Nashville
Jonathan Jackson Posts Special Message to Nashies: CMT Acknowledges Fans Helped Make Nashville's Fifth Season A Reality!
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Friday was a great day for #Nashies with the vocal fans of Nashville, received the news that their soap is continuing on for its fifth season on CMT, with the following day episodes being made available online at Hulu.
Former General Hospital favorite and one of the main stars of Nashville, Jonathan Jackson (Avery) took to Twitter with a special thank you to the fans for helping keeping the series alive and now their efforts are paying off. (See video below) Jackson posted along with his video message: “Thank you, #Nashies #NashvillesBack”
In the official press release from CMT on the series pick-up, Brian Phillips, president of the network noted: “The wave of love and appreciation they have unleashed for Nashville has been overwhelming. Nashville is a perfect addition to our evolving line-up of big music specials, documentaries, and original series. We see our fans and ourselves in this show and we will treasure it like no other network. Nashville belongs on CMT.”
Connie Britton (Rayna) was also credited the fans for Nashville’s upcoming fifth season, when she told ETOnline: ” Look, that was an example of fans being really enthusiastic and we really owe that all to the fans. The same (happened) with Friday Night Lights and Nashville is experiencing the same good fortune.”
Glad to see Jonathan will be back as Avery on the upcoming fifth season of Nashville? Watch his video ‘thank you’ after the jump, and then weigh-in on how the fans brought back the music city drama!
Thank you, #Nashies #NashvillesBack pic.twitter.com/0LcYDhRRIy
— Jonathan Jackson (@JonathanJackson) June 10, 2016
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Ex-Nashville and GL’s Hayden Panettiere’s Boyfriend Arrested After Allegedly Punching Her
More upsetting news involving former ABC and CMT’s Nashville star (Ex-Juliette Barnes), Hayden Panettiere. According to various reports, the actress was punched by her boyfriend Brian Hickerson with a closed fist in an incident that occurred in Wyoming, over the Valentine’s Day weekend. He was arrested around 2:30am on February 14th.
According to TMZ: the police report said that Hayden revealed that she and Brian were in their bedroom when he started throwing her around and punched her. The Teton County Sheriff’s Office was notified of a disturbance at a private residence. That caller said an intoxicated male was locked out of the home because he punched his girlfriend in the face.
Pantierre’s face was red and swollen, and she also had a scrape and swelling on her left hand; which she believed came from Hickerson’s watch during the altercation. Deputies then decided to book Hickerson for domestic battery. He was also hit with a second charge of interfering with a police officer for allegedly refusing to identify himself.
Things looked like they had taken a turn for the better before the incident, noting that the couple moved past another altercation previously from 2019. That case was dismissed, although he has left red marks on Pantierre’s body, because they could not find a “material witness”.
Hayden and Brian have been dating since 2018. Daytime fans remember first seeing Hayden as a young Lizzie Spaulding on Guiding Light. She played Juliette on Nashville from 2012-2018.
So what do you think about the latest incident involving Hayden? Comment below.
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RENEWALS: How to Get Away with Murder, Grey’s Anatomy CANCELLATIONS: Life In Pieces, Star
The last 36 hours have seen some of your favorite primetime dramas renewed and others canceled; several of which feature former or current soap stars. ABC has renewed for its upcoming sixth season How to Get Away with Murder. During its fifth season, the series ranked as the No. 1 program in Thursday’s 10 PM slot in key demos: Adults 18-34 and Women 18-34.
How To Get Away With Murder stars Viola Davis as Annalise Keating, a law professor at a prestigious Philadelphia university who, with five of her students, becomes entwined in a murder plot. The ensemble cast includes: Rome Flynn (Ex-Zende of The Bold and the Beautiful) who plays the key role of Gabriel Maddox.
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Also on ABC, Grey’s Anatomy received a two-year renewal for seasons 16 and 17. For season 16, former Nashville star Chris Carmack (Ex-Will) has been upped to series regular in his role of “Link”.
