Overview
- ABC aired the three-hour special from 8–11 p.m. ET on Thursday, June 25, and Hulu made the program available to stream the following day for on-demand viewing.
- Country star Riley Green and TV host Lara Spencer co-hosted the show, guiding viewers through curated highlights and backstage moments from the festival.
- The broadcast spotlights high-profile moments that drove conversation at the live event, including Florida Georgia Line’s first onstage reunion in nearly five years and Lainey Wilson joining Tim McGraw for his hit 'I Like It, I Love It.'
- Producers edited the TV event from four days of performances at Nissan Stadium and downtown Nashville venues to deliver a fast-paced mix of legacy acts, rising stars and unexpected cross-genre duets.
- CMA Fest’s TV package extends the festival’s reach to viewers who could not attend in person and reinforces the event’s role as a major platform for country music, a festival that routinely draws tens of thousands of fans to Nashville daily.