Reality TV fans have missed Chris Harrison on their screens since he departed from The Bachelor franchise back in 2021.
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he → miss → 2021
After a reset, Harrison is back with Fox Nation’s The Vow, a new reality series that focuses on intentional dating instead of superficial connections.
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that → focus → connections
In recent years, Harrison and his wife/ producing partner, Lauren Zima, were inspired to embark on their latest television endeavor after seeing “articles about young people going to church more than their parents.”
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people → produce → parents
To Harrison and Zima, this cultural movement signaled that people are searching for “deeper meaning and a strong foundation” when it comes to their relationships.
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it → signal → relationships
That’s where The Vow comes in.
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Vow → ’ → ?
Oregon native Jace Cates is the man at the center of it all, and Harrison confirmed that his team “spent the most time, effort, energy, and probably money on casting” because it’s the “foundation” of the show, “especially when you’re launching a franchise.”
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you → confirm → franchise
They were drawn to Cates because “he knows exactly what he’s looking for.”
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he → draw → what
“He’s serious about it: in his faith, his morals, his virtues,” said Harrison.
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Harrison → ’s → faith
“All these things he has aligned, but he hasn’t found the love of his life yet.
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he → align → life
That’s where we come in.”
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we → ’ → ?
While The Vow is an entirely new show, Harrison brought a few familiar faces from Bachelor Nation along for the journey.
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Harrison → bring → journey
Kylee Russell, who was on The Bachelor Season 27 and Bachelor in Paradise Season 9, is back to find love after embracing her faith and getting baptized.
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who → find → faith
“We debated her casting as producers,” said Harrison.
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Harrison → debate → producers
“After hearing how sincere she was, we decided that it might be a nice little Easter egg and a nice twist.”
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it → hear → ?
Former Bachelor Sean Lowe and his wife, Catherine Lowe, will also make an appearance later this season to counsel Jace and the women.
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Lowe → make → Jace
“One thing that Sean and Catherine are very public about is their faith,” said Harrison.
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Harrison → say → that
“It’s something that he didn’t get to make part of his journey to find love on The Bachelor.”
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he → ’ → Bachelor
Harrison visited the Decider studio to talk about his new series, reveal his desire to “raise the bar” when it comes to dating, and tease what’s to come.
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what → visit → dating
After 19 years of hosting The Bachelor, you’re back with The Vow.
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you → host → Vow
Why was it important for you to return to reality TV with a show about love that is “chosen, not won”?
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that → return → love
I don’t know if it was important to come back to reality TV and dating, but it felt right.
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it → know → TV
The concept that my wife and I and our team started working on with The Vow really lit a fire in me.
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wife → start → me
More than ever—in this world, in our society—we need love.
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we → need → love
I think there’s room in the world for a great dating show to try to tell a genuine, authentic love story.
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show → think → story
And hopefully that’s what The Vow will do.
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Vow → ’ → what
Why do you think that is?
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that → think → ?
I think entertainment is always a microcosm and a mirror image of what’s happening in society.
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what → think → society
My wife and I started seeing these articles about young people going to church more than their parents.
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wife → start → parents
It’s the first time in the history of our country that there has been a resurgence like this.
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It → ’ → this
Things that seemingly are supposed to make our world and lives easier are driving us apart.
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world → suppose → us
We’re finding less connection.
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We → find → connection
What we’re seeing right now is a search for some deeper meaning and a strong foundation.
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seeing → see → meaning
That’s why The Vow is asking the question more than telling you: can you find love in this modern world?
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you → ’ → world
And if so, what does it look like now for this generation?
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it → look → generation
You mentioned your wife, who is a co-producer with you on The Vow.
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who → mention → Vow
What was it like working on this project with her, and did it strengthen your own relationship in the process?
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it → work → process
We just celebrated our third wedding anniversary, which is awesome.
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which → celebrate → anniversary
I’m blessed in that I’ve gotten to the point where not only can we decide what we’re going to do, but also who we’re going to do it with.
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we → ’m → it
She’s my best friend; she’s a brilliant journalist and Emmy winner at Entertainment Tonight.
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she → ’ → Tonight
She has this beautiful mind for television and producing TV.
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