The Bachelor (Australian TV series) season 4
| The Bachelor | |
|---|---|
| Season 4 | |
| Starring | Richie Strahan |
| Presented by | Osher Günsberg |
| No. of contestants | 25 |
| Winner | Alex Nation |
| Runner-up | Niki Gogan |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Network Ten |
| Original release | 27 July – 15 September 2016 |
| Season chronology | |
The fourth season of The Bachelor premiered on 27 July 2016.[1] This season features Richie Strahan, a 31-year-old Rope Access Technician from Perth, Western Australia, courting 25 women.[2][3] Strahan previously appeared on the first season of The Bachelorette Australia featuring Sam Frost, where he finished in third place.
Contestants
The season began with 22 contestants.[4] In episode 7, three "intruders" were brought into the competition, bringing the total number of contestants to 25.[3]
| Name | Age | Hometown | Occupation | Eliminated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandra "Alex" Nation[5] | 24 | Mornington Peninsula, Victoria | Venue Manager | Winner |
| Nikki Gogan[6] | 28 | Northam, Western Australia | Real Estate Agent | Runner-Up |
| Olena Khamula[7] | 23 | Sydney, New South Wales | Makeup Artist | Episode 15 |
| Rachael Gouvignon[8] | 31 | Perth, Western Australia | Support Worker | Episode 14 |
| Faith Williams[9][a] | 26 | Brisbane, Queensland | Hairdresser | Episode 13 |
| Stephanie "Steph" Dixon[10] | 25 | Ballarat, Victoria | Model | Episode 12 |
| Kirralee "Kiki" Morris[11] | 28 | Sydney, New South Wales | Personal Assistant | Episode 11 |
| Sarah Harding[12] | 26 | Brisbane, Queensland | Sales Representative | Episode 10 |
| Noni Janur[13] | 25 | Gold Coast, Queensland | Swimwear Designer | Episode 9 |
| Keira Maguire[14] | 29 | Sydney, New South Wales | Account Manager | Episode 8 |
| Georgia Tripos[15] | 24 | Melbourne, Victoria | Artist | Episode 7 |
| Megan Marx[16] | 27 | Geraldton, Western Australia | Health Promotions Officer | Episode 7 (quit) |
| Sasha Zhuravlyova[17] | 31 | Melbourne, Victoria | Executive Assistant | Episode 6 |
| Eliza St John[18] | 31 | Sydney, New South Wales | Event Coordinator | Episode 5 |
| Marja Jacobsen[19] | 34 | Sydney, New South Wales | Yoga Instructor | Episode 4 |
| Sophie Edwards[20] | 28 | Adelaide, South Australia | Customer Support Manager | |
| Janey Birks[21] | 27 | Brisbane, Queensland | Children's Entertainer | Episode 3 |
| Tiffany Scanlon[22] | 29 | Perth, Western Australia | Training Administrator | |
| Tolyna Baan[23] | 32 | Melbourne, Victoria | Personal Trainer | |
| Laura Williams[24][a] | 25 | Melbourne, Victoria | Project Manager | Episode 2 |
| Mia MacKinnon[25] | 24 | Sydney, New South Wales | Former Athlete/Student | |
| Aimee Psellos[26] | 31 | Melbourne, Victoria | Business Development Manager | Episode 1 |
| Natalie Nazzari[27] | 27 | Kalgoorlie, Western Australia | Communications Officer | |
| Vintaea Carlos[28] | 25 | Brisbane, Queensland | Massage Therapist | Episode 1 (quit) |
Call-out order
| # | Bachelorettes | Episode | |||||||||||||||
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| 1[29] | 2[30] | 3[31] | 4[32] | 5[33] | 6[34] | 7[35] | 8[b][36] | 9[37] | 10[38] | 11[39] | 12[40] | 13[41] | 14[42] | 15[43] | 16[44] | ||
| 1 | Nikki | Tiffany | Nikki | Megan | Faith | Alex | Faith | Rachael | Olena | Steph | Alex | Nikki | Faith | Rachael | Nikki | Nikki | Alex |
| 2 | Megan | Megan | Olena | Noni | Keira | Nikki | Kiki | Alex | Alex | Faith | Steph | Olena | Alex | Nikki | Olena | Alex | Nikki |
| 3 | Janey | Alex | Rachael | Kiki | Rachael | Sasha | Nikki | Steph | Faith | Alex | Nikki | Rachael | Nikki | Alex | Alex | Olena | |
| 4 | Natalie | Faith | Georgia | Nikki | Nikki | Kiki | Keira | Nikki | Khalia | Rachael | Kiki | Steph | Olena | Olena | Rachael | ||
| 5 | Georgia | Nikki | Noni | Olena | Olena | Faith | Olena | Noni | Kiki | Olena | Faith | Alex | Rachael | Faith | |||
| 6 | Tiffany | Rachael | Keira | Keira | Georgia | Rachael | Georgia | Faith | Nikki | Nikki | Olena | Faith | Steph | ||||
