ABC Renews "Nashville" for 3rd Season

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ABC’s "Nashville" Renewed for Third Season
by NELLIE ANDREEVA
May 9, 2014


After spending the day crunching numbers and trying to work with the reduced tax intensives in Tennessee, ABC has renewed country music drama "Nashville", from Lionsgate TV and ABC Studios, for a 22-episode third season.

"Nashville" is an expensive drama with big-ticket talent like Connie Britton and Hayden Panettiere. While it has developed a devoted following and has been a solid DVR performer, "Nashville‘s" ratings have been modest.

That paired with Tennessee’s vote to cut by two-thirds the tax benefits previously set aside for the show, which films in Nashville, gave Lionsgate and ABC Studios a difficult time, trying to make the show work financially. I hear the plan is to keep the show in Nashville contingent on the state getting the tax incentives at a proper level.

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