The Bachelorette is an American reality television dating game show that debuted on ABC on January 8, 2003. The show is a spin-off of The Bachelor and the staple part of The Bachelor franchise. The first season featured Trista Rehn, the runner-up 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, and has since become an annual staple of the network's summer programming. In March 2021, the show announced it would air two seasons for the first time ever. The seventeenth season debuted on June 7, 2021, with former Bachelorettes Tayshia Adams and Kaitlyn Bristowe as hosts. The eighteenth season will debut in fall 2021; hosting duties have yet to be announced.
| Genre | Dating game show |
| Presented by | Chris Harrison (seasons 1–16), Tayshia Adams (season 17), Kaitlyn Bristowe (season 17) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 17 |
| No. of episodes | 186 |
| Executive producer(s) | Elan Gale |
| Running time | 40–125 minutes |
| Production company(s) | AND Syndicated Productions, (2003-09), (seasons 1-5), NZK Productions, (2010-present), (season 6-present), Next Entertainment, Warner Horizon Television, (2008–), (season 4–), Telepictures Productions, (2003–05), (seasons 1–3) |
| Original network | ABC |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV), (2003-09), 1080i (HDTV), (2010-present) |
| Related shows | The Bachelor, Bachelor Pad, Bachelor in Paradise, Bachelor in Paradise: After Paradise, The Bachelor Winter Games, The Bachelor Presents: Listen to Your Heart, The Bachelor Summer Games, The Bachelorette Canada |
About The Bachelorette
This show sees a single woman try to find her true love amongst a group of eligible men. The show is hosted by Chris Harrison.
Achievement of The Bachelorette
The series is a spin-off of The Bachelor. The show has spawned international versions of itself in places like Germany, India, and New Zealand.
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Latest information about The Bachelorette updated on July 28 2021.
