CHASING THE WEST: Episode 1.1: “#RanchLife”
Back to the ranch life — a warm, clean home-buying escape.
Should You Watch It?
Here is the good news up front: this one is easy to say yes to. If you enjoy home-improvement reality television — the tours, the amenities, the "will they pick this house?" suspense — the Scott brothers deliver a polished, warm, entirely clean hour of it.
The values on display are the ones your family already holds dear: hard work, honesty, faithful marriages, parents raising grateful kids, and neighbors serving their communities. Foul language, violence, sex, and drugs are simply absent. The only cautions are gentle ones — the brothers talk about the dangers of wild snakes and demonstrate how to safely cut firewood with an ax.
The one honest limitation is appeal, not content. This is a show made for adult homebuyers; it lacks any real hook for children or young teens. So the practical answer: watch it and enjoy it, and don't be surprised if the kids wander off.
The Story
NO SPOILERS — WE KEEP THE SURPRISESBrothers Drew and Jonathan Scott bring their ranch-raised know-how to city dwellers ready to trade the pavement for the rural American West.
In this first episode, "#RanchLife," a Texan family feels overwhelmed by the sheer acreage of Northern Texas, while a Hollywood couple has second thoughts about moving to the mountains of Southern California. The brothers walk each family through a handful of extravagant properties, lay out the features, and let the homeowners weigh their options. Can the Scotts help everyone reach a peaceful compromise?
Is It Any Good?
Four stars, and they're earned on craft. If you've seen a home-improvement series, the shape of this one will feel familiar — tour the properties, hear the impressions, make the pick, check back a few months later. What sets it apart is the production.
This is a grand slam behind the camera. Flying drones, handheld footage, and expressive B-roll capture the vastness of every location, and the Californian mountains and Texan ranches look genuinely stunning on screen. The camera operators are the real stars of the show. The hosts are entertaining, the editing is excellent, and the whole thing is put together with obvious care. It's the rare reality series where the polish alone justifies the runtime.
The Worldview
This episode wears its values plainly, and they're good ones. It exalts the family: two traditional husband-and-wife couples who genuinely support and compromise with each other, parents teaching their children the worth of hard work, and households looking to add value to their communities — one family even hosts a vintage car event for its neighbors. The Scott brothers, real-life siblings, keep pointing back to their ranch upbringing and the lessons it taught them about hard work, honesty, cooperation, and common sense.
Running alongside all of this is a strong pro-American, pro-capitalist spirit. The show stresses the beauty and vastness of the American West, and the American flag is prominently displayed. The episode isn't religious, but its instincts — faithful marriage, diligent labor, gratitude, service — line up closely with what Scripture honors.
The deepest longing underneath a show like this is the search for home — a settled place to belong and to build a life. Scripture names that ache and points past any house to its true fulfillment: "In my Father's house are many rooms... I go to prepare a place for you" (John 14:2).
The Content Guide
The specifics — spoilers included by nature — so you can judge for your own family.
Dominant Worldview and Other Worldview Content/Elements
Very strong moral, pro-family, pro-capitalist worldview favors traditional marriage and mutual understanding, the hosts are real life brothers who practice hard work and honesty, there are two traditional husband-and-wife couples who genuinely support and compromise with one another, plus a strong Pro-American perspective where the showrunners stress the beauty and vastness of the American West, the American flag is prominently shown, the homeowners instill a sense of gratitude and teamwork into their children, and one family holds a vintage car event for the benefit of their local community
Foul Language
None
Violence
No on-screen violence, but the hosts briefly discuss the dangers of encountering wild snakes in Texas and California, the brothers teach about holding an ax correctly when cutting firewood, and a brother kicks a firewood pile as a safety precaution against poisonous snakes
Sex
No sex
Nudity
No nudity
Alcohol Use
No alcohol use
Smoking and/or Drug Use and Abuse
No smoking or drugs
Miscellaneous Immorality
Nothing really objectionable.
Talk About It
Questions for the drive home, the dinner table, or the youth group.
Both couples in this episode have to compromise with each other and with the brothers' vision. Where in your own family does love mean laying down your own preferences?
Philippians 2:3–4The Scott brothers keep returning to lessons about hard work and honesty they learned on a ranch. What good habits did your parents pass down to you — and what are you passing down? | Proverbs 22:6 · Colossians 3:23One family throws a vintage car event just to bless their neighbors. What does it look like to use your home and resources for the good of your community? | Hebrews 13:16 · Galatians 6:10This show is all about finding the right house. Scripture speaks of a home that outlasts any address. Where do you find your deepest sense of belonging? | John 14:1–3The Final Word
This is a clean, beautifully made hour of television that celebrates marriage, family, hard work, and neighborly service — with nothing worse than snake-safety tips to think twice about. If you love home-improvement shows and sweeping views of the American West, it's an easy recommendation: worth watching. Just don't expect it to hold the little ones' attention.
