CMT GOES "BUCKWILD" WITH A MARATHON BEGINNING SATURDAY, MARCH 9 AT 3 P.M. ET/PT

CMT To Air Season One of BUCKWILD Followed by an All-New Episode of MY BIG REDNECK VACATION and the Premiere of MY BIG REDNECK VACATION AFTER SHOW

NASHVILLE - March 4, 2012 - CMT is preparing for a wild and crazy weekend with a marathon of the hit MTV series BUCKWILD, beginning Saturday, March 9 at 3:00 p.m., ET/PT, followed by an all-new episode of MY BIG REDNECK VACATION at 9 p.m. ET/PT and the debut of MY BIG REDNECK VACATION AFTER SHOW at 10 p.m., ET/PT.

BUCKWILD premiered earlier this year and follows nine young, adventurous friends in West Virginia. United by their pride for small-town American life, this fun-loving group has a passion for living life to its fullest, while making up their own rules as they go. Whether it's transforming a dump truck into a pool party, or building a human sling shot, they live their lives loud and proud without restrictions. Since its January premiere, BUCKWILD ranks as the #1 rated original cable series of Thursday nights among P12-34, while pulling in an average of 3 million total viewers per episode (Live +3)*.

Concluding the marathon, an all-new episode of MY BIG REDNECK VACATION will premiere at 9 p.m., ET/PT followed by MY BIG REDNECK VACATION AFTER SHOW at 10 p.m., ET/PT. Tom Arnold hosts the half-hour AFTER SHOW, joined by the entire Clampet family and of course, a cooler stocked with beer. Filmed in front of a live studio audience, the AFTER SHOW will recap the week's episode in addition to revealing deleted scenes, bloopers, and highlights from this season's cross-country road trip.

*Source: Nielsen, L + 3, P12-34 unless noted, ranked on 000s, 01/03/13-01/31/13.

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