Josh Allen Executive Producing Major Nashville TV Special

Josh Allen is doing his first executive producing special to Nashville for a big, TV special getting ready for the NFL season on CBS next Monday!

CBS announced the inaugural special "America's Tailgate on CBS" to get ready for the NFL season and it sounds like this will happen every year now!

Who are the hosts for the Labor Day CBS Special "America's Tailgate on CBS"?

Nate Burleson and Melanie Collins will host the special. The special will air on CBS on Monday September 7, 2026 LIVE at 8 PM Eastern time and will be a 2 hour special.

"special appearance by NFL MVP and executive producer Josh Allen", according to Paramount.

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Who will perform in Nashville for the special?

• Gabby Barrett
• Chase Rice
• John Legend
• Cheryl Crow

Comedian Whitney Cummings will be the correspondent for the night and the NFL TODAY'S Russell Wilson and Kyle Long will make appearances as well.

The show's theme is getting ready for the tailgate before the NFL season, so in addition to seeing Josh Allen and Nashville performers, you will see cooking segments with chef Keith Corbin, super fan spotlights, the Canadian flag football women's gold medalists.

Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills will play 6 days later in Houston taking on the Texans for the first game of the season for the teams.