The Bachelor (Australian season 9)

Season of television series

The Bachelor

Season 9
Starring| Jimmy Nicholson
Presented by| Osher Günsberg
No. of contestants| 23
Winner| Holly Kingston
Runner-up| Brooke Cleal
Country of origin| Australia
No. of episodes| 16
Release
Original network| Network 10
Original release| 21 July (2021-07-21) –
2 September 2021 (2021-09-02)
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The ninth season of The Bachelor Australia premiered on 21 July 2021.[1] This season features Jimmy Nicholson, a 31-year-old aeroplane pilot from Sydney, New South Wales.[2][3]

## Contestants[edit]

The season began with 23 contestants.[4]

Name  | Age  | Hometown  | Occupation  | Eliminated

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Holly Kingston | 27 | Sydney, New South Wales | Marketing Manager | Winner
Brooke Cleal  | 27  | Melbourne, Victoria | Occupational Therapist  | Runner-up
Returned in Episode 12
Left Episode 8
Jacinta "Jay" Lal  | 31  | Sydney, New South Wales | Nutritionist  | Episode 15
Carlie Hodges  | 33  | Melbourne, Victoria | Corporate Lawyer  | Episode 14
Lily Price  | 23  | Melbourne, Victoria | Crane Operator  | Episode 13
Ashlee "Ash" Lawson  | 34  | Brisbane, Queensland | Dance Teacher
Laura O'Loughlin  | 28  | Adelaide, South Australia | Speech Pathologist  | Episode 12
Tahnee Leeson  | 27  | Melbourne, Victoria | Corporate Travel Manager  | Episode 11
Stephanie Lynch  | 27  | Perth, Western Australia | Business Development Manager  | Episode 10
Rebekah Modernel  | 27  | Sydney, New South Wales | Youth Support Worker  | Episode 9
Sierah Swepstone  | 28  | Melbourne, Victoria | Technical Analyst  | Episode 8
Stevie Grey  | 29  | Brisbane, Queensland | Hair Stylist  | Episode 7
Tatum Hargraves  | 26  | Gold Coast, Queensland | Company Director
Ashleigh Freckleton  | 28  | Melbourne, Victoria | Speech Pathologist  | Episode 6
Elena Wee  | 33  | Sydney, New South Wales | Personal Trainer  | Episode 5
Hannah Norman  | 26  | Sydney, New South Wales | Nurse  | Episode 4
Tamlyn Hoskins  | 25  | Sydney, New South Wales | Customer Service Officer
Chanel Tang  | 34  | Sydney, New South Wales | Flight Manager  | Episode 3
Madison Allen  | 24  | Melbourne, Victoria | Marketing Co-Ordinator
Belinda Robinson  | 29  | Sunshine Coast, Queensland | Criminal Lawyer  | Episode 2
Jacinta Boys  | 29  | Melbourne, Victoria | Executive Recruiter
Annabelle O'Regan  | 28  | Sydney, New South Wales | Medical Equipment Installer  | Episode 1
Lauren Jenkins  | 29  | Adelaide, South Australia | Office Administrator

