29-724: The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders (sometimes initialized as DCC , and officially nicknamed "America's Sweethearts") are the National Football League cheerleading squad representing the Dallas Cowboys team. During a game between the Cowboys and the Atlanta Falcons at the Cotton Bowl during the 1967 season, the short skirted, well-endowed stripper named Bubbles Cash caused a tremendous stir in
58-491: A 10-episode "workplace docu-comedy". Trinity 911 was later renamed Big Texas Heat and was removed from the schedule after airing four episodes. On June 10, 2016, CMT announced that they would pick up the ABC series Nashville following its cancellation. The network would order a fifth season of 22 episodes. In 2017, as part of Viacom's restructuring plans, CMT would begin a transition back to unscripted programming. As
87-580: A channel focused on Western genre movies (CMT Westerns) and a channel dedicated to Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making the Team . In October 2021, CMT picked up the second season of The Last Cowboy —a reality series by Yellowstone co-creator Taylor Sheridan . The program had moved from Paramount Network following abandoned plans to relaunch the outlet as a movie network. CMT's current programming consists largely of acquired sitcoms and movies. The channel's daily country music programming consists of
116-465: A five-hour music video block, seen during the early morning hours, as well as CMT Hot Twenty , which airs on weekend mornings. Of Paramount's former music channels (not counting its suite of all-music digital channels), CMT has historically been the most devoted to music-related programming and previously set aside at least six hours of its daily schedule for music videos during the overnight and morning hours. In addition, most of CMT's original programming
145-512: A prime network among those in Paramount Global's suite. CMT Music has generally been depreciated by Paramount Global in current retransmission consent negotiations with cable and streaming providers for other options; such as Pluto TV , which provides several CMT and Vevo -branded country music channels. in 2021, Spectrum removed it from their current-day packages, with only grandfathered subscribers with older packages able to view
174-610: A result, Nashville' s sixth season would also be its last. As part of its shift back to unscripted programming, CMT announced Music City in September 2017, a reality series created by Adam DiVello of The Hills and Laguna Beach fame. Set in Nashville, the show features Bryant Lowry, a drummer in the Nashville pop band Jet Black Alley Cat. The series premiered on March 1, 2018. In 2019, Viacom acquired Pluto TV , and launched several CMT-branded channels, including
203-759: Is available to approximately 56,000,000 pay television households in the United States; down from its 2011 peak of 93,000,000 households. The channel's headquarters are located in One Astor Plaza in New York City, and has additional offices in Nashville , Tennessee . CMTV , an initialism for Country Music Television, was founded by Glenn D. Daniels, the owner of Video World Productions in Hendersonville, Tennessee . Daniels put together
232-477: Is centered on, or related to, the Culture of Dallas or Nashville, Tennessee , where the network's studios are located. CMT's music mix is primarily focused on mainstream hit country songs, but also includes occasional videos from crossover, Americana , and alternative acts (dubbed "CMT Edge"). Specials seen on the network include the annual CMT Music Awards (with an "extended version" airing since 2022, when
261-451: Is currently owned by Paramount Global through its MTV Entertainment Group division. CMT was the first nationally available channel devoted to country music and country music videos , with its programming also including concerts, specials, and biographies of country music stars. Over time, the network's programming expanded to incorporate original lifestyle and reality programming, and acquired sitcoms. As of December 2023 , CMT
290-573: The MTV Networks . TNN would phase out country programming to avoid overlap with CMT, changing its full name to "The National Network". In-spite of the decrease in music programming, in part due to the rise of internet -based platforms in the 2000s, CMT would experience significant ratings gains in the years' since its acquisition. By 2007, the channel was available in more than 83 million homes. On April 4, 2012, CMT announced its first adult animated series, Bounty Hunters ; and Trinity 911 ,
