CMT's Next Superstar is a music competition series specializing in country music. It is launched by American Country Music Television specialty station CMT in partnership with producer Nigel Lythgoe and his son, Simon Lythgoe. Nigel Lythgoe already produces the series American Idol and So You Think You Can Dance.
The 10-episode series premiered in April 2011 on CMT. Each episode will be one hour-long episode. Contestants, mainly undiscovered singer-songwriters in the country genre will compete while living together in Nashville, Tennessee. Celebrity guests will guide them each week. Each week, one finalist will be eliminated and viewers will have the final vote to determine who will win the title. An album of songs by participants is due mid-to-late summer 2011. Also best competitors will take part in the CMT Summer Tour.
On June 10, 2011, Matt Mason was crowned the first winner of the show and will go on tour that summer.
CMT Cross Country is a television show broadcast on Country Music Television and Palladia that pairs two country music artists together. Each episode of CMT Cross Country features a different set of stars playing together. It is similar in format to CMT Crossroads, except that in this series, both of the two artists are predominantly known for their country music contributions, as opposed to Crossroads, where one of the two artists is from outside the traditional country genre.
Following the employees of the Nashville-based party-planning company Bach Weekend as they work to create once-in-a-lifetime bachelor and bachelorette experiences for future brides and grooms.
CMT Top 12 Countdown was a music video show that aired on Country Music Television that debuted in 1994 and ended in December 2001 in favor for the longer Top 20 Countdown. Each episode would countdown the top 12 music videos of the week. At the end of each year, CMT would broadcast the Top 12 Countdown of the Year and present awards to artists for their music video achievements.
Country Fried Planet or CFP is an American television program that is aired on the Country Music Television cable network. It is hosted by stand-up comedian. Bill Engvall.