## Call-out order[edit]

Jimmy's call-out order  #  | Bachelorettes  | Episode

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1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 6[a] | 7  | 8  | 9  | 10[b] | 11[c] | 12  | 13  | 14  | 15  | 16
1  | Brooke  | Jay  | Brooke  | Ash  | Holly  | Stephanie  | Jay  | Lily  | Carlie  | Laura  | Holly  | Carlie  | Ash  | Holly  | Holly  | Brooke  | Holly
2  | Carlie  | Carlie  | Lily  | Carlie  | Brooke  | Tatum  | Ash  | Brooke  | Laura[d] | Tahnee  | Carlie  | Ash  | Carlie  | Jay  | Brooke  | Holly  | Brooke
3  | Jay  | Lily  | Stephanie  | Jay  | Tatum  | Lily  | Brooke  | Tahnee  | Ash  | Jay  | Ash  | Holly  | Brooke  | Carlie  | Jay  | Jay  |
4  | Laura  | Brooke  | Holly  | Stephanie  | Lily  | Carlie  | Carlie  | Rebekah  | Rebekah  | Ash  | Jay  | Laura  | Lily  | Brooke  | Carlie  |
5  | Sierah  | Ash  | Jay  | Lily  | Jay  | Brooke  | Holly  | Laura  | Tahnee  | Stephanie  | Laura  | Lily  | Holly  | Ash
Lily  |
6  | Belinda  | Elena  | Stevie  | Ashleigh  | Carlie  | Holly  | Laura  | Jay  | Stephanie  | Carlie[e] | Lily  | Jay  | Jay
7  | Madison  | Hannah  | Ash  | Rebekah  | Ashleigh  | Jay  | Lily  | Carlie  | Lily  | Holly[e] | Tahnee  | Tahnee  | Laura  |
8  | Ashleigh  | Rebekah  | Elena  | Laura  | Rebekah  | Ash  | Rebekah  | Sierah  | Jay  | Lily[e] | Stephanie |
9  | Tamlyn  | Madison  | Carlie  | Brooke  | Sierah  | Laura  | Sierah  | Ash  | Holly  | Rebekah |
10  | Rebekah  | Sierah  | Tatum  | Holly  | Tahnee  | Tahnee  | Stephanie  | Holly  | Sierah  |
11  | Tahnee  | Stevie  | Rebekah  | Elena  | Elena  | Rebekah  | Stevie  | Stephanie  | Brooke[f]
12  | Ash  | Holly  | Madison  | Tatum  | Stephanie  | Sierah  | Tahnee  | Stevie  |
13  | Lauren  | Belinda  | Hannah  | Hannah  | Ash  | Stevie  | Tatum  | Tatum
14  | Stevie  | Tamlyn  | Ashleigh  | Tahnee  | Stevie  | Ashleigh  | Ashleigh |
15  | Hannah  | Tatum  | Tahnee  | Stevie  | Laura  | Elena  |
16  | Holly  | Laura  | Tamlyn  | Tamlyn  | Hannah
Tamlyn  |
17  | Jacinta  | Jacinta  | Laura  | Sierah
18  | Elena  | Ashleigh  | Chanel  | Chanel
Madison  |
19  | Tatum  | Chanel  | Sierah
20  | Annabelle  | Tahnee  | Belinda
Jacinta  |
21  | Chanel  | Stephanie
22  | Stephanie  | Annabelle
Lauren  |
23  | Lily

The contestant received the business lounge key, which guarantees one Bachelorette uninterrupted time with Jimmy during their time in the mansion.
The contestant received a rose during the date
The contestant received a rose outside of a date or the rose ceremony.
The contestant was eliminated
The contestant was eliminated outside the rose ceremony
The contestant was eliminated during the date
The contestant quit the competition
The contestant won the competition

Notes

1. ^ The rose ceremony was cancelled after Ashleigh was eliminated during the cocktail party. Therefore, the remaining women are listed in alphabetical order.
2. ^ The rose ceremony was cancelled after Stephanie quit during the cocktail party. Therefore, the remaining women are listed in alphabetical order.
3. ^ The rose ceremony took place during a group date in Glenworth Valley.
4. ^ The woman who received this rose in the group date was also guaranteed to be taken on the next single date.
5. ^ a b c The rose ceremony was cancelled when Rebekah quit during the ceremony. Therefore, the remaining women are listed in alphabetical order.
6. ^ Brooke left the competition due to an urgent family matter.

## Episodes[edit]

### Episode 1[edit]

Original airdate: 21 July 2021

Event  | Description

|

Business Lounge key | Jay
Rose ceremony | Annabelle & Lauren were eliminated.

### Episode 2[edit]

Original airdate: 22 July 2021

Event  | Description

|

Single date | Brooke
Group date | Stephanie, Laura, Rebekah, Tamlyn, Jacinta,
Belinda, Sierah, Tahnee, Tatum & Lily
One-on-one time | Lily
Rose ceremony | Belinda & Jacinta were eliminated.

### Episode 3[edit]

Original airdate: 28 July 2021

Event  | Description

|

Single date | Ash
Group date | Ashleigh, Carlie, Elena, Holly,
Jay, Sierah, Stevie & Tahnee
One-on-one time | Carlie
Rose ceremony | Chanel & Madison were eliminated.

