BACK TO THE FRONTIER, a reality show from Chip and Joanna Gaines' Magnolia Network, takes viewers back to simpler times.

Chip Gaines appears to have defended his new series, “Back to the Frontier,” for including a same-sex couple after their casting upset fans.

The brand new series "Back to the Frontier" transports participants to a meticulously recreated historical setting, challenging them to live and compete as pioneers. Contestants will perform tasks essential to frontier life throughout the series.

The "Fixer Upper" alum responded to critics on social media who were disappointed "Back to the Frontier" features a gay couple and their two sons.

BACK TO THE FRONTIER is a reality TV series on HBO Max about three modern-day families who reenact the "homestead" lifestyle of

Magnolia Network's new reality show implies that 1880s pioneers lived more authentic lives than Americans today. But it's a flawed assumption.

A conservative Christian organization is lashing out at the new reality series Back to the Frontier , where three families give up modern technology to live as 1880s homesteaders, because a gay couple was cast on the show.

Chip Gaines, who previously came under fire for belonging to a church that was against same-sex marriage, confronted the backlash head-on.