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Sarah Ophelia Colley Cannon (October 25, 1912 – March 4, 1996), known professionally as her stage character Minnie Pearl , was an American comedian who appeared at the Grand Ole Opry for more than 50 years (1940–1991) and on the television show Hee Haw from 1969 to 1991.

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96-620: Sarah Colley was born in Centerville in Hickman County, Tennessee , 50 miles (80 km) southwest of Nashville . She was the youngest of five daughters born to a prosperous sawmill owner and timber dealer in Centerville. She graduated from Ward-Belmont College (now Belmont University ), at the time Nashville's most prestigious school for young ladies, where she majored in theater studies and dance. She taught dance for

192-456: A Times Square advertisement asking viewers to phone and email Paramount Network's chief marketing officer Niels Schuurmans to protest Spike's "firing,” as well as a string of self-deprecating posts by the network's Twitter account about its history and programming (including that "My favorite number is 329 because it's the number of times Cops is on every night,” "We had a show called The Joe Schmo Show . Apparently every decent show name

288-563: A joint venture of WSM, Inc., at the time owned by National Life and Accident Insurance Company , and Group W Satellite Communications. TNN operated from the now-defunct Opryland USA theme park near Nashville, Tennessee . Country Music Television (CMT), founded by Glenn D. Daniels, beat TNN's launch by two days, robbing them of the claim of the "first country music cable television network." TNN's flagship shows included Nashville Now , The Statler Brothers Show , American Sports Cavalcade and Grand Ole Opry Live . Nashville Now and

384-559: A mountain woman whose style and speech became the basis for "Cousin Minnie Pearl". Her first stage performance as Minnie Pearl was in 1939 in Aiken, South Carolina . Her character's now-famous trademark hat was purchased downtown at Surasky Bros. Department store before the show. The following year, executives from Nashville radio station WSM saw her perform at a bankers' convention in Centerville and gave her an opportunity to appear on

480-456: A movie channel "within the next year" (to be tentatively known as Paramount Movie Network ). The relaunched network was to focus primarily on original made-for-TV films featuring major talent, with a plan to premiere 52 films per-year. The films would have been largely produced by Paramount Pictures and MTV Studios , with plans for co-productions with ViacomCBS International networks such as Argentina's Telefe , Australia's Network 10 , and

576-582: A "flagship" outlet for scripted programming, as opposed to making inefficient investments into them across individual channels. He added that Paramount Network's offerings would be distinguished from its competitors by continuing to emphasize Middle America as a key viewer base. Even with its subsequent rebrandings, Paramount Network still had significant carriage strength and viewership in the Midwest and South due to its heritage as TNN. Kay argued that its initial slate of original dramas were not as "dark,” citing

672-412: A "sort of populist middle-America flavor" rather than "another network for New York or Los Angeles." Football also became more prominent on the network, as it began airing games of the original Arena Football League (AFL) with Eli Gold as an announcer. TNN was also one of three networks to air games of the ill-fated, WWF-backed XFL (along with NBC and UPN ). As part of its contract, TNN had

768-649: A Friday-night block themed around extreme sports programming, alongside Motor Madness and bull riding from the Professional Bull Riders (PBR); a TNN executive described bull riding as being "the original extreme sport". In November 1999, TNN announced new programming and primetime theme blocks it planned to introduce in 2000, including Movie Monday (which would target female viewers), Action Wednesday , Friday Night Thrill Zone , Classic Country on Saturday nights, and TNN Outdoors on Sundays. The new schedule, along with new series such as

864-517: A different format to suit a cinematic presentation), but the channel was to abandon non-scripted programming. In preparation for the relaunch, it was stated that Bar Rescue and Lip Sync Battle would move to another ViacomCBS channel to be determined, while Ink Master and Wife Swap were both cancelled. Former Lifetime SVP of original movies Meghan Hooper White had been brought on as ViacomCBS's head of original movies and specials in May 2020, and

960-868: A double mastectomy and radiation therapy , she became a spokeswoman for the medical center in Nashville where she had been treated. She took on this role as herself, Sarah Ophelia Cannon, not Minnie Pearl, although a nonprofit group, the Minnie Pearl Cancer Foundation, was founded in her memory to help fund cancer research. The center where she was treated was later named the Sarah Cannon Cancer Center, and has been expanded to at least twenty other hospitals in Middle Tennessee , southern Kentucky, Richmond, Virginia, Kansas City, Missouri, Gainesville, Florida, and

1056-474: A lead-in. Between 2020 and 2021, most of Paramount Network's original programming would either be cancelled, or moved to other Paramount Global outlets, as part of a proposed plan to relaunch the network with a focus on made-for-TV films . By January 2022, these plans had been scrapped due to the impact of COVID-19 , and success of the Yellowstone franchise; leaving it, and Spike holdover Bar Rescue , as

