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CMT Top 12 Countdown
CMT Top 12 Countdown was a music video show that aired on Country Music Television (CMT) that debuted in 1993 then in September it expanded to 12 videos with features such as pick hits, breakout videos and sneak peeks to emerging and upcoming artists. In 1996 the countdown expanded again featuring a few more extras and in December 2001 the show became the longer Top 20 Countdown. Each episode would countdown the top 12 music videos of the week. At the end of each year, CMT would broadcast
, "CMT Signature Series", "The CMT Delivery Room", "CMT Saturday Nite Dance Ranch", and "CMT Top 12 Countdown". All shows eventually were cancelled by 2001.
In 1995, CMT dropped all videos by Canadian artists without U.S. record contracts in response to the network being replaced in Canada by Calgary, Alberta-based New Country Network. By March 1996, CMT had eventually returned the dropped videos to its playlist after reaching an agreement to acquire a 20% ownership of New Country Network