ROBERTSDALE, Ala. -- In the world of reality television, Robertsdale native Cody Harris has looked for love on CMT’s “Sweet Home Alabama” and he has partied with fellow SHA alumni in Georgia on “Southern Nights.”

On his new show, “Dukes of Cattle,” which begins airing Tuesday, Aug. 13 at 10 p.m. on the National Geographic Channel, Harris goes back to his roots and to his first love: the world of ranching and rodeo.

“This is what I love to do and what I’m going to do for the rest of my life,” Harris said. “I just want to say that I am truly blessed by God and none of this would be possible without him.”

“Dukes of Cattle” follows Harris, longtime friend and “Sweet Home Alabama” alumnus Bubba Thompson, and fellow rancher Booger Brown as they look to form their own business, “Faith Cattle Company.”

“We certainly don’t claim to be the biggest ranchers around,” Harris said. “We didn’t inherit a lot of land and a lot of cattle like some ranchers. We’re just three young men trying to make it on our own doing what we love to do.”

The same producers from both of his CMT shows got together with Harris shortly before this year’s Bulls on the Beach which was held at the Wharf in Orange Beach this past March.

Filming took place over a five-day period, including all three days at the Bulls on the Beach and a pilot was put together for National Geographic.

“They loved it,” Harris said.

So Harris, Thompson and Brown were filmed for another 20 days to produce an additional four episodes, which will air on the network.

“If the ratings are high enough, then we’ll be contracted for large seasons over the next several years,” Harris said.

In addition to filming at Bulls on the Beach, the four episodes were filmed mainly in the Dothan area and followed the three as they performed on the road, Harris said. Local business owner Bill Patterson of Bill Patterson Construction, based in Robertsdale, is also featured prominently in the shows, he said.

“If we’re picked up for more episodes, most of the filming will be done in Baldwin County,” Harris said.

Meanwhile, Harris continues to travel to rodeos throughout the country, “though not as much as I used to,” he admits.

He is also promoting his production company, Ranchey Productions, which he formed with promoter Jerry Byrd before the first Bulls on the Beach event held in August of 2012.

The next Bulls on the Beach will be held Sept. 14 at the Flora-Bama which, Harris said, he hopes will be the permanent home of the event.

He is also helping to promote Platinum Productions, which is owned by his girlfriend, Misty Woodcock, and her family, including parents Tim and Denise Woodcock, of Kiln, Miss.

“They produce some major, major barrel racing events throughout the country,” he said, “and I am proud to be a part of it.”

The next Platinum Productions event will be held Nov. 22-24 in Jackson, Miss.

In all, Harris said, doing what he loves has become more than a full-time job.

“There just aren’t enough hours in the day to do what I have to do,” he said, “just not enough hours in the day.”