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1152-590: A more mature direction, which were described as an aim to be less like Maxim magazine and more like Esquire . A promotional campaign emphasized adversity as a common theme in Spike's programming. The following year, Spike ordered the new series Rat Bastards (a series following a pest control business in Mississippi), Tattoo Nightmares , along with a revival of World's Wildest Police Videos , and Full Bounty —a bounty hunting reality series that

1248-458: A number of single records for RCA Victor during the 1950s, including a few duets with Grandpa Jones. During this period, she also made guest appearances on records by Chet Atkins and Ernest Tubb . In the 1960s, she moved to Starday Records. At age 54, she recorded a top-10 hit for Starday, "Giddyup Go – Answer", a response to Red Sovine 's classic " Giddyup Go ". She later recorded with Sovine and Buddy Starcher in other single releases. Pearl

1344-406: A public stock worth $ 64 million, the venture collapsed amid allegations of accounting irregularities and stock price manipulation. The ensuing investigation by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission cleared both Cannon and Jackson of involvement in financial wrongdoings, but both were embarrassed by the negative publicity. After battling breast cancer through aggressive treatments, including

1440-532: A reality series carried over from Spike, has also continued to air new episodes on Paramount Network. As Spike, male-oriented programs constituted the majority of the network's schedule upon its original relaunch in 2003. By 2011, Spike had shifted its programming towards shows aimed at a broader audience, such as Bar Rescue . Finally, with its 2015 rebrand, Spike attempted to add more "gender-balanced" programming. The network had formerly carried combat sports programming throughout its various incarnations; being

1536-414: A rebrand in an effort to clarify the network's focus. At its upfront presentations in 2006, Viacom unveiled a new logo for the channel (officially shortening its name to "Spike"), and the new slogan "Get More Action.” The new brand was described as being "authentic" and "unapologetically" masculine, and emphasizing action as a core genre of programming for the network. The new branding would launch alongside

1632-625: A record for the highest-rated premiere in Paramount Network history, and on cable overall since 2015, with 4.9 million viewers. McCarthy described this practice as a method of using its linear platforms as a "launch pad" for streaming content. In January 2022, Deadline reported that the network relaunch had been shelved, partly due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on television and film production , in addition to Yellowstone ' s ratings success—which had been influenced by

1728-519: A strategy eventually abandoned to refocus Spike.com as a general network site. The iFilm.com domain redirected to the Screen Junkies website for a period of time. During the era where they hosted user generated content, Spike.com's managers only approved videos pre-screened to meet their standards. On January 18, 2018, Spike.com was sunsetted, and viewers were redirected to the new Paramount Network site and domain. In April 1984, while as TNN,

1824-482: A three-year deal to broadcast a weekly television series from the Philadelphia-based wrestling promotion Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), which would air on Friday nights beginning in late August 1999. Under the contract, ECW also agreed to revenue sharing with TNN for all of the promotion's events (including live shows and pay-per-views ) and merchandising. These two programs would air as part of

1920-409: A web-based screenwriting community. In January 2011, Spike ordered two new reality television series, Bar Rescue and Repo Games . During Viacom's upfronts presentation that May, it was announced that Spike would undergo a brand repositioning, with a larger focus on reality programming and a broader audience of males in the key demographic . The changes were intended to pivot Spike's brand in

2016-662: Is Derek Newsom. The current Board of Aldermen consists of: * designates vice mayor. Term expiration dates in parentheses. Notable people who were born in Centerville or lived in the community , The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen climate classification system, Centerville has a humid subtropical climate , abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. 35°47′18″N 87°27′21″W  /  35.788218°N 87.45589°W  / 35.788218; -87.45589 Paramount Network Paramount Network

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2112-697: Is an American basic cable television channel owned by the MTV Entertainment Group unit of Paramount Media Networks , a division of Paramount Global . The network's headquarters are located at the Paramount Pictures studio lot in Los Angeles . The channel was originally founded by a partnership between radio station WSM and Westinghouse Broadcasting as The Nashville Network (TNN) and began broadcasting on March 7, 1983. It initially featured programming catering towards

2208-605: Is best known for being the hometown of American comedian Minnie Pearl . Centerville sits at the center of Hickman County in the valley of the Duck River , a west-flowing tributary of the Tennessee River . According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 11.3 square miles (29.3 km ), all land. Tennessee State Route 100 is the main road running the length of

2304-716: The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) approved the channel for carriage by Canadian cable and satellite television providers. Following its re-branding as Spike TV, the Canadian Association of Broadcasters filed a complaint with the CRTC on behalf of Canwest Global , demanding the channel be removed from Canadian television providers. The CAB felt that its new general entertainment format would unduly compete with various Canadian-run specialty channels, arguing that there

