Nashville Now

Nashville Now is an American talk show that focused on country music performers in the style of The Tonight Show. The show aired live on weeknights on TNN from 1983 to 1993. The program was hosted by Nashville TV and radio personality Ralph Emery and featured performances and interviews with country music artists and other celebrities. The show was nominated for an ACE Award in 1987 for Music Series. Emery's sidekick was Shotgun Red, a puppet performed by Steve Hall. It originated from TNN's studio ("Gaslight Theater") at Opryland USA in Nashville, which was demolished after suffering heavy damage in the 2010 Tennessee floods.^[1]

Nashville Now
Host Ralph Emery with guests
Genre	Talk show/Variety show
Presented by	Ralph Emery
Narrated by	Gary Beaty
Theme music composer	Jerry Whitehurst
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Production locations	Opryland USA Nashville, Tennessee
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	45–48 minutes
Original release
Network	The Nashville Network
Release	March 7, 1983 (1983-03-07) – October 15, 1993 (1993-10-15)

Reruns of Nashville Now were added to the relaunched Nashville Network on November 1, 2012. The show is now jointly owned by Viacom and the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville.