| The Bachelor | |
|---|---|
| Season 7 | |
| Starring | Matt Agnew |
| Presented by | Osher Günsberg |
| No. of contestants | 28 |
| Winner | Chelsie McLeod |
| Runner-up | Abbie Chatfield |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Network 10 |
| Original release | 31 July (2019-07-31) – 19 September 2019 (2019-09-19) |
| Season chronology | |
| ← Previous Season 6Next → Season 8 | |
The seventh season of The Bachelor premiered on 31 July 2019. This season features Matt Agnew, a 31-year-old astrophysicist from Melbourne, Victoria, courting 28 women.
Contestants
The season began with 20 contestants. In episode 2, eight "intruders" were brought into the competition, bringing the total number of contestants to 28.
| Name | Age | Hometown | Occupation | Eliminated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chelsie McLeod | 28 | Melbourne, Victoria | Chemical Engineer | Winner |
| Abbie Chatfield | 23 | Brisbane, Queensland | Property Analyst | Runner-Up |
| Helena Sauzier | 25 | Perth, Western Australia | Wellness Coach | Episode 15 |
| Emma Roche | 32 | Sydney, New South Wales | Fashion Brand Manager | Episode 14 |
| Elly Miles | 24 | Newcastle, New South Wales | Nurse | Episode 13 |
| Kristen Czyszek | 25 | Brisbane, Queensland | China Researcher | Episode 12 |
| Sogand Mohtat | 30 | Sydney, New South Wales | Civil Engineer | Episode 11 |
| Mary Viturino | 31 | Melbourne, Victoria | Cook | Episode 10 |
| Nichole Wood | 25 | Gold Coast, Queensland | Café Manager | |
| Nikki Ferris | 24 | Sydney, New South Wales | Student | Episode 9 |
| Rachael Arahill | 23 | Sydney, New South Wales | Personal Trainer | |
| Cassandra Mamone | 33 | Adelaide, South Australia | Jewellery Designer | Episode 8 |
| Brianna Ferrante | 24 | Perth, Western Australia | Clerical Officer | Episode 7 |
| Monique Morley | 26 | Sydney, New South Wales | Fashion Designer | Episode 6 |
| Vakoo Kauapirura | 23 | Sydney, New South Wales | Model | |
| Julia Hyde | 28 | Sydney, New South Wales | Children's Entertainer | Episode 5 |
| Isabelle Davies | 29 | Gold Coast, Queensland | Pilates Instructor | Episode 4 |
| Jessica Brody | 30 | Melbourne, Victoria | Makeup Artist | Episode 3 |
| Jessie Fredriksen | 30 | Perth, Western Australia | Executive PA | |
| Renee Barrett | 25 | Darwin, Northern Territory | Healthcare Coordinator | |
| Danush Deravi | 34 | Melbourne, Victoria | Accountant | Episode 2 |
| Georgina Powell | 32 | Brisbane, Queensland | Cosmetic Nurse | |
| Hannah Chapman | 25 | Melbourne, Victoria | Social Media Manager | |
| Sam Royce | 29 | Melbourne, Victoria | Public Servant | |
| Tara Norman | 25 | Geelong, Victoria | Nurse | |
| Tash Dowell | 34 | Sydney, New South Wales | Sports Teacher | |
| Keely Spedding | 27 | Brisbane, Queensland | Textiles Designer | Episode 1 |
| Sophie Oddo | 25 | Melbourne, Victoria | Copywriter |
Call-out order
| # | Bachelorettes | Episode | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | ||
| 1 | Helena | Elly | Sogand | Elly | Monique | Abbie | Chelsie | Emma | Kristen | Elly | Abbie | Emma | Helena | Helena | Chelsie | Abbie | Chelsie |
| 2 | Chelsie | Chelsie | Chelsie | Nichole | Abbie | Chelsie | Emma | Kristen | Elly | Kristen | Chelsie | Helena | Chelsie | Abbie | Abbie | Chelsie | Abbie |
| 3 | Abbie | Sogand | Julia | Monique | Emma | Helena | Helena | Elly | Helena | Abbie | Elly | Abbie | Emma | Chelsie | Helena | Helena | |
| 4 | Kristen | Vakoo | Monique | Chelsie | Nikki | Kristen | Mary | Chelsie | Sogand | Emma | Kristen | Kristen | Elly | Emma | Emma | ||
| 5 | Brianna | Georgie | Helena | Abbie | Elly | Mary | Abbie | Helena | Nikki | Helena | Emma | Chelsie | Abbie | Elly | |||
| 6 | Jessie | Hannah | Nikki | Kristen | Mary | Elly | Nichole | Abbie | Chelsie | Sogand | Sogand | Elly | Kristen | ||||