2400-555: The Grand Ole Opry on November 30, 1940. The success of her debut on the show began an association with the Grand Ole Opry that continued for more than 50 years. Pearl's comedy was gentle satire of rural Southern culture, often called " hillbilly " culture. She lived in the fictional town of Grinders Switch. Pearl always dressed in frilly "down home" dresses and wore a hat with a price tag hanging from it, displaying

2496-527: The Grand Ole Opry were broadcast live from Opryland USA. The Gaylord Entertainment Company purchased WSM, along with TNN and the Opryland properties, in the latter half of 1987. Much of TNN's programming (except for its sports) during the Gaylord era was originally produced by Opryland Productions, also owned by Gaylord Entertainment. From 1983 to 1992, all of TNN's auto racing and motor sports coverage

2592-604: The One Astor Plaza in New York City to Paramount Pictures in Los Angeles to give the network a closer association with the film studio. This was part of a restructuring plan by new Viacom CEO Bob Bakish to refocus the majority of its media business around six flagship brands, which included Paramount, BET , Comedy Central , Nickelodeon , the Nick Jr. Channel , and MTV . New original series announced in

2688-594: The Playboy Mansion , and the premiere of Most Extreme Elimination Challenge —a comedic dub of the Japanese game show Takeshi's Castle . Klasky Csupo 's Immigrants and the John Leguizamo -produced Zilch & Zero were originally slated to run on Spike TV's animation block, but these plans never materialized and the former was released as a film instead. Later that year, Spike premiered

2784-561: The Ray Stevens comedy single entitled "Southern Air". It charted in the top 70 of Billboard . †Honorary former member; was scheduled to be invited, but died before the invitation was extended Centerville, Tennessee Centerville is a town in Hickman County , Tennessee , United States. The population was 3,489 as of the 2020 Census . It is the county seat and the only incorporated town in Hickman County. It

2880-560: The Tennessee Governor's Mansion . Cannon attended Brentwood Methodist Church, just to the south of Nashville, where she also donated the pipe organ. In the late 1960s, Nashville entrepreneur John Jay Hooker persuaded Cannon and gospel singer Mahalia Jackson to lend their names to a chain of fried chicken restaurants established to compete with Kentucky Fried Chicken . The chain was known as Minnie Pearl's Fried Chicken . After initially reporting good results and enjoying

2976-404: The council-manager government style of government. The mayor is elected to a four-year term. Each alderman represents one of five wards and is elected to a four-year term. Aldermen elections are staggered every two years, with one alderman from each ward being elected in each election. The vice mayor is selected from the board of aldermen. The current mayor is Gary Jacobs. The current vice mayor

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3072-636: The reality television parody The Joe Schmo Show , and launched the Spike Video Game Awards . On January 17, 2005, Spike TV premiered The Ultimate Fighter , a reality competition series following mixed martial arts (MMA) fighters training and competing to earn a contract with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). The series helped to raise the profile of the promotion, and would run for 14 seasons, ending its run in 2011 only after Fox Sports acquired

3168-503: The setting of Yellowstone as making it "brighter and a bit more blue sky than some of the things that are on premium cable TV now.” In regards to the programs moved to Paramount Network from TV Land, American Woman was moved to take advantage of its prominent leads Alicia Silverstone and Mena Suvari , while Heathers was moved because, in Kay's opinion, the show was not appropriate for TV Land's target audience. In June 2018, Heathers

3264-594: The $ 1.98 price. Her signature greeting to her audience was an elongated "Howdy! I'm just so proud to be here!" delivered in a hearty holler. After she became an established star, her greeting became a call-and-response with audiences everywhere. Pearl's often self-deprecating humor involved her unsuccessful attempts to attract "a feller's" attention and, in later years, her age. She also spun stories involving her comical "ne'er-do-well" relatives, notably "Uncle Nabob", his wife "Aunt Ambrosia", "Lucifer Hucklehead", "Miss Lizzie Tinkum", "Doc Payne", and, of course, her "Brother", who

3360-501: The CRTC classified as a general entertainment channel targeting males), and that the remaining allegations of overlap with domestic Canadian specialty channels represented only a minority of Spike's overall programming. Due to programming rights issues, programs which the channel does not hold rights to air outside of the U.S. are replaced with alternate programs, consisting mainly of reruns of Spike's previous reality programs. In 2022, with Paramount Global prioritizing promotion of

