CMT TO KICK OFF NEW YEAR WITH RETURN OF "PARTY DOWN SOUTH"

Original Cast Swarms Savannah For The Wildest Season Ever Premiering January 7

Season Finale and Reunion Tonight at 9pm ET/PT

Nashville, October 29, 2015 - CMT is concocting the perfect holiday hangover cure by unleashing a new season of "Party Down South" on January 7 at 9pm ET/PT. For the first time, Savannah will serve as the backdrop as the original cast- Daddy, Lyle, Murray, Walt, Hannah/"Hott Dogg," Lauren, Mattie and Tiffany hit the town for their wildest summer yet. New relationships are formed when Mattie finally finds a guy who rocks her world, while old relationships are put to the test as Lyle and Santana near their breaking point, and Tiffany receives some shocking news about her ex.

The current season, whose finale airs tonight at 9pm ET/PT followed by the reunion at 10pm ET/PT, was the craziest yet as Lyle got engaged, Lauren broke up and then reunited with her boyfriend, Daddy performed an impromptu strip tease at the bar, Tiffany and Hott Dogg brawled, Mattie ate Walt's chest hair, Murray split open his head after tumbling into the pool, and the gang thwarted Hurricane Martha's attempt to devastate Miami.

"Party Down South" remains CMT's highest-rated original series, notching its highest-rated season among W18-49 since season two.

For more information on "Party Down South" and exclusive content, visit CMT.com, "like" the show's official Facebook page, be part of the conversation with #PartyDownSouth and follow @CMT on Twitter and Instagram. Also, follow the cast on Twitter: @WaltWindham, @LyleBdx, @DADDYRyanR, @MattieLBreaux, @TiffanyHeinen, @LaurenAshWhite, @JoshMurray81 and @HottDoggHannah.

"Party Down South" is produced by 495 Productions, with SallyAnn Salsano, Joel Zimmer and Paul Storck serving as executive producers. Jayson Dinsmore and Morgan Selzer executive produce for CMT.

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