Nashville (TV series)
Encyclopedia
Nashville is an 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.
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).
, 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, 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.
Reality television
Reality television is a genre of television programming that presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and usually features ordinary people instead of professional actors, sometimes in a contest or other situation where a prize is awarded...
/soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
series featuring several aspiring country music
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
artists. The show, which was based in Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
, aired on Fox Broadcasting Company
Fox Broadcasting Company
Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox Network or simply Fox , is an American commercial broadcasting television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the...
for two episodes prior to its cancellation.
Reception
Nashville premiered on the FoxFox Broadcasting Company
Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox Network or simply Fox , is an American commercial broadcasting television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the...
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
Fox Broadcasting Company
Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox Network or simply Fox , is an American commercial broadcasting television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the...
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).
Hiatus and Cancellation
On September 24, 2007, Nashville was put on hiatus, and its place was filled by repeats of K-VilleK-Ville (TV series)
K-Ville is an American television drama created and executive produced by Jonathan Lisco, centering on policing New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina...
, followed by three episodes of The Next Great American Band
The Next Great American Band
The Next Great American Band is a reality television talent show. The show premiered on October 19, 2007 and aired on FOX at 8 p.m. Eastern and Pacific times Friday nights...
on October 19 and 26 and November 2. The show was initially scheduled to return November 9, 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.