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cmt.com website review
Visit site (opens in a new tab)Reviewed 3 November 202635 issues · 96 checks
This review found 35 issues worth fixing on cmt.com, 10 of them high impact, across 96 checks. The most urgent: reduce unused JavaScript. Your full playbook turns these into prioritised fixes alongside reviews, competitors and channels.
- Homepage
- Phone render
- Links and pages
- Google PageSpeed
Google PageSpeed Insights (opens in a new tab), mobile
Site score
73CClosest competitors among reviewed websites
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| Date | Real-visitor load time (LCP) |
|---|---|
| May 16, 2026 | 4.5 s |
| May 23, 2026 | 4.3 s |
| May 30, 2026 | 4.2 s |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 4.1 s |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 4.0 s |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 4.1 s |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 4.1 s |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 4.2 s |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 4.1 s |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 4.1 s |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 4.1 s |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 4.1 s |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 4.1 s |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 4.1 s |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 4.9 s |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 4.8 s |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 4.9 s |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 4.8 s |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 4.3 s |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 4.5 s |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 4.4 s |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 4.5 s |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 4.6 s |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 4.5 s |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 4.4 s |
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| Date | Real-visitor tap response (INP) |
|---|---|
| May 16, 2026 | 169 ms |
| May 23, 2026 | 150 ms |
| May 30, 2026 | 134 ms |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 129 ms |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 128 ms |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 133 ms |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 137 ms |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 137 ms |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 140 ms |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 137 ms |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 138 ms |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 139 ms |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 135 ms |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 137 ms |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 159 ms |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 154 ms |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 153 ms |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 154 ms |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 138 ms |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 138 ms |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 138 ms |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 134 ms |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 140 ms |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 138 ms |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 136 ms |
Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab): real Chrome visitors over rolling 28-day periods.
One score from every part of this review. How it works
How it loaded on a phone
0.4 s
0.9 s
1.3 s
1.8 s
2.2 s
2.6 s
3.1 s
3.5 s
cmt.com does not allow embedding, so this is Google's rendering of the page.
Speed
Reduce unused JavaScript
10.1 s · 2.0 MBAbout 2.0 MB of JavaScript is downloaded but never used on this page. Google estimates it would make the page about 10.1 s faster on a phone.
Mobile performance score: 54
54/100Your mobile performance score is 54. Pages that score under 90 lose visitors before the first paint.
Improve image delivery
600 ms · 357 KiB14 images could be 357 KiB smaller with modern formats (WebP or AVIF) and sizes that fit a phone screen. Google estimates it would make the page about 600 ms faster on a phone.
Render-blocking requests
650 ms15 files block the first paint until they finish downloading. Deferring or inlining them could save about 650 ms.
3 long tasks on the main thread
3 long tasks block the main thread while loading, the longest for 415 ms. During a long task the page ignores taps.
Main-thread work: 2.4 s
A phone's processor spends 2.4 s on main-thread work while loading, 1.6 s of it running JavaScript. Above 2 s, taps and scrolls feel sluggish.
paramount.tech adds 0 ms
0 msparamount.tech costs a phone 0 ms of main-thread work and 883 KiB of downloads while your page loads. Loading it after the page is usable, or only on the pages that need it, takes that off the critical path.
Use efficient cache lifetimes
200 ms · 63 KiB5 files are served with short cache lifetimes, so returning visitors download them again (63 KiB).
Legacy JavaScript
200 ms · 37 KiBPolyfills for old browsers add 37 KiB JavaScript that modern phones do not need. Google estimates it would make the page about 200 ms faster on a phone.
7 third-party services on the page
7 third-party services load with your homepage (New Relic, Tealium and paramount.com and others), adding 1,005 KiB and 61 ms of main-thread time.
Chained critical requests
Critical files load one after another instead of in parallel (3 chains). Preconnecting to key origins and preloading the hero image shortens the chain.
1 checks passed
Server response: 127 ms
127 msYour server sent the HTML in 127 ms, well inside Google's 600 ms guideline.
Core Web Vitals
Fails Core Web Vitals for real visitors
Real Chrome users on phones do not pass Google's Core Web Vitals on this page (28-day field data from the Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab)). Google uses this in ranking.
Real-user LCP: 4.9 s
4.9 sReal visitors wait 4.9 s for the largest content to appear (75th percentile). Good is under 2.5 s.
Largest Contentful Paint: 22.9 s
22.9 sYour largest element takes 22.9 s to render on a phone. Google's threshold for “good” is 2.5 s. The largest element is the text “PRODUCED BY TAYLOR SHERIDAN”.
Time to Interactive: 23.1 s
23.1 sThe page becomes fully interactive after 23.1 s. Good is under 3.8 s.
Speed Index: 11.8 s
11.8 sVisually, the page fills in at 11.8 s (Speed Index). Good is under 3.4 s.
Real-user FCP: 2.7 s
2.7 sReal visitors see the first content after 2.7 s (75th percentile). Good is under 1.8 s.
Real-user TTFB: 1.0 s
1.0 sReal visitors wait 1.0 s for your server to start answering (75th percentile). Good is under 800 ms.
Total Blocking Time: 445 ms
445 msScripts block taps and scrolling for 445 ms in total while the page loads. Good is under 200 ms.
Largest content (LCP) held steady for real visitors
+1%Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-31, real Chrome visitors' largest content (lcp) went from 4.5 s to 4.4 s at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).
5 checks passed
Real-user INP: 200 ms
200 msReal visitors wait 200 ms for the page to respond to a tap (75th percentile). Good is under 200 ms.