3456-498: The Paramount-owned Bellator MMA and Bellator Kickboxing . On October 15, 2005, Viacom acquired iFilm , which was initially launched in 1997. After acquiring the website for $ 49 million, it was eventually rebranded to Spike.com and provided hosting of user-uploaded videos in a short-lived attempt to compete with YouTube (which Viacom had sued to remove user-generated uploads of its programming from),

3552-495: The U.S. television rights to UFC programming and events under a new, seven-year deal. In March 2005, Viacom announced that it would not renew its contract with WWE when it expired in September 2005. Spike TV's new president, Doug Herzog , stated that the network had planned to "expand its investments in original programming and new acquisitions for its core audience", including new scripted programming. The following month, it

3648-498: The UK. Her name has also been lent to the affiliated Sarah Cannon Research Institute . Cannon suffered a debilitating stroke in June 1991, bringing her performing career to an end. After the stroke, she resided in a Nashville nursing home , where she received frequent visits from music industry figures, including Chely Wright , Vince Gill , and Amy Grant . Her death on March 4, 1996, at

3744-469: The United Kingdom's Channel 5 . These changes would have mirrored a similar shift in programming that McCarthy undertook at sister channel Comedy Central , which also dropped live-action series development in favor of original specials, films, and adult animation . At least one scripted series or miniseries was to be carried per-quarter, such as Yellowstone (albeit with episodes premiering in

3840-603: The acquisition of streaming rights to the series by NBCUniversal 's Peacock . The network also acquired linear rights to the Spectrum Originals series George & Tammy . During the Paramount Global upfronts in May 2022, it was announced that Yellowstone spin-off 6666 had been shifted from Paramount+ to Paramount Network, the fifth season of Yellowstone would premiere in November 2022, and that

3936-497: The action drama 18 Wheels of Justice , collegiate bowling competition series Rockin' Bowl , reruns of the Western anthology Dead Man's Gun , and a new promotional campaign targeting younger viewers, were intended to introduce a broader audience to the network. Despite ECW reportedly driving a 200% increase in young male viewership in its timeslot, the promotion had a strained relationship with TNN's management—which had given

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4032-611: The age of 83 was attributed to complications from another stroke. She is buried at Mount Hope Cemetery in Franklin, Tennessee . She was an important influence on younger female country music singers and rural humorists such as Jerry Clower , Jeff Foxworthy , Bill Engvall , Carl Hurley , David L Cook, Chonda Pierce , Ron White , and Larry the Cable Guy . In 1992, she was awarded the National Medal of Arts . In 2002, she

4128-637: The attempts for rescue and recovery following the September 11 attacks at the World Trade Center site . The film proceeds through the ironworkers' dismantling of the fallen towers. On October 10, 2006, Spike aired the inaugural Scream Awards , an awards show honoring horror , science fiction, fantasy and comic book-based entertainment. In January 2007, Spike premiered the anime series Afro Samurai , whose English-language cast featured actor Samuel L. Jackson . In October 2007, Kevin Kay

4224-403: The average family size was 2.89. In the town, the population was spread out, with 21.1% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 25.3% from 25 to 44, 23.3% from 45 to 64, and 22.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.3 males. The median income for a household in the town

4320-484: The channel dropped its "The Nashville Network" moniker and shortened its official name to TNN. Ownership shifted to Viacom in the late 1990s after its acquisition of CBS Corporation, Westinghouse's successor. In 1999, TNN began to downplay its previous country lifestyle programming to appeal to a wider demographic, including younger viewers; capitalizing on the success of RollerJam (a roller derby -inspired series with elements of professional wrestling ), TNN reached

4416-630: The channel's Summer 2008 lineup, including 1000 Ways to Die . In the fall of 2009, Spike broadcast live Australian rugby league semifinal games from the National Rugby League and also showed the grand final, as part of efforts by David Niu to bring the National Rugby League USA to the United States. On June 1, 2010, Spike launched into the first crowd-sourced pilot episode contest with Scripped ,

4512-483: The channel's only original, first-run programs. As of December 2023 , approximately 61.33 million pay television households in the United States received Paramount Network; down from 80.24 million in September 2018. The Nashville Network first launched on March 7, 1983; it was dedicated to the culture and lifestyle of country music and the Southern United States . It originally operated as

4608-501: The country style of living. Some of TNN's popular on-air talent included local Nashville media personalities Ralph Emery , Dan Miller , Charlie Chase and Lorianne Crook , as well as established stars such as country music singer Bill Anderson and actresses Florence Henderson and Dinah Shore . By 1995, TNN was acquired by Westinghouse Electric Corporation , which had recently acquired CBS around that time; two years later, Westinghouse bought CMT, TNN's chief competitor. In 1998,

