Episode 2 VPM ratings continue to climb (OzTAM keep counting for 28 days) now just passing 200,000, Ep 1 is at 193,000.
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That episode confused me. Talk about an overly dramatic rose ceremony. Glad Sam got the boot though⌠what a douche.
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Agree. Kind of an anti-climax and rather pointless.
I guess when she told producers that Sam was going they wanted her to do it in a dramatic fashion given how good friends he and Blake are. It just felt awkward, especially the way she just ditched that chef guy so easily haha.
I feel this season is going really quickly. Cant believe it will be home visits next week. I still feel like shes spent such little time with all the guys left apart from maybe Apollo
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Oh, but Apollo though! I think the internet literally exploded when the producers mixed Apollo with Puppies.
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The ratings for last nights episode were huge. The doggies and the added drama at the rose ceremony definitely got people talking. I think we are likely to have the biggest finale ever of Bachelor or Bachelorette in Australia.
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According to Ten, if you add in encores, on-line and catch-ups last weekâs Thursday episode rated 1,157,000.
The best conspiracy theory Iâve read so far this season is that producers have a secret pod of dolphins that they release whenever filming on Sydney Harbour 
Edit: VPM update:
The Bachelorette Australia online, episode 6: 189,000 viewers on tenplay. Biggest seven day online catch-up audience for any Australian television program ever
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This is like adding an extra metro market on to the figures each week.
My theory (unsupported by any evidence!) is that the tenplay audience are viewers (16-39?) who donât usually watch TV, may not even have easy access to one with FTA and therefore donât use a PVR. They are used to getting all programs on-line on their laptop from Netflix to Apple movies. An otherwise very hard to reach audience (for advertisers).
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Tenplayâs VPM numbers are surprising, considering how clunky and average the operating system and interface is. Hopefully with such large numbers flocking to the catch-up service of late, they see fit to look at some much needed upgrades in the near future - if nothing more than to increase the monetization of the site through better integrated advertising for catch-up + live streaming.
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I know a few people who donât have terrrestial tv and watch a lot of tv via Netflix and other catch up sources. They watch anything of interest to them online.
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Definite hit. Someone who hasnât watched conventional TV in a year was telling me today about Jarrod (?) being a weirdo, which is useless information to me but may interest some or many of you.
Being a fanatic Christian doesnât make you a weirdoâŚnecessarily.
I know multiple people who rarely watch TV or FTA that Iâve been genuinely surprised to hear are watching this too. I actually think in my age group and the people that I mix with (late 20s / early 30s) most people I know seem to be watching this or have at least seen snippets or taken interest. I was even doing a market research group last Wednesday night (about a completely unrelated topic) and someone mentioned that we were currently missing The Bachelorette, which turned into every single person voicing their opinion on the show and contestants. I cannot remember a wooter cooler show this big since the early days of Idol or Masterchef, at least in the groups I mix in.
It depends what device youâre using to watch. Some work perfectly fine,
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Who Is Sophieâs True Love?
The Bachelorette Australia. The Final Decision. Tonight At 7.30pm.
Over a series of romantic single dates, elegant cocktail parties and dramatic rose ceremonies, The Bachelorette Australiaâs Sophie Monk has dated some of Australiaâs most eligible Bachelors in the hope of finding her one true love.
In tonightâs unforgettable and dramatic season finale, Sophie takes her final two Bachelors â vineyard manager Jarrod and publican Stu â to one of her favourite places in the world: Fiji.
In the picturesque and romantic tropical surroundings, Sophie will be reunited with her family who will meet and critique the lucky men she has chosen as her final two, before enjoying a romantic, final date with each of the them.
With emotions and hearts on the line, will it be Victorian Jarrod who impresses Sophie so much that he received the very first single date, or Stu, the Sydney intruder with who Sophie felt chemistry with from the moment he stepped out of the helicopter?
The scene with Sophie and Apollo after she eliminated him is why I love her so much. She is just the best.
I donât like either remaining but Iâm jumping behind Jarrod. Mostly because that seems the less predictable option but also I feel Jarrod is more genuine about Sophie. I donât like him at all but he is really into her. I am just not so sure Stu is⌠he seems a bit of a fake and phony to me. He has money, he has kids, heâs had the chop⌠itâs kind of everything Sophie didnât want.
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Itâs a pity that Ten doesnât have time in its Wednesday/Thursday schedule for a final after the rose program.
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Definitely something they should think about doing next year, especially if theyâre looking for a way to get the most out of the series without stripping the Bachelorette out over more nights like The Bachelor.