Nashville (TV series)

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Nashville
Format	Reality television, Soap opera
Starring	Matt Jenkins Lindsey Hager Jeff Allen Clint Moseley Chuck Wicks Rachel Bradshaw Mika Combs Sarah Gunsolus
Country of origin	United States
Language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	2
Production
Executive producer(s)	Gary Auerbach Julie Auerbach
Producer(s)	Go Go Luckey Productions
Running time	1-hour
Broadcast
Original channel	FOX
Original run	September 14, 2007 – September 21, 2007
External links
Official website
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

Nashville is a short-lived American reality television/soap opera series featuring several aspiring country music artists. The show, which was based in Nashville, Tennessee, aired on Fox Broadcasting Company for two episodes prior to its cancellation.

[edit] Reception

Nashville premiered on the FOX network on September 14, 2007 at 9/8c. The docu-soap did not fare well, with a total of 2.72 million viewers for a 1.7/3 (1,917,600 households, 3% of total watching) rating during in its first telecast, and a 1.0/3 (1,310,500 18-49 year olds watching) in the first half hour and a 0.9/3 (1,179,450 18-49 year olds watching) in the second half hour in the 18-49 demo. This is lower than any show received in this time slot for FOX during the 2006-2007 TV season, including repeats.

In its second airing on September 21, the show received a rating of 1.3/3 (2.14 million viewers).

[edit] Hiatus and Cancellation

On September 24, 2007, Nashville was put on hiatus, and its place was filled by repeats of K-Ville^[1], followed by three episodes of The Next Great American Band on October 19 and 26 and November 2. The show was initially scheduled to return November 9,^[2] but FOX subsequently decided to cancel the series. Though production has been shut down, the show's producers are trying to sell the series to another channel.^[3]

The show also aired on CMT Canada and Toronto's CKXT-TV (Sun TV). As of September 29, all references to Nashville have been removed from CMT Canada's website, and it has been replaced on the CMT schedule by repeats of The Ultimate Coyote Ugly Search and Cheerleader Nation. The program has also been replaced on Sun TV by repeats of Scrubs.