Chris Harrison teases dating show return with roses and a wink at his Bachelor past

Chris Harrison is getting back in the dating game — and he’s bringing the roses with him.The former longtime host of “The Bachelor” is returning to the relationship genre with “Chris Harrison’s The Vow,” a new six-episode dating series that will premiere Nov.11 on Fox Nation.A teaser for the show opens with close-ups of a man adjusting his suit until panning out to reveal it’s Harrison, who give a cheeky nod to his old gig.“Expecting someone else?” he asks, with the spot then flashing the words: “Roses.

Faith.True love lasts forever.”“The Vow,” which will release its first two episodes Nov.

11 before airing weekly on Wednesdays through a Dec.9 finale, follows 30-year-old bachelor Jace Cates as he dates 10 women looking for marriage and long-term commitment.The show will lean heavily into faith, family, communication and shared values, according to Fox Nation, while putting contestants through dates and “real-world compatibility challenges.”“I’m so excited to be back helping people find love,” Harrison said in announcing the series, adding that he believes the producers have created “the most authentic dating show on television today.”The comeback puts Harrison squarely back in the genre that made him one of reality television’s most recognizable faces — more than five years after his messy split from ABC’s “Bachelor” franchise.Harrison stepped away from “The Bachelor” in February 2021 following an interview with former bachelorette Rachel Lindsay in which he defended contestant Rachael Kirkconnell as she faced criticism over photos of her attending a 2018 “Old South” antebellum-themed college event.During the interview, Harrison repeatedly called for “grace,” criticized the “woke police” and questioned whether the photos should be judged differently in 2021 than they were in 2018.The remarks triggered a firestorm at a particularly sensitive moment for the franchise, which had recently cast Matt J...