Real-user CLS: 0.00
0.00For real visitors the layout shifts by 0.00 (75th percentile). Good is under 0.1.
Tap response (INP) got 14% faster for real visitors
-14%Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-31, real Chrome visitors' tap response (inp) went from 169 ms to 136 ms at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).
First Contentful Paint: 1.4 s
1.4 sThe first text or image appears after 1.4 s, inside the 1.8 s “good” threshold.
Cumulative Layout Shift: 0.002
0.002The layout barely moves while loading (CLS 0.002, good is under 0.1).
Images and page weight
Page weight: 4.0 MB in 69 requests
4.0 MBYour homepage downloads 4.0 MB in 69 requests on a phone: scripts 3.0 MB (34), images 885 KiB (26) and HTML 103 KiB (1). Under 2 MB keeps phones on slow connections fast.
About 1.1 g of CO₂ per visit
1.13 gBy the Sustainable Web Design model, a visit to your homepage emits about 1.13 g of CO₂e: 135.6 kg a year at 10,000 visits a month. It scales with page weight, so every byte cut lowers it.
3 checks passed
Images use modern formats
Every sizeable image is WebP, AVIF or SVG.
Images load when needed
Images below the first screen wait until the visitor scrolls to them.
Images are sized for phones
No image is downloaded at more than three times the size it is drawn on a phone.
Accessibility
4 text elements with low contrast
4 text elements don't have enough contrast against the background to read easily, especially outdoors on a phone.
All page content should be contained by landmarks (1 element)
All page content should be contained by landmarks: 1 element on the page fails this check, rated moderate by axe-core.
ARIA role should be appropriate for the element (31 elements)
ARIA role should be appropriate for the element: 31 elements on the page fail this check, rated minor by axe-core.
Elements marked as presentational should be consistently ignored (31 elements)
Elements marked as presentational should be consistently ignored: 31 elements on the page fail this check, rated minor by axe-core.
Users should be able to zoom and scale the text up to 500% (1 element)
Users should be able to zoom and scale the text up to 500%: 1 element on the page fails this check, rated minor by axe-core.
2 checks passed
Every image has alt text
All 39 images in the HTML carry an alt attribute.
47 automated accessibility rules passed
axe-core 4.13.0, the open-source engine behind most accessibility testing tools, ran 52 WCAG 2.2 A/AA and best-practice rules on the phone render: 47 passed and 5 failed. 2 mores need a person to judge. Automated rules catch about a third of accessibility problems; the rest need manual testing.
SEO
No H1 headline
There is no <h1>, so neither visitors nor Google get a clear main headline.
7 internal links, 48 external
The homepage links to 7 pages on cmt.com and 48 external pages.
7 checks passed
Meta description: 101 characters
Your meta description is 101 characters: “CMT is home to country music's best television series, hottest live specials and latest music videos.”.
Title: 34 characters
Your title is a healthy 34 characters: “CMT | Homepage - Shows & Schedules”.
Canonical URL set
The canonical URL is https://www.cmt.com/.
Structured data in place
Structured data found: WebPage.
Open Graph tags complete
Open Graph tags are complete, so shared links show a title, description and image.
robots.txt in place
robots.txt is in place and points crawlers to your sitemap.
XML sitemap found
Your XML sitemap is reachable at https://cmt.com/xmlsitemap/us/en-us/episode.
AI search readiness
No Organization structured data
There is no Organization (or LocalBusiness) JSON-LD, so search engines and AI assistants have no machine-readable facts about who runs the site: its name, logo, profiles and contact details.
No llms.txt
There is no /llms.txt, a short Markdown guide to your key pages for AI tools (llmstxt.org). It is optional and few AI tools read it yet, so treat it as a cheap extra.
2 checks passed
AI answer engines may read the site
Your robots.txt lets the crawlers behind ChatGPT search, Claude and Perplexity read the site and cite it in answers.
Text is in the HTML
Your server sends the page's text in the HTML (188 words), so crawlers that don't run JavaScript still read it.
Other pages
1 link to non-canonical URLs
Your homepage links to 1 page by a URL that isn't its canonical one, for example /series, whose canonical is /series/all-series. Linking straight to the canonical URL saves crawlers a detour and keeps ranking signals on one address.
2 pages without an H1
/video-clips/zcryqf and /series have no <h1> headline, so visitors and search engines get no clear main topic.
2 pages with very little text
/how-to-watch and /series have under 150 words in the HTML. Thin pages rarely rank; if the text loads with JavaScript, crawlers that don't run it see even less.
5 internal pages checked
We fetched 5 pages linked from your homepage and read each the way a search engine does.
5 checks passed
Linked pages load
All 5 pages we checked loaded without an error.
Every page has a meta description
All 5 pages that loaded have a meta description.
Titles are unique
Every page we checked has its own title.
No linked page is hidden from search
None of the pages we checked carries a noindex tag.
Every page has a title
All 5 pages that loaded have a <title>.
Best practices
22 small tap targets
22 of 66 tappable elements near the top of the page are smaller than 24 px, hard to hit with a thumb.
Missing source maps
Large scripts ship without source maps.
2 checks passed
No console errors
No JavaScript errors were logged while the page loaded on a phone.
Mobile viewport set
The page declares a mobile viewport.
Security and trust
1 broken external link
1 link to other sites is dead, for example https://www.paramountnetwork.com/fan-hub/yellowstone (404).
No Content-Security-Policy
No Content-Security-Policy header, the main browser-side defence against injected scripts.
Short HSTS lifetime
HSTS is set, but max-age is 182 days; one year is the recommended minimum.
No Referrer-Policy
No Referrