ACM Honors To Air On Dr. Phil’s Merit Street Network
The 17th Academy of Country Music Honors will air on Dr. Phil’s Merit Street network on Sept. 24, marking the first time the special will air on the network as part of a partnership between Merit Street Media and the Academy of Country Music.
In addition to ACM Honors this year the Academy and Merit Street will explore programming development opportunities around country performances, behind-the-scenes and lifestyle moments, documentaries, and other content.
“We’re excited to partner with Merit Street Media to bring one of my favorite nights of the year, ACM Honors, to households across North America through this growing network,” says Damon Whiteside, CEO of the Academy of Country Music. “With so many great performances honoring some of country music’s biggest stars, we can’t wait for fans to tune in to this event on Merit Street, and in the months ahead, we plan to bring even more content focused on country music to the Merit Street viewers.”
“For our first step into music programming, we can’t imagine a better marriage than Merit Street with ACM,” says Merit’s EVP/COO Joel Cheatwood. “To kick this off with such an amazing celebration as ACM Honors is exactly what we aspired to deliver to viewers, and we look forward to creating additional original country music content for fans everywhere.”
The ACM Honors will recognize several special honorees, including ACM Lifting Lives Award recipient Luke Bryan, ACM Poet’s Award recipient Alan Jackson, ACM Triple Crown recipient Lainey Wilson, ACM Icon Award recipient Trisha Yearwood and more. Carly Pearce and Jordan Davis will host the ceremony at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, which will feature performances from Eric Church, Vince Gill, Emmylou Harris, Tyler Hubbard, Jamey Johnson, Ashley McBryde and Keith Urban. Additional performers, presenters and event details will be announced in the coming weeks.
