LOS ANGELES, Aug. 24, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- AXS TV
is going country, premiering the fourth season of the popular music
drama NASHVILLE on
Saturday, October 1, at 9pE/6pP. The
network will air back-to-back episodes every Saturday night at 9pE
and 10pE, with encores following immediately after. AXS TV is the
exclusive broadcast home to the first four seasons of this
Emmy®-nominated production.
Kicking off the festivities on October
1 is a NASHVILLE
Marathon, starting at 3:30pE with a special NASHVILLE encore edition of THE BIG
INTERVIEW, following host Dan
Rather as he tours some of the series' most iconic sets, and
speaks with stars Connie Britton and
Charles Esten about their careers,
personal lives, and their roles on the show. Then, stay tuned to
watch the last five episodes of NASHVILLE's season three at 4pE, leading
up to the first two episodes of season four at 9pE and 10pE. The
first two episodes of the fourth season will immediately encore
after their premieres.
"AXS TV is proud to be the broadcast home of season four of
NASHVILLE," said
Michele M. Dix, AXS TV's senior vice
president, programming and development. "Packed with unprecedented
guest appearances, standout musical numbers, and captivating drama,
it's easy to see why this series has resonated so much with its
viewers. This is a perfect chance for fans both old and new to
relive all the intensity of NASHVILLE's climactic fourth season."
Produced by Lionsgate, ABC Studios, and Opry
Entertainment, NASHVILLE is set against the backdrop
of the city's music scene and follows Rayna
Jaymes and Juliette Barnes.
Both women face personal and professional challenges as they
navigate their paths as artists and individuals. Surrounding them
and often complicating their lives are their family, friends and,
in some cases, lovers, as well as the up-and-coming performers and
songwriters trying to get ahead in the business. Music City can
mean so many things to different people. In NASHVILLE, musicians and songwriters are
at the heart of the storm driven by their own ambitions. Some are
fueled by their creativity and passion for fame. Others struggle to
cope with the pressures of success and are doing everything in
their power to stay on top.
NASHVILLE stars
Connie Britton as Rayna Jaymes, Hayden
Panettiere as Juliette
Barnes, Clare Bowen as
Scarlett O'Connor, Chris Carmack as Will Lexington, Will Chase as Luke
Wheeler, Charles Esten as
Deacon Claybourne, Jonathan Jackson
as Avery Barkley, Sam Palladio as
Gunnar Scott, Maisy Stella as Daphne
Conrad, Lennon Stella as Maddie
Conrad and Aubrey Peeples as
Layla Grant.
In addition to its dramatic plots and unforgettable
performances, NASHVILLE has featured a number of
impressive guest appearances from some of the biggest names in
entertainment, including Florida Georgia Line, Carrie
Underwood, Kelly Clarkson, Brad Paisley, Luke
Bryan, Katie Couric, and Conan O'Brien, just to name a
few.
ABOUT AXS TV
AXS TV is the cable industry's leading general entertainment
network for live event programming. Launched in July 2012 by visionary entrepreneur Mark Cuban, AXS TV is dedicated to providing
groundbreaking music programming, stand-up comedy performances from
today's top comedians, and hard-hitting mixed martial arts
promotions. The network's franchises include THE X FACTOR UK and
NASHVILLE; as well as original
programs such as THE BIG INTERVIEW with Dan
Rather; ROCK & ROLL ROAD TRIP WITH SAMMY HAGAR; THE
WORLD'S GREATEST TRIBUTE BANDS; GOTHAM COMEDY LIVE; AXS TV FIGHTS;
and INSIDE MMA.
AXS TV is a partnership between Mark
Cuban, AEG, Ryan Seacrest Media, Creative Artists Agency
(CAA) and CBS. The network is available in the United States via AT&T U-verse,
Charter, Comcast/Xfinity, DIRECTV, DISH, Suddenlink, Verizon FiOS,
and other cable, satellite and telco providers, including members
of the National Cable Television Cooperative. The network is also
distributed in Canada,
Mexico and the Caribbean. For
more information, visit the website, www.axs.tv; go to
the Facebook page here and follow the company
on Twitter, @axstv; on Instagram; Tumblr; Cyber
Dust and YouTube.
ABOUT LIONSGATE
Lionsgate is a premier next generation global content leader
with a diversified presence in motion picture production and
distribution, television programming and syndication, home
entertainment, international distribution and sales, branded
channel platforms, interactive ventures and games, and
location-based entertainment. The Company has nearly 80
television shows on 40 different networks spanning its primetime
production, distribution and syndication businesses. These
include the ground-breaking hit series Orange is the New
Black, the fan favorite series Nashville, the syndication
success The Wendy Williams Show, the hit drama
series The Royals, the Golden Globe-nominated
dramedy Casual and the breakout
success Greenleaf.
The Company's feature film business spans eight labels and
includes the blockbuster Hunger Games franchise,
the Now You See Me and John
Wick series, Sicario, Nerve,
Roadside Attractions' Love &
Mercy and Mr. Holmes, Codeblack
Films' Addicted and the breakout concert
film Kevin Hart: Let Me
Explain and Pantelion Films' Instructions Not
Included, the highest-grossing Spanish-language film ever
released in the U.S.
Lionsgate's home entertainment business is an industry leader in
box office-to-DVD and box office-to-VOD revenue conversion rates.
Lionsgate handles a prestigious and prolific library of
approximately 16,000 motion picture and television titles that is
an important source of recurring revenue and serves as a foundation
for the growth of the Company's core businesses. The Lionsgate and
Summit brands remain synonymous with original, daring, quality
entertainment in markets around the
world. www.lionsgate.com
ABOUT ABC STUDIOS
ABC Studios is a leader in the development, production and
strategic distribution of entertainment content across broadcast,
cable and on demand platforms. The studio is the key content
provider for the ABC Entertainment Group, having produced multiple
seasons of hit series, including current shows "American Crime,"
"black-ish," "Quantico," "Grey's Anatomy," "How to Get Away with
Murder," "The Real O'Neals," "Marvel's Agents of "S.H.I.E.L.D.,"
"Mistresses," "Once Upon a Time," "Scandal" and "Secrets and Lies"
for ABC; "Criminal Minds," "Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders" and
"Code Black" for CBS and "Devious Maids" for Lifetime.
ABOUT OPRY ENTERTAINMENT
Opry Entertainment(r), a division of Ryman Hospitality
Properties (NYSE: RHP), is a producer of multi-media entertainment
experiences with primary interests in location-based entertainment
and television and stage production. Based in Nashville, Tennessee, its core business
segments include the world-famous Grand Ole Opry(r), the historic
Ryman Auditorium(r), and legendary radio station 650 AM-WSM.
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