| 7 | Eliza | Olena | Alex | Marja | Sasha | Georgia | Alex | Olena | Noni | Kiki | Rachael | Kiki | |||||
| 8 | Alex | Janey | Faith | Alex | Megan | Olena | Noni | Keira | Rachael | Sarah | Sarah | ||||||
| 9 | Kiki | Mia | Kiki | Faith | Eliza | Megan | Megan | Kiki | Sarah | Khalia Noni |
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| 10 | Aimee | Kiki | Sasha | Rachael | Noni | Keira | Rachael | Sarah | Steph | ||||||||
| 11 | Rachael | Noni | Megan | Sophie | Alex | Noni | Sasha | Khalia | Keira | ||||||||
| 12 | Marja | Laura | Janey | Georgia | Kiki | Eliza | Georgia | ||||||||||
| 13 | Sophie | Sophie | Tiffany | Sasha | Marja Sophie |
Megan
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| 14 | Laura | Sasha | Eliza | Eliza | |||||||||||||
| 15 | Tolyna | Eliza | Tolyna | Janey Tiffany Tolyna |
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| 16 | Mia | Marja | Marja | ||||||||||||||
| 17 | Keira | Tolyna | Sophie | ||||||||||||||
| 18 | Sasha | Georgia | Laura Mia |
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| 19 | Faith | Keira | |||||||||||||||
| 20 | Noni | Aimee Natalie |
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| 21 | Vintaea | ||||||||||||||||
| 22 | Olena | Vintaea
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| 23 | Steph[c] | ||||||||||||||||
| 24 | Sarah[c] | ||||||||||||||||
| 25 | Khalia[c] | ||||||||||||||||
- The contestant received the white rose, giving her the ability to spend extra time in a secret room with the Bachelor whenever she wishes.
- The contestant received a first impression rose.
- The contestant received a rose during a date.
- The contestant was eliminated.
- The contestant was eliminated during a date.
- The contestant quit the competition.
- The contestant was eliminated outside the rose ceremony.
- The contestant won the competition.
- ^ a b Despite sharing a surname, Faith and Laura are not related.
- ^ The rose ceremony was cancelled due to Keira's elimination during her single date. Therefore, the remaining contestants are listed in alphabetical order.
- ^ a b c This contestant was an intruder and did not join the competition until Episode 7.
Episodes
Episode 1
Original airdate: 27 July 2016
| Event | Description |
|---|---|
| First impression rose | Tiffany Megan |
| White rose | Alex |
| Rose ceremony | Vintaea quit during the rose ceremony; Aimee & Natalie were eliminated. |
Episode 2
Original airdate: 28 July 2016
| Event | Description |
|---|---|
| Single date | Nikki Olena |
| Group date | Alex, Faith, Kiki, Tolyna, Keira, Sasha, Eliza, Laura, Georgia, and Mia |
| Rose ceremony | Laura & Mia were eliminated. |
Episode 3
Original airdate: 3 August 2016
| Event | Description |
|---|---|
| Single date | Megan |
| Group date | Rachael, Alex, Nikki, Sasha, Marja, Janey, Kiki, Keira, Tolyna, Noni, Tiffany, and Sophie |
| One-on-one time | Rachael, Sasha, Janey, Tolyna, Noni and Tiffany |
| Rose ceremony | Janey, Tiffany & Tolyna were eliminated. |
Episode 4
Original airdate: 4 August 2016
| Event | Description |
|---|---|
| Single date | Faith |
| Group date | Eliza, Georgia, Noni, Sophie, Rachael, Olena and Keira |
| One-on-one time | Keira |
| Rose ceremony | Marja & Sophie were eliminated. |
Episode 5
Original airdate: 10 August 2016
| Event | Description |
|---|---|
| Single date | Alex |
| Group date | Sasha, Kiki, Megan and Nikki (and Noni) |
| One-on-one time | Nikki |
| Rose ceremony | Eliza was eliminated. |
Episode 6
Original airdate: 11 August 2016
| Event | Description |
|---|---|
| Group date | Olena, Faith, Megan, Georgia, Nikki, Sasha, Noni, Alex, Rachael and Keira |
| One-on-one time | Faith |
| Single date | Kiki |
| Rose ceremony | Sasha was eliminated. |
Episode 7
Original airdate: 17 August 2016
| Event | Description |
|---|---|
| Single date | Rachael |
| Intruders | Steph, Sarah & Khalia were introduced. |
| Group date | Khalia, Sarah & Steph |
| Rose ceremony | Megan quit during the rose ceremony; Georgia was eliminated. |
