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‘Nashville’, the country music drama starring Connie Britton and Hayden Panettiere has found a new home for its fifth season on the CMT network, after it was cancelled by ABC in May. The show will also continue to be available for streaming on Hulu, who will now air new episodes the day after they premiere on CMT.

Hayden Panettiere stars in ‘Nashville’.

In a statement, Brian Philips, president of CMT, said: "CMT heard the fans. 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.

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Connie Britton would like to return to American Horror Story. The actress is currently starring in Nashville as Rayna James but, back in 2011, she was playing Vivien Harmon on American Horror Story: Murder House. The 46-year-old actress played opposite numerous stars of the current series including Jessica Lange, Taissa Farmiga, Jamie Brewer and Evan Peters.

Connie Britton would like to return to American Horror Story.

In a recent interview with Rolling Stone magazine, Britton stated she hopes to return to the show. She appears to miss being around her former co-stars and the show saying "I've actually have been talking to them [the show's producers] this season, because they're down in New Orleans and I'm in Nashville. I'm said, "Okay, let's see if we can try to figure this out."

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The Primetime Emmy Award nominations were announced yesterday (Thursday 18th July). The nomination ceremony was presented by Kate Mara and Aaron Paul via a live video stream on the Emmy's website. 

Kate Mara at the Vanity Fair and Juicy Couture's Celebration of 2013 in L.A.

Netflix has managed to triumph with nominations for their shows: House of Cards; Hemlock Grove and Arrested Development. The company are developing this aspect of their business, which is proving hugely popular and profitable. The future does seem bright for the company which announced it was expanding into its 64th country. It also seems likely their awards over the next few years will increase especially with recent praise of Orange is the New Black. 

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Connie Britton says she is a big supporter of a possible Friday Night Lights movie and would "love" to see if happen. Appearing at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, Britton said that although she's currently starring in the ABC drama 'Nashville,' she'd be happy to appear in a movie adaptation of the NBC television series.

"I would love it to happen. I'm a big supporter of it happening. I don't know if we will see it or not," she told E! online when asked about a movie. Friday Night Lights was actually a 2004 movie before the TV series, though the refashioning on the small screen created a legion of diehard fans. It focused on the relationship between Coach Eric Taylor (Kyle Chandler) and his wife Tami (Connie Britton). The show went off the air in 2011, though a devoted fan base had allowed it to live on for three more seasons on DirecTV when it was in danger of cancellation by NBC. "I know it was being written and Peter Berg is really serious about it, so I think if everybody got on board, I don't see why we couldn't have a movie," added Britton.

Back in March, the actress told the Hollywood Reporter, "We keep talking about how we have to wait a certain amount of years and then we can go back to working together again." It's unlikely to make it the big screen anytime soon, with Chandler working on Martin Scorsese's The Wolf of Wall Street and Showtime pilot 'The Vatican'. Britton is busy with Nashville.

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Ok, so we know you fickle bunch want to know who the Golden Globes' best dressed stars were for 2013. You don't give a damn about Argo winning Best Picture, or Ben Affleck winning Best Director right? You want to know who got it right on the red carpet, and we don't blame you.

One thing particularly apparent at the Golden Globes 2013 was that actresses were prepared to take style chances. Not every outfit worked out, but it was worth the risk for many of Hollywood's biggest names. Cherry red was a favored color, while cut-out dresses, black gowns and intricate detailing were in abundance.  

Connie Britton Got It Spot On With Her Subtle Yet Sparkly Number!

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ABC’s new TV drama Nashville can firmly set its sights on many seasons to come, as the premiere went down well with audiences and critics alike, reports CBS news.

Not to be confused with Glee, Smash, or any other musically-attuned show on TV today, Nashville’s music is part of the show, but doesn’t define the show. Don’t get us wrong, the tunes are an integral part of the series, but that’s simply because of their close connection to the show’s namesake town. Conflict: the crux of any good drama on television is ample in Nashville. Connie Britton stars as Rayna James, a country music veteran whose career is more ‘greatest hits’ than ‘debut smash.’ Her record label wants her to combine tours with Juliette Barnes (played by Hayden Panettiere) a much younger pop-country rival whose fledging career is on the up. The well-written pilot shifts through the gears of characters, who are all at different points in their careers, and on the social/political ladder, much like HBO’s The Wire did within the crime genre. With a witty script, confident acting and a bold, genuine plot, Nashville looks like a TV favourite waiting to happen.

Episode 1 aired last night, October 10, 2012 and if you missed it, you’ve got plenty of time to catch up, because the next episode won’t hit TV screens until October 17, 2012, with episode 3 on the 24th. Get involved!

Nashville makes its long awaited debut on ABC tonight (October 10, 2012), which follows the declining career of country star Rayna James (Connie Britton) who becomes threatened by the young starlet Juliette Barnes, played by Hayden Panettiere.

The show's production has certainly been in good hands, with The War Room's R.J Cutler, Thelma & Louise's Callie Khouri and E.R's Dee Johnson overseeing things. Critics privy to the show's first episode have been bowled over by the dramatic inside look at country music with Linda Stasi of the New York Post calling it the best written show currently on television. Verne Gay of Newsday said "The hype is justified. Nashville's terrific," while Ken Tucker of Entertainment Weekly offered, "Rarely does a pilot present a world as completely as Nashville does in its first hour." It was the Los Angeles who was perhaps the most effusive in their praise of the show, with television critic Mary McNamara writing, "Nashville is big, bold, wildly ambitious and great fun, with top notes of Robert Altman's "Nashville," "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" and "All About Eve."

Nashville essentially taps into the triumphs and struggles of the hugely lucrative country music scene in the United States. The series also stars Powers Boothe, Charles Esten, Clare Bowen and Robert Wisdom.