{"id":11133,"date":"2025-09-11T03:54:29","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T03:54:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/?p=11133"},"modified":"2025-09-11T03:54:30","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T03:54:30","slug":"todd-chrisley-julie-chrisley-and-savannah-chrisley-talk-their-return-to-reality-tv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/?p=11133","title":{"rendered":"Todd Chrisley, Julie Chrisley and Savannah Chrisley talk their return to reality TV"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Chrisley family\u2019s new reality show premieres Sept. 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Chrisleys: Back to Reality Trailer: Tears, Family Drama and Unseen Post-Prison Footage\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DDysN3O8uW0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The\u00a0Chrisley family\u00a0is speaking out ahead of their return to reality TV.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNightline\u201d co-anchor Juju Chang sat down with\u00a0Todd Chrisley,\u00a0Julie Chrisley\u00a0and their daughter\u00a0Savannah Chrisley\u00a0before their new series, \u201cThe Chrisleys: Back to Reality\u201d premieres on Sept. 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4fc3f8e1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-225.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11137\" srcset=\"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-225.png 750w, https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-225-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><sup>Julie Chrisley, Todd Chrisley, and Savannah Chrisley talk to Nightline co-anchor Juju Chang.<\/sup><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Savannah Chrisley describes the new reality show as a departure from the family\u2019s previous show \u201cChrisley Knows Best,&#8221; which ran for 10 seasons between 2014 and 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe&#8217;ve said for 10 years that \u2018Chrisley Knows Best\u2019 was a scripted comedy,\u201d Savannah Chrisley\u00a0told Chang\u00a0in an interview airing Tuesday, Sept. 2, on &#8220;Nightline.&#8221; \u201cBut this show, we peel back the layers. We break it down. You&#8217;re gonna see the dysfunction. You&#8217;re going to see the fight and the tears and everything we had to go through to get to today.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2022, Todd and Julie Chrisley were convicted of bank fraud, wire fraud and tax evasion and an appeals court upheld their convictions. Todd Chrisley was sentenced to 12 years in prison and 16 months of probation. Julie Chrisley, meanwhile, was sentenced to seven years in prison and 16 months of probation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The husband and wife were sent to federal prison and served just over two years before President Donald Trump pardoned the couple in May.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Chrisleys have maintained their innocence, and after Todd Chrisley was released from prison in May, he said, &#8220;I was convicted of something I did not do.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Julie Chrisley and Todd Chrisley told ABC News that since their prison release, their interactions with fans have been mixed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe ones that I interact with that come up to me, they are lovely,\u201d Julie Chrisley said. \u201cThe majority of the negative comments are not even really about us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt&#8217;s about who signed our pardon,\u201d Todd Chrisley added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For those who disagree with Trump\u2019s pardon of him, Todd Chrisley said the new reality series will back him up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThose are the people that have not dug into the case,\u201d he told ABC News. \u201cAnd you&#8217;re gonna see this come out in these eight episodes. But at the end the day, I don&#8217;t live my life for those people that think I&#8217;m guilty. I know what I\u2019ve done.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Chrisleys: Back to Reality\u201d premieres Monday, Sept. 1 at 8 p.m. ET on Lifetime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Plus, watch more of Juju Chang\u2019s interview with the Chrisley family on &#8220;Nightline&#8221; on Sept. 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Chrisley family\u2019s new reality show premieres Sept. 1. The\u00a0Chrisley family\u00a0is speaking out ahead of their return to reality TV. \u201cNightline\u201d co-anchor Juju Chang sat down with\u00a0Todd Chrisley,\u00a0Julie Chrisley\u00a0and their daughter\u00a0Savannah Chrisley\u00a0before their new series, \u201cThe Chrisleys: Back to Reality\u201d premieres on Sept. 1. 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