Chris Harrison joins Good Day Seattle to talk about 'The Vow'

Oh my gosh. This is really happening. Chris Harrison totally delivered. Oh my my heart's beating a million miles a minute right now. The season premiere of The Vow is finally here. Oh, former The Bachelor host Chris Harrison is returning to reality TV on Fox Nation's first original dating show. It's called The Vow. The Vow will follow 30-year-old Jace as he is navigating relationships with 10 women who are seeking a lasting commitment at marriage. It premiered November 11th and it's on Fox Nation with two episodes in already with more episodes coming out every Wednesday through December 9th. We are so excited. to be joined by the show's host, Chris Harrison, and his wife, Lauren Zima, who co-created the show. My goodness. Welcome, you two. Maria, thank you. I need your energy. Listen to her. You're so joyful. Thank you. We're so happy to be here. Oh, good. The secret is so much coffee, so I don't know that you want to be doing all that. You know, I have to know, what is it like getting to work together this way? It's actually been really seamless. I mean, this is how we met, actually. You know, she was at Entertainment Tonight winning Emmy after Emmy and covering The Bachelor. And that's where we first sparked our relationship. A red carpet romance. Yes, a red carpet romance. Fell in love and, you know, just celebrated our third wedding anniversary. And we had worked together and had our production company, but really just had that. Interest in that spark lit by the idea that we came up with with The Vow, which is creating the most authentic, intentional dating show on the heels of what we have seen in this younger generation, really searching for something, kind of pushing back against the dating apps and the hookup culture and the situationships and living online, searching for deeper meaning. And that's what The Vow is hopefully going to bring. Yeah, I think you both have some really special insight that a lot of people don't have because of your work histories and the show. You've described it as a faith-based. What role does faith play in the vow? Faith is definitely one of the pillars of what we were looking for in our cast. Faith, your morals, your values. Most importantly, how seriously do you want to get married Because, you know, reality TV is... Been around a good 20 years at this point, and I think we've all seen that are-you-here-for-the-right-reasons thing get more and more intense. We wanted to go back to finding those diamond-in-the-rough people who truly want to find love. Our cast is a little bit older. They're 26 to 33. Our main guy, Jace, he's 30 years old. And we wanted to find people, again, who were driven to make that most important decision of all of our lives, who we're going to spend it with. And when it comes to faith, what we really noticed, we were seeing headlines that this generation, young people today, for the first time in the history of our country are going to church more than their parents. Dating apps are falling by the wayside. They're losing all their valuation and their customers. I think that's indicative that this generation is searching for something deeper and for deeper connections. So we just wanted to use this show to kind of shine a spotlight on these people who are looking for that kind of love. And while there are many different ways to live our lives, the release of the first two episodes has sparked debate online, which reality TV certainly does, saying that the show celebrates being a trad wife and discourages women who don't hold those values. What would you say to those critics? I would say, watch and judge for yourself. I truly do want people to watch this show and realize the incredible wide spectrum and dynamic of these incredible women, the 10 women we have, Jace himself, and I think great television. A, tells a good story, and we do love the storytelling, but B, it's going to raise the level of debate and have these amazing conversations. none of these women are the same. There is no monolithic. There's women of faith. Okay. They're all going to talk the same, sound the same. There is no echo chamber. And those different conversations, the kind of conversations you're not going to see on other reality shows, I think you will find very interesting. And we are truly getting into topics that I don't think any other reality show, especially any other reality dating show ever has before. And these people dive in quickly because they're ready to find the one. Some of my favorite quotes, if this invites you to watch from our premiere episode, everything from, quote, I'm on fire for Jesus to I don't date losers to put a baby in me now to this is my job and I'm never giving it up. So these women are all across the spectrum. And we wanted a brilliant, dynamic group of women who has very high standards. And they certainly do. And they put. Jace to the test. Oh my goodness. Those were some quotes. Thank you both so much for hanging out with us this morning. Thank you, Maria. Thanks for having us. The Vow is on Fox Nation available now. Perfect. All right.