A Guide on Watching the ACM Honors Awards Show 2023 – Update

The 16th annual Academy of Country Music (ACM) Honors Awards, arguably one of the best awards shows for country music fans, is back tonight. This year, Carly Pearce hosts the awards show honoring some of country music’s greatest artists of all time and featuring performances by more than a dozen stars. If you’re scrambling last minute trying to figure out how to tune in, don’t fret, we’ve got you covered.

This year, the ACM Honors Awards will premiere on FOX at 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT. The show lasts two hours, just enough time to soak in all the amazing outfits and performers. If you don’t have cable or can’t tune in on September 18, the show will also be streaming on Hulu beginning on September 19. Though the show itself is not live. It was pre-recorded at Nashville’s iconic Ryman Auditorium on Lower Broadway on August 23.

“We are thrilled to be working with FOX for a second year to bring one of our industry’s favorite nights, filled with emotional tributes and unforgettable performances, to primetime television,” Academy of Country Music CEO Damon Whiteside said in a statement.

This year’s honorees include: Triple Crown Recipient Chris Stapleton, ACM Icon Award Recipient Tim McGraw, and ACM International Award Recipient Kane Brown among others.

Viewers can expect performances from host Carly Pearce, Keith Urban, Trisha Yearwood, Luke Combs, Cody Johnson, Hardy, Miranda Lambert, Lainey Wilson, and Dolly Parton, among others.

With this star-studded list of performers and honorees, this year’s ACM Honors Awards is not one to be missed!

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Maggie Horton is the Associate News Editor at Country Living. She covers all things entertainment from celebrity news to TV shows and movies. When she’s not posting to social media, researching the latest celebrity gossip or binging the hottest new TV series, you can find her at a local concert or outside enjoying nature.