Nashville (season 5)

Nashville (season 5)

Official Season 5 poster
Starring
Country of origin United States
Release
Original network CMT
Season chronology

The fifth season of the American television drama series Nashville, created by Callie Khouri, will premiere on December 15, 2016, on CMT, the first on CMT.[1] The show features an ensemble cast with Connie Britton and Hayden Panettiere in the leading roles as two country music superstars, Rayna Jaymes and Juliette Barnes. The season will contain 22 episodes.[2]

Production

On May 12, 2016, ABC cancelled the series after four seasons. On June 10, 2016, it was announced that CMT had picked up the series for a fifth season of 22 episodes.[2] The pick-up was assisted by $11 million in economic incentives: $8.5 million comes via the State of Tennessee Film Office, $1 million from the City of Nashville, $1 million from the Nashville Convention & Visitor Corp and $500,000 from Ryman Hospitality.[3] The cast had the first table read on September 1, 2016.[4] Filming began on September 7, 2016.[5][6][7] Lily Mariye directed the fourth episode, which began filming on October 10, 2016.[8] Production was well underway by November 2016, with filming on the sixth episode beginning on Friday, November 4.[9]

On December 1, 2016, it was announced via the show's Twitter account that the first hour of the 2-hour season premiere will air on December 15, 2016.[10]

Cast

The fifth season featured two main cast members see their exit. Will Chase and Aubrey Peeples were announced to not be returning to the series in June 2016, although Chase will make a guest appearance.[11]

Regular

Recurring

Guest

Episodes

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateU.S. viewers
(millions)
871"The Wayfaring Stranger"[21]Callie Khouri[21]Story by : Edward Zwick and Marshall Herskovitz
Teleplay by : Marshall Herskovitz[21]		December 15, 2016 (2016-12-15)[22]TBD
882TBATBATBAJanuary 5, 2017 (2017-01-05)[23][24]TBD
893TBATBATBATBATBD
904"Leap of Faith"[25]Lily Mariye[26]Savannah Dooley[27]TBATBD

U.S. ratings

No. Title Air date Rating/share
(18–49)		 Viewers
(millions)		 DVR
(18–49)		 DVR viewers
(millions)		 Total
(18–49)		 Total viewers
(millions)
1 "The Wayfaring Stranger" January 5, 2017

References

  1. ↑ {{cite web=https://www.facebook.com/NashvilleCMT/||title=Nashville on CMT|date=1 December 2016|accessdate=1 December 2016}}
  2. 1 2 Andreeva, Nellie (June 10, 2016). "'Nashville' Picked Up For Season 5 By CMT With Next-Day Play on Hulu". Deadline.com. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
  3. ↑ "'Nashville' Heads To CMT, Hulu For Season 5 Thanks to $11 Million In Government Incentives". hypebot.com. 2016-06-13. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
  4. ↑ NashvilleCMT (September 1, 2016). "There's no better place to kick off the season than in a room full of our favorite people!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  5. ↑ https://twitter.com/lennonandmaisy/status/773577923345387520
  6. ↑ https://twitter.com/CharlesEsten/status/773644771906781184
  7. ↑ https://twitter.com/NashvilleCMT/status/773653489176211456
  8. ↑ https://twitter.com/lilymariye/status/785687217394085888
  9. ↑ https://twitter.com/NashvilleCMT/status/794270665075523584
  10. ↑ . December 1, 2016 https://twitter.com/NashvilleCMT/status/804324278019690497. Retrieved December 1, 2016. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. ↑ http://tvline.com/2016/11/06/nashville-spoilers-season-5-luke-returning-will-chase-photo/
  12. ↑ http://www.rollingstone.com/country/news/rhiannon-giddens-to-join-the-cast-of-nashville-w437790
  13. ↑ http://www.cmt.com/news/1771881/nashville-gains-bridgit-mendler-for-new-season/
  14. ↑ http://www.ecumenicalnews.com/article/nashville-season-5-air-date-spoilers-cast-news-bridgit-mendler-jen-richards-join-cast/53011.htm
  15. ↑ http://tvline.com/2016/09/22/nashville-season-5-murray-bartlett-cast-will-love-interest-spoilers/
  16. ↑ http://www.tvguide.com/news/nashville-season-5-cameron-scoggins-rayna-james-superfan/
  17. ↑ http://deadline.com/2016/09/nashville-joseph-david-jones-cameron-scoggins-recurring-season-5-cast-1201828586/
  18. ↑ https://twitter.com/lilymariye/status/785687217394085888
  19. ↑ https://twitter.com/SpoilerTV/status/790998866090790912
  20. ↑ http://tvline.com/2016/11/06/nashville-spoilers-season-5-luke-returning-will-chase-photo/
  21. 1 2 3 NashvilleCMT (September 1, 2016). "It's the day we've been waiting for, #Nashies... WE'RE BACK!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  22. ↑ . December 1, 2016 https://twitter.com/NashvilleCMT/status/804324278019690497. Retrieved December 1, 2016. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  23. ↑ Wagmeister, Elizabeth (August 24, 2016). "CMT Announces 'Nashville' Season 5 Premiere Date". Variety. Retrieved August 24, 2016.
  24. ↑ http://www.thefutoncritic.com/showatch/nashville-abc/listings/
  25. ↑ https://twitter.com/JoanieStewart1/status/790204030219718656
  26. ↑ https://twitter.com/lilymariye/status/785687217394085888
  27. ↑ https://twitter.com/lilymariye/status/785687217394085888
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