![]() Having notched three critically acclaimed documentaries watched by more than 25 million viewers, CMT’s slate this year includes the high-octane three night event “NASCAR: The Rise of American Speed” (May 8, 15, 22 at 10pm ET/PT) as well SXSW selected original documentaries “The Bandit”in August and “Chicken People”in November. DOCUMENTARIES:ĬMT original documentaries tell authentic and provocative stories with an unexpected point-of-view. Beginning this spring, CMT debuts four new episodes of its critically acclaimed genre-blending music series “CMT Crossroads.” Episodes feature Jason Derulo and Luke Bryan (summer), Nick Jonas and Thomas Rhett (summer), Cheap Trick and Jennifer Nettles (March 24th at 11pm ET/PT), and Rob Thomas and Charles Kelley (late spring). This summer, CMT teams up with one of country’s biggest stars to redefine the concert-going experience giving fans an all access pass and an unforgettable look at one of the year’s most sought after tickets with the inaugural music event, “Concert of the Summer.”The definitive year-end celebration, “CMT Artists of the Year,” premieres live on Wednesday, October 19 at 8pm ET/PT. ![]() The network’s signature event, the “2016 CMT Music Awards,” premieres Wednesday, June 8 at 8pm ET/PT. MUSIC:ĬMT’s award-winning slate of music programming and events continues to expand, including three tent-pole events (“CMT Music Awards,” “CMT Concert of the Summer” and “CMT Artists of the Year”) as well as four new episodes of the seminal fan-favorite “CMT Crossroads.” ![]() “Still The King” follows Vernon (Cyrus), a scandal-ridden, washed-up, one-hit-wonder who crashes back into the life of his ex (Adams) and discovers he had a daughter (Iseman) he knew nothing about. The comedy “Still The King” debuts Sunday, June 12 at 9pm ET/PT, a few days after the “2016 CMT Music Awards.”The series boasts an impressive ensemble cast with Billy Ray Cyrus, Joey Lauren Adams (“Big Daddy,” “Mall Rats”), MadisonIseman (“Laid in America,” Nickelodeon’s “Henry Danger”), Lacey Chabert (“Mean Girls,” “Party of Five”), Leslie David Baker (“The Office”),Kevin Farley (“The Waterboy”), Travis Nicholson and Jon Sewell. During the Upfront event, Fonteyne and Milligan wowed the audience as they performed together for the first time as Johnny Cash and Elvis Presley. Additional cast members will be announced at a later date. ![]() This year, CMT makes an ambitious move into scripted programming with the premieres of “Still The King” and “Million Dollar Quartet.”Ĭoming this November, “Million Dollar Quartet,” produced by Thinkfactory Media’s Leslie Greif (“Hatfields & McCoys”) and directed by Oscar nominee Roland Joffé, is a coming-of-age story set in the unraveling world of 1950s Memphis where music and race collide, ultimately creating pop music’s first superstars.Īfter a nationwide casting call held at Elvis Presley’s high school alma mater in Memphis last month, CMT has cast Drake Milligan as young Elvis Presley, Kevin Fonteyne (“Masters of Sex,” “Melissa & Joey”) as Johnny Cash, twins ChristianLees (“Tale of Tales,” “Parents”) and Jonah Lees (“Tale of Tales,” “Eric & Ernie”) as cousins Jerry Lee Lewis and Jimmy Swaggart,respectively. ![]()
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