Chris Harrison of Dallas, former host bachelorhas signed a deal to host a weekday morning talk show and reality dating series on Fort Worth-based Merritt Street Media, Phil McGraw's new cable broadcast and streaming network.
McGraw, known as Dr. Phil, will launch Merritt Street on April 2, 2024, in partnership with Fort Worth-based Trinity Broadcasting Network. The network will be anchored by his show. Dr. Phil Primetime. Other scheduled programs include: Nancy Grace's Crime Story As well as long-running series police officer and prison.
“Call it divine intervention, call it karma, call it kismet, whatever it is, the fact that Dr. Phil built this network right here in my backyard in Dallas means I'm not only going back to television, I'm going back to television. means the world to me,' and that's right here in my hometown crowd,'' Harrison said Wednesday. entertainment tonight.harrison is gone bachelor In 2021, nearly 20 years after the show faced “racial cleansing.”
Harrison will launch a morning show with his newlywed wife Lauren Zima, a former actress. entertainment tonight) in late 2024, before becoming a co-host of the reality dating program he co-produces, according to a network spokesperson. The dating program is still under development.
“After 20 years of hosting, people have come to know and love me.” bachelorSo, yes, we're going to create a reality dating show,” Harrison said. E.T..
Harrison grew up in the Lake Highlands area and described himself as an “uncool” kid who mostly played sports. He won a football scholarship to Oklahoma City University, where he became the play-by-play announcer for the school's basketball games.
His new show will be recorded at his Merritt Street studio, home to five acres in the Alliance Texas development area, and is expected to debut sometime in 2024.