| 7 | Isabelle | Mary | Elly | Helena | Nichole | Sogand | Brianna | Nichole | Mary | Mary | Helena | Sogand | |||||
| 8 | Mary | Kristen | Nichole | Vakoo | Chelsie | Emma | Rachael | Sogand | Emma | Nichole | Mary Nichole |
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| 9 | Hannah | Abbie | Renee | Isabelle | Cassandra | Vakoo | Elly | Rachael | Nichole | Chelsie | |||||||
| 10 | Nichole | Helena | Mary | Emma | Julia | Brianna | Cassandra | Mary | Abbie | Nikki | |||||||
| 11 | Vakoo | Emma | Jessica | Nikki | Sogand | Rachael | Nikki | Cassandra | Rachael | Rachael | |||||||
| 12 | Emma | Nichole | Emma | Mary | Kristen | Cassandra | Kristen | Nikki | Cassandra | ||||||||
| 13 | Keely | Jessie | Rachael | Julia | Rachael | Nikki | Sogand | Brianna | |||||||||
| 14 | Tash | Isabelle | Kristen | Rachael | Brianna | Nichole | Vakoo | ||||||||||
| 15 | Sophie | Tash | Brianna | Sogand | Helena | Monique | Monique | ||||||||||
| 16 | Georgie | Brianna | Isabelle | Brianna | Vakoo | Julia | |||||||||||
| 17 | Cassandra | Cassandra | Cassandra | Cassandra | Isabelle | ||||||||||||
| 18 | Sogand | Rachael | Jessie | Jessica Jessie Renee |
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| 19 | Elly | Keely Sophie |
Abbie | ||||||||||||||
| 20 | Rachael | Vakoo | |||||||||||||||
| 21 | Julia | Danush Georgie Hannah Sam Tara Tash |
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| 22 | Monique | ||||||||||||||||
| 23 | Sam | ||||||||||||||||
| 24 | Jessica | ||||||||||||||||
| 25 | Renee | ||||||||||||||||
| 26 | Tara | ||||||||||||||||
| 27 | Nikki | ||||||||||||||||
| 28 | Danush | ||||||||||||||||
- The contestant received the golden ticket, a guaranteed date in Matt's hometown, along with a rose.
- 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 outside the rose ceremony.
- The contestant was eliminated during a date.
- The contestant quit the competition.
- The contestant won the competition.
- Notes
- Vakoo was unable to attend the rose ceremony as she was unwell in hospital; therefore, she received a rose prior to the rose ceremony.
Episodes
Episode 1
Original airdate: 31 July 2019
| Event | Description |
|---|---|
| Golden Ticket | Elly |
| Rose ceremony | Sophie & Keely were eliminated. |
Episode 2
Original airdate: 1 August 2019
| Event | Description |
|---|---|
| Single date | Sogand |
| Group date | Everyone |
| Intruders | Julia, Monique, Sam, Jessica, Renee, Tara, Nikki & Danush were introduced. |
| Rose ceremony | Danush, Georgie, Hannah, Sam, Tara & Tash were eliminated. |
Episode 3
Original airdate: 7 August 2019
| Event | Description |
|---|---|
| Golden Ticket Date | Elly |
| Group Date | Monique, Renee, Nikki, Julia, Jessica, Helena, Nichole, Kristen, Jessie & Mary |
| One-on-one time | Nichole |
| Rose ceremony | Jessica, Renee & Jesse were eliminated. |
Episode 4
Original airdate: 8 August 2019
| Event | Description |
|---|---|
| Single Date | Monique |
| Group Date | Helena, Nichole, Mary, Vakoo, Emma, Sogand, Cassandra, Rachael, Isabelle & Abbie |
| One-on-one time | Abbie |
| Rose ceremony | Isabelle was eliminated. |
Episode 5
Original airdate: 14 August 2019
| Event | Description |
|---|---|
| Single date | Abbie Helena |
| Group Date | Chelsie, Julia, Mary, Brianna, Sogand, Helena, Rachael & Vakoo. |
| One-on-one time | Chelsie |
| Rose ceremony | Julia was eliminated. |
Episode 6
Original airdate: 15 August 2019
| Event | Description |
|---|---|
| Group date | Abbie, Monique, Sogand, Nikki, Brianna, Cassandra, Vakoo, Elly, Emma & Kristen |
| One-on-one time | Vakoo |
| Single Date | Chelsie |
| Rose Ceremony | Monique was eliminated outside the rose ceremony; Vakoo was eliminated. |
Episode 7
Original airdate: 21 August 2019
| Event | Description |
|---|---|
| Single date | Emma |
| Group Date | Everyone |
| Rose ceremony | Brianna was eliminated. |
Episode 8
Original airdate: 22 August 2019