4704-513: The culture of the Southern United States , including country music , variety shows , outdoors programming, and motor racing coverage (such as NASCAR ). TNN was purchased by the Gaylord Entertainment Company in 1983. After Gaylord bought CMT in 1991, TNN's music programming was shifted to CMT, leaving TNN to focus on entertainment and lifestyle programming. In 1995, TNN and CMT were acquired by Westinghouse, which

4800-405: The first basic cable home of mixed martial arts promotion UFC , and including early seasons of the promotion's reality series The Ultimate Fighter . Other promotions and sports-related programming have included kickboxing events from Glory and K-1 ; professional wrestling from TNA Wrestling , WWE , and Extreme Championship Wrestling ; boxing cards from Premier Boxing Champions ; and

4896-464: The first channel to air reruns of MADtv . These moves went unnoticed for the most part, due to TNN's lack of popularity. By this time, all country-western programming had been purged from the network; some of The Nashville Network's former programming was picked up by CMT, while other classic TNN shows were picked up by Great American Country , including eventually the Grand Ole Opry , which

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4992-745: The first few years after graduating. Her first professional theatrical work was with the Wayne P. Sewell Production Company, a touring theater company based in Atlanta. She produced and directed plays and musicals for local organizations in small towns throughout the Southeast . Part of her work involved making brief appearances at civic organizations to promote the group's shows, and during this time she developed her Minnie Pearl routine. While producing an amateur musical comedy in Baileyton, Alabama she met

5088-460: The first half of 2018 included the miniseries Waco and Yellowstone , along with American Woman and Heathers —two comedies originally slated for TV Land . The Shannara Chronicles , which moved to Spike for season 2 from MTV, was not renewed by Paramount Network. Paramount Network is being positioned as a "premium" basic cable network, similar to AMC and FX . Network president Kevin Kay explained that Bakish wanted Viacom to have

5184-511: The first two episodes of Sheridan and Sylvester Stallone 's Paramount+ series Tulsa King would receive special airings as lead-outs for Yellowstone . Paramount Network's current programming consists primarily of reruns of sitcoms and drama series , as well as airings of feature films. As of 2022, the network's lone original drama is Yellowstone , which launched alongside the rebranding of Spike as Paramount Network, and grew in viewership throughout its first four seasons. Bar Rescue ,

5280-574: The form of The Game Awards . In January 2015, following a similar deal made by NBC , Spike announced they would air monthly fight cards by the Haymon Boxing -created " Premier Boxing Champions .” During its upfronts on March 3, 2015, Spike unveiled a new logo and tagline, "The Ones to Watch". The re-branding aimed to make the network more inclusive to women, emphasizing a focus on "big talent, engaging shows and hits that get people talking" and further expansions into scripted series. Alongside

5376-450: The former Nickelodeon series The Ren & Stimpy Show , led by its original creator John Kricfalusi ), and Stripperella , as well as other new series such as Ride with Funkmaster Flex , joined by its recent acquisitions CSI , Star Trek , and Raw. Other planned programming included interstitial segments on health, technology, and finance in collaboration with Men's Health , Stuff , and MarketWatch . Three days before

5472-527: The former The Nashville Network (TNN) cable channel. With Emery, she performed in a weekly feature "Let Minnie Steal Your Joke" in the Minnie Pearl character, and read jokes submitted by viewers, with prizes for the best jokes. Cannon made a cameo appearance in the film Coal Miner's Daughter , appearing at the Opry as Minnie Pearl. On February 23, 1947, Colley married Henry R. Cannon, who had been an Army Air Corps fighter pilot during World War II and

5568-705: The former Spike logo, culminating in its demolition. Paramount Network officially launched the following night at 9:00 p.m. ET, marked by a live, Michael Jackson -themed Lip Sync Battle special from the Dolby Theatre . The Spike trademark remains in active use as a series of channels on Paramount Global's Pluto TV , specifically targeted to men. As of January 2024, The channels’ logos are now stylized as “Pluto Spike.” In early 2020, Paramount Network began to cut back on scripted series development, having dropped upcoming projects such as Emily in Paris (which

5664-490: The inexplicable naming of Report on Business Television and CTV Travel for reasons unknown. In January 2005, the CRTC dismissed the CAB's complaint, ruling that it provided insufficient evidence that Spike was directly competing with Canadian specialty channels. The CRTC ruled that Spike did not unduly compete with Men TV, since it was licensed as a service that would carry men's lifestyle programming (in contrast to Spike, which

5760-468: The late 1950s; then on the long-running television series Hee Haw , both on CBS and the subsequent syndicated version. She made several appearances on NBC 's The Ford Show, Starring Tennessee Ernie Ford . She also appeared as a celebrity panelist on game shows such as Match Game in 1977 and 1978, and Hollywood Squares in 1980. Her last regular performances on national television were on Ralph Emery 's Nashville Now country-music talk show on

