Still the King

For the album by Asleep at the Wheel, see Still the King (album).

Still the King is an American sitcom created by Travis Nicholson, Potsy Ponciroli and Billy Ray Cyrus. The series stars Billy Ray Cyrus, Joey Lauren Adams, Madison Iseman, Travis Nicholson, Lacey Chabert and Leslie David Baker. The series premiered on June 12, 2016, on CMT.^[1][2] On July 27, 2016, CMT renewed Still the King for a 13-episode second season, which premiered on July 11, 2017.^[3] On November 17, 2017, the series was cancelled after two seasons.^[4]

Still the King
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Travis Nicholson Potsy Ponciroli Billy Ray Cyrus
Starring	Billy Ray Cyrus Joey Lauren Adams Madison Iseman Travis Nicholson Lacey Chabert Leslie David Baker
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	26 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Billy Ray Cyrus Shannon Houchins Potsy Ponciroli Travis Nicholson Julia Silverton Jayson Dinsmore
Producer	Hideout Pictures
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	22 minutes
Production companies	Hideout Pictures Flatwood Productions
Original release
Network	CMT
Release	June 12, 2016 (2016-06-12) – August 22, 2017 (2017-08-22)

Premise

Vernon Brownmule, aka "Burnin' Vernon," is the second-best Elvis impersonator around. After crashing into a church sign while driving drunk, he has to serve as the church's handyman as part of his parole. He meets an old girlfriend and learns he has a teenage daughter he has never met.^[5]

Cast

• Billy Ray Cyrus as Vernon Brownmule^[6]
• Joey Lauren Adams as Debbie Lynn Cooke^[6]
• Madison Iseman as Charlotte^[6]
• Travis Nicholson as Walt^[6]
• Lacey Chabert as Laura Beth^[6]
• Leslie David Baker as Curtis^[6]
• Kevin Farley as Mitch Doily^[6]
• Jon Sewell as Ronnie^[6]

Production

In 2013, Hideout Pictures, a subsidiary of music label Average Joes Entertainment produced "Still The King" as self-funded independent pilot. In 2015, the show was picked up by CMT.

Episodes

Series overview

Season		Episodes	Originally aired
			First aired	Last aired
	1	13	June 12, 2016 (2016-06-12)	August 14, 2016 (2016-08-14)
	2	13	July 11, 2017 (2017-07-11)	August 22, 2017 (2017-08-22)

Season 1 (2016)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	US viewers (millions)
1	1	"Pilot"	Potsy Ponciroli	Billy Ray Cyrus, Potsy Ponciroli & Travis Nicholson	June 12, 2016 (2016-06-12)	101	0.81[7]
2	2	"Preach On"	Jon Poll	Story by : Potsy Ponciroli, Travis Nicholson, Kevin M. Brennan & Doug Manley Teleplay by : Potsy Ponciroli & Travis Nicholson	June 12, 2016 (2016-06-12)	102	0.73[7]
3	3	"Take Your Daughter to Work Day"	Potsy Ponciroli	Alessia Costantini	June 19, 2016 (2016-06-19)	103	0.50[8]
4	4	"Puddin' Hood"	Jon Poll	Kevin M. Brennan & Doug Manley	June 19, 2016 (2016-06-19)	104	0.44[8]
5	5	"Guess Who's Comin' to Dinner"	Jon Poll	Dina Chapman & Steven Sessions	June 26, 2016 (2016-06-26)	105	0.36[9]
6	6	"A Family, A Fair"	Lev L. Spiro	Dina Chapman & Steven Sessions	July 3, 2016 (2016-07-03)	106	0.37[10]
7	7	"The King Has Left the Building"	Lev L. Spiro	Kevin M. Brennan & Doug Manley	July 10, 2016 (2016-07-10)	107	0.40[11]
8	8	"Mother Trucker"	Tamra Davis	Kylie Condon	July 17, 2016 (2016-07-17)	108	0.39[12]
9	9	"Hands on a Hard Vessel"	Potsy Ponciroli	Travis Nicholson & Potsy Ponciroli	July 24, 2016 (2016-07-24)	109	0.23[13]
10	10	"Back on Top"	Tamra Davis	Alessia Costantini	July 31, 2016 (2016-07-31)	110	0.25[14]
11	11	"Seshfest"	Tamra Davis	Kylie Condon	August 7, 2016 (2016-08-07)	111	0.19[15]
12	12	"Only the Lonely"	Potsy Ponciroli	Story by : Dina Chapman & Steven Sessions Teleplay by : Alessia Costantini	August 14, 2016 (2016-08-14)	112	0.19[16]
13	13	"The Beginning of the End of the Beginning"	Potsy Ponciroli	Story by : Kevin M. Brennan & Doug Manley Teleplay by : Potsy Ponciroli & Travis Nicholson	August 14, 2016 (2016-08-14)	113	0.19[16]

