Chip and Joanna Gaines are responding to backlash over the latest show in their media empire. Chip Gaines took to social media on Sunday to defend their new Magnolia Network reality series, “Back to the Frontier.” The show drew criticism from some Christian conservatives for featuring a gay couple, Jason Hanna and Joe Riggs.

Chip Gaines is addressing critics of his new Magnolia Network reality show, 'Back to the Frontier,' which features Jason Hanna and Joe Riggs, a same-sex couple raising twin sons