{"id":28989,"date":"2021-11-03T22:01:29","date_gmt":"2021-11-04T02:01:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=28989"},"modified":"2021-11-03T22:01:29","modified_gmt":"2021-11-04T02:01:29","slug":"abc-celebrates-country-musics-biggest-night-with-special-programming-leading-into-the-55th-annual-cma-awards-airing-live-wednesday-november-10-on-abc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/11\/03\/abc-celebrates-country-musics-biggest-night-with-special-programming-leading-into-the-55th-annual-cma-awards-airing-live-wednesday-november-10-on-abc\/","title":{"rendered":"ABC Celebrates Country Music&#8217;s Biggest Night with Special Programming Leading Into &#8220;The 55th Annual CMA Awards,&#8221; Airing Live Wednesday, November 10, on ABC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13610\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/cma-awards-logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"295\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/cma-awards-logo.jpg 550w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/cma-awards-logo-300x161.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/cma-awards-logo-260x139.jpg 260w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/cma-awards-logo-160x86.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/>ABC is celebrating Country Music&#8217;s Biggest Night\u2122 with a special programming lineup in the days leading into &#8220;<strong><em>The 55th Annual CMA Awards<\/em><\/strong>,&#8221; airing live Wednesday, November 10 @ 8PM EST, on ABC. Offering country music fans a backstage pass to up-close-and-personal interviews with their favorite stars, as well as never-before-seen access into the lives of this year&#8217;s host and nominees, ABC has it all.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;ON THE RED CARPET: COUNTDOWN TO THE CMA AWARDS&#8221; &#8211; Saturday, November 6, AND Sunday, November 7 (check local listings)<\/p><div id=\"morty-3178634293\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>On Saturday, November 6, and Sunday, November 7, ABC7\/KABC-TV Los Angeles&#8217;s entertainment reporter George Pennacchio hosts &#8220;<em>On The Red Carpet: Countdown to the CMA Awards<\/em>,&#8221; a 30-minute special from Nashville featuring interviews with CMA Awards host Luke Bryan and conversations with many of this year&#8217;s nominees. 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