{"id":220831,"date":"2026-02-04T14:57:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T14:57:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/04\/chris-harrison-books-return-to-reality-tv\/"},"modified":"2026-02-04T14:57:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T14:57:08","slug":"chris-harrison-books-return-to-reality-tv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/04\/chris-harrison-books-return-to-reality-tv\/","title":{"rendered":"Chris Harrison Books Return to Reality TV!!!!!!!!!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Chris Harrison will soon be back in your living room, folks.<\/p>\n<p>Not literally, of course. That would be weird.<\/p>\n<p>According to a recent social media post by Lindsay Liles Casting, the former Bachelor and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/categories\/the-bachelorette\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bachelorette<\/a> host will return to a genre he knows well: <\/p>\n<p>Fronting a dating-themed program that is based around two people meeting on camera, possibly falling in love and then getting married.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2242434164-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-547447 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2242434164-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2242434164-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2242434164-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2242434164-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2242434164-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2242434164-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2242434164-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2242434164-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Chris Harrison attends Clarins and V Magazine Golden Hour Celebration During F1 Weekend in Austin, TX at Waller Creek Boathouse on October 18, 2025 in Austin, Texas. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Presley Ann\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cNOW CASTING! Chris Harrison is back with a new show, and we\u2019re looking for men and women who are sincerely seeking love and a traditional marriage,\u201d Lindsay Liles Casting posted online this week.<\/p>\n<p>The surprising post states that \u201ca prominent streaming service\u201d is casting singles 21 and older who \u201cwant to be in a traditional, marriage-minded partnership built on commitment and shared values.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>It also states that the series is looking for individuals \u201cwho believe in clear roles, long-term commitment, and building a life together \u2014 and who are dating with real intention.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"806\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-04-at-9.39.04-AM-806x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-547461\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-04-at-9.39.04-AM-806x1024.png 806w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-04-at-9.39.04-AM-236x300.png 236w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-04-at-9.39.04-AM-768x976.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-04-at-9.39.04-AM-755x960.png 755w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-04-at-9.39.04-AM-850x1080.png 850w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-04-at-9.39.04-AM-944x1200.png 944w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-04-at-9.39.04-AM.png 1119w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"806\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-04-at-9.39.04-AM-806x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-547461 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-04-at-9.39.04-AM-806x1024.png 806w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-04-at-9.39.04-AM-236x300.png 236w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-04-at-9.39.04-AM-768x976.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-04-at-9.39.04-AM-755x960.png 755w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-04-at-9.39.04-AM-850x1080.png 850w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-04-at-9.39.04-AM-944x1200.png 944w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-04-at-9.39.04-AM.png 1119w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-04-at-9.39.04-AM.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption><span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Instagram)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It\u2019s unknown at this time what the show will be called\u2026 what network it will air on\u2026 or when it will premiere.<\/p>\n<p>But we\u2019re not going out on a huge limb by assuming Harrison will NOT be working with ABC again.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt changed my life, but at the same time, I can also be grateful that I\u2019m gone,\u201d Harrison said in 2023 on an episode of Jason Tartick\u2019s Trading Secrets podcast. \u201cThat\u2019s a relationship I don\u2019t need to be in anymore because it wasn\u2019t healthy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Harrison, of course, served as the host of both the aforementioned franchises for many, many years.<\/p>\n<p>He was essentially <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2021\/02\/chris-harrison-to-step-aside-amid-racism-controversy-on-the-bach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">let go by executives in early 2021<\/a> after he made racially insensitive remarks, telling the public at the time:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have consulted with Warner Bros. and ABC and will be stepping aside for a period of time and will not join for the After the Final Rose special\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to ensure our cast and crew members, to my friends, colleagues and our fans: this is not just a moment, but a commitment to much greater understanding that I will actively make every day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom here I can only try to evolve and be a better man, and I humble myself before all of you.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hope I will again live up to the expectations you all rightfully have for me and the expectations I have for myself.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"604\" height=\"559\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2021\/06\/chris-harrrison-on-the-bachelor-season-25.jpg\" alt=\"Chris Harrrison on The Bachelor Season 25\" class=\"wp-image-357058\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2021\/06\/chris-harrrison-on-the-bachelor-season-25.jpg 604w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2021\/06\/chris-harrrison-on-the-bachelor-season-25-300x278.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2021\/06\/chris-harrrison-on-the-bachelor-season-25-335x310.jpg 335w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2021\/06\/chris-harrrison-on-the-bachelor-season-25-347x321.jpg 347w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2021\/06\/chris-harrrison-on-the-bachelor-season-25-520x481.