4x02 - "’Til the Pain Outwears the Shame"(September 30)Promo pics

RAYNA IS DETERMINED TO PROVE HIGHWAY 65 IS A CREDIBLE LABEL WHILE JULIETTE CONTINUES TO STRUGGLE WITH POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION, ON ABC’S “NASHVILLE”

Kelly Ripa and Michael Strahan of “LIVE with Kelly and Michael” Guest Star as Themselves

“’Til the Pain Outwears the Shame” — Juliette breaks down during an appearance on “Live with Kelly and Michael,” prompting Avery’s concern. But when she continues her pattern of irrational and volatile behavior, she leaves Avery with a struggle of his own. Meanwhile, Rayna is determined to show the world that Highway 65 is not just a vanity project and devises a plan to sign Markus Keen (Riley Smith, “True Blood”), one of the biggest rock artists around, on “Nashville” WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 (10:00-11:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

“Nashville” stars Connie Britton as Rayna Jaymes, Hayden Panettiere as Juliette Barnes, Clare Bowen as Scarlett O’Connor, Chris Carmack as Will Lexington, Will Chase as Luke Wheeler, Charles Esten as Deacon Claybourne, Jonathan Jackson as Avery Barkley, Sam Palladio as Gunnar Scott, Maisy Stella as Daphne Conrad, Lennon Stella as Maddie Conrad and Aubrey Peeples as Layla Grant.

Guest starring are Kelly Ripa as herself, Michael Strahan as himself, Pam Tillis as herself, Oliver Hudson as Jeff Fordham; Ed Amatrudo as Glenn Goodman; David Alford as Bucky Dawes; Riley Smith as Markus Keen; Dana Wheeler-Nicholson as Beverly; Kyle Dean Massey as Kevin Bicks; Nick Jandl as Dr. Caleb Rand; Cynthia McWilliams as Gabriella Manning and David Burke as Dr. Sugrue.

“’Til The Pain Outwears The Shame” was written by David Gould and directed by Jean de Segonzac.




4x03 - "How Can I Help You Say Goodbye"

SCARLETT IS FORCED TO MAKE A LIFE-CHANGING DECISION FOR HER MOTHER, BEVERLY, WHILE AVERY FINDS HIMSELF MAKING A DECISION THAT WILL CHANGE HIS FAMILY’S LIFE FOREVER, ON ABC’S “NASHVILLE”

“How Can I Help You Say Goodbye” — A second aneurysm leaves Beverly brain dead and Deacon consumed with guilt, while Scarlett is forced to decide whether or not to keep Beverly on life support. Meanwhile, Juliette continues a destructive pattern of erratic behavior, pushing Avery to make the heart-wrenching decision to file for divorce, on “Nashville” WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7 (10:00-11:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

“Nashville” stars Connie Britton as Rayna Jaymes, Hayden Panettiere as Juliette Barnes, Clare Bowen as Scarlett O’Connor, Chris Carmack as Will Lexington, Will Chase as Luke Wheeler, Charles Esten as Deacon Claybourne, Jonathan Jackson as Avery Barkley, Sam Palladio as Gunnar Scott, Maisy Stella as Daphne Conrad, Lennon Stella as Maddie Conrad and Aubrey Peeples as Layla Grant.

Guest starring are Eric Close as Teddy Conrad; Ed Amatrudo as Glenn Goodman; Dana Wheeler-Nicholson as Beverly; Kyle Dean Massey as Kevin Bicks; Nick Jandl as Dr. Caleb Rand and David Burke as Dr. Sugrue.

“How Can I Help You Say Goodbye” was written by Debra Fordham and directed by Stephen Cragg.


4x05 - "Stop The World (And Let Me Off)"



Other Spoilers

Fall Previews
• Riley Smith cast as recurring character Markus Kane, a new artist at H65 whose description is: "Markus will gravitate to the fledgling Highway 65 because Rayna promises to help him strip down his sound and help him break into country. But when he realizes how much the company needs his album to be a hit, he also realizes how much power he holds over Rayna — that’s when his controlling and narcissistic tendencies reveal themselves." [source]
• New recurring role, image consultant hired by Luke to manage the fallout of Will coming out, she may be a love interest for Luke. [source]
• Eric Close will not return but he may appear as a guest star [source], Aubrey Peebles's status has changed to series regular and Oliver Hudson to recurring. [source]
• Sam Palladio rehearsing a song [source], Lennon & Maisy Stella reahearsing a song. [source]
• 401 / Juliette at her movie premiere [source], Luke is there [source] and Layla too. [source]
• 402 / Glenn is back in episode 2. [source]
• 402 / Glenn and Layla filming a scene at the Bluebird. [source] [source]
• 402 / Filming red carpet scenes for Juliette's album release. [source]
• 403 / Debra Fordham teased that the episode will be "heavy" [source] and "there's a whole lotta turmoil happening over several storylines with some pretty big endings". [source]