5856-563: The miniseries Tut and the announcement of an expanded episode order for the series Lip Sync Battle (a spin-off of a segment from Late Night with Jimmy Fallon ), the network announced an output deal with Dwayne Johnson 's Seven Bucks Productions for a series of specials, Emergency Broadcast , an original drama co-created by Max Brooks , and Sweat Inc. , a fitness-oriented reality series hosted by Jillian Michaels . On February 9, 2017, Viacom announced that Spike would relaunch as Paramount Network in 2018 and move its headquarters from

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5952-461: The network's programming had a more explicit focus on the action genre, while in 2010, the network had an increased focus on original reality series. This culminated with a final rebrand in 2015 to emphasize gender-balanced series (such as Lip Sync Battle ) and a return to original scripted programming. On January 18, 2018, Spike relaunched as Paramount Network , aiming to align the network with its namesake studio (which previously lent its name to

6048-525: The network's programming, including the network premiere of Raw Is War — the flagship weekly program of the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, later WWE) — which moved to TNN from USA Network as part of a new contract with Viacom. As WWF programs were among USA Network's top programs, the move was considered a major coup for TNN. MTV Networks chairman Tom Freston described TNN as now being a general entertainment service, albeit one with

6144-488: The now-defunct United Paramount Network ), and to position it as a flagship, "premium" channel. Paramount Network's most successful original program was Yellowstone — which quickly became its flagship series, and has spawned multiple spin-offs on Paramount+ , the streaming service owned by its parent company Paramount Global . The network has also featured limited engagements of new Paramount+ original series by Yellowstone co-creator Taylor Sheridan , using Yellowstone as

6240-487: The planned launch date, film director Spike Lee won a New York Supreme Court injunction preventing Viacom from using the name "Spike TV.” Lee claimed that because of his well-known popularity in Hollywood, viewers would therefore assume that he was associated with the new channel. Lee stated in court papers that: "The media description of this change of name, as well as comments made to me and my wife, confirmed what

6336-409: The population. There were 1,563 households, out of which 27.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.3% were married couples living together, 11.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.2% were non-families. 34.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and

6432-405: The premiere of Blade: The Series in June 2006. An aspect of the rebranding were themed promos with integrated product placement , such as "Men of Action" (which featured homages and parodies of "classic action moments"). On September 5, 2006, Spike premiered the documentary film Metal of Honor: The Ironworkers of 9/11 by filmmaker Rachel Maguire, which profiled the ironworkers' efforts in

6528-631: The program little advertising, among other issues. ECW would reference these difficulties in its storylines with its stable " The Network ,” whose leader Cyrus criticized the ECW program for its content, and showed a blatant adoration for TNN shows such as RollerJam . On September 25, 2000, TNN was folded into the MTV Networks division based in New York City, and was renamed The National Network. The rebranding coincided with major changes to

6624-693: The rights to a late Sunday afternoon game each week except for the first week, when UPN aired the afternoon game instead. In 2001, TNN aired CBS Sports-produced coverage of the inaugural opening round game of the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament . The opening round game would later move to ESPN in 2002 . In 2001, TNN added off-network sitcoms and dramas such as Diff'rent Strokes , The Wonder Years , The Rockford Files , WKRP in Cincinnati , Newhart , Hangin' With Mr. Cooper , Miami Vice and Taxi . It also became

6720-505: The second season of The Last Cowboy (a reality competition series by Yellowstone co-creator Taylor Sheridan ) moved to CMT. Ink Master was also picked up for a new season by Paramount+. The channel also began a strategy of promoting new Paramount+ original series involving Sheridan, such as Mayor of Kingstown and Yellowstone prequel 1883 , under which their initial episodes were given special television airings on Paramount Network as lead-outs for Yellowstone . 1883 would set

6816-510: The statues. A museum dedicated to Minnie Pearl was situated just outside the Grand Ole Opry House at Opryland USA (next to another museum dedicated to Roy Acuff), but the museum closed along with the theme park in 1997. Many of its artifacts were moved to the adjacent Grand Ole Opry Museum. This list includes guest appearances on other stars' albums or appearances on "various artists" compilation albums. Minnie Pearl released

6912-468: The town center along SR 100 to the formerly unincorporated community of Fairfield, where State Route 48 leads northwest 15 miles (24 km) to Interstate 40 at Exit 163. Centerville and Hickman County are served by Centerville Municipal Airport ( IATA code GHM), a city-owned public-use airport located three miles (5 km) north of downtown. As of the 2020 United States census , there were 3,532 people, 1,415 households, and 832 families residing in

