Shannen Doherty To Travel The Country In New GACTV Series

Great American Country will follow former Beverly Hills 90210 star Shannen Doherty as she travels across America in a new original series set to debut in 2015.

The six-episode series, Off the Map With Shannen & Holly follows Doherty and her Charmed co-star Holly Marie Combs on a road trip through the southeastern U.S. with stops in Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia and Florida, said network officials.

GACTV viewers will have a voice in what activities Doherty and Combs partake in during the series by visiting GACTV.com starting today (July 25), said network officials.  

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