[6] Viall first appeared as a contestant in the ABC reality show The Bachelorette in 2014, as one of Andi Dorfman's suitors.
Like the previous season, he made it to the final rose ceremony, but ended in proposal rejection when Bristowe chose Shawn Booth.
In the second episode, when he was asked on a date by The Bachelor season 20 contestant Leah Block, Viall accepted.
He was chosen despite not being a fan favorite to star on the show, beating contenders Chase McNary and Luke Pell, both from The Bachelorette (season 12).
Viall proposed to contestant Vanessa Grimaldi, a special education teacher from Montreal, Quebec, Canada in the season finale.
Fox, and has made guest television appearances in ABC's Speechless, and TV Land's Teachers.
[citation needed] In 2018 Viall and his sister launched an essential oils company called Natural Habits.