{"id":6250,"date":"2015-04-06T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-04-06T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvusa\/2015\/04\/06\/cmt-announces-upcoming-programming-slate\/"},"modified":"2015-04-06T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2015-04-06T00:00:00","slug":"cmt-announces-upcoming-programming-slate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvusa\/cmt-announces-upcoming-programming-slate\/","title":{"rendered":"CMT Announces Upcoming Programming Slate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\tNEW YORK: U.S. network CMT is adding five new programs and a NASCAR event, along with returning shows and specials, to its programming lineup.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tAmong the new originals are <em>Still the King<\/em>, starring singer\/songwriter\/actor Billy Ray Cyrus, due out next year, and the tentatively titled <em>I Love Kellie Pickler<\/em>, featuring country singer Kellie Pickler and her husband Kyle Jacobs, launching in September. Also picked up by CMT are the prank show <em>The Ed Bassmaster Show<\/em>, starring YouTube star Ed Bassmaster and slated to debut in June; <em>Gainesville<\/em>, a coming-of-age docuseries premiering in May; and <em>American Speed: The True Story of NASCAR<\/em>, a limited series event for next year. Additionally, the channel will launch in June its first-ever nightly talk show, <em>The Josh Wolf Show<\/em>, starring comedian Josh Wolf and produced by Chelsea Handler.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tCMT is also set to premiere new seasons of returning shows and events, including a second season of <em>Party Down South<\/em> in May; the 2015 CMT Music Awards, scheduled to air in June; the competition show <em>Steve Austin&rsquo;s Broken Skull Challenge<\/em>, debuting in August; the sixth annual CMT Artists of the Year event in early December; and the concert special CMT Championship Kickoff Party, due out in January. In addition, the entire series of the ensemble drama <em>Friday Night Lights<\/em> will begin airing in May.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t&ldquo;CMT is on fire. We are producing more original content than ever before and have a rich pipeline of fresh and innovative ideas,&rdquo; said Jayson Dinsmore, the executive VP of development for CMT. &ldquo;This year, we&rsquo;re enlisting some of the biggest names in the industry to unleash a groundbreaking new programming slate including epic events and music specials, a bold scripted comedy and brilliant documentaries.&rdquo;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW YORK: U.S. network CMT is adding five new programs and a NASCAR event, along with returning shows and specials, to its programming lineup. Among the new originals are Still the King, starring singer\/songwriter\/actor Billy Ray Cyrus, due out next year, and the tentatively titled I Love Kellie Pickler, featuring country singer Kellie Pickler and &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6250","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","","category-top-stories"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>CMT Announces Upcoming Programming Slate<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"CMT Announces Upcoming Programming Slate. NEW YORK, April 6: U.S. network CMT is adding five new programs and a NASCAR event, along with returning shows and specials, to its programming lineup.. 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