The Bachelor (Australian TV series) season 6

The sixth season of The Bachelor premiered on 15 August 2018.[1] This season features Nick Cummins, a 30-year-old former professional rugby player from Sydney, courting 28 women.[2]

The Bachelor
Season 6
StarringNick Cummins
Presented byOsher Günsberg
No. of contestants28
WinnerNo winner
Runners-up
  • Brittany Hockley
  • Sophie Tieman
No. of episodes16
Release
Original networkNetwork Ten
Original release15 August (2018-08-15) –
4 October 2018 (2018-10-04)
Season chronology
← Previous
Season 5
Next →
Season 7

Contestants

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The season began with 25 contestants.[3] In episode 7, three "intruders" were brought into the competition, bringing the total number of contestants to 28.

Name Age Hometown Occupation Eliminated
Brittany Hockley 30 Port Macquarie, New South Wales Radiographer Episode 16
Sophie Tieman 25 Moreton Bay, Queensland Property Valuer
Brooke Blurton 23 Carnarvon, Western Australia Youth Worker Episode 15 (quit)
Cassandra "Cass" Wood 23 Sydney, New South Wales Student Episode 14
Dasha Gaivoronski 32 Adelaide, South Australia Personal Trainer Episode 13
Emily Dibden 25 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory Dance Teacher
Shannon Baff 25 Melbourne, Victoria Car Care Consultant Episode 12
Jamie-Lee Dayz 27 Sydney, New South Wales Venue Manager Episode 11
Tenille Favios 25 Brisbane, Queensland Flight Attendant Episode 10 (quit)
Deanna Salvemini 28 Adelaide, South Australia Dental Nurse Episode 9
Romy Poulier 30 Brisbane, Queensland Photo Shoot Director Episode 8 (quit)
Alisha Aitken-Radburn 25 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory Political Adviser Episode 8
Brittney Weldon 25 Gold Coast, Queensland Housing Officer
Cat Henesey-Smith 24 Brisbane, Queensland Fashion Designer
Ashlea Harvey 30 Gold Coast, Queensland Property Consultant Episode 7
Rhiannon Doherty 28 Gold Coast, Queensland Sales Representative
Vanessa Sunshine 27 Melbourne, Victoria Legal Secretary Episode 6
Blair Thomas 27 Gold Coast, Queensland P.E. Teacher Episode 5
Aleksandra Sekuloska 31 Melbourne, Victoria Yoga Teacher Episode 4
Steph Crothers 23 Melbourne, Victoria Children's Entertainer
Cayla Tudehope 27 Sunshine Coast, Queensland Energy Healer Episode 3
Christina Karklis 23 Brisbane, Queensland Retail Manager
Kayla Gray 25 Mount Gambier, South Australia Flight Attendant
Juliana Bahr-Thomson 29 Sydney, New South Wales Lifeguard Episode 2
Renee Cuzens 30 Melbourne, Victoria Business Analyst
Autumn Jay 29 Melbourne, Victoria Digital Designer Episode 1
Susie McDougall 30 Perth, Western Australia Account Manager
Urszula Mosijewski 34 Melbourne, Victoria Creative Director