### Episode 4[edit]

Original airdate: 29 July 2021

Event  | Description

|

Single Date | Holly
Group Date | Ashleigh, Brooke, Carlie, Hannah,
Laura, Lily, Stephanie & Tatum
One-on-one time | Brooke
Rose ceremony | Hannah & Tamlyn were eliminated.

### Episode 5[edit]

Original airdate: 4 August 2021

Event  | Description

|

Single Date | Stephanie
Group Date | Brooke, Carlie, Elena, Holly, Jay,
Laura, Lily, Stevie, Tahnee & Tatum
One-on-one time | Tatum
Rose ceremony | Elena was eliminated.

### Episode 6[edit]

Original airdate: 5 August 2021

Event  | Description

|

Single Date | Jay
Group Date | Rebekah, Stevie, Ashleigh, Laura & Sierah
One-on-one time | Ashleigh
Rose ceremony | Ashleigh was eliminated before the rose ceremony;
the rose ceremony was cancelled.

### Episode 7[edit]

Original airdate: 11 August 2021

Event  | Description

|

Single Date | Lily
Rose ceremony | Tatum quit before the rose ceremony;
Stevie was eliminated.

### Episode 8[edit]

Original airdate: 12 August 2021

Event  | Description

|

Leave | Brooke left the mansion due to a family matter.
Single Date | Carlie
Group Date | Everyone
One-on-one time | Laura & Sierah
Rose ceremony | Sierah was eliminated.

### Episode 9[edit]

Original airdate: 12 August 2021

Event  | Description

|

Single Date | Laura
Group Date | Holly, Lily, Ash, Laura & Tahnee
One-on-one time | Tahnee
Rose ceremony | Rebekah quit during the rose ceremony;
the remaining contestants received their roses.

### Episode 10[edit]

Original airdate: 18 August 2021

Event  | Description

|

Single Date | Holly
Rose ceremony | Stephanie quit before the rose ceremony;
the rose ceremony was cancelled.

### Episode 11[edit]

Original airdate: 18 August 2021

Event  | Description

|

Group Date | Everyone
Single Date | Jay
Rose ceremony | Tahnee was eliminated.

### Episode 12[edit]

Original airdate: 19 August 2021

Event  | Description

|

Group Date | Everyone
One-on-one time | Ash
Single Date | Carlie
Return | Brooke returned to the competition.
Rose ceremony | Laura was eliminated.

### Episode 13[edit]

Original airdate: 25 August 2021

Event  | Description

|

Single Date | Brooke
Group Date | Everyone
Rose ceremony | Ash & Lily were eliminated.

### Episode 14[edit]

Original airdate: 26 August 2021

Event  | Description

|

Hometown #1 | Carlie – Mornington Peninsula, Victoria
Hometown #2 | Jay – Sydney, New South Wales
Hometown #3 | Holly – Sydney, New South Wales
Hometown #4 | Brooke – Melbourne, Victoria
Rose ceremony | Carlie was eliminated.

### Episode 15[edit]

Original airdate: 1 September 2021

Event  | Description

|

Single Date #1 | Holly
Single Date #2 | Jay
Single Date #3 | Brooke
Rose ceremony | Jay was eliminated.

### Episode 16[edit]

Original airdate: 2 September 2021

Event  | Description

|

Meet Jimmy's Family #1 | Brooke
Meet Jimmy's Family #2 | Holly
Final Date #1 | Brooke
Final Date #2 | Holly
Final decision: | Holly is the winner

