Kenny Chesney eyes fifth Entertainer trophy from ACM

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Kenny Chesney attends the 43rd Annual Academy of Country Music Awards on Sunday, May 18, 2008, at The MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas

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Kenny Chesney attends the 43rd Annual Academy of Country Music Awards on Sunday, May 18, 2008, at The MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas

Kenny Chesney is going for a fifth.

If he wins in the Entertainer of the Year race at the Academy of County Music Awards this year, he’ll have his fifth consecutive Entertainer trophy. He’ll tie with the most wins in that category with Alabama. This year's award will be picked through an online vote.

The awards will be broadcast live from Nashville (8 p.m. Sunday, CBS). Reba McEntire will host.

Chesney is up for other honors as well. He’ll be vying for Top Male Vocalist and for Vocal Event of the Year ("Down the Road" with Mac McAnally), for which he can win as a producer and an artist.

Chesney, who was one of the biggest tour acts of any genre in 2008, also will perform.

He’s not the most nominated act. That goes to Brad Paisley, who has six nods. He’s up for Entertainer of the Year, Top Male Vocalist, Single Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Vocal Event of the Year and Video of the Year.

Heidi Newfield, who made a splash with "Johnny & June" in 2008, is also a major nominee, competing in four categories. She’ll be in the Top Female Vocalist category, Single Record of the Year, Video of the Year and Song of the Year (for which she can win as a composer and singer).

Other major nominees include Carrie Underwood, George Strait, Jamey Johnson and Keith Urban.

More highlights for the week of April 5-11 (all times Eastern; listings subject to change; check local listings):

SUNDAY

— "The Tudors" (9 p.m. Showtime). King Henry VIII is back for a third season, with more women to conquer and more weight to gain.

— "In Treatment" (9 p.m. HBO). A second season of treatment has the newly divorced therapist moving to New Jersey and running his practice out of his brownstone.

— "United States of Tara" (10 p.m. Showtime). Tara and her varied personalities face her past in the season finale.

MONDAY

— "Antique Road Show UK" (9 p.m. Showtime). It’s a series that proves on man’s junk is another man’s treasure.

TUESDAY

— "Deadliest Warrior" (10 p.m. Spike TV). What if the deadliest warriors in history could compete? Well, here’s your answer on the outcome.

— "Rescue Me" (10 p.m. FX). Where was Jimmy (Denis Leary) on Sept. 11? This new season will reveal more.

WEDNESDAY

— "Dinner: Impossible" (10 p.m. Food Network). Host Robert Irvine has seven hours to cook for 200 hungry X-Games athletes.

THURSDAY

— "Krod Mandoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire" (10 p.m. Comedy Central). An odd band of adventurers strike out against an evil chancellor in this comedy-action series.

— "Harper’s Island" (10 p.m. CBS). A wedding on a secluded island results in a serial killer having a very good day at work.

FRIDAY

— "Love Finds A Home" (9 p.m. Hallmark Channel). A frontier doctor faces off against a nursemaid in the Old West.

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