Gone Country: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Known for pushing the limits of mainstream country music with the genre-bending MuzikMafia, John Rich, of the hit country duo Big & Rich, takes on his biggest challenge yet. He takes seven established performers from every realm of the entertainment and music industries and immerses them in all things country for a chance to break out as the next big country superstar. The one who is most successful at crossing over by the end of the series will have a country single produced by Rich. The series features an eclectic cast of performers including: Bobby Brown -- R&B singer, former member of New Edition Carnie Wilson -- singer-songwriter, former member of Wilson Phillips and author Dee Snider -- radio personality, lead singer Twisted Sister Diana DeGarmo -- recording artist, Broadway actor and 2004 American Idol finalist Julio Iglesias Jr. -- pop singer Maureen McCormick -- singer-actor, The Brady Bunch Sisqó -- R&B singer, former member of the group Dru Hill, Gone Country uproots these seven musical celebrities and moves them into a Nashville mansion together to embark on a two-week adventure, hosted by singer-songwriter John Rich. Each celebrity will be paired up with some of Nashville's finest songwriters in an attempt to prepare them for a career in country music. In each episode, the cast competes against each other in challenges that will test them musically and physically to adapt to a country music lifestyle, both on and off the stage. At the end of the two weeks, the artist who is most prepared to impress a country audience, as determined by Rich, will record and release a song.

Series details

• Title: Gone Country
• Format: Reality
• Language: English
• Genres: Music
• Premiere date: 2008-01-25
• Final broadcast date listed: 2009-03-07
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: CMT
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 21333
• IMDb ID: tt1129399

Cast and credited roles

• John Rich — Host

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2008-01-25; final listed air date 2008-03-07.
• Season 2: premiered 2008-08-15; final listed air date 2008-09-26.
• Season 3: premiered 2009-01-24; final listed air date 2009-03-07.

Source and licence

Adapted from Gone Country on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.