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However, the ensemble CBS comedy Life in Pieces which features Y&R’s Hunter King (Summer) as Clementine was canceled, and will not return after its current fourth season which is currently airing its fifth episode out of thirteen.
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Upon learning of the cancellation, King took to her Instagram and shared: “Thank you for bringing me into the Life In Pieces family and for making it such a fun four years. I have so much love and respect for everyone who was involved in this show. Thank you to the amazing cast and crew, and thank you to our amazing leaders Justin Adler, @kaplanaaron , and Jeff Morton . I am forever grateful.”
Finally, Lee Daniels series on Fox, Star, which has been a companion to his hit sudsy Empire, was also canceled after its 3rd season. Star followed three talented singers – running from their pasts and desperate for a new start – with ambitions of stardom, as they navigate the cutthroat music business. It has been reported by various outlets that the showrunners will be looking for another home for the series to try to continue it on.
So, happy to learn about HWTGM and ‘Grey’s’ being renewed? What do you think of the cancellations of Life in Pieces and Star? Let us know via the comment section below.
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Paula
June 11, 2016 at 5:51 pm
I am so thrilled Nashville will be returning! YEAH!!!!! Great show, storyline and actors, glad to know you all are returning.
Ken
June 12, 2016 at 4:51 pm
There’s a reason why Michael Fairman is as respected in the soap industry as an alley cat and it’s because of things like this: his constant ass-kissing of homophobic douche Jonathan Jackson.
As a gay man, he should be ashamed of himself a thousand times over, especially on a weekend like this.
Richard
June 13, 2016 at 11:35 am
Jonathan Jackson is homoohobic?? Oh wow, I have never heard that!! Details??
JK
June 13, 2016 at 11:13 pm
WHAT THE H ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT????? JONATHAN JACKSON??
Evelyn
June 11, 2016 at 5:56 pm
Thank you, thank you, thank you CMT! Yes Nashville belongs on CMT!♥️
Jeanne Gravley
June 11, 2016 at 6:08 pm
This is AWSOME news!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am thrilled!! Thank you CMT for being so SMART to pick up this wonderful show with such talented stars.
Kelly
June 11, 2016 at 7:57 pm
YAY!!!! Thrilled to know all Nashville fans can continue to watch this great show!! Big thanks to CMT!! Yes, Nashville DOES belong on CMT❤️
Judy L
June 11, 2016 at 8:02 pm
Wonderful news …… Love the show
Melissa
June 12, 2016 at 7:20 am
Oh, yay! I’ll definitely be watching.
diane
June 12, 2016 at 12:08 pm
I love Nashville!! I sure was going to miss it and the characters. So glad CMY picked it up!!
Penny
June 12, 2016 at 2:01 pm
Very, Very Happy! I’ll be sure to watch!
Jane
June 12, 2016 at 4:46 pm
Still say he’s wasting his talent there.
rebecca1
June 15, 2016 at 4:19 pm
He’s not wasting his talent there. This phenomenal show has over six million viewers. Jonathan lives in Nashvillie, has his own band and acts. He gets to have it all on this show; he’s one of the main characters AND he gets to play music. I’d say he’s living his dream.
ADAM
June 12, 2016 at 4:54 pm
Awesome news CMT gain is ABC lost- what dumb butts! Cannot wait to see the show this fall !!!!
brian
June 13, 2016 at 5:07 am
Happy for all the fans that their show continues. I does make me wonder whats up with ABC. They give us great shows ( AMC & OLTL) and then cancel them. Nashville is the latest prove of this. I feel so many viewers must watch online or other ways that ABC thinks their show are less popular than they really are. Still dreaming of a proper retunn of OLTL but we all know dreams hardly come true.
nellie
June 13, 2016 at 2:51 pm
There is so many of us dreamers out there but ABC no longer has a connection to their audience. Shame on them.
nellie
June 13, 2016 at 2:50 pm
Jonatham Jackson is an excellent actor and performer. Thrilled to see Nashville lives on.