The Golden Bachelor (Australian TV series)
| The Golden Bachelor | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Dating game show |
| Presented by | Samantha Armytage |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 9 |
| Production | |
| Production location | Tresco, Elizabeth Bay, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Running time | 90 minutes (including ads) |
| Production company | Warner Bros. International Television Production Australia |
| Original release | |
| Network | Nine Network |
| Release | 20 October 2025 |
| Related | |
| The Bachelor Australia | |
The Golden Bachelor is an Australian dating reality television series that premiered on the Nine Network. A spin-off of The Bachelor, it features seniors as contestants. The series premiered on 20 October 2025.[1]
The series features 61-year-old Barry ‘Bear’ Myrden, a widower from Sydney, Australia.
Production
In late 2024, it was reported that an Australian version of The Golden Bachelor has been commissioned for the Nine Network. This will be the first Australian iteration of the Bachelor franchise to not be aired on Network 10, who have aired the Australian versions of The Bachelor, The Bachelorette and Bachelor in Paradise.[2] In October 2024, the series was confirmed by Nine at their 2025 Upfronts, with Samantha Armytage to host the series and produced by Warner Bros. International Television Production Australia.[3][4] In September 2025, Nine announced The Golden Bachelor as 61-year-old Sydneysider Barry ‘Bear’ Myrden along with the 20 women competing on the series.[5][6]
Contestants
The 20 contestants were announced on 15 September 2025.[7]
| Name | Age | Occupation | State | Eliminated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunny Long | 58 | CEO | NSW | Winner |
| Janette | 61 | Pilates Studio Owner | VIC | Runner-up |
| Kim | 60 | Doctor | QLD | Episode 8 |
| Gera | 52 | Real Estate Business Owner | WA | Episode 7 |
| Jan Herdman | 66 | Age Transformation Coach | NSW | |
| Catherine | 56 | Interior Designer | NSW | Episode 6 |
| Lauren | 60 | Dressage Team Manager | QLD | |
| Terri | 61 | Property Investor | VIC | Quit Episode 5 |
| Bianca Dye | 51 | Radio Presenter | QLD | Episode 5 |
| Elizete | 54 | Property Manager | NSW | |
| Pip | 60 | Hoist Operator | VIC | |
| Shamse Willmott | 60 | Interior Designer | VIC | |
| Katrina | 55 | NICU Nurse | QLD | Episode 4 |
| Laura Neal | 64 | Primary School Teacher | QLD | |
| Hamidah | 60 | Disability Support Worker | NSW | Episode 3 |
| Linda | 61 | Stylist | QLD | Episode 2 |
| Nicolette | 55 | Singer | NSW | |
| Angela | 52 | Psychotherapist | VIC | Episode 1 |
| Jane | 60 | Interior Designer | NSW | |
| Shana | 60 | Retired (Education Sales Executive) | NSW |
Call-out order
| # | Bachelorettes | Episode | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |||
| 1 | Janette | Jan | Janette | Gera | Terri | Sunny | Kim | Sunny | Sunny | Sunny | |
| 2 | Shamse | Kim | Shamse | Bianca | Sunny | Kim | Sunny | Janette | Janette | Janette | |
| 3 | Elizete | Sunny | Sunny | Kim | Kim | Janette | Janette | Kim | Kim | ||
| 4 | Terri | Janette | Gera | Elizete | Janette | Lauren | Gera | Gera Jan |
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| 5 | Angela | Pip | Catherine | Lauren | Bianca | Catherine | Jan | ||||
| 6 | Linda | Terri | Kim | Terri | Elizete | Jan | Catherine Lauren |
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| 7 | Katrina | Shamse | Pip | Sunny | Gera | Gera | |||||
| 8 | Hamidah | Elizete | Terri | Jan | Pip | Terri | |||||
| 9 | Pip | Katrina | Laura | Catherine | Shamse | Bianca Elizete Pip Shamse |
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| 10 | Bianca | Catherine | Jan | Janette | Catherine | ||||||
| 11 | Sunny | Lauren | Bianca | Shamse | Lauren | ||||||
| 12 | Lauren | Laura | Elizete | Pip | Jan | ||||||
| 13 | Catherine | Hamidah | Katrina | Laura | Katrina Laura |
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| 14 | Jane | Nicolette | Hamidah | Katrina | |||||||
| 15 | Laura | Linda | Lauren | Hamidah | |||||||
| 16 | Shana | Gera | Linda Nicolette |
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| 17 | Nicolette | Bianca | |||||||||
| 18 | Gera | Angela Jane Shana |
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| 19 | Jan | ||||||||||
| 20 | Kim | ||||||||||
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Episodes
Episode 1
Original airdate: 20 October 2025
| Event | Description |
|---|---|
| First Impression Rose | Jan |
| Rose Ceremony | Jane, Shana and Angela were eliminated |
Episode 2
Original airdate: 21 October 2025
| Event | Description |
|---|---|
| Single Date | Janette |
| Group Date | Elizete, Katrina, Nicolette, Shamse, Sunny, Jan, Hamidah, Gera, Catherine |
