“Live from Daryl’s House” Comes to RFD-TV and FamilyNet

Hit Series Added to Sunday Night Primetime

Live from Daryl’s House, the hit web-series created by Daryl Hall, will debut on Rural Media Group’s networks, RFD-TV and FamilyNet, on Sunday, March 3^rd at 9:30pm EST.  The series has been added to RFD-TV and FamilyNet’s Sunday night primetime slot of family-orientated music and entertainment programming.  The series joins the network’s other top-rated variety series including, The Marty Stuart Show, Larry’s Country Diner, The Mollie B Polka Party and Joey+Rory.

Live from Daryl’s House on RFD-TV will feature a mix of well-known performers:  Chromeo (March 3), KT Tunstall (March 10), Eric Hutchinson (March 17), Nick Lowe (March 24), Travis McCoy (March 31), Finger Eleven (April 7), Todd Rundgren (April 14), Kevin Rudolf (April 21) and The Bacon Brothers (April 28).  In addition to RFD-TV, Live from Daryl’s House also debuts new episodes on Viacom’s high-definition music channel Palladia every Thursday night at 11 p.m. (ET/PT). Live from Daryl’s House is syndicated nationally by Good Cop Bad Cop Productions. Executive Producers for the show include Daryl Hall along with his manager, Jonathan Wolfson.

Daryl started the monthly web show in November 2007 after having the idea of “playing with my friends and putting it up on the Internet,” and the show instantly garnered acclaim from music mainstream publications such as Rolling Stone, SPIN, Daily Variety, CNN, BBC, Yahoo! Music and influential blogger Bob Lefsetz, who have cited Live From Daryl’s House as, “The perfect example of a veteran artist reinventing himself in the digital age by collaborating with both established colleagues and newer performers.”  The show was an immediate hit with both viewers and critics and went on to win a WEBBY Award in 2010 in the Variety Category.

About the addition of his series to the rural and family-values focused networks, Daryl Hall says, “I’ve been watching RFD-TV for a few years.  As a person who lives mostly in the country, I appreciate a network that shows the many facets of rural life.  I think that this is an important network in America and I’m really excited about the fact that Live from Daryl’s House is going to be part of that, “

Randy Bernard, CEO for Rural Media Group adds, “Live from Daryl’s House is the perfect fit for our family-focused Sunday night primetime lineup. Daryl brings a stunning roster of guest stars, great music and a truly enjoyable show that’s suitable for everyone in the family to watch and enjoy together.”

About Rural Media Group (RMG): 

Rural Media Group, Inc., formed in 2008, is the world’s leading provider of multimedia content dedicated to the rural and western life.  RMG is the parent company of RFD-TV, FamilyNet, RURAL TV, RFD-TV the Magazine and RFD-TV the Theatre.  RFD-TV, the flagship network for RMG, launched in December 2000.  RFD-TV is the nation’s first 24-hour television network dedicated to serving the needs and interests of rural America with programming focused on agriculture, equine and the rural lifestyle, along with traditional country music and entertainment. RMG acquired FamilyNet, America’s trusted entertainment network dedicated to providing wholesome and responsible viewing choices for today’s diverse family.  RURAL TV produces rural business news covering commodity markets for both cash and futures. Daily productions include Market Day Report and the Rural Evening News. RMG networks are distributed into more than 61 million homes worldwide by DBS and cable systems including DISH Network, DIRECTV^®, Comcast, Verizon FiOS TV, AT&T U-Verse, Mediacom, Charter, Optimum, Brighthouse, Suddenlink, Time Warner, Cox, and more than 600 independent rural cable systems. RFD-TV The Magazine is the print programming guide for the networks, which has attracted some 200,000 paid subscribers.  RFD-TV The Theatre is a 2000 capacity soft seat venue in Branson, MO where entertainment programming is produced.  Corporate headquarters are in Omaha, NE, and production operations are in Nashville, TN.  For more information, visit www.rfdtv.com, www.myruraltv.com, and www.familynet.com.  Follow us on Twitter and Facebook: @OfficialRFDTV @RURALTV @FamilyNet