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"604\" height=\"559\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2021\/06\/chris-harrrison-on-the-bachelor-season-25.jpg\" alt=\"Chris Harrrison on The Bachelor Season 25\" class=\"wp-image-357058 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2021\/06\/chris-harrrison-on-the-bachelor-season-25.jpg 604w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2021\/06\/chris-harrrison-on-the-bachelor-season-25-300x278.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2021\/06\/chris-harrrison-on-the-bachelor-season-25-335x310.jpg 335w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2021\/06\/chris-harrrison-on-the-bachelor-season-25-347x321.jpg 347w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2021\/06\/chris-harrrison-on-the-bachelor-season-25-520x481.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2021\/06\/chris-harrrison-on-the-bachelor-season-25.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Chris Harrison tries to keep warm here on an episode of The Bachelor Season 25.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (ABC)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Harrison never returned to The Bachelor.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s mostly stayed away from the spotlight in general, although he did <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/03\/chris-harrison-announces-new-dating-show-shades-the-bachelor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hint at a return to reality television<\/a> way back in March 2024.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople got to know and love me for two decades hosting The Bachelor, so, yes, we are going to be creating a reality dating show,\u201d Harrison said to Entertainment Tonight back then.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor years and years I said, \u2018This is the most dramatic show ever.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe want to create a show where those words actually ring true, so this dating show will be the most dramatic ever \u2014 that you can be sure of.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s unclear whether Harrison was referring almost two years ago to the show that now appears to be coming to fruition.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1017\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/02\/GettyImages-1404950500-1024x1017.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-469686\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/02\/GettyImages-1404950500-1024x1017.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/02\/GettyImages-1404950500-300x298.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/02\/GettyImages-1404950500-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/02\/GettyImages-1404950500-768x763.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/02\/GettyImages-1404950500-1536x1526.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/02\/GettyImages-1404950500-2048x2035.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/02\/GettyImages-1404950500-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/02\/GettyImages-1404950500-735x730.jpg 735w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/02\/GettyImages-1404950500-335x333.jpg 335w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/02\/GettyImages-1404950500-347x345.jpg 347w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/02\/GettyImages-1404950500-520x517.jpg 520w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/02\/GettyImages-1404950500-640x636.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/02\/GettyImages-1404950500-960x954.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/02\/GettyImages-1404950500-1080x1073.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1017\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/02\/GettyImages-1404950500-1024x1017.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-469686 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/02\/GettyImages-1404950500-1024x1017.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/02\/GettyImages-1404950500-300x298.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/02\/GettyImages-1404950500-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/02\/GettyImages-1404950500-768x763.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/02\/GettyImages-1404950500-1536x1526.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/02\/GettyImages-1404950500-2048x2035.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/02\/GettyImages-1404950500-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/02\/GettyImages-1404950500-735x730.jpg 735w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/02\/GettyImages-1404950500-335x333.jpg 335w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/02\/GettyImages-1404950500-347x345.jpg 347w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/02\/GettyImages-1404950500-520x517.jpg 520w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/02\/GettyImages-1404950500-640x636.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/02\/GettyImages-1404950500-960x954.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/02\/GettyImages-1404950500-1080x1073.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/02\/GettyImages-1404950500.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Chris Harrison attends the 49th Daytime Emmy Awards at Pasadena Convention Center on June 24, 2022 in Pasadena, California.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Amy Sussman\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Jesse Palmer now hosts both The Bachelor and The Bachelorette.<\/p>\n<p>Harrison\u2019s departure from the company was ugly for awhile, with the TV personality <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2021\/06\/chris-harrison-demanded-25-dollars-million-walking-money-threate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">demanding a whole lot of money<\/a> to walk away from his job.<\/p>\n<p>The two sides eventually negotiated a buy-out, however.<\/p>\n<p>This past October, Back in October, Harrison spoke to People Magazine about his post-Bachelor life, as well as his life in Austin, Texas where he and wife Lauren Zima purchased a home in 2020. <\/p>\n<p>Although Harrison called Austin \u201cthe new Hollywood,\u201d he told the outlet there was \u201ca next chapter coming up very soon\u201d for himself and that he was \u201cvery excited\u201d to soon talk about it at length.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/02\/chris-harrison-books-return-to-reality-tv\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes Chris Harrison will soon be back in your living room, folks. Not literally, of course. That would be weird. According to a recent social media post by Lindsay Liles Casting, the former Bachelor and Bachelorette host will return to a genre he knows well: Fronting a dating-themed program that is based [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":220832,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-220831","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/220831","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=220831"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/220831\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/220832"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=220831"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=220831"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=220831"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}