The Bachelorette is the companion show to The Bachelor, airing in 2003.
The Bachelor is an American reality television dating game show that debuted on March 25 , 2002 , on ABC . 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 aired on the same network . After last airing on February 28 , 2005 , the series returned to ABC during the spring of 2008 , following an absence of three years .