CMA FEST UPDATE: ABC SCREENS 'NASHVILLE' & 'MALIBU COUNTRY'

ABC will be previewing the full first episodes of two brand new country-themed shows at CMA Fest! You get to see ‘em before they even premiere on tv in the fall!

On Friday and Saturday, in Rooms 209-210 in the Nashville Convention Center (home of the Fan Fair Hall) you can catch the pilots for“Malibu Country” (the new sitcom starring Reba, Lily Tomlin and Sara Rue; premieres Friday nights in November) and “Nashville”(a new drama starring Connie Britton and Hayden Panettiere as rival Country Music stars).

SCREENING SCHEDULE

Friday AND Saturday

10:30am – Malibu Country

11:15am – Nashville

12:15pm – Malibu Country

1:00pm – Nashville

2:00pm – Malibu Country

2:45pm – Nashville

3:45pm – Malibu Country

Reba McEntire Gets Ready for Her Close Up

Great news for fans of Reba McEntire, not just as a singer but as an actress too! ABC-TV has picked up Reba's upcoming new comedy, "Malibu Country" and the television drama, "Nashville" for the fall season, with the schedule expected to be released tomorrow, May 15. "Malibu Country" is about a single mom who moves her family to Malibu to relaunch her music career. Reba, her husband and manager Narvel Blackstock, her former "Reba" executive producer Kevin Abbott, Dave Stewart of the Eurythmics and Pam Williams will executive-produce. "Nashville" stars Connie Britton ("Rayna") as a female country artist at the peak of her career and Hayden Panettiere ("Juliette") as another on the rise. Gaylord SVP/Media & Entertainment's Steve Buchanan will executive-produce.