Call-out order

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Nick's call-out order
# Bachelorettes Episode
1 2 3 4 5 6[a] 7 8 9 10[b] 11 12 13 14 15[c] 16
1 Shannon Brooke Shannon Brittany Dasha Sophie Rhiannon Tenille Emily Brittany Sophie Cass Brooke Brittany Brooke Brittany Brittany
Sophie
2 Brooke Brittany Romy Brooke Rhiannon Tenille Cass Jamie-Lee Brooke Brooke Brittany Shannon Sophie Sophie Sophie Sophie
3 Brittany Dasha Rhiannon Dasha Tenille Brittany Brittany Sophie Sophie Cass Brooke Brooke Brittany Cass Brittany Brooke
4 Cayla Kayla Tenille Sophie Ashlea Rhiannon Alisha Alisha Shannon Shannon Cass Brittany Cass Brooke Cass
5 Cat Rhiannon Brittany Ashlea Sophie Brooke Shannon Cat Cass Dasha Dasha Sophie Emily Dasha
Emily
6 Tenille Cat Aleksandra Vanessa Shannon Dasha Romy Brooke Deanna Sophie Emily Dasha Dasha
7 Renee Shannon Cat Emily Alisha Romy Ashlea Romy Dasha Emily Jamie-Lee Emily Shannon
8 Kayla Alisha Alisha Romy Romy Cass Brooke Cass Brittany Jamie-Lee Shannon Jamie-Lee
9 Steph Tenille Brooke Cass Brooke Shannon Cat Shannon Tenille Tenille Tenille
10 Sophie Sophie Kayla Rhiannon Blair Emily Dasha Brittany Jamie-Lee Deanna
11 Cass Aleksandra Emily Alisha Brittany Vanessa Emily Emily Alisha
Brittney
12 Emily Steph Dasha Cat Emily Ashlea Sophie Dasha
13 Ashlea Cass Vanessa Tenille Cat Alisha Tenille Deanna Romy
14 Christina Renee Cass Blair Vanessa Cat Vanessa Brittney Cat
15 Susie Emily Ashlea Shannon Cass Blair Ashlea
Rhiannon
16 Autumn Ashlea Steph Steph Aleksandra
Steph
17 Romy Blair Blair Aleksandra
18 Urszula Juliana Christina Cayla
Christina
Kayla
19 Juliana Christina Sophie
20 Rhiannon Cayla Cayla
21 Blair Romy Juliana
Renee
22 Alisha Vanessa
23 Aleksandra Autumn
Susie
Urszula
24 Dasha
25 Vanessa
26 Deanna
27 Jamie-Lee
28 Brittney
  The contestant received the key to Nick's bachelor pad.
  The contestant received a rose during a date.
  The contestant received a rose outside of a date or the rose ceremony.
  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.
  1. ^ The rose ceremony took place during the group date. Therefore, the women not on the group date are listed in alphabetical order.
  2. ^ The rose ceremony was cancelled after Tenille decided to quit during the cocktail party. Therefore, the remaining women are listed in alphabetical order.
  3. ^ The rose ceremony was cancelled after Brooke decided to quit before the rose ceremony. Therefore, the remaining women are listed in alphabetical order.

Episodes

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Episode 1

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Original airdate: 15 August 2018

Event Description
Bachelor Pad Key Brooke
Rose ceremony Autumn, Susie & Urszula were eliminated.

Episode 2

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Original airdate: 16 August 2018

Event Description
Single date Shannon
Romy
Group date Brooke, Aleksandra, Christina, Sophie, Cass,
Cayla, Vanessa, Cat, Alisha and Romy
Rose ceremony Juliana & Renee were eliminated

Episode 3

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Original airdate: 22 August 2018

Event Description
Single date Brittany
Group date Everyone
One-on-one time Vanessa
Bachelor Pad Key Date Brooke
Rose ceremony Cayla, Christina & Kayla were eliminated

Episode 4

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Original airdate: 23 August 2018

Event Description
Single date Dasha
Group date Rhiannon, Tenille, Vanessa, Romy, Cat, Shannon,
Brooke, Sophie, Brittany, Emily, Ashlea and Cass
One-on-one time Cat
Rose ceremony Aleksandra & Steph were eliminated

Episode 5

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Original airdate: 29 August 2018

Event Description
Single date Sophie
Group date Everyone
One-on-one time Brooke
Rose ceremony Blair was eliminated

Episode 6

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Original airdate: 30 August 2018

Event Description
Single date Rhiannon
Group date Brittany, Shannon, Cass,
Alisha, Romy and Vanessa
Rose ceremony Vanessa was eliminated

Episode 7

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Original airdate: 5 September 2018

Event Description
Intruders Deanna, Jamie-Lee and Brittney were introduced
Group date Emily, Brooke, Cat, Ashlea, Alisha,
Cass, Deanna, Jamie-Lee, Brittney W.
Single date Tenille
Rose ceremony Ashlea & Rhiannon were eliminated

Episode 8

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Original airdate: 6 September 2018

Event Description
Group date Cass, Cat, Brittany, Dasha,
Emily, Tenille, Deanna and Brittney
One-on-one time Emily
Single date Brooke
Rose ceremony Cat was eliminated outside the rose ceremony;
Romy quit during the rose ceremony;
Alisha & Brittney W. were eliminated during the rose ceremony.

