The Bachelorette host Chris Harrison reveals why the After the Final Rose special did not air

The Bachelorette host Chris Harrison reveals why the After the Final Rose special did not air

The Bachelorette host Chris Harrison revealed why the After the Final Rose special did not air following the 16th season finale on Tuesday night.

The 49-year-old Daytime Emmy nominee tweeted: ‘Due to being pushed into the holidays and the difficulty of bringing people safely together during this time it just wasn’t possible.’

However, Chris added ‘hopefully we’ll be back’ on January 4 for the 25th season premiere of The Bachelor, which features the first African-American lead Matt James.  

Breaking with tradition: The Bachelorette host Chris Harrison revealed why the After the Final Rose special did not air following the 16th season finale on Tuesday night

The 49-year-old Daytime Emmy nominee tweeted: 'Due to being pushed into the holidays and the difficulty of bringing people safely together during this time it just wasn’t possible'

The 49-year-old Daytime Emmy nominee tweeted: ‘Due to being pushed into the holidays and the difficulty of bringing people safely together during this time it just wasn’t possible’

Audiences watched Tuesday as addiction specialist Zac Clark proposed to phlebotomist-turned-influencer Tayshia Adams with a 3.25-carat emerald-cut Neil Lane engagement ring.

‘There was one point in my life where I thought I would never get married because of all of the pain and the heartbreak that I’ve been through,’ the 30-year-old Bachelor #23 alum – who’s divorced – said.

‘I hit absolute rock bottom and I know that I told you that I love you but, sorry, it’s more than that. It’s this wild, wild love that I have tried to come up with so many reasons to not believe, and you have truly just made me believe that there doesn’t need to be flaws and that I deserve a love with a man that won’t run away.’

Adams tuned into the finale at her California home alongside her 36-year-old fiancé, and the couple plan on moving to New York.  

Ready for more? Chris added 'hopefully we'll be back' on January 4 for the 25th season premiere of The Bachelor featuring the first African-American lead Matt James (pictured)

Ready for more? Chris added ‘hopefully we’ll be back’ on January 4 for the 25th season premiere of The Bachelor featuring the first African-American lead Matt James (pictured)

Congrats! Audiences watched Tuesday as addiction specialist Zac Clark proposed to phlebotomist-turned-influencer Tayshia Adams with a 3.25-carat emerald-cut Neil Lane engagement ring

Congrats! Audiences watched Tuesday as addiction specialist Zac Clark proposed to phlebotomist-turned-influencer Tayshia Adams with a 3.25-carat emerald-cut Neil Lane engagement ring

The 30-year-old Bachelor #23 alum - who's divorced - said: 'You have truly just made me believe that there doesn't need to be flaws and that I deserve a love with a man that won't run away'

Adams tuned into the finale at her California home alongside her 36-year-old fiancé, and the couple plan on moving to New York

‘It’s this wild, wild love’: The 30-year-old Bachelor #23 alum tuned into the finale at her California home alongside her 36-year-old fiancé, and the couple plan on moving to New York

Denied: Tayshia chose Zac after eliminating 30 other potential grooms, ranging in age from 25 to 40, during the ABC dating competition

Denied: Tayshia chose Zac after eliminating 30 other potential grooms, ranging in age from 25 to 40, during the ABC dating competition

Tayshia chose Zac after eliminating 30 other potential grooms, ranging in age from 25 to 40, during the ABC dating competition.

Bachelor Nation fans are some of the most passionate and devoted, despite the horrible track record for couples remaining together on the various shows.

Out of the 15 prior seasons of The Bachelorette, only five couples are still together – including season one’s Trista Rehn and Ryan Sutter, who’ve welcomed two children.

Fantasy: Bachelor Nation fans are some of the most passionate and devoted, despite the horrible track record for couples remaining together on the various shows

Fantasy: Bachelor Nation fans are some of the most passionate and devoted, despite the horrible track record for couples remaining together on the various shows

August 21 family portrait: Out of the 15 prior seasons of The Bachelorette, only five couples are still together - including season one's Trista Rehn (2-R) and Ryan Sutter (L), who've welcomed two children

August 21 family portrait: Out of the 15 prior seasons of The Bachelorette, only five couples are still together – including season one’s Trista Rehn (2-R) and Ryan Sutter (L), who’ve welcomed two children