How Queensland taxpayers foot the bill for the flop new season of The Bachelors

Gold Coast City Council has refused to reveal how much they spent to host the new season of The Bachelors in the city.

According to the Courier Mail, the council struck a deal with Channel 10 to film the tenth season of the show in the city as part of its Screen Attraction Program.

The series was filmed at a $14.5million waterfront mansion on the Gold Coast after production moved from Sydney.

How Queensland taxpayers foot the bill for the flop new season of The Bachelors – but Gold Coast council REFUSES to reveal how much they spent. Pictured new Bachelors Jed McIntosh, Felix Von Hofe and Thomas Malucelli

A council spokeswoman told the publication the deal was made to showcase the city and bring ‘economic benefits’.

The new Bachelor mansion on the Gold Coast offers incredible ocean views with wall-to-ceiling glass windows throughout.

The property is a change from the $6.3million ‘French chateau’ in Dural, in Sydney’s west, used for Jimmy Nicholson’s season.

Before Dural, The Bachelor and The Bachelorette were filmed at a $2.3million property in Oxford Falls, in Sydney’s north.

According to the Courier Mail , the council struck a deal to film the tenth season of the show in the city as part of its Screen Attraction Program

It comes after the new season of the dating show failed to impress on its premiere on Monday night.

The tenth season premiere had a five-city metro audience of 309,000 viewers, with 405,000 viewers nationally.

Channel 10’s streaming partner Paramount+ claimed the national ratings were even bigger than that, tweeting 439,000 had tuned in across the country.

A council spokeswoman told the publication the deal was made to showcase the city and bring ‘economic benefits’

‘Number one entertainment show in under 50s, 25 to 54s & 16 to 39s. Number one in its timeslot in under 50s, 25 to 54s & 16 to 39s,’ it tweeted.

‘37% commercial share in 16 to 39s, 30.2% in 18 to 49s, 29.3% in under 50s & 27% in 25 to 54s.’

The Bachelors was also a hit on social media with #thebachelorsau becoming the top trending hashtag in Australia.

In a franchise first, the tenth season features three suitors – Felix Von Hofe, Jed McIntosh and Thomas Malucelli – searching for love.

It comes after the new season of the dating show failed to impress on its premiere on Monday night. The tenth season premiere had a five-city metro audience of 309,000 viewers, with 405,000 viewers nationally

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