Nashville is a 2012 English-language Drama Romance series created by Callie Khouri. The show was Produced by Meredith Lavender, Marcie Ulin, Bill Hill, Liz Tigelaar, Chad Savage, Michael Attanasio, Debra Fordham, David Gould, Dana Greenblatt, Geoffrey Nauffts, Taylor Hamra, Randy S. Nelson, Matthew M. Ross, Jesse Zwick, Richard Kramer, Tommy Burns, Scott Saccoccio and Antonio Tovar under the banner of ABC Studios in collaboration with Lionsgate Television, Opry Entertainment, Cutler Productions , Walk & Chew Gum, Inc., Small Wishes Productions and The Bedford Falls Company. airing on ABC and CMT. Set against the backdrop of the Nashville music scene, the new drama revolves around a 40-year-old superstar Rayna Jaymes, whose star begins fading. She is forced to team up with Juliette Barnes on tour in order to maintain her label's support for her latest record, whose sales have been underwhelming. Written by Max Axall. Nashville stars Connie Britton, Hayden Panettiere, Clare Bowen, Eric Close, Charles Esten, Jonathan Jackson and Lonnie Cravens. The show has a running time of 42-44 minutes for each episode. The show has a total of 124 episodes during it's run of 6 seasons. and it received positive reviews from critics when it was released. Distribution rights for the show were acquired by Disney ABC Domestic Television.