CMT's PROGRAMMING HIGHLIGHTS FOR 2/12-2/18
02/07/07
Programming Highlights | February 12-18, 2007
COWBOY U: COLORADO (episode 6) - PREMIERE!
With five city slickers left, the level of competition is elevated even more when Outlaw Annie comes to the ranch and has the slickers compete in an extreme mounted shooting contest. Mental mistakes ensue and Rocco wonders if he’ll ever be impressed by the city slickers’ performances. Each wannabe cowboy experiences life by having to perform pregnancy checks on the cows. During a test of bravery, Katie is petrified when all the slickers have to face their fears and sit on a live, angry bucking bull in the chute. And…Rocco has another surprise for the slickers. Premieres Friday, February 16 at 8:00 p.m., ET/PT
TRICK MY TRUCK (episode 18) - PREMIERE!
Calling Robert Pike a busy guy would be an understatement. Pike juggles trucking full time, along with with volunteering as a deputy for his hometown of Muldrow, Okla. Pike believes everyone should give back to their community and even though he does his part, it leaves him exhausted. His truck has seen better days and recently, it was robbed and stripped of modern conveniences. Catch the Chrome Shop Mafia at their finest, as they trick his battered Kenworth into a mobile fortress that no one will want to mess with. Premieres Friday, February 16 at 8:30 p.m., ET/PT
COUNTRY FRIED HOME VIDEOS (episode 3) - PREMIERE!
What makes a home video “country fried”? It could be a belly flopping contest in a mud puddle; shot gun bowling in the backyard; or even the age old favorite, bobbing for trout. Comedian Bill Engvall hosts the second season of COUNTRY FRIED HOME VIDEOS, the series that shows what everyday Americans do for fun and 15 seconds of fame. The half-hour episodes each have one video awarded with Engvall’s infamous “Here’s Your Sign” cash prize at the end of each show. Premieres Friday, February 16 at 9:00 p.m., ET/PT
CMT COMEDY STAGE (episode 3) - PREMIERE!
Hosted by comedic actress Melissa Peterman (“Reba”), CMT COMEDY STAGE is CMT’s first foray into stand-up comedy featuring rising stars, as well as popular comedic favorites. Each 30-minute episode of this initial four episode run features a line-up of three or four of these uproarious comedians who each perform a set before a live audience. CMT COMEDY STAGE taped before a live audience at the historic Belcourt Theatre in Nashville in January. This week’s episode features comedic veterans Mike Armstrong, Greg Warren and Gary Mule Deer as well as Nate Bargatze in his first televised comedic performance. Premieres Friday, February 16 at 9:30 p.m., ET/PT
TIM MCGRAW: SING ME HOME - CMT PREMIERE!
CMT re-airs Tim McGraw’s first major network special TIM MCGRAW: SING ME HOME which first aired in 2002. McGraw performed from his hometown of Start, La., for the taping of this live concert at the Cotton Gin. Premieres Saturday, February 17 at 8:00 at 8:00 p.m., ET/PT
SOUTHERN FRIED FLICKS with HAZEL SMITH featuring SMOKEY & THE BANDIT - CMT PREMIERE!
SOUTHERN FRIED FLICKS with HAZEL SMITH is one part movie, one part cooking show and all Hazel! As she hosts the movie, Hazel will also show you how to cook a real down home dish and of course, give the “Hot Dish” on your favorite country stars! And you never know who might show up in Hazel’s kitchen! This week’s episode features SMOKEY & THE BANDIT. Bandit and Cledus are two truck-driving southerners who accept a dare from big-shots Big and Little Enos to pick up a truckload of beer from Texas and return it to them within a specified amount of time. Picking it up is simple enough, but as they are leaving Texas, Bandit unwittingly picks up Carrie, a hitchhiking bride-to-be who just left her groom, Junior, at the altar. Junior, however, is the son of Sheriff Buford T. Justice. And when Buford and Junior discover what has happened, they go on a "high-speed pursuit" across the Southeast to catch the bandit. Stars Burt Reynolds and Sally Field. Premieres Sunday, February 18 at 8:00 p.m., ET/PT
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