Episode 8
Original airdate: 18 August 2016
| Event | Description |
|---|---|
| Single date | Olena Keira |
| Group date | Alex, Steph, Rachael, Kiki, Sarah, Faith, Nikki and Noni |
| One-on-one time | Rachael & Noni |
| Rose ceremony | Keira was eliminated during her single date; the rose ceremony was cancelled. |
Episode 9
Original airdate: 24 August 2016
| Event | Description |
|---|---|
| Single date | Steph |
| Group date | Everyone |
| Rose ceremony | Khalia & Noni were eliminated. |
Episode 10
Original airdate: 25 August 2016
| Event | Description |
|---|---|
| Single date | Alex |
| Group date | Everyone |
| Rose ceremony | Sarah was eliminated. |
Episode 11
Original airdate: 31 August 2016
| Event | Description |
|---|---|
| Single date | Nikki |
| Group date | Everyone |
| Rose ceremony | Kiki was eliminated. |
Episode 12
Original airdate: 1 September 2016
| Event | Description |
|---|---|
| Single date | Faith Rachael |
| Group date | N/A |
| Rose ceremony | Steph was eliminated. |
Episode 13
Original airdate: 7 September 2016
| Event | Description |
|---|---|
| Single date | N/A |
| Group date | Everyone |
| Rose ceremony | Faith was eliminated. |
Episode 14
Original airdate: 8 September 2016
| Event | Description |
|---|---|
| Hometown #1 | Alex - Mornington Peninsula, Victoria |
| Hometown #2 | Olena - Sydney, New South Wales |
| Hometown #3 | Rachael - Perth, Western Australia |
| Hometown #4 | Nikki - Northam, Western Australia |
| Rose ceremony | Rachael was eliminated. |
Episode 15
Original airdate: 14 September 2016; filmed at Ubud, Bali, Indonesia
| Event | Description |
|---|---|
| Overnight #1 | Alex |
| Overnight #2 | Nikki |
| Overnight #3 | Olena |
| Rose ceremony | Olena was eliminated. |
Episode 16
Original airdate: 15 September 2016
Location: Ubud, Bali, Indonesia
| Event | Description |
|---|---|
| Meet Richie's Family #1 | Alex |
| Meet Richie's Family #2 | Nikki |
| Final Date #1 | Nikki |
| Final Date #2 | Alex |
| Final Decision: | Alex is the winner |
Ratings
| No. | Title | Air date | Timeslot | Overnight ratings | Consolidated ratings | Total viewers |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viewers | Rank | Viewers | Rank | ||||||
| 1 | Episode 1 | 27 July 2016 | Wednesday 7:30 pm | 882,000 | 5 | 52,000 | 5 | 934,000 | [45][46] |
| 2 | Episode 2 | 28 July 2016 | Thursday 7:30 pm | 824,000 | 5 | 129,000 | 4 | 953,000 | [47][48] |
| 3 | Episode 3 | 3 August 2016 | Wednesday 7:30 pm | 819,000 | 8 | 60,000 | 7 | 879,000 | [49][50] |
| 4 | Episode 4 | 4 August 2016 | Thursday 7:30 pm | 771,000 | 5 | 80,000 | 5 | 851,000 | [51][52] |
| 5 | Episode 5 | 10 August 2016 | Wednesday 7:30 pm | 858,000 | 8 | 62,000 | 7 | 920,000 | [53][54] |
| 6 | Episode 6 | 11 August 2016 | Thursday 7:30 pm | 742,000 | 9 | 110,000 | 7 | 852,000 | [55][56] |
| 7 | Episode 7 | 17 August 2016 | Wednesday 7:30 pm | 838,000 | 7 | 37,000 | 7 | 875,000 | [57][58] |
| 8 | Episode 8 | 18 August 2016 | Thursday 7:30 pm | 777,000 | 8 | 94,000 | 6 | 871,000 | [59][60] |
| 9 | Episode 9 | 24 August 2016 | Wednesday 7:30 pm | 853,000 | 6 | 44,000 | 7 | 897,000 | [61][62] |
| 10 | Episode 10 | 25 August 2016 | Thursday 7:30 pm | 750,000 | 8 | 74,000 | 5 | 824,000 | [63][64] |
| 11 | Episode 11 | 31 August 2016 | Wednesday 7:30 pm | 821,000 | 8 | 44,000 | 8 | 865,000 | [65][66] |
| 12 | Episode 12 | 1 September 2016 | Thursday 7:30 pm | 857,000 | 5 | 73,000 | 4 | 930,000 | [67][68] |
| 13 | Episode 13 | 7 September 2016 | Wednesday 7:30 pm | 844,000 | 7 | 66,000 | 7 | 910,000 | [69][70] |
| 14 | Episode 14 | 8 September 2016 | Thursday 7:30 pm | 818,000 | 5 | 101,000 | 2 | 919,000 | [71][72] |
| 15 | Episode 15 | 14 September 2016 | Wednesday 7:30 pm | 909,000 | 5 | 43,000 | 4 | 952,000 | [73][74] |
| 16 | Finale Final Decision |
15 September 2016 | Thursday 7:30 pm Thursday 9:00 pm |
1,103,000 1,324,000 |
3 1 |
32,000 53,000 |
2 1 |
1,134,000 1,377,000 |
[75][76] |
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