And the winner is… Channel 10! The Bachelor draws its highest ratings since the premiere as Matt Agnew visits the final four’s hometowns
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Channel 10’s The Bachelor was officially back to its best on Thursday night, receiving its highest ratings in weeks.
Around 797,000 metro viewers tuned in to see Matt Agnew pick his final three after visiting the four remaining bachelorettes’ hometowns.
The only other episode of The Bachelor that has rated higher this season was the premiere, which aired in July, according to TV Tonight.
No wonder he’s smiling! Channel 10’s The Bachelor was officially back to its best on Thursday night, receiving its highest ratings in weeks. Pictured: Matt Agnew
The premiere still boasts the highest ratings of the season so far with 828,000 metro viewers, but it’s expected the finale on September 19 will exceed this.
Emma Roche was eliminated from The Bachelor mansion on Thursday’s episode, after she failed to receive a rose from Matt.
He instead gave roses to Abbie Chatfield, Chelsie McLeod and Helena Sauzier, despite Helena expressing serious doubts about their relationship.
The countdown begins: Around 797,000 metro viewers tuned in to see Matt Agnew pick his final three after visiting the four remaining bachelorettes’ hometowns. Pictured (left to right): Helena Sauzier, Chelsie McLeod and Abbie Chatfield
During Helena’s hometown visit, Matt caused offence by forgetting how the health coach had first introduced herself to him at the start of the season.
‘You didn’t speak French on the red carpet, from memory, did you?’ Matt asked her during the family meal.
Helena was shocked by this question, as just moments earlier Matt had spoken about their ‘instant spark’ at the first cocktail party.
‘Oh, my God, Matt… I spoke French, like, the whole time. I spoke, like, quite a lot of French,’ she said, looking visibly shaken.
Ouch: Helena had dumped Matt twice during her intense hometown visit and then changed her mind, after he begged her to stay in the contest
Memory lapse: Helena was left offended when Matt failed to remember whether she had spoken French to him when they were first introduced on the red carpet
Later on, Helena’s sister Ali told her in a private conversation that Matt’s memory lapse was a ‘massive red flag’ that his feelings weren’t genuine.
Helena then confronted Matt, saying: ‘If I like someone, I think I would really remember those little things. That kind of… that kind of scared me.
‘I can tell that you’re not in this. My family can tell. Me, I’m just, like, “What am I doing here?”‘
Drama: Chelsie McLeod struggled to admit her real feelings to 31-year-old hunk Matt, despite wanting to tell him she had fallen in love with him
Matt tried to get Helena to calm down, but she remained a roller coaster of emotions for the rest of the episode and tried to quit not once, but twice.
After flip-flopping for a while, eventually she agreed to return to the Bachelor mansion in Sydney for the Rose Ceremony.
The Bachelor continues Wednesday at 7:30pm on Channel 10
Awkward: Fans also saw Abbie’s protective uncle give Matt a grilling during her hometown visit, as he quizzed Matt on why he was so ‘special’
