RFD-TV Launches New Shows Focused on Country Music, Harvesting, Series from 'Down Under'

Nashville, TN -- RFD-TV announced today its new November programming lineup, including a slate of new series, returning favorites, and marquee cultural events. The schedule boasts a pair of new shows hosted by Ray Stevens and David Frizzell, plus a reality show and a series about farming and ranching in New Zealand.

"RFD-TV's fall programming has some great new shows coming," said Kelly Kantz, RFD-TV's senior vice president of programming. "Rural Americans love RFD-TV and we are confident that they will love the new roster of shows."

In the weekly Ray Stevens' Nashville, Grammy-award-winning Ray Stevens -- perhaps best known for comedy classics like "Ahab the Arab" and more lately "Taylor Swift is Stalking Me" -- will host other NASHVILLE musicians such as Steve Wariner, John Conlee and Tanya Tucker. Ray Stevens' NASHVILLE premieres on Nov. 7 at 8:30 (ET) and airs every Saturday evening. Also, Frizzell & Friends in Concert, scheduled for Nov. 2 at 8 p.m. (ET) is a special showcase featuring musical performances set around the campfire with David Frizzell, Lacy J. Dalton and Marty Haggard as they embark on an actual cattle drive.

"I think John Wayne would have been proud of us, riding all day and singing all night out on the Montana range," said Frizzell, best known for hits like "I'm Gonna Hire a Wino" and "You're the Reason God Made Oklahoma."

In addition, the November lineup includes a Tuesday-night agricultural docu-series called American Harvest, premiering Nov. 3 at 9:30 p.m. (ET).

The show follows the Johnson family, who have farmed their land for more than 200 years and now own a harvesting outfit for hire. Combining contemporary techniques with old-world traditions, brothers Lance and Shawn Johnson take viewers inside the challenges and changing dynamics of modern-day harvesting, from Texas to Minnesota.

Another new series, Rural Delivery, premieres Nov. 5 at 8:30 a.m. (ET). Each Thursday morning, the show takes American viewers to one of the most isolated nations in the world. Almost half of New Zealand's exports come from the agriculture industry, and farmers there have had to become innovative and resilient. This show highlights their passion for the environment as it takes an in-depth look at New Zealand's livestock industry, plus its unique sectors such as cheese-making and prawn farming.

For more information, visit RFDTV.com. Episodes of every show on RFD-TV are also available on the RFD-TV Country Club by visiting RFDCC.com.

Rural Media Group, Inc. is the world's leading provider of multimedia content dedicated to the rural and Western lifestyle. Reconnecting city with country, RMG is the parent company of RFD-TV, RURAL RADIO, FamilyNet, RFD-TV The Magazine, and RFD-TV The Theatre. RMG networks are distributed to more than 100-million homes worldwide by DBS, telco and cable systems including DISH Network, DIRECTV, Comcast, Verizon FiOS TV, AT&T U-Verse, Mediacom, Charter, Optimum, Brighthouse, Suddenlink, Time Warner, Cox, and more than 600 independent rural cable systems. Corporate headquarters and broadcast operations are in Nashville, Tennessee.

RFD-TV is the flagship network for RMG. Launched in December 2000, RFD-TV is the nation's first 24-hour television network featuring programming focused on the agribusiness, equine and the rural lifestyle, along with traditional country music and entertainment. Top RFD-TV programming includes Market Day Report, Rural Evening News, Rural America Live, Western Sports Weekly, top rodeo events such as The American, and award-winning musical entertainment such as The Marty Stuart Show, Reno's Old Time Music, The Molly B Polka Party, and Larry's Country Diner.

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