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Chris Harrison Calls Warner Bros. Legal Warning Over The Vow Personal
Chris Harrison says Warner Bros.’
legal warning felt personal as his new dating show, The Vow, prepares to launch.
The former host of The Bachelor is presenting the show, which is due to premiere on Fox Nation in November.
Warner Bros.
objected to a teaser using red roses and Bachelor-related wording, saying the promotion copied material associated with its franchise.
The company said it did not object to the existence of another dating show, but accused its promoters of relying on The Bachelor’s recognition rather than promoting The Vow on its own merits.
Fox News Media and Lionsgate received the cease-and-desist letter earlier this month, and Fox Nation pushed back against it.
Harrison said Warner Bros.
had not pursued other relationship shows in the same way and asked people to judge whether that was a coincidence.
The Vow is set to premiere in November on Fox Nation; the sources give no further details about the legal dispute’s next steps.
Warner Bros. Television sent Fox News Media and Lionsgate a legal warning over promotional material for Chris Harrison’s upcoming dating series, The Vow.
Harrison said the legal dispute felt “personal” and questioned why Warner Bros. had singled out his show.
The warning followed a teaser featuring rose petals and the words “The Bachelor. The Women. The Drama.”
Warner Bros. said the teaser copied recognizable promotional material from The Bachelor franchise.
The Vow is scheduled to premiere in November on Fox Nation.
- Who
- Chris Harrison, Fox News Media and Lionsgate, and Warner Bros. Television are involved.
- What
- Warner Bros. sent a legal warning over The Vow’s promotional material. Harrison called the dispute personal.
- When
- The warning was sent earlier in October 2026; the series is set to premiere in November.
- Where
- The legal warning was sent to Fox News Media and Lionsgate. The series is set to air on Fox Nation.
- Why
- Warner Bros. objected to the use of roses and other promotional material it said copied The Bachelor franchise.
Chris Harrison
Warner Bros. Television
Reason for the dispute
Chris Harrison
Harrison questioned why Warner Bros. had targeted his show rather than other relationship dating shows.
Warner Bros. Television
Warner Bros. said The Vow’s teaser copied recognizable franchise promotional material and sought to capitalize on its intellectual property.
The show’s promotion
Chris Harrison
Harrison said the company had gone after one show among many dating shows.
Warner Bros. Television
Warner Bros. said the series was being promoted “entirely on the back of the Franchise” and “not on its own merits.
Warner Bros. Television sent Fox News Media and Lionsgate a legal warning after a teaser for The Vow was released.
Just Jared reported Harrison’s comments about the legal dispute.
The Vow is scheduled to premiere on Fox Nation.
- Series
- The Vow
- Host
- Chris Harrison
- Broadcaster
- Fox Nation
- Legal warning recipients
- Fox News Media and Lionsgate
- Premiere
- November 2026
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What people are saying
There’s been one show that they’ve gone after. Is that a coincidence? You be the judge.
Red roses are, of course, one of the central and instantly recognizable symbols of the Franchise, and this image from the Series teaser is plainly a direct copy of numerous Franchise promotional materials.
Taken together, the above represents a plain attempt to capitalize on and ‘ride on the coattails’ of WB’s instantly recognizable intellectual property.