“TUNNEL OF FIRE” PREMIERES TUESDAY, AUGUST 20 AT 8 P.M., ET/PTAS PART OF “CMT BIKE WEEK”
08/15/13
All-New Special Includes Clint Ewing’s Motorcycle Stunt in Full
For First Time on Television
Promo Footage from the Show Available Now
NASHVILLE – August 15, 2013 – CMT is releasing promo footage from the all-new special TUNNEL OF FIRE featuring the motorcycle stunt everyone is talking about – Clint Ewing attempting to travel through a towering inferno longer than a football field last week at the Sturgis Buffalo Chip. TUNNEL OF FIRE premieres Tuesday, August 20 at 8:00 p.m., ET/PT on CMT as part of CMT BIKE WEEK, 10 hours of bike-themed programming centered around the 2013 Sturgis Rally.
Hosted by Rossi Morreale and Cristy Lee, the adrenaline-pumping TUNNEL OF FIRE will show Ewing’s stunt in full for the first time on television, highlighting the events leading up to his attempt to set a GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS® title and the aftermath that resulted in third degree burns and multiple surgeries for the daredevil.
Access the first released promo for TUNNEL OF FIRE here:
http://www.cmt.com/videos/misc/946741/tunnel-of-fire-promo.jhtml
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TUNNEL OF FIRE is produced by Cary Glotzer, Joe Townley and Michael Yudin of MY Tupelo Entertainment. Joe Livecchi and Jordan Harman serve as executive producers for CMT.
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