| Nashville Star | |
|---|---|
| Developed by | Ben Silverman Howard Owens Jeff Boggs George Verschoor Mark Koops |
| Written by | Jason Hunt |
| Directed by | Michael A. Simon |
| Presented by | Nancy O'Dell (2003–2004) LeAnn Rimes (2005) Cledus T. Judd (2005) Wynonna (2006) Cowboy Troy (2006–2007) Jewel (2007) Billy Ray Cyrus (2008) Katie Cook (2008) |
| Judges | Robert K. Oermann (2003) Tracy Gershon (2003–2004) Charlie Robison (2003) Billy Greenwood (2004) The Warren Brothers (2004) Phil Vassar (2005–2006) Anastasia Brown (2005–2007) Bret Michaels (2005) Randy Owen (2007) Blake Shelton (2007) John Rich (2008) Jewel (2008) Jeffrey Steele (2008) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 52 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Ben Silverman Jeff Boggs H.T. Owens George Verschoor SallyAnn Salsano |
| Producer | Jon Small |
| Production location | Nashville, Tennessee |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | Varies (most episodes 60 minutes) |
| Production companies | Hoosick Falls Productions 495 Productions Reveille Productions NBC Studios (2003–2004) NBC Universal Television Studio (2004–2007) Universal Media Studios (2008) |
| Original release | |
| Network | USA Network (2003–2007) NBC (2008) |
| Release | March 8, 2003 – August 4, 2008 |
| Related | |
| American Idol | |
Nashville Star is an American reality television singing competition program that aired for six seasons, from 2003 to 2008. Its first five seasons aired on USA Network, while the last season aired on NBC. Its five seasons on USA made it the longest-running competition series on cable television at the time.
The show is said to have started the careers of singers Buddy Jewell, Miranda Lambert, Chris Young, and Kacey Musgraves.
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