MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 18

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**FOX SPECIAL **--Academy of Country Music Honors - (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) CC-HDTV 720p-Dolby Digital 5.1

ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC HONORS(TM) RETURNS TO FOX MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, ON FOX

Carly Pearce to Host the Event Celebrating Special Honorees Clint Black, Kane Brown, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Tim McGraw, K.T. Oslin, Chris Stapleton and More

The 16th Annual Academy of Country Music Honors will return to FOX for a second year, celebrating a star-studded evening of live music and tributes. Four-time ACM Award winner Carly Pearce will return for a third year to host the ceremony and she will grace the stage with a musical performance. The event will recognize several special honorees, including ACM Triple Crown Award recipient Chris Stapleton, ACM Poet's Award recipients Clint Black, Mary Chapin Carpenter, and K.T. Oslin, ACM international Award recipient Kane Brown, and ACM Icon Award recipient Tim McGraw. Additional performers and presenters include BRELAND, Brandy Clark, Jordan Davis, Chris Janson, Lady A, Carly Pearce, Emily Shackelton, Keith Urban, The War And Treaty, Anne Wilson, Trisha Yearwood, Bailey Zimmerman and more. The all-star event Academy of Country Music Honors, dubbed "Country Music industry's favorite night," was filmed at the iconic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville and will air Monday, September 18 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (SP-2404) (TV-PG D, L)