The Bachelorette (American TV series) season 1

*The Bachelorette*
The Bachelorette
Season 1
	Promotional poster
Starring	Trista Rehn
Presented by	Chris Harrison
No. of contestants	25
Winner	Ryan Sutter
Runner-up	Charlie Maher
No. of episodes	7 (including 1 special)
Release
Original network	ABC
Original release	January 8 –; February 19, 2003
Season chronology
	Next →; Season 2
	List of episodes

Last updated November 22, 2025

The Bachelorette was the first season of ABC reality television series The Bachelorette . The season premiered on January 8, 2003, and featured 29-year-old Trista Rehn, a pediatric physical therapist and former Miami Heat dancer from Indiana.

Rehn was the runner-up from the first season of The Bachelor featuring Alex Michel. The season concluded on February 19, 2003, with Rehn accepting a proposal from 28-year-old firefighter Ryan Sutter. They married on December 6, 2003 in Santa Monica, California, and currently live in Vail, Colorado with their two children.^[1]

Contestants

The following is the list of bachelors for this season:

Name	Age	Hometown	Job	Eliminated
Ryan Sutter	28	Vail, Colorado	Firefighter	Winner
Charlie Maher	28	Hermosa Beach, California	Financial Analyst	Runner-up
Russell Woods	31	San Rafael, California	Writer	Week 5
Greg Todtman	28	Manhattan, New York	Importer	Week 4
Bob Guiney	31	Ferndale, Michigan	Mortgage Broker	Week 3
Jamie Blyth	27	Chicago, Illinois	Professional Basketball Player	Week 3
Mike Cousino	24	Cincinnati, Ohio	Sales and Consulting	Week 3
Rob Fayard	29	Dallas, Texas	Computer Programmer	Week 3
Brian Ching	28	Dallas, Texas	Mortgage Broker	Week 2
Brian Sander	28	Dallas, Texas	Sales Engineer	Week 2
Brook Pemberton	29	Dallas, Texas	Rodeo Cowboy	Week 2
Jack French	27	Pepper Pike, Ohio	Firefighter	Week 2
Jeff Popovich	25	San Diego, California	Professional Football Player	Week 2
Josh Krone	31	Boca Raton, Florida	Radio Advertising Executive	Week 2
Brian Hrouda	30	Cleveland, Ohio	National Sales Manager	Week 2 (Quit)
Billy Peralta	28	Hermosa Beach, California	Firefighter	Week 1
Brian K.	31	San Francisco, California	Breast Implant Sales	Week 1
Chris Tunnessen	35	Sugarloaf, Pennsylvania	V.P. of Auto Parts Company	Week 1
Duane Ruzynski	28	Chisago City, Minnesota	Flight Instructor	Week 1
Eric	33	St. Louis, Missouri	Commercial Pilot	Week 1
Gregg Holland	34	Freehold, New Jersey	Marble Company Owner	Week 1
Matt Swogger	42	Marina Del Rey, California	Gym Owner	Week 1
Paul Kanoho	26	Honolulu, Hawaii	Telecommunications	Week 1
Peter Dizdar	25	Great Neck, New York	Construction Business Owner	Week 1
Wayne Johnson	37	Sacramento, California	Commercial Pilot	Week 1

Future appearances

The Bachelor

Bob Guiney was chosen to be the Bachelor in the fourth season of The Bachelor .

Dancing with the Stars

Rehn (now Sutter) competed in the very first season of Dancing with the Stars paired with professional dancer Louis Van Amstel. She was eliminated in week 1, finished in 6th place.

Other appearances

Ryan Sutter competed in the Reality Stars special of Fear Factor . Rehn made a special appearance.

Elimination Chart

#	Contestants	Week
#	Contestants	1	2	3	4	5	6
1	Jamie	Russell	Charlie	Charlie	Ryan	Ryan	Ryan
2	Rob	Greg T.	Bob	Russell	Charlie	Charlie	Charlie
3	Chris	Ryan	Greg T.	Ryan	Russell	Russell
4	Jack	Brian C.	Ryan	Greg T.	Greg T.
5	Brian S.	Brook	Mike	Bob Jamie Mike Rob
6	Eric	Mike	Rob
7	Greg T.	Brian S.	Jamie
8	Matt	Jack	Russell
9	Ryan	Charlie	Brian C. Brian S. Brook Jack Jeff Josh
10	Brook	Josh
11	Peter	Brian H.
12	Brian H.	Jamie
13	Russell	Rob
14	Paul	Jeff
15	Brian K.	Bob	Brian H.
16	Bob	Billy Brian K. Chris Duane Eric Gregg H. Matt Paul Peter Wayne
17	Billy
18	Duane
19	Gregg H.
20	Brian C.
21	Jeff
22	Josh
23	Mike
24	Wayne
25	Charlie

The contestant won the competition

The contestant was on a group date

The contestant was on a one-on-one date

The contestant went on a group date and was eliminated at the rose ceremony

The contestant quit the competition

The contestant was eliminated at the rose ceremony

Episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original release date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)	Rating/share (18–49)
1	1	"Week 1"	January 8, 2003 (2003-01-08)	101	17.40^[2]	8.4/20^[3]
2	2	"Week 2"	January 15, 2003 (2003-01-15)	102	17.40^[2]	8.5/20^[3]
3	3	"Week 3"	January 22, 2003 (2003-01-22)	103	13.40^[2]	6.0/14^[3]
4	4	"Week 4"	January 29, 2003 (2003-01-29)	104	14.00^[2]	6.5/15^[3]
5	5	"Week 5"	February 5, 2003 (2003-02-05)	105	17.30^[2]	8.2/19^[3]
6	6	"The Men Tell All"	February 12, 2003 (2003-02-12)	N/A	17.20^[2]	8.2/20^[3]
7	7	"Week 6"	February 19, 2003 (2003-02-19)	106	20.40^[2]	9.3/22^[3]

References

↑ "Trista Sutter: My Dreams Came True Through 'The Bachelorette'". theintelligencer.net. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Episode List: The Bachelorette". TV Tango. Archived from the original on August 17, 2019. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "SpotVault – The Bachelorette (ABC) – Winter 2003". SpottedRatings.com. Archived from the original on August 17, 2019. Retrieved August 17, 2019.

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[1] "Trista Sutter: My Dreams Came True Through 'The Bachelorette'". theintelligencer.net. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 9, 2014.

[TVTango-2] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Episode List: The Bachelorette". TV Tango. Archived from the original on August 17, 2019. Retrieved August 17, 2019.

[SpotVaultS1-3] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "SpotVault – The Bachelorette (ABC) – Winter 2003". SpottedRatings.com. Archived from the original on August 17, 2019. Retrieved August 17, 2019.

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