Episode 9

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Original airdate: 12 September 2018

Event Description
Single date Brittany
Group date Cass, Brooke, Tenille,
Sophie, Deanna and Jamie-Lee
Rose ceremony Deanna was eliminated

Episode 10

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Original airdate: 13 September 2018

Event Description
Group date Dasha, Sophie, Brittany and Brooke
One-on-one time Sophie
Single date Jamie-Lee
Rose ceremony Tenille quit before the rose ceremony;
the rose ceremony was cancelled.

Episode 11

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Original airdate: 19 September 2018

Event Description
Single date Cass
Group date Everyone
One-on-one time Dasha
Rose ceremony Jamie-Lee was eliminated

Episode 12

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Original airdate: 20 September 2018

Event Description
Group date Everyone
One-on-one time Brooke
Single date Emily
Rose ceremony Shannon was eliminated

Episode 13

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Original airdate: 26 September 2018

Event Description
Group date Everyone
One-on-one time Brittany
Single date Sophie
Rose ceremony Dasha & Emily were eliminated

Episode 14

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Original airdate: 27 September 2018

Event Description
Hometown #1 Cass – Sydney
Hometown #2 Brooke – Perth, Western Australia
Hometown #3 Sophie – Moreton Bay, Queensland
Hometown #4 Brittany – Port Macquarie, New South Wales
Rose ceremony Cass was eliminated.

Episode 15

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Original airdate: 3 October 2018

Event Description
Single Date #1 Sophie
Single Date #2 Brittany
Single Date #3 Brooke
Rose ceremony Brooke quit before the rose ceremony.

Episode 16

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Original airdate: 4 October 2018
Location: New Caledonia

Event Description
Meet Nick's Family #1 Brittany
Meet Nick's Family #2 Sophie
Final Date #1 Sophie
Final Date #2 Brittany
Final Decision: No one is the winner

Ratings

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No. Title Air date Timeslot Overnight ratings Consolidated ratings Total
viewers
Ref(s)
Viewers Rank Viewers Rank
1 Episode 1 15 August 2018 Wednesday 7:30 pm 940,000 4 65,000 3 1,004,000 [4][5]
2 Episode 2 16 August 2018 Thursday 7:30 pm 822,000 5 113,000 3 935,000 [6][7]
3 Episode 3 22 August 2018 Wednesday 7:30 pm 819,000 6 81,000 6 902,000 [8][9]
4 Episode 4 23 August 2018 Thursday 7:30 pm 807,000 5 116,000 3 925,000 [10][11]
5 Episode 5 29 August 2018 Wednesday 7:30 pm 871,000 5 71,000 3 942,000 [12][13]
6 Episode 6 30 August 2018 Thursday 7:30 pm 820,000 5 116,000 2 941,000 [14][15]
7 Episode 7 5 September 2018 Wednesday 7:30 pm 805,000 7 74,000 6 880,000 [16][17]
8 Episode 8 6 September 2018 Thursday 7:30 pm 899,000 1 138,000 1 1,043,000 [18][19]
9 Episode 9 12 September 2018 Wednesday 7:30 pm 884,000 5 83,000 4 967,000 [20][21]
10 Episode 10 13 September 2018 Thursday 7:30 pm 869,000 4 101,000 1 975,000 [22][23]
11 Episode 11 19 September 2018 Wednesday 7:30 pm 854,000 6 63,000 5 919,000 [24][25]
12 Episode 12 20 September 2018 Thursday 7:30 pm 882,000 3 85,000 1 967,000 [26][27]
13 Episode 13 26 September 2018 Wednesday 7:30 pm 721,000 8 90,000 7 811,000 [28][29]
14 Episode 14 27 September 2018 Thursday 7:30 pm 835,000 3 151,000 1 986,000 [30][31]
15 Episode 15 3 October 2018 Wednesday 7:30 pm 822,000 6 46,000 6 868,000 [32][33]
16 Finale
Final Decision
4 October 2018 Thursday 7:30 pm
Thursday 9:00 pm
1,009,000
1,241,000
2
1
64,000
87,000
2
1
1,073,000
1,328,000
[34][35]

References

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