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Nashville Returns Tonight With “Be Careful of The Stones You Throw”!

By Luke Kerr on January 09, 2013
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“I only hate sunburns and hangovers, this is just business.” If that single line, delivered by Rayna James (Connie Britton) to Juliette Barnes (Hayden Panettiere), isn’t enough to get you to tune in to the winter premiere of Nashville tonight, I don’t know what will.

Watch the promo for tonight’s episode of Nashville, “Be Careful of the Stones You Throw”, after the jump!  

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Did The First Half of Nashville’s Season 1 Hit the Right Note?

By Luke Kerr on December 06, 2012
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ABC’s Nashville sang up a lot of drama during its winter finale on Wednesday. Rayna James (Connie Britton) found out about Teddy (Eric Close) being a thief, and then had to defend her scoundrel hubby against allegations he was cheating on her.

Juliette Barnes (Hayden Panettiere) felt the love from Sean's (Tilky Jones) family, until after dinner when his mother made it very clear Juliette wouldn’t be around for long. Being the woman she is, Juliette took it as a challenge. The success of Rayna and Juliette's duet led to the possibility of a co-tour.

Meanwhile, there was a bunch of romantic angst between Nashville’s best two characters, Scarlett (Clare Bowen) and Gunnar (Sam Palladio). At the same time, Avery (Jonathan Jackson) was faced with the decision of choosing his long-time friends and bandmates, or snatching up the music deal he was being offered.

What did you think of Nashville’s first half of the season?

Nashville Lands Full Season Order From ABC

By Luke Kerr on November 13, 2012
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Nashville has been singing the right notes for ABC, and now the soapy drama has been rewarded with a full season pick up, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Reportedly, Nashville has averaged six million viewers and a 2.1 rating in 18-49. However, sales of its songs have helped generate revenue.

Working to its benefit, Nashville has been able to tap ancillary revenue from downloads of the T Bone Burnett-produced music from the series.  READ MORE

PC #59: Nashville, Arrow, Bobbi Kris, RHONJ and The Clash of The Lohans

By Pop Confidential on October 17, 2012
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On today’s Pop Confidential podcast Jamey Giddens, Luke Kerr, Jillian Bowe, Regan Cellura and Melodie Aikels dish the latest pop culture headlines and TV storylines, including:

Did Bobbi Kristina Brown actually get engaged, or was it all a publicity ploy for her Lifetime reality series? Lindsay Lohan and her mother Dina Lohan stirred up more drama. Justin Bieber pulls a prank.

Gossip Girl and 90210 returned, but their ratings were down. Are fans falling out of love with the shows? Nashville, one of the most highly-anticipated new shows of the season, premiered. Find out what the PC gang thought of its first episode. The CW debuted Arrow and Beauty and the Beast. ABC’s Revenge and Once Upon a Time continue to have the PC crew in their clutches. Can Luke and Regan ever eat soft serve ice cream again without thinking of The Good Wife? The Real Housewives of New Jersey’s season finale was packed full of jaw dropping drama.

All this and Melodie’s thoughts on Austin City Limits 2012 on today’s Pop Confidential podcast.

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Did ABC’s Nashville Sing The Right Tune?

By Luke Kerr on October 11, 2012
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After months of built up anticipation and fantastic trailers promoting Rayna Jaymes (Connie Britton) vs. Juliette Barnes (Hayden Panettiere), Nashville premiered Wednesday night on ABC. You might not have to be a country music fan to enjoy Nashville, but the ABC drama was packed with boot scootin' charm and at least one or two “bless his/her hearts” (which my Daytime Confidential co-hosts have led me to believe is a polite Southern put down).

My favorite part came when Rayna’s two daughters were singing along to Juliette’s song in the car until she shut it off. When they protested, she replied, “Mama’s got a headache.” One character I hope to see more of is Avery Barkley (General Hospital's Jonathan Jackson). 

What grade do you give the Nashville pilot?

Hayden Panettiere on Nashville's Juliette: "She is Running From a Very Dark Past"

By Jamey Giddens on October 10, 2012
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Just why is country upstart Juliette Barnes so darn right nasty? She got it from her mama! Our pals at Zap2it caught up with Juliette's portrayer Hayden Panettiere, who revealed a little about what makes the Nashville vixen tick.

Said Panettiere:

"You have to respect her to a certain degree," Panettiere says, "even though she is a little b*** at some times. She is running from a very dark past."

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