Chris Harrison returns to TV with a new talk show, dating series
Chris Harrison goes back to television with his wife, Lauren Zimaby his side after his departure The Bachelor in 2021.
“Incredibly excited to announce that @laurenzima and I are coming to you with the next chapter in our television careers,” said Harrison, 52, wrote via Instagram on Wednesday March 6 next a video of Dr. Phil McGraw welcome him and Zima, 36, to his new network, Merit Street Media.
Harrison, who married Zima in November 2023, continued: “We have joined @meritstreetmedia, a new television network launched by the one and only @drphil.”
The longtime TV presenter said there are “many reasons” their new venture is the “perfect match”, adding: “I can’t wait to see you all again very soon.”
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Zima teased her husband about their new partnership, writing in the comments section, “What is more binding… getting married or hosting a show together? 🙂 I love you and I’m so proud of you.”
Harrison will make his TV comeback by co-hosting a morning show with Zima for McGraw’s network, launching on Tuesday, April 2. The series will be filmed in Dallas, Texas, at the Merit Street Media studios.
Harrison, who lives in Texas with his wife, will also host and create a new dating show for the network as part of a larger deal. In addition, Harrison will appear on McGraw’s Dr. Phil Primetime series.
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“There are dating elements to it, but this is so different and so new,” McGraw said Entertainment tonight of the dating series on Wednesday. “It flips the script in a way that I think people will be hooked on within a week. It’s unbelievable.”
Harrison explained that after working on ABC’s The Bachelor, The bachelorette And Bachelor in paradiseFor 20 years, another relationship show was a no-brainer.
“People have come to know and love me as a host for two decades The Bachelor, so yeah, we’re going to make a reality dating show,” he told the outlet. “For years I’ve said, ‘This is the most dramatic show ever.’ We want to make a show that makes these words ring true, so this dating show will be the most dramatic yet – you can be sure.
Harrison’s return to television comes three years after he made headlines for defending season 25 Bachelor education winner Rachel Kirkconnell after her racially insensitive past actions resurfaced.
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Soon after, Harrison proposed to the former Bachelorette Rachel Lindsay in February 2021 to “have a little mercy, a little understanding, a little compassion” for Kirkconnell, he was replaced as host for season 17 of The bachelorette.
While Harrison apologized for his comments, ABC cut ties with the host completely in June 2021. “Chris Harrison is stepping aside as host of The Bachelor franchise,” the network said. We weekly in a statement at the time. “We are grateful for his many contributions over the past twenty years and wish him all the best on his new journey.”
Harrison confirmed his departure via Instagram, writing: “I have had a truly incredible run as host of The Bachelor franchise and now I’m excited to start a new chapter. I am so grateful to Bachelor Nation for all the memories we made together.