319-694: The Sky Multichannels package. In July 1995, CMT launched its Brazilian version in association with Grupo Abril 's TVA . By 1998, Gaylord reported $ 10 million in losses from CMT Europe and decided to cease broadcasting the network on March 31, 1998. Gaylord had planned to emulate the successful model created by E! , by selling large programming blocks to other European channels, but these plans never occurred. On October 1, 1994, CMT made its first major format change by adding several new music-oriented programs. In 1995, CMT dropped all videos by Canadian artists without U.S. record contracts in response to
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#1732780635818348-489: The 1970 season, Schramm decided to change the Cheerleaders' image to boost attendance. At first the main change was to create an all-female squad and change the uniforms and style of cheerleading routines to be primarily dance and less like traditional acrobatic routines like that of high school or college cheerleading squads. The ten local high school cheerleaders who were selected for the 1970 season were also involved in
377-402: The 1972 squad consisted of adults, this allowed the possibility of again redesigning the uniforms to introduce a more revealing look (most notably transitioning from the traditional cheerleader skirt to hot pants ) closer to the classic DCC image that is known today. Even greater national attention came in the fall of 1977 when the Cowboys, along with designer and photographer Bob Shaw, produced
406-738: The DCC cheering and performing at Cowboys home games. For decades the DCC also act as advocates for female empowerment in the DFW metroplex. The DCC were the subject of the documentary Daughters of the Sexual Revolution: The Untold Story of the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders released in November 2018. It focuses on Suzanne Mitchell who was the director of the team from 1972 to 1989. In December 2021,
435-671: The Morning ". The following summer, MTV (which would be acquired by Viacom 16 years later) filed a trademark infringement lawsuit over the initials CMTV, and the network changed its name to simply CMT . In 1991, Opryland USA and its owner Gaylord Entertainment Company acquired CMT in a $ 34 million deal. The network was sold by a group led by radio station owner Robert Sillerman, record producer James Guercio and Nyhl L Henson. Opryland USA and owner Gaylord also owned CMT's competitor The Nashville Network. In October 1992, CMT launched its first international channel, CMT Europe , as part of
464-569: The United States (on and off the field), as well as overseas. Included in these tours are regular appearances in United Service Organizations (USO) tours, which began during the 1979 holiday season for U.S. troops stationed in South Korea . The DCC held a ceremony inaugurating the second game of the 1994 FIFA World Cup between Spain and South Korea. Former DCCs Kelli McGonagill Finglass and Judy Trammell became
493-490: The Wikimedia System Administrators, please include the details below. Request from 172.68.168.226 via cp1108 cp1108, Varnish XID 203814463 Upstream caches: cp1108 int Error: 429, Too Many Requests at Thu, 28 Nov 2024 07:57:15 GMT Country Music Television CMT (originally standing for Country Music Television ) is an American pay TV network that launched on March 5, 1983. It
522-439: The addition of full-length video tags throughout videos and new imaging, no major changes came to the channel's programming. In 2015, the network discontinued specific video blocks due to that year's cutbacks throughout Viacom, including music video programmers. The network has lost carriage throughout time with the growth of streaming video options, being carried solely in standard definition, and CMT no longer being considered
551-493: The crowd that turned to cheers when she walked down the stands staircase on the 50-yard line carrying cotton candy in each hand. She became an instant public sensation in Dallas, also gaining attention from Cowboys General Manager Tex Schramm . Understanding the importance of the entertainment industry to the Cowboys' profitability, Schramm was inspired to form a cheerleading squad dressed in similar fashion to Cash. Preparing for
580-620: The first NFL cheerleader poster for the Dallas Cowboys. This, and an Esquire magazine article by Shaw in October 1977, led to the squad appearing on two network TV specials, NBC Rock-n-Roll Sports Classic and The Osmond Brothers Special on ABC . Also that year, the DCC produced their own one-hour special, The 36 Most Beautiful Girls in Texas , which aired on ABC prior to the season opener of Monday Night Football (which coincidentally
