The Bachelorette is a
spin-off from the
American competitive reality
dating game show The Bachelor. In its January 2003 debut on
ABC, the first season featured
Trista Rehn, the runner-up date from the first season of
The Bachelor, offering the opportunity for Rehn to choose a husband among 25 bachelors. The 2004 season of
The Bachelorette again took a runner-up from the previous season of
The Bachelor. After last airing on February 28, 2005, the series returned to ABC during the spring of 2008, following an absence of three years.