14 November 2013). "Bachelor favourite Ali Oetjen eliminated from dating competition in shock decision by Tim Robards". news.com.au. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
  9. ^ Knox, David (21 November 2013). "Bachelor Tim chooses Anna". TV Tonight. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  10. ^ Knox, David (10 February 2015). "Bachelor's Tim & Anna intrude on Celebrity jungle". TV Tonight. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
  11. ^ Knox, David (3 October 2014). "Blake proposes to Sam (and then disappears from view)". TV Tonight. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
  12. ^ Knox, David (6 October 2014). "Bachelor bust-up: "The chemistry changed"". TV Tonight. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
  13. ^ Knox, David (10 October 2014). "Bachelor Blake in "confirmed" relationship with Louise". TV Tonight. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
  14. ^ Knox, David (20 October 2014). "Blake and Louise …is there anything left to tell?". TV Tonight. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
  15. ^ Knox, David (16 March 2015). "TEN gets Wood with Bachelor Sam". TV Tonight. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
  16. ^ Croffey, Amy (16 September 2015). "'I am heartbroken!' The Bachelor Sam Wood dumps Sarah Mackay in an emotional semi-final... Leaving Lana Jeavons-Fellows and Snezana Markoski fighting for his love". The Daily Mail Australia. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  17. ^ Rota, Genevieve (17 September 2015). "We're Watching The Bachelor Grand Finale Live — Follow Every Moment Here!". Popsugar. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  18. ^ Croffey, Amy (17 September 2015). "The Bachelor Australia 2015: Snezana wins Sam Wood's Heart". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  19. ^ http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2013/09/sunday-8-september-2013.html
  20. ^ http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2013/11/wednesday-20-november-2013.html
  21. ^ http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2014/07/wednesday-30-july-2014.html
  22. ^ http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2014/10/thursday-2-october-2014.html
  23. ^ http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2015/07/wednesday-29-july-2015.html
  24. ^ http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2015/09/thursday-17-september-2015.html
  25. ^ "The Bachelor Australia - Australian Reality Dating series on TV2". TVNZ. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
  26. ^ The Bachelor Australia - TV2 Promo. YouTube. 14 January 2014.

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