7008-511: The town. As of the census of 2000, there were 3,793 people, 1,563 households, and 997 families residing in the town. The population density was 348.4 inhabitants per square mile (134.5/km ). There were 1,688 housing units at an average density of 155.0 per square mile (59.8/km ). The racial makeup of the town was 93.51% White , 4.77% African American , 0.37% Native American , 0.03% Asian , 0.24% from other races , and 1.08% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.90% of

7104-401: The town. It leads northeast 55 miles (89 km) to Nashville , the state capital, and southwest 28 miles (45 km) to Linden . Tennessee State Route 50 passes through the southern part of Centerville, leading northwest 17 miles (27 km) to Interstate 40 (via exit 148) near Only and southeast 30 miles (48 km) to Columbia . The town limits extend north 5 miles (8 km) from

7200-417: Was $ 24,824, and the median income for a family was $ 35,448. Males had a median income of $ 29,693 versus $ 20,688 for females. The per capita income for the town was $ 14,947. About 15.1% of families and 20.7% of the population were below the poverty line , including 31.1% of those under age 18 and 21.6% of those age 65 or over. Centerville is governed by a mayor, vice mayor, and a board of 10 aldermen. It uses

7296-601: Was a community just outside Centerville that consisted of little more than a railroad switch. Those who knew her recognized that the characters were largely based on actual Centerville residents. So much traffic resulted from fans and tourists looking for Grinders Switch that the Hickman County Highway Department eventually changed the designation on the "Grinders Switch" road sign to "Hickman Springs Road". Cannon portrayed Minnie Pearl for many years on television, first on ABC 's Ozark Jubilee in

7392-572: Was announced that WWE Raw would return to USA Network. Spike TV subsequently reached a deal with another wrestling promotion, Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), which saw TNA Impact! premiere on Saturday, October 1, 2005. Later in the month, Spike TV debuted the video game news show Game Head , hosted by Geoff Keighley . In 2005, Viacom conducted research which found that word-of-mouth knowledge narrowly perceived Spike TV's programming as being predominantly " low-brow ,” violent, and reliant on sex appeal . These findings led Viacom to pursue

7488-496: Was announced that TNN would be relaunched as Spike TV on June 16. Promoted with the slogan "The First Network for Men ", Viacom aimed to target young adult males aged 18–34 — a demographic they believed were being served insufficiently by other cable networks. Spike's launch programming would include a slate of new adult animation series such as Gary the Rat , Ren & Stimpy "Adult Party Cartoon" (an adult-oriented revival of

7584-531: Was appointed network president after serving as executive vice president and general manager of the channel for the previous two years. The post had been vacant since December 2006. In 2008, the network premiered DEA , a reality series based on the Drug Enforcement Administration . On April 7, 2008, Spike acquired cable syndication rights for the sitcom Married... with Children . Five new unscripted series were also picked up for

7680-477: Was back on RCA in 1974 when Archie Campbell and she released a parody record of Loretta Lynn and Conway Twitty 's hit "As Soon As I Hang Up the Phone" which received airplay, but did not chart. In 1977, she appeared with a number of other Opry members on Dolly Parton 's New Harvest...First Gathering album, singing on the song "Applejack". In 1986, she was a featured guest vocalist, along with Jerry Clower , on

7776-736: Was dropped by Paramount Network and Viacom, citing network concerns over the content of the series in the wake of recent shootings in the United States, such as the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting . The series would eventually air on Paramount Network in October 2018 in an edited form, with two episodes dropped due to the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting . Paramount Network began a viral marketing campaign to promote its launch in December 2017. The campaign included

7872-582: Was friends with performers outside the country genre, including Elvis Presley , Dean Martin (she appeared on an episode of The Dean Martin Show ), and Paul Reubens (Pee-wee Herman). In 1992, Reubens made what would be his last appearance as Pee-wee Herman for 15 years at a Minnie Pearl tribute show. Bronze statues of Minnie Pearl and Roy Acuff are displayed in the lobby of the Ryman Auditorium . Chely Wright and Dean Sams (of Lonestar ) posed for

7968-408: Was in turn acquired by Viacom in 1999. Under Viacom ownership, TNN would phase out country-influenced programming in favor of a general entertainment format appealing to Middle America . It was renamed The National Network in September 2000, coinciding with the network premiere of WWF Raw . In August 2003, TNN relaunched as Spike TV , which targeted a young adult male audience . From June 2006,

8064-447: Was later revealed to actually be a third season of The Joe Schmo Show . In 2013, Bellator MMA made its network debut with the premiere of its eighth season ; the now Viacom-owned mixed martial arts promotion previously aired on sibling channel MTV2 . Later that year, Fox reality series Cops moved to Spike beginning September 14. In the fall, kickboxing promotion Glory made its network debut with Glory 11: Chicago . This

