Chris Harrison's Fox Nation dating show The Vow premieres after Warner Bros. legal threat
The gist
Fox Nation premiered The Vow, Chris Harrison's six-part dating show, on Nov. 11.
Warner Bros. claims the show copies The Bachelor's rose imagery; Fox denies it.
How it unfolded
- Sep 16, 2026Fox Nation announces The Vow, its first-ever dating show, with Chris Harrison hosting and a Nov. 11 premiere date.
- Sep 18, 2026Warner Bros. Television sends a cease and desist letter to Fox News Media and Lionsgate over promotions for The Vow, citing falling rose petals, an image of a man in a tuxedo holding a rose, the words "the bachelor" on screen and the reveal of Harrison as host.
- Oct 1, 2026Fox News Media rejects Warner Bros.' claim that The Vow infringes on its copyright and trademarks to The Bachelor.
Key terms
- cease and desist
- A letter warning a party to stop an allegedly unlawful activity or face legal action.
- copyright and trademarks
- Intangible creations of the human intellect, such as works, inventions, and designs, protected by law.
- Fox Nation
- An American subscription video-on-demand streaming service run by Fox News.
Source: Wikipedia