MONDAY, DECEMBER 6

[EDITOR'S NOTE: HOUSE and LIE TO ME are preempted this evening.]

**FOX SPECIAL** - "AMERICAN COUNTRY AWARDS" - (8:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed) CC

COUNTRY MUSIC'S BIGGEST STARS SHINE AT FIRST-EVER "AMERICAN COUNTRY AWARDS" MONDAY, DECEMBER 6, LIVE ON FOX

Trace Adkins to Host and Perform on Star-Studded Evening

Additional Performances by Easton Corbin, Toby Keith, Rascal Flatts, Reba, Blake Shelton, Steel Magnolia, Josh Turner and Uncle Kracker

Multi-platinum recording artist Trace Adkins will host and perform on the AMERICAN COUNTRY AWARDS, the inaugural celebration is the only country music awards show that gives fans the opportunity to vote for their favorite artists not only in traditional categories but also in previously unrecognized areas of the business such as touring, encompassing the entire spectrum of country music and bestowing honors that no other awards show has. Celebrities scheduled to appear include Laura Bell Bundy, Rodney Carrington, Jewel, Lady Antebellum, Bret Michaels, Ty Murray, Jeff Dunham and Michael Waltrip. AMERICAN COUNTRY AWARDS airs Monday, Dec. 6 (8:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed) on FOX. (SP-1118) (TV-PG D, L)