Circle Gets the Square: CMT Rebooting “Hollywood Squares” With “Nashville Squares”

Circle Gets the Square: CMT Rebooting “Hollywood Squares” With “Nashville Squares”

by Jim Casey | @TheJimCasey  |  October 7, 2019

CMT will be the home of a new game show, Nashville Squares, which will be hosted by Bob Saget and feature a bevy of country stars, including Tanya Tucker, Deana Carter, Jimmie Allen, Mitchell Tenpenny and more.

The tic-tac-toe series is a reboot of VH1’s Hip Hop Squares, which is a reboot of the iconic game show, Hollywood Squares. The paradigm of the trivia show consist of two contestants who utilizes advice from a panelist of celebrities to win a game of tic-tac-toe.

Celebrity contestants and squares include Bill Engvall, Caroline Rhea, Carson Cressley, Chris Sullivan, Deana Carter, Devin Dawson, Fortune Feimster, Gary Busey, Jana Kramer & Mike Caussin, Jimmie Allen, Kenya Moore, Kyle Busch, Mark Ballas & BC Jean, Marie Osmond, Melissa Peterman, Mickey Guyton, Mitchell Tenpenny, Sara Evans, Tanya Tucker and Ty Pennington.

CMT’s Nashville Squares will kick off with a two-episode premiere on Nov. 1 at 7 p.m. CT.

photos by Curtis Hilbun, AFF-USA.com

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