8160-577: Was not Spike's first time broadcasting a kickboxing event as, in 2012, they partnered with K-1 to broadcast several events on their website. The end of the year saw the Video Game Awards revamped and become known as VGX. At the end of the year, Impact Wrestling would air its last episode on Spike on December 24, 2014, before moving to Destination America in 2015. Spike also announced that they would drop their video game award show; Geoff Keighley would go on to create his own award show in

8256-470: Was obvious—that Spike TV referred to Spike Lee." Spike Jones Jr., son of comic musician Spike Jones , became a party to the lawsuit as part of Viacom's defense to protect the rights to his father's name. Most of the new programming would premiere on the originally-planned date as a soft launch , at this time, the TNN name and logo was downplayed heavily in favor of the "First Network for Men" tagline. The suit

8352-410: Was overlap in its niche and its then-current schedule with Men TV (men's lifestyle), Space ( Star Trek ), sports channels such as TheScore (WWE), Discovery Health (interstitial segments focusing on men's health, although the network did not air any full-length programs on the topic and mainly focused on generic women's and children's health and pregnancy-related programming at the time), along with

8448-540: Was produced by Diamond P Sports. Starting in 1993, TNN started having its NASCAR coverage produced by World Sports Enterprises, and the American Speed Association coverage produced by Group 5 Sports, while Diamond P continued to produce most of the rest of the racing coverage. Programming included variety shows, talk shows , game shows , outdoor shows (such as hunting and fishing), and lifestyle shows; all centered in some way around country music or

8544-475: Was pushed off to CMT and eventually removed by Viacom after they did not renew the agreement to carry the series. In 2001, TNN began to market itself as "The New TNN", an inadvertent pleonasm in its full context. By late 2002, the channel had picked up more male-oriented shows, such as Baywatch , Monster Jam , the hidden camera game show Oblivious , Robot Wars Extreme Warriors , Star Trek: The Next Generation , and Slamball . In April 2003, it

8640-695: Was ranked as number 14 on CMT 's 40 Greatest Women in Country Music list. According to Barney Hoskyns , the Band 's 1975 song " Ophelia " was based on Pearl. Pearl is also mentioned in the lyrics of the 1988 song " Punk Rock Girl " by the Dead Milkmen . In 1988, Pearl received the American Academy of Achievement 's Golden Plate Award, presented by Johnny Cash , alongside fellow awardee Roy Acuff , at an awards ceremony in Nashville. She

8736-437: Was settled on July 8, 2003, in announcing the settlement, Lee admitted that he did not believe that the channel intentionally tried to trade on his name. On July 28, 2003, it was announced that Spike TV would officially launch on August 11, 2003—eight weeks later than initially scheduled. Its launch night programming featured two programs originally intended to air on June 16, including Party with Spike —a launch special filmed at

8832-570: Was simultaneously both slow-witted and wise. She usually closed her monologues with the exit line, "I love you so much it hurts!" She also sang comic novelty songs and often danced with Grandpa Jones . In 1956, she made a paid appearance – $ 3,000, plus expenses – at the kickoff event of the first Alabama gubernatorial candidacy of segregationist George Wallace . She also appeared at an event kicking off his 1962 candidacy for governor. Pearl drew much of her comic material from her hometown of Centerville, which she called Grinders Switch . Grinders Switch

8928-472: Was subsequently picked up by Netflix ), and cancelling 68 Whiskey after a single season. On September 11, 2020, it was announced that Bellator would move to CBS Sports Network in October 2020. It would later move to Showtime in April 2021. On September 22, 2020, ViacomCBS president of Entertainment and Youth Brands Chris McCarthy told Variety in an exclusive that Paramount Network would relaunch as

9024-402: Was taken", and that "There's a reason all our early shows were CSI , UFC , TNA , MXC , UTI . No one around here knew how to read"). A network executive stated that the campaign was meant to represent a "public meltdown" by a fired employee. The campaign concluded with a live streaming event on January 17, 2018, where users could vote on various ways a crew would deface a large model of

9120-439: Was then a partner in an air charter service. After the wedding, Cannon set up his own air charter service for country music performers and took over management of the Minnie Pearl character. His clients in the charter service included Eddy Arnold , Colonel Tom Parker , Hank Williams , Carl Smith , Webb Pierce , and Elvis Presley . The couple had no children. In 1969, they purchased a large estate home in Nashville next door to

9216-534: Was to oversee the Paramount Movie Network slate, as well as television films and specials across all other ViacomCBS networks. However, she was released from the company in August 2021 as part of a reorganization of Paramount+ and MTV Entertainment Group's executive structure. In the interim, new seasons of Bar Rescue and Yellowstone would premiere on the network in 2021, and in October 2021,

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