The Bachelorette (Australian season 1)
The first season of The Bachelorette Australia premiered on Network Ten on 23 September 2015.[1] The season features Sam Frost, a 26-year-old Marketing Manager from Melbourne, Victoria,[2] courting 14 men. Frost previously appeared on the second season of The Bachelor Australia,[3] where although she won the show and received a proposal from Blake Garvey, the two separated prior to the finale airing.[4][5][6][7]
The Bachelorette Australia | |
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Season 1 | |
Country of origin | Australia |
No. of episodes | 10 |
Release | |
Original network | Network Ten |
Original release | 23 September – 22 October 2015 |
Season chronology |
Contestants
The season began with 14 contestants.
Name | Age | Hometown | Occupation | Eliminated |
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Sasha Mielczarek | 30 | Bowral, New South Wales | Construction Manager | Winner |
Michael Turnbull | 34 | Brisbane, Queensland | Professional Soccer Player | Runner-Up |
Richie Strahan | 30 | Perth, Western Australia | Rope Access Technician | Episode 9 |
Alex Cameron | 35 | Avoca Beach, New South Wales | Financial Consultant | Episode 8[8][9] |
Dave Billsborrow | 30 | Sydney, New South Wales | Plumber | Episode 7[10][11] |
Davey Lloyd | 25 | Carpenter | Episode 6 | |
Kayne Buik | 25 | Perth, Western Australia | Mining Electrician | Episode 5[12] |
Tony Strugar | 32 | Brisbane, Queensland | Airline Cabin Manager | |
Kieren Nicholson | 28 | Melbourne, Victoria | Exercise Physiologist | Episode 4[13] |
Will Ferrier | 31 | Perth, Western Australia | Musician | |
Drew Woolford | 31 | Brisbane, Queensland | Sleep Technician | Episode 3[14] |
David Witko | 31 | Melbourne, Victoria | International Model | Episode 2 |
Shane Leverett | 27 | Byron Bay, New South Wales | Charity Ambassador | Episode 1 |
Luke Haddrick | 28 | Sydney, New South Wales | Marketing Manager |
Call-out order
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# | Bachelors | Episodes | ||||||||||
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1[15] | 2[16] | 3[17] | 4[18] | 5[19] | 6[20] | 7[21] | 8[22] | 9[23] | 10[24] | |||
1 | Dave | Sasha | Dave | Sasha | Alex | Davey | Richie | Sasha | Michael | Sasha | Sasha | |
2 | Alex | Alex | Richie | Michael | Richie | Michael | N/A | Michael | Sasha | Michael | Michael | |
3 | Davey | Drew | Michael | Dave | Michael | Sasha | Richie | Richie | Richie | |||
4 | David | Dave | Davey | Richie | Sasha | Dave | Alex | Alex | ||||
5 | Sasha | Tony | Alex | Kieren | Kayne | Alex | Dave | |||||
6 | Drew | Kieren | Sasha | Alex | Dave | Richie | Davey | |||||
7 | Tony | Richie | Will | Will | Tony | Kayne | ||||||
8 | Kayne | Michael | Drew | Kayne | Davey | Tony | ||||||
9 | Luke | David | Tony | Davey | Kieren Will |
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10 | Kieren | Will | Kieren | Tony | ||||||||
11 | Shane | Kayne | Kayne | Drew | ||||||||
12 | Will | Davey | David | |||||||||
13 | Michael | Luke Shane |
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14 | Richie | |||||||||||
Episodes
Episode 1
Original airdate: 23 September 2015
Event | Description |
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First impression rose | Sasha |
Rose ceremony | Luke and Shane were eliminated |
Episode 2
Original airdate: 24 September 2015
Event | Description |
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One-on-one date | Dave |
Group date | David, Michael, Sasha, Kieren, Drew, Richie, Kayne, and Tony |
Rose ceremony | David was eliminated |
Episode 3
Original airdate: 30 September 2015
Event | Description |
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One-on-one date | Sasha |
Group date | Kieren, Richie, Michael, Dave, Will, Tony, Kayne, and Davey |
Rose ceremony | Drew was eliminated |
Episode 4
Original airdate: 1 October 2015
Event | Description |
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One-on-one date | Alex |
Group date | Will, Kayne, Richie, Dave, Davey, and Sasha |
Rose ceremony | Kieren and Will were eliminated |
Episode 5
Original airdate: 7 October 2015
Event | Description |
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Two-on-one date | Davey and Tony Tony was eliminated. |
Group date | Dave, Michael, Alex, Sasha, Kayne, and Richie |
Rose ceremony | Kayne was eliminated. |
Episode 6
Original airdate: 8 October 2015
Event | Description |
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Group date | Dave, Sasha, Alex, Michael and Davey |
One-on-one date | Richie |
Rose ceremony | Davey was eliminated outside the rose ceremony. |
Episode 7
Original airdate: 14 October 2015
Event | Description |
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One-on-one date | Sasha |
Group date | None |
Rose ceremony | Dave was eliminated |
Episode 8
Original airdate: 15 October 2015
Event | Description |
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First Hometown | Michael - Brisbane, Queensland |
Second Hometown | Alex - Avoca Beach, New South Wales |
Third Hometown | Richie - Perth, Western Australia |
Fourth Hometown | Sasha - Bowral, New South Wales |
Rose ceremony | Alex was eliminated |
Episode 9
Original airdate: 21 October 2015
Event | Description |
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First One-on-one date | Sasha |
Second One-on-one date | Richie |
Third One-on-one date | Michael |
Rose ceremony | Richie was eliminated |
Episode 10
Original airdate: 22 October 2015
Event | Description |
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First Meet Sam's family | Michael |
Second Meet Sam's family | Sasha |
First Final date | Michael |
Second Final date | Sasha |
Final decision: | Sasha is the winner |
Ratings
No. | Title | Air date | Overnight Viewers | Consolidated ratings | Total viewers | Ref(s) | ||
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Viewers | Rank | Viewers | Rank | |||||
1 | Episode 1 | 23 September 2015 | 875,000 | 8 | 87,000 | 7 | 962,000 | [25][26] |
2 | Episode 2 | 24 September 2015 | 973,000 | 1 | 77,000 | 1 | 1,050,000 | [27][28] |
3 | Episode 3 | 30 September 2015 | 992,000 | 5 | 36,000 | 4 | 1,028,000 | [29][30] |
4 | Episode 4 | 1 October 2015 | 875,000 | 4 | 121,000 | 2 | 996,000 | [31][32] |
5 | Episode 5 | 7 October 2015 | 918,000 | 6 | 50,000 | 5 | 968,000 | [33][34] |
6 | Episode 6 | 8 October 2015 | 855,000 | 6 | 105,000 | 1 | 960,000 | [35][36] |
7 | Episode 7 | 14 October 2015 | 879,000 | 7 | 44,000 | 6 | 923,000 | [37][38] |
8 | Episode 8 | 15 October 2015 | 930,000 | 1 | 71,000 | 1 | 1,001,000 | [39][40] |
9 | Episode 9 | 21 October 2015 | 1,026,000 | 3 | 34,000 | 1 | 1,060,000 | [41][42] |
10 | Finale Final Decision |
22 October 2015 | 1,241,000 1,520,000 |
2 1 |
27,000 43,000 |
2 1 |
1,268,000 1,563,000 |
[43][44] |
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