| Rose Ceremony | Linda and Nicolette were eliminated |
Episode 3
Original airdate: 27 October 2025
| Event | Description |
|---|---|
| Single Date | Gera |
| Group Date | Terri, Laura, Katrina, Bianca, Lauren, Kim |
| One-on-one Time | Bianca |
| Rose Ceremony | Hamidah was eliminated |
Episode 4
Original airdate: 28 October 2025
| Event | Description |
|---|---|
| Single Date | Terri |
| Rose Ceremony | Katrina and Laura were eliminated |
Episode 5
Original airdate: 2 November 2025
| Event | Description |
|---|---|
| Single Date | Sunny |
| Group Date | Everyone |
| Rose Ceremony | Terri declined rose; quit Bianca, Elizete, Pip, Shamse were eliminated |
Episode 6
Original airdate: 3 November 2025
| Event | Description |
|---|---|
| Single Date | Kim |
| Group Date | Everyone |
| Rose Ceremony | Catherine & Lauren were eliminated |
Episode 7
Original airdate: 9 November 2025
| Event | Description |
|---|---|
| Single Date | Janette |
| Group Date | Everyone |
| One-on-one time | Jan |
| Rose Ceremony | Gera & Jan were eliminated |
Episode 8
Original airdate: 10 November 2025
| Event | Description |
|---|---|
| First Hometown | Sunny - Sydney, New South Wales |
| Second Hometown | Kim - Brisbane, Queensland |
| Third Hometown | Janette - Melbourne, Victoria |
| Rose Ceremony | Kim was eliminated |
Episode 9
Original airdate: 16 November 2025
Location: Cape Town, South Africa
| Event | Description |
|---|---|
| Meet Bear’s family #1 | Janette |
| Meet Bear’s family #2 | Sunny |
| First final date | Janette |
| Second final date | Sunny |
| Final Decision: | Sunny is the winner |
Ratings
| No. | Title | Air date | Timeslot | Overnight ratings | Ref(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viewers | Rank | |||||
| 1 | First Impressions | 20 October 2025 | Monday 7:30 pm | 749,000 | 3 | [8] |
| 2 | First Dates | 21 October 2025 | Tuesday 7:30 pm | 700,000 | 5 | [9] |
| 3 | Puppy Love & Horsing Around | 27 October 2025 | Monday 7:30 pm | 643,000 | 5 | [10] |
| 4 | The Way We Were | 28 October 2025 | Tuesday 7:30 pm | 612,000 | 4 | [11] |
| 5 | Golden Nomads Camping Trip/ Heartbreak Sunday |
2 November 2025 | Sunday 7:00 pm | 689,000 | 3 | [12] |
| 6 | Home Is Where The Heart Is | 3 November 2025 | Monday 7:30 pm | 725,000 | 4 | [13] |
| 7 | Looking Forward | 9 November 2025 | Sunday 7:00 pm | 708,000 | 4 | [14] |
| 8 | Hometowns | 10 November 2025 | Monday 7:30 pm | 708,000 | 4 | [15] |
| 9 | The Final Decision | 16 November 2025 | Sunday 7:00 pm | 836,000 | 3 | [16] |
References
- ^ Knox, David (6 October 2025). "Airdate: The Golden Bachelor". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
- ^ McKnight, Robert (28 August 2024). "EXCLUSIVE: THE GOLDEN BACHELOR is coming to Australia". TV Blackbox. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ Knox, David (24 October 2024). "Upfronts 2025: Nine Network: The Floor, Golden Bachelor, Château DIY Aust". TV Tonight. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
- ^ Laidlaw, Kyle (24 October 2024). "Nine Upfronts: The Floor and The Golden Bachelor Australia Confirmed for 2025 Lineup". TV Blackbox. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
- ^ Knox, David (15 September 2025). "Nine reveals The Golden Bachelor cast". TV Blackbox. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
- ^ Lee, Natasha (15 September 2025). "Meet Australia's 2025 Golden Bachelor and his ladies". Mediaweek. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
- ^ Attard, Lauren (15 September 2025). "Familar faces, mothers and a doctor: Meet the women pursuing love later in life on The Golden Bachelor Australia". 9Now. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
- ^ Knox, David (21 October 2025). "Monday 20 October 2025". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
- ^ Knox, David (22 October 2025). "Tuesday 21 October 2025". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
- ^ Knox, David (28 October 2025). "Monday 27 October 2025". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
- ^ Knox, David (29 October 2025). "Tuesday 28 October 2025". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
- ^ Knox, David (3 November 2025). "Sunday 2 November 2025". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
- ^ Knox, David (4 November 2025). "Monday 3 November 2025". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
- ^ Knox, David (10 November 2025). "Sunday 9 November 2025". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
- ^ Knox, David (11 November 2025). "Monday 10 November 2025". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
- ^ Knox, David (17 November 2025). "Sunday 16 November 2025". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 17 November 2025.