If they only have a contract for a certain amount of airing rights and can't renegotiate terms, a channel can no longer show a program. Anyone else seen the recent ad on CMT? Farewell Tour Of The Dukes - starts May 28th. Unfortunally, no amount of snail mail, phone calls & online petitions will help if the company who owns the rights to the Dukes Of Hazzard wants to no longer air it on CMT. ION has a deal with Warner Brothers - it's possible DOH if taken off CMT, could end up there or another channel.