New ACM Date: The 55th Academy of Country Music Awards will be held Wednesday, Sept. 16, airing live on CBS and CBS All Access, where it will also be available on demand. Venue and performers will be announced soon. As previously announced, Keith Urban will host. Originally scheduled for April 5, the show was postponed (Breaking News 3/16), and ACM Presents: Our Country will now air on that date (Breaking News 3/19).