## Ratings[edit]

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

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Viewers | Rank | Viewers | Rank
1  | Episode 1  | 21 July 2021 | Wednesday 7:30 pm  | 482,000 | 18 | 46,000 | 16 | 528,000  | [5]
2  | Episode 2  | 22 July 2021 | Thursday 7:30 pm  | 502,000 | 14 | 53,000 | 13 | 555,000  | [6]
3  | Episode 3  | 28 July 2021 | Wednesday 7:30 pm  | 360,000 | 22 | 24,000 | >20 | 384,000  | [7]
4  | Episode 4  | 29 July 2021 | Thursday 7:30 pm  | 369,000 | 17 | 38,000 | 15 | 407,000  | [8]
5  | Episode 5  | 4 August 2021 | Wednesday 7:30 pm  | 366,000 | 21 | 38,000 | 20 | 404,000  | [9]
6  | Episode 6  | 5 August 2021 | Thursday 7:30 pm  | 375,000 | 20 | 44,000 | 18 | 418,000  | [10]
7  | Episode 7  | 11 August 2021 | Wednesday 7:30 pm  | 414,000 | 18 | 32,000 | 18 | 445,000  | [11]
8  | Episode 8[a] | 12 August 2021[a] | Thursday 7:30 pm  | 412,000 | 15 | 48,000 | 14 | 460,000  | [12]
9  | Episode 9[a] | 12 August 2021[a] | Thursday 8:40 pm  | 412,000 | 15 | 48,000 | 14 | 460,000  | [12]
10  | Episode 10[a] | 18 August 2021[a] | Wednesday 7:30 pm  | 471,000 | 17 | 31,000 | 18 | 502,000  | [13]
11  | Episode 11[a] | 18 August 2021[a] | Wednesday 8:30 pm  | 471,000 | 17 | 31,000 | 18 | 502,000  | [13]
12  | Episode 12  | 19 August 2021 | Thursday 7:30 pm  | 487,000 | 13 | — | — | 487,000  | [14]
13  | Episode 13  | 25 August 2021 | Wednesday 7:30 pm  | 445,000 | 17 | — | — | 445,000  | [15]
14  | Episode 14  | 26 August 2021 | Thursday 7:30 pm  | 470,000 | 13 | — | — | 470,000  | [16]
15  | Episode 15  | 1 September 2021 | Wednesday 7:30 pm  | 447,000 | 16 | — | — | 447,000  | [17]
16  | Finale

* * *

Final Decision  | 2 September 2021 | Thursday 7:30 pm

* * *

Thursday 8:40 pm  | 578,000

* * *

629,000 | 9

* * *

7 |

* * *

* * *

| 578,000

* * *

629,000  | [18]

Notes

1. ^ a b c d e f g h This episode was aired along with another episode on a double episode night.

## References[edit]

1. ^ Knox, David (7 July 2021). "Returning: The Bachelor". TV Tonight. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
2. ^ Cartwright, Lexie (4 March 2021). "Channel 10 announces Jimmy Nicholson as the next Bachelor". news.com.au. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
3. ^ Hoffman, Lily (27 April 2021). "WA Bachelor Jimmy Nicholson warned by show's alumni to 'prepare' for racism". Perth Now. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
4. ^ "Meet this year's Bachelorettes". 10Play. 19 July 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
5. ^ Knox, David (22 July 2021). "Wednesday 21 July 2021". TV Tonight. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
6. ^ Knox, David (23 July 2021). "Thursday 22 July 2021". TV Tonight. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
7. ^ Knox, David (29 July 2021). "Wednesday 28 July 2021". TV Tonight. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
8. ^ Knox, David (30 July 2021). "Thursday 29 July 2021". TV Tonight. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
9. ^ Knox, David (5 August 2021). "Wednesday 4 August 2021". TV Tonight. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
10. ^ Knox, David (6 August 2021). "Thursday 5 August 2021". TV Tonight. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
11. ^ Knox, David (12 August 2021). "Wednesday 11 August 2021". TV Tonight. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
12. ^ a b Knox, David (13 August 2021). "Thursday 12 August 2021". TV Tonight. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
13. ^ a b Knox, David (19 August 2021). "Wednesday 18 August 2021". TV Tonight. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
14. ^ Knox, David (20 August 2021). "Thursday 19 August 2021". TV Tonight. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
15. ^ Knox, David (26 August 2021). "Wednesday 25 August 2021". TV Tonight. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
16. ^ Knox, David (27 August 2021). "Thursday 26 August 2021". TV Tonight. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
17. ^ Knox, David (2 September 2021). "Wednesday 1 September 2021". TV Tonight. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
18. ^ Knox, David (3 September 2021). "Thursday 2 September 2021". TV Tonight. Retrieved 3 September 2021.

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