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[04/04/12 - 10:30 AM]
CMT Nabs First Animated Project, Greenlights Comedy Reality Series at Upfront
Jeff Foxworthy, Bill Engvall, Larry the Cable Guy and Lisa Lampanelli together serve as the voices for "Bounty Hunters."

[03/13/12 - 12:16 PM]
New Premiere Times for CMT Series "Jennie Garth: Little Bit Country" and "Melissa & Tye"
"Jennie Garth" will now follow "The Singing Bee" at 9:00/8:00c followed by "Melissa & Tye" at 9:30/8:30c.

[03/08/12 - 11:45 AM]
Jennie Garth, Melissa Rycroft and Melissa Peterman Spice Up Friday Nights in April on CMT
"The Singing Bee" will lead off the night at 9:00/8:00c followed by "Melissa & Tye" and "Jennie Garth: A Little Bit Country."

[01/14/12 - 08:40 AM]
CMT and Ryan Seacrest Productions Partner for New Reality Show Starring Television Personality Melissa Rycroft
The eight-episode series, "Melissa and Tye: A New Reality," will premiere in April.

[12/14/11 - 11:01 PM]
Development Update: Wednesday, December 14
Updates include: Melissa Rycroft, Jennie Garth to topline reality series at CMT; Colin Egglesfield joins Lifetime's "The Client List"; and Stephen Hopkins to helm NBC's "Beautiful People."







MELISSA & TYE (CMT)
BROADCAST HISTORY:
4/20/12 - 6/8/12
STATUS:
canceled/ended (2011-2012 season)
TIME SLOT:
completed airing its current season
SEASON(S):
1 (8 episodes, 0 of which have yet to air)
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
a show on hiatus for longer than 12 months - without any news about its future - is assumed to be canceled
DESCRIPTION:
(from CMT's press release, March 2012) Timeslots for CMT's new series JENNIE GARTH: LITTLE BIT COUNTRY and MELISSA & TYE have changed, as follows: JENNIE GARTH: LITTLE BIT COUNTRY will premiere on Friday, April 20 at 9:00 p.m., ET/PT followed by MELISSA & TYE at 9:30 p.m., ET/PT. The half-hour series JENNIE GARTH: LITTLE BIT COUNTRY follows former 90210 sensation and accomplished actress and mother Jennie Garth as she decides to leave Hollywood behind in search of a simpler life. MELISSA & TYE will follow one of America's most-beloved bachelorettes, Rycroft, and her husband Tye Strickland as they balance a long distance relationship between Dallas and Hollywood. The night of programming kicks off with the fourth season premiere of the music competition show, THE SINGING BEE with Melissa Peterman at 8:00 p.m., ET/PT.
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Melissa Rycroft
· Tye Strickland
CREW INFORMATION:
· Eliot Goldberg as EP (CMT)
· Jayson Dinsmore as EP (CMT)
· Ryan Seacrest as EP
GENRE(S):
· reality (all)
· reality (documentary)
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· Ryan Seacrest Productions