| Event | Description |
|---|---|
| Single date | Kristen |
| Group Date | Elly, Cassandra, Sogand & Abbie |
| Rose ceremony | Cassandra was eliminated. |
Episode 9
Original airdate: 28 August 2019
| Event | Description |
|---|---|
| Single date | Elly |
| Group Date | Nichole, Sogand, Helena, Kristen & Chelsie |
| Rose ceremony | Rachael was eliminated outside the ceremony; Nikki was eliminated. |
Episode 10
Original airdate: 29 August 2019
| Event | Description |
|---|---|
| Group Date | Mary, Abbie, Helena, Emma & Elly |
| One-on-one time | Abbie |
| Single date | Chelsie |
| Rose ceremony | Mary & Nichole were eliminated. |
Episode 11
Original airdate: 4 September 2019
| Event | Description |
|---|---|
| Group Date | Everyone |
| One-on-one time | Helena |
| Single date | Emma |
| Rose ceremony | Sogand was eliminated. |
Episode 12
Original airdate: 5 September 2019
| Event | Description |
|---|---|
| Single date | Helena |
| Group Date | Everyone |
| One-on-one time | Chelsie |
| Rose ceremony | Kristen was eliminated. |
Episode 13
Original airdate: 11 September 2019
| Event | Description |
|---|---|
| Group Date | Everyone |
| One-on-one time | Elly |
| Single date | Abbie |
| Rose ceremony | Elly was eliminated. |
Episode 14
Original airdate: 12 September 2019
| Event | Description |
|---|---|
| Hometown #1 | Abbie - Brisbane, Queensland |
| Hometown #2 | Chelsie - Melbourne, Victoria |
| Hometown #3 | Emma - Sydney, New South Wales |
| Hometown #4 | Helena - Perth, Western Australia |
| Rose ceremony | Emma was eliminated. |
Episode 15
Original airdate: 18 September 2019
| Event | Description |
|---|---|
| Single Date #1 | Chelsie |
| Single Date #2 | Abbie |
| Single Date #3 | Helena |
| Rose ceremony | Helena was eliminated. |
Episode 16
Original airdate: 19 September 2019
Location: South Africa
| Event | Description |
|---|---|
| Meet Matt's Friends #1 | Abbie |
| Meet Matt's Friends #2 | Chelsie |
| Final Date #1 | Abbie |
| Final Date #2 | Chelsie |
| Final Decision: | Chelsie is the winner |
Ratings
| No. | Title | Air date | Timeslot | Overnight ratings | Consolidated ratings | Total viewers |
Ref(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viewers | Rank | Viewers | Rank | ||||||
| 1 | Episode 1 | 31 July 2019 | Wednesday 7:30pm | 828,000 | 5 | 68,000 | 5 | 896,000 | |
| 2 | Episode 2 | 1 August 2019 | Thursday 7:30pm | 693,000 | 6 | 136,000 | 3 | 829,000 | |
| 3 | Episode 3 | 7 August 2019 | Wednesday 7:30pm | 735,000 | 7 | 70,000 | 6 | 805,000 | |
| 4 | Episode 4 | 8 August 2019 | Thursday 7:30pm | 680,000 | 6 | 108,000 | 5 | 788,000 | |
| 5 | Episode 5 | 14 August 2019 | Wednesday 7:30pm | 783,000 | 5 | 59,000 | 5 | 843,000 | |
| 6 | Episode 6 | 15 August 2019 | Thursday 7:30pm | 742,000 | 5 | 105,000 | 4 | 848,000 | |
| 7 | Episode 7 | 21 August 2019 | Wednesday 7:30pm | 653,000 | 9 | 62,000 | 9 | 715,000 | |
| 8 | Episode 8 | 22 August 2019 | Thursday 7:30pm | 709,000 | 6 | 91,000 | 6 | 800,000 | |
| 9 | Episode 9 | 28 August 2019 | Wednesday 7:30pm | 744,000 | 7 | 57,000 | 7 | 806,000 | |
| 10 | Episode 10 | 29 August 2019 | Thursday 7:30pm | 720,000 | 6 | 95,000 | 6 | 815,000 | |
| 11 | Episode 11 | 4 September 2019 | Wednesday 7:30pm | 674,000 | 7 | 73,000 | 6 | 747,000 | |
| 12 | Episode 12 | 5 September 2019 | Thursday 7:30pm | 633,000 | 6 | 113,000 | 6 | 746,000 | |
| 13 | Episode 13 | 11 September 2019 | Wednesday 7:30pm | 701,000 | 7 | 51,000 | 7 | 755,000 | |
| 14 | Episode 14 | 12 September 2019 | Thursday 7:30pm | 797,000 | 7 | 93,000 | 2 | 890,000 | |
| 15 | Episode 15 | 18 September 2019 | Wednesday 7:30pm | 760,000 | 5 | 42,000 | 6 | 803,000 | |
| 16 | Finale Final Decision |
19 September 2019 | Thursday 7:30pm Thursday 9:00pm |
936,000 1,170,000 |
2 1 |
47,000 58,000 |
2 1 |
983,000 1,228,000 |
|
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