In another example of fans saving a beloved tv show, the country music drama series nashville, recently axed by abc, will be back with a new season on cmt following an outcry from. Nashville adds grammy winner rhiannon giddens to season. Lennon stella portrays maddie conrad in cmts nashville. Nashville renewed for season 6 by cmt, gets season 5b. Nashville creator callie khouri opens up about season five. Halfway through season 5 of nashville its first on cmt the viacom cable network has ordered a 16episode sixth season of the country music drama for premiere early next year. The shocking news about juliette creates a wave of emotions throughout nashville. Nashvilles season 5 return is getting closer, as cmt announced its premiere date on wednesday, august 24 find out when its coming back. New episodes will be available the following day on hulu. The fifth season of nashville will kick off with a twohour premiere on thursday, jan. Abc canceled the drama after four seasons in the spring. Find out when you can tune in to see hayden panettiere and the rest. The show features an ensemble cast with connie britton and hayden panettiere in the leading roles as two country music superstars, rayna jaymes and juliette barnes.
Cmt announced on wednesday that season 5 of nashville will premiere on thursday, jan. Truth be told, its a welltimed hiatus, considering. The final episodes of nashville start june 7 at 98c on cmt. The country music drama formerly on abc will make its season 5. Your browser does not currently recognize any of the video formats available. New season of nashville coming to thursdays in january on cmt premiere dates set for nashville, million dollar quartet and still the king by claire heinichen 8242016. Nashville has officially been renewed for season 5 on cmt, variety has learned. The fifth season of the american television musical drama series nashville, created by callie khouri, it premiered on december 15, 2016, on cmt, the first on. Cmt is about to unleash the biggest programming slate in its history, with nashville leading the way. Season five of nashville premiered on cmt on january 5, 2017 after it was.
Cmt is making up for the long wait with an extended episode. Cmt revealed that the country music drama will make its cable debut this winter after airing on abc for four seasons. Two stars leaving nashville ahead of season 5 move to cmt. Season 5 of the countrymusic drama will take place under the leadership of new showrunners marshall herskovitz and ed zwick thirtysomething who have replaced dee. For more on the new season of nashville, watch ets exclusive interview with charles esten below. The network announced that fans can expect season 5, episode 1 to be two hours. Several other tweets indicate that the former abc dramas creator, callie khouri. Rhiannon giddens is set to play hanna lee hallie jordan, a young social worker who. Connie britton, 49, and hayden panettiere, 26, along with other core cast members are confirmed to return for a nashville season 5 on cmt. Cmts executive vice president of development, jayson dinsmore is talking about the decision to renew, i. The show will also be returning for the second half of the fifth season on june 1. Nashville is moving to cmt for its fifth season, and adding a grammy winner to its new cast lineup. The show, however, decided to still end on a cliffhanger. Nashville premieres with backtoback episodes on thursday, jan.
The fifth season of the american television musical drama series nashville, created by callie khouri, it premiered on december 15, 2016, on cmt, the first on the network. Cmt sets nashville season premiere date rolling stone. Cmt and hulu were among the multiple rumored potential homes for nashville as producers lionsgate television remained steadfast in their pursuit of a. Hulu will continue to make nashville episodes available to stream the day after they air on cmt. Even those insanely closeup photos of rayna that cmt kept showing before the commercial breaks were. And now weve finally been teased with a premiere date. Nashville season 5 will premiere on cmt on thursday, jan. First, the ratings dipped low enough that abc decided to cancel the show at the end of its fourth season.
Cmt announced thursday that the final eight episodes of the country music drama will begin airing on june 7 at 9 p. The recently wrapped fourth season of nashville delivered more than 8 million viewers across all platforms including dvr for abc. The final season sneak peek behind the scenes of season 6. In news that everyone probably expected, nashville is coming back for a full fifth season on cmt.
Series star charles esten will celebrate the news in nashville with cmt host cody alan and other cast members. Nashville will return with its fifth season in january, and tv guide has teased a bit about the new season, which will air on its new home cmt. In the season 5 premiere, juliette survives a horrific plane crash and rayna struggles with a flagging record label and feeling irrelevant in the industry. Juliette barnes died in the plane crash that aired in the season four finale, khouri wasnt going to show her cards.
The nashville season 6 finale airs tonight, thursday, july 26, at 9 p. Tvguide has every full episode so you can stayuptodate and watch your favorite show nashville anytime, anywhere. Dont miss the midseason premiere of nashville thursday, june 1 at 9. Watch nashville episodes online season 5 2017 tv guide. In this sneak peek of the nashville season finale, highway 65 and juliette are dangerously close to losing it all. Season 5 of the countrymusic drama will take place under the leadership of new showrunners marshall herskovitz and ed zwick thirtysomething.
Juliette demands to perform at the cmt music awards. While cmt is a perfect home for nashville from a thematic point of view, the channel obviously doesnt have the kind of funding that abc does, so. Connie britton and hayden panettiere will return on. Nashville renewed for season 5 at cmt and hulu tv guide. If playback doesnt begin shortly, try restarting your device. Nashville on cmt trailer the final episodes youtube. Artists, photos, videos, shows, online radio and more. Nashville on cmt sneak peek season 5 episode 22 august. Nashville on cmt sneak peek season 5 episode 22 august 10. Get the latest country music news and videos on your favorite artists. Nashville is coming back this summer for the second half of its 22episode fifth season run on cmt, and, after a 10week hiatus, the show is giving us some new guest stars to. Its still pretty great to get confirmation that the show is returning. Cmt is really, really excited about its nashville acquisition so much so that the cable network is already plotting a companion series.
Nashville announces season 5 return date and confirms season 6. Nashville has only been back for a little over two months, but its already time for the shows first midseason break at its new home on cmt. The venues twitter revealed that the deacon actor announced nashville season 5 will premiere on cmt in december and hit hulu the day after. In an interview with tvlines sister site deadline, cmt. Nashvilles end date has finally been set at cmt, and two new casting additions have been announced. Country music drama nashville is close to a pickup at country musicthemed cable network cmt. Under the deal, new episodes will air on cmt, while. Nashvilles season 5 on cmt is a success, and tvline editor. December is bringing some extra good cheer for nashville fans cmt announced thursday that it will sneak the first hour of the twohour season five premiere on dec. Nashville renewed season 5 cmt, hulu hollywood reporter.
Cmt and hulu were among the multiple rumored potential homes for nashville as producers lionsgate television remained steadfast in their pursuit of a fifth season after abc canceled the drama in. Were so excited that nashville is being revived for a fifth season. Nashville has been renewed for a fifth season in partnership with hulu and cmt. Nashville is officially back for season 5, get the details. While cancelled abc drama nashville has been revived by cmt for its upcoming fifth season, not everyone from the cast will be making the move to basic cable. There could be even more for nashville fans to watch.