Viacom pulled their channels from DirecTV early this morning, after a long  dispute over how much the satellite company would pay for Viacom programming.

No Viacom means no MTV (Snooki!), no Comedy Central (Jon Stewart!), and no Nickelodeon (Spongebob!).

Other missing channels include BET, CMT, TV Land, Spike, and Logo. For now, Viacom has replaced the channels with channels offering similar content.

About 20 million households are affected by the blackout.

These feuds aren't unusual, but they are often worked out at the last minute. The New York Times story linked above says that Michael Nathanson, a media analyst for Nomura, has told investors that he and his colleagues wouldn't be surprised if the blackout lasted for one to four weeks. Yikes.

CMT Music Awards (8pm, CMT) - Garner's Scotty McCreery is scheduled to perform at tonight's awards show, along with his fellow "Idol" pals Lauren Alaina and Casey James. Kenny Chesney, Lady Antebellum, Brad Paisley, Zac Brown Band and Little Big Town will also perform. Catch Red Carpet arrivals at 7.

Dogs in the City (8pm, CBS) - Justin works with a pampered bulldog, a retiring K-9 police dog, and a pooch that constantly barks.

Royal Pains (9pm, USA) - In the Season 4 premiere, Hank and Divya treat food-festival patrons, including a competitive eater and Jill's brother, an amateur competitor. Meanwhile, Evan prepares to run his own business.

Necessary Roughness (10pm, USA) - Season 2 begins with Dani and the Hawks kicking off pre-season preparations and quickly running into trouble. Also, Dani and Matt's secret relationship heats up.

Hot in Cleveland (10pm, TV Land) - In the third season finale, Joy and Victoria want to know the secret behind Melanie's hairdo, which creates tension between the ladies and rival stylists at Elka's favorite salon. Regis Philbin guest stars as Elka's longtime hairdresser, whom Elka had presumed to be gay. David Spade also makes an appearance on tonight's finale.

There have been complaints about the rise of redneck TV; shows that play on stereotypes of Southern folk. So you understandably might get a little defensive when you hear the premise of "Bayou Billionaires" (9 tonight, CMT), a show about a family that hits it big when natural gas is found on their land. Yep, it's the modern equivalent of "The Beverly Hillbillies" if the hillbillies hadn't loaded up the truck.

Don't fret. While "Bayou Billionaires" does have some moments that play into those tired tropes, it can also surprise you (thus playing on your own stereotypical thoughts), and charm you.
 

Just two weeks after he won the "American Idol" title, Scotty McCreery took the stage of the live CMT Music Awards tonight. The awards, from Nashville, Tenn., honor the year's top videos on Country Music Television.

Joined by his "Idol" runner-up and friend Lauren Alaina, Scotty talked about the tornadoes that devasted parts of his native North Carolina this spring, as well as parts of Lauren's home state, Georgia, and Missouri and Alabama. The two then introduced the band Sugarland, which sang a special version of its song "Stand Up."

The song can be purchased on iTunes, with proceeds going to the American Red Cross to support tornado victims.

Scotty McCreery will be a presenter at next week's 2011 CMT Music Awards, an awards show produced by the Country Music Television cable channel.

We predict a possible teen heartthrob overload, as Justin Bieber (who has a recorded a song with country band Rascal Flatts) will also present.

Sadly, Scotty and the Biebs are not at this time scheduled to perform.

Other presenters include "American Idol" runner-up Lauren Alaina, Shania Twain, Sheryl Crow, and Kristen Chenoweth. Kid Rock will serve as host.

The 2011 CMT Music Awards airs live on Wednesday, June 8, at 8 pm on CMT. You can also watch on CMT.com.

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A Walk in My Shoes (8pm, NBC) - This is another one of those Procter & Gamble/Wal-Mart family movies. In this one, a teacher (Nancy Travis) who is quick to blame parents for their children's poor classroom performance begins to see things from a new perspective when she gets a peek at what life is like for the mother of a popular but struggling student (Cameron Deane Stewart).

CMT Artists of the Year (8pm, CMT) - Kevin Costner hosts the CMT network's tribute to their favorite artists of 2010. Honorees include Jason Aldean, Lady Antebellum, Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood (right), and the Zac Brown Band.

The Good Guys (9pm, Fox) - A merciless internal affairs investigator reopens a case that leads to the release of a vengeful and deadly gang.

CSI: NY (9pm, CBS) - Mac investigates when a department store manager is murdered and his body is found in a holiday window display.

Blue Bloods (10pm, CBS) - Danny investigates the  murder of a doorman at a popular nightclub. Meanwhile, Frank learns that an old friend is covering up crimes.

"Jimmy Buffet & Friends: Live from the Gulf Coast" is a go for tonight, having been postponed last week because of Hurricane Alex.

Buffett will be joined by his Coral Reefer Band and also by Alan Jackson, Brooks & Dunn, Kenny Chesney, Allen Toussaint, Sonny Landreth, Zac Brown, and Jesse Winchester.

Buffett says he's doing the show to raise spirits and draw visitors to the coast, which has been devastated by the BP oil spill.  "A few hours of fun, void of the constant reminders of the situation, is a good thing, and that is basically what I do," Buffett said.

Miley Cyrus: Live at the 02 (8pm, ABC) - Miley Cyrus performs live at the O2 Arena in London. I can't promise there won't be pole dancing.

Friday Night Lights (8pm, NBC) - Vince is in at QB1, Luke gets injured on the farm, and Landry makes a move on Jess. Julie grieves over her breakup with Matt.

Flashpoint (9pm, CBS) - A young woman who was taken in by a cult leader 15 years earlier robs a convenience store and the SRU group learns that the head of the cult plans to murder all of his followers by the end of the day.

Whale Wars (9pm, Animal Planet) - The Sea Shepherds launch a butyric-acid attack against a whaling reconnaissance ship that has been tailing them.

Crossroads (10pm, CMT) - John Mayer and Keith Urban play each other's songs together and discuss musical common ground.

Sing Off (8pm, NBC) -  It's like "American Idol" for a cappella groups, but hosted by Nick Lachey. North Carolina's Ben Folds (left) is one of the celebrity judges. The show continues on Tuesday and Wednesday nights, and the live finale is December 21.

How I Met Your Mother (8pm, CBS) - The gang tries to quit smoking and Harvey Fierstein provides Lily's smoking voice. Wait. They smoke? Since when?

Posse: Young Guns of the PBR (9pm, CMT) - A repeat of the CMT special about bull riders which features two from North Carolina. 

The Closer (9pm, TNT) - Previous cases are reviewed when an LAPD crime lab is discredited. One of the cases belongs to Provenza and his old partner, played by guest star Beau Bridges. Here's the good part: Provenza's old partner George is now Georgette. Provenza's gonna love that.

Big Bang Theory (9:30pm, CBS) - Leonard's mother (Christine Baranski) visits, which pleases Sheldon, but upsets Leonard. When Sheldon is pleased, I am pleased.

Men of a Certain Age (10pm, TNT) - Owen (Andre Braugher) is humiliated at work when his father takes away his loaner sedan and makes him drive a sub-compact car as punishment for lackluster sales. Also, Joe contemplates moving out of the hotel into an apartment, and Terry plots revenge against a rude driver who almost ran him over.

Two Tar Heel bullriders are featured in the one-hour CMT special tonight, "Posse: The Young Guns of PBR."

The show follows a group of up-and-coming bullriders as they compete in the Professional Bull Riders circuit, and two of them live in North Carolina:

-Brian Canter, a 22-yr-old fan favorite from Randleman, who won the North Carolina High School Rodeo Association finals two years in a row and placed fifth at the National High School Rodeo Association Finals.

-Shane Proctor, a 24-year-old originally from Washington state, named the 2008 Jagermeister “Toughest Cowboy.” Shane lives in Mooresville, and recently won the GoDaddy.com Invitational in the Built Ford Tough Series.