‘Nashville’ Canceled by ABC

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Nashville - Charles Esten and Connie Britton
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NASHVILLE - "Forever and for Always" - It's the wedding viewers have longed for when Deacon and Rayna tie the knot, complete with captivating music performances by series regulars Charles Esten, Clare Bowen, Sam Palladio, Lennon Stella and Maisy Stella as well as cameos by Jay DeMarcus of Rascal Flatts and singer/songwriter Jim Lauderdale portraying themselves. When the loving couple are ambushed by paparazzi after their intimate rehearsal dinner, Deacon's hot-headed reaction casts a pall on the plans and forces a change of venue. Meanwhile, wedding guest Avery is struggling to keep up with the lies Juliette is forcing him to message to press in her absence on "Nashville," WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16 (10:00-11:00 p.m. EDT) on the ABC Television Network. (ABC/Mark Levine) CHARLES ESTEN, CONNIE BRITTON

Nashville will not return for a Season 5, TV Insider has confirmed.

The musical drama had been firmly on the bubble, but in recent months had shown positive signs of life: showrunners Marshall Herskovitz and Ed Zwick had been tapped to lead a potential fifth season.

The series, led by Connie Britton and Hayden Panettiere, has been successful, musically, off-screen, with the show producing multiple albums of original songs and nationwide tours.

The Nashville series finale will air on May 25.

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Hayden Panettiere

Hayden Panettiere

Clare Bowen

Clare Bowen

Chris Carmack

Chris Carmack

Charles Esten

Charles Esten

Jonathan Jackson

Jonathan Jackson

Sam Palladio

Sam Palladio

Maisy Stella

Maisy Stella

Lennon Stella

Lennon Stella

Connie Britton

Connie Britton

Will Chase

Will Chase

Aubrey Peeples

Aubrey Peeples

Eric Close

Eric Close

Oliver Hudson

Oliver Hudson

Robert Wisdom

Robert Wisdom

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    GreenElephant

    This was one of the few shows I watched on ABC...

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    BlueGrapes

    Yet they renewed "The Catch", which may have the worst acting on TV. Maybe a cable channel will pick up "Nashville" and give it another chance.

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    OrangeAirBalloon

    Maybe just maybe if anyone on Nashville had a good day this wouldn't have happened. This many people couldn't all be unhappy this long.

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    GoldLeaf

    Ratings-wise, I'm not surprised. However, between the new showrunners and that VR thing they just launched yesterday, it didn't seem like they were getting ready to end it.

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