Chris Harrison has no regrets about leaving Hollywood. The longtime “Bachelor” host, who exited the franchise in 2021 after defending a former contestant’s controversial behavior, opened up about his new life in Austin, Texas, during a chat with People published Monday. “It feels wonderful, and thanks for asking that, because I wasn’t sure it would,” … Read more
Dr. Phil McGraw has launched Merit Street Media, his new cable network, in a time where the fractured TV landscape makes it difficult to find a footing. But McGraw, 73 — who famously hosted “Dr. Phil” for 21 seasons — said he’s confident the new network, in partnership with Trinity Broadcasting Network, will resonate with viewers. … Read more
Perhaps Phil McGraw persuaded him with a red rose. Former “The Bachelor”/”The Bachelorette” host Chris Harrison, who left the ABC warhorse franchise in 2021, is returning to TV with a new dating show and a morning show on Dr. Phil’s new Dallas, Texas, cable network, according to “Entertainment Tonight.” Harrison, 52, has partnered with McGraw’s … Read more
Chris Harrison is “grateful” for taking a moment and saying his goodbyes to “The Bachelor.” Harrison, 52, fronted the ABC franchise from its start in 2002 until 2021 when he defended Season 25 contestant Rachael Kirkconnell for attending an Antebellum-themed party a few years before the show. “What I went through was tumultuous. I don’t … Read more
This rose has some thorns. Former “Bachelorette” host Chris Harrison set the record straight Monday after Cheryl Burke appeared on his podcast on “The Most Dramatic Podcast Ever with Chris Harrison,” and revealed that a producer for the hit ABC show had told her that he had blocked her from being casted as the show’s … Read more
His rose had wilted. TV host Chris Harrison said in his highly anticipated interview on Monday that he physically had “deteriorated,” and was allegedly stalked, after being eliminated as host of “The Bachelor” and “The Bachelorette” series on ABC. Harrison, who led the reality dating contest franchise since 2002, made the revelations in the debut … Read more