Country of origin United States Running time 180 minutes | No. of seasons 5 Original network CMT | |
Starring Cody Alan (2013–present)
Katie Cook (2013–present)
Alicia Davis (2013–14) No. of episodes 215 as of February 18, 2017 |
CMT Hot 20 Countdown is a weekly live music video show that counts down the twenty most popular country music videos. The show features a live audience, in-studio performances, and interviews. It premiered January 5, 2013, on CMT and airs Saturday and Sunday mornings. It replaced the long-running Top Twenty Countdown that aired from 2001–12 and is similar to CMT Most Wanted Live, which aired from 2001–04 and featured a live daily countdown.
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The show is taped at Music City Tower in Nashville, Tennessee, along with viewer interaction through various social networking channels. The program features the standard format of a video countdown, interview, in-studio guest and feature segments.
Voting is determined through both CMT management and viewers, as two pre-determined videos are listed for viewers to determine the vote. The #20 video is always new and determined by a 'keep or dump' vote by viewers
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Note: December 24 is the Holiday Salute.