609-566: The live telecast moved to CBS ), and CMT Crossroads , which pairs country music artists with musicians from other music genres. It also carries simulcasts of MTV and Nickelodeon's own award specials as part of Paramount's common "road block" event programming strategy. CMT Music (formerly CMT Pure Country ) is an American pay television channel and a sister network to CMT. It exclusively carries country music videos in an 8-hour programming wheel schedule similar to several other video-exclusive networks owned by Paramount Global. The network
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#1732780635818638-611: The magazine Texas Monthly released an 8-episode podcast called "America's Girls," featuring interviews with former cheerleaders and other people involved with the DCC. Along with their two TV movies, the DCC has also appeared on numerous TV shows and specials as performers, guest acting roles, and game show contestants. Some of the shows on which they have appeared include: Many former DCCs have gone on to achieve success in entertainment, sports marketing, and other notable endeavors. They include: National Football League Cheerleading Too Many Requests If you report this error to
667-559: The network being replaced in Canada by Calgary , Alberta-based New Country Network . By March 1996, CMT had eventually returned the dropped videos to its playlist after reaching an agreement to acquire a 20% ownership of New Country Network, relaunching it as a domestic version of CMT. In 1997, both CMT and TNN were sold to Westinghouse , then-owner of CBS , for a reported $ 1.5 billion. CBS would in-turn be acquired by Viacom in 2000, assuming ownership of CMT and TNN and folding them into
696-487: The ownership group of Telestar Corporation and the Blinder Robinson & Company investment bank in a three-way split. Daniels also served as the program director and the first president of the network. The network launched on March 5, 1983, at 6:19 p.m. CT, beating its chief competitor, The Nashville Network , to air by two days. The first video clip to air on CMT was Faron Young 's 1971 hit " It's Four in
725-706: The show running successfully for 16 seasons, CMT decided to not renew the show for its 17th season. A new series, America's Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders aired on Netflix on June 20, 2024. The DCC also held an opening ceremony and podium at the 2013 and 2018 , 2021 and 2023 United States Grands Prix races in Austin, Texas. They received the FIFA delegation to promote the 2022 FIFA World Cup . The DCC releases several calendars every year. More recently, in addition to their annual swimsuit calendar, they also release an annual "sideline calendar," featuring photos of
754-582: The squad's director and choreographer, respectively. From 2006 to 2021, the Cheerleaders produced their own reality television series, Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making the Team , which aired on Country Music Television (CMT) during the NFL football season. The series followed the auditioning process of the annual squad. Traditionally, each episode would include segments of the “Training Camp Candidates” and “Veteran Candidates” dancing along to music and learning new choreography from guest choreographers. Despite
783-591: The task of totally redesigning the uniforms and creating new dance style cheer routines under Dee Brock 's direction and with the help of a choreographer. In 1971, the qualification rules changed to allow not only local female cheerleaders to compete for a spot on the squad, but also high school drill team officers. Then in 1972, Texie Waterman , a New York choreographer, was recruited and assigned to auditioning and training an entirely new female squad who would all be over 18 years of age, searching for attractive appearance, athletic ability, and raw talent as performers. Since
812-668: Was a game that the Cowboys hosted). On January 14, 1979 , one week before the Cowboys played in Super Bowl XIII , the made-for-TV movie The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders aired. Starring Bert Convy and Jane Seymour , it had a 48% share of the national television audience. On January 13, 1980 , a sequel to the original TV movie, The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders II , aired. The Cheerleaders have made many other TV appearances since then, and their likeness has been featured on various merchandise, such as posters, T-shirts, trading cards, and calendars. The DCC has also toured throughout
841-463: Was first launched as VH1 Country , a country music video-oriented spinoff of VH1 , on August 1, 1998; predating the folding of CBS Cable networks TNN and CMT into Viacom . On May 27, 2006, the channel rebranded as CMT Pure Country to realign the CMT brand to solely represent Viacom's country music-related programming. On January 4, 2016, the network's name was changed to CMT Music . Outside of
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