Season 2 (2017)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	US viewers (millions)
14	1	"Still Still the King"	Potsy Ponciroli	Travis Nicholson	July 11, 2017 (2017-07-11)	201	0.19[17]
15	2	"Battle of the Basement"	Potsy Ponciroli	Potsy Ponciroli	July 11, 2017 (2017-07-11)	202	0.11[17]
16	3	"Men and Work"	Potsy Ponciroli	Dina Chapman & Steven Sessions	July 18, 2017 (2017-07-18)	203	0.11[18]
17	4	"Flatbushes"	Potsy Ponciroli	Billy Ray Cyrus, Kevin M. Brennan & Doug Manley	July 25, 2017 (2017-07-25)	204	0.16[19]
18	5	"Showcase Showdown"	Potsy Ponciroli	Kevin M. Brennan & Doug Manley	July 25, 2017 (2017-07-25)	205	0.08[19]
19	6	"P.A.L.S. Weekend"	Potsy Ponciroli	Kylie Condon	August 1, 2017 (2017-08-01)	206	0.10[20]
20	7	"The Hungover Games"	Joey Lauren Adams	Dina Chapman & Steven Sessions	August 1, 2017 (2017-08-01)	207	0.07[20]
21	8	"Trayning Day"	Lev L. Spiro	Potsy Ponciroli	August 8, 2017 (2017-08-08)	208	0.06[21]
22	9	"Reign of Tears"	Lev L. Spiro	Story by : Jordan Pomaville Teleplay by : Kevin M. Brennan & Doug Manley	August 8, 2017 (2017-08-08)	209	0.04[21]
23	10	"Hockey Tonk"	Lev L. Spiro	Travis Nicholson	August 15, 2017 (2017-08-15)	210	0.09[22]
24	11	"Ronnie Brasco"	Joey Lauren Adams	Story by : Eric Williams Teleplay by : Dina Chapman & Steven Sessions	August 15, 2017 (2017-08-15)	211	0.08[22]
25	12	"Vernon's Single"	Victor Nelli Jr.	Story by : Kylie Condon Teleplay by : Veronica McCarthy	August 22, 2017 (2017-08-22)	212	0.11[23]
26	13	"Who's Your Daddy?"	Victor Nelli Jr.	Kevin M. Brennan & Doug Manley	August 22, 2017 (2017-08-22)	213	0.08[23]

Ratings

No.	Title	Original air date	Viewers (million)	Rating (Adults 18–49)	Source
1	"Pilot"	June 12, 2016 (2016-06-12)	0.81	0.3	[24]
2	"Preach On"	June 12, 2016 (2016-06-12)	0.73	0.2	[24]
3	"Take Your Daughter To Work Day"	June 19, 2016 (2016-06-19)	0.45	0.1	[24]
4	"Puddin' Hood"	June 19, 2016 (2016-06-19)	0.44	0.1	[24]
5	"Guess Who's Coming To Diner"	June 26, 2016 (2016-06-26)	0.36	0.1	[24]
6	"A Family, A Fair"	July 3, 2016 (2016-07-03)	0.37	0.1	[24]
7	"The King Has Left The Building"	July 10, 2016 (2016-07-10)	0.40	0.1	[24]
8	"Mother Trucker"	July 17, 2016 (2016-07-17)	0.34	0.1	[24]
9	"Hands on a Hard Vessel"	July 24, 2016 (2016-07-24)	0.23	0.1	[24]
10	"Back On Top"	July 31, 2016 (2016-07-31)	0.25	0.1	[24]
11	"Seshfest"	August 7, 2016 (2016-08-07)	0.19	0.1	[24]
12	"Only the Lonely"	August 14, 2016 (2016-08-14)	0.19	0.1	[24]
13	"The Beginning of the End of the Beginning"	August 14, 2016 (2016-08-14)	0.19	0.1	[24]
14	"Still Still the King"	July 11, 2017 (2017-07-11)	0.14	0.1	[24]
15	"Battle of the Basement"	July 11, 2017 (2017-07-11)	0.11	0.0	[24]
16	"Men and Work"	July 18, 2017 (2017-07-18)	0.11	0.0	[24]
17	"Flatbushes"	July 25, 2017 (2017-07-25)	0.16	0.0	[24]
18	"Showcase Showdown"	July 25, 2017 (2017-07-25)	0.08	0.0	[24]
19	"P.A.L.S. Weekend"	August 1, 2017 (2017-08-01)	0.10	0.0	[24]
20	"The Hungover Games"	August 1, 2017 (2017-08-01)	0.07	0.0	[24]
21	"Trayning Day"	August 8, 2017 (2017-08-08)	0.06	0.0	[24]
22	"Reign of Tears"	August 8, 2017 (2017-08-08)	0.04	0.0	[24]
23	"Hockey Tonk"	August 15, 2017 (2017-08-15)	0.09	0.0	[24]
24	"Ronnie Brasco"	August 15, 2017 (2017-08-15)	0.08	0.0	[24]
25	"Vernon's Single"	August 22, 2017 (2017-08-22)	0.11	0.1	[24]
26	"Who's Your Daddy"	August 22, 2017 (2017-08-22)	0.08	0.0	[24]

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External links

• Official website
• Still the King at IMDb