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CMT becomes Carrie Music Television

by Anna Johns, posted Sep 20th 2007 6:40AM

carrie underwoodI did not realize that Carrie Underwood was such a big star. Country Music Television (CMT) will become 'Carrie Music Television' today when it plays her new music video for six hours straight. That's six hours of one video, over and over, from 6 o'clock this morning to noon. CMT estimates it will air 66 times in those six hours.

Carrie's new video is for her song, So Small, from her upcoming new album called Carnival Ride. If you miss the video, it'll also be for sale on iTunes today.

This seems a little ... over the top. I'm confused about why CMT--or any network--would play the same 3-minute video over and over for so many hours. I imagine that people will check in to watch it once or twice, but won't six hours of the same video also drive viewers away? Unless CMT doesn't have any viewers.

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Cathy

The "guy in the video" is Christian Kane, who in addition to having played Wolfram & Hart attorney Lindsey McDonald on "Angel" and Jennifer Finnegan's husband on "Close to Home", fronts a damn good Outlaw Country band called KANE. And Christian can sing!

You can heard KANE on MySpace at:

http://www.myspace.com/kanecountry

September 21 2007 at 12:05 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
mike

"Leg warmers, high heels and metallic hot pants."

I think they tried to include all possible male sex fetishes in one outfit. Well at least the ones they could put on tv.

September 21 2007 at 10:00 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Emily

Leg warmers, high heels and metallic hot pants. She needs to be on a What Not to Wear marathon.

September 20 2007 at 1:00 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Josh

Well, this surprisingly isn't a new low for CMT, who now airs random movies, old TV shows, and reality shows that have absolutely nothing to do with country music. I don't know what the hell is wrong with Viacom, but they're ruined three networks now. I'm sure it won't be long before they ruin MHD.

September 20 2007 at 11:18 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Holly

Who is the guy in the video? He looks familiar but I can't think of his name.

September 20 2007 at 11:11 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
emor8t

So, did CMT just fire their programming director or . . . ?

September 20 2007 at 9:21 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
JW

I saw it this morning, already annoyed seeing it twice in a row. I usually watch CMT while I get ready for school, but not when it is the SAME thing OVER and OVER. Carrie Underwood is pretty and a good singer, but not that great. Give me some Brooks and Dunn or Reba or Alan Jackson and I would be happy to see their videos over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over etc...

September 20 2007 at 9:06 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Galley

I'd be happy watching Carrie paint her toenails on TV for six hours.

September 20 2007 at 9:01 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply

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