It may be the highest-rated show in CMT’s history, but that hasn’t stopped the network from swinging the axe, with Variety reporting that the upcoming sixth season of Nashville will be its last.
“All of us on Nashville are so incredibly grateful to the show’s fans, who convinced CMT to give us a chance to keep telling the story of these remarkable characters,” said series executive producer Marshall Herskovitz. “And we want to return the favor with a final season that celebrates all the joys and passions, twists and turns — and amazing music! — that made Nashville such an exciting journey for the last six years.”
Nashville was created by Callie Khouri and premiered on ABC in 2012, where it ran for four seasons before being cancelled. The show was revived by CMT for a fifth season which aired in January 2017, with the sixth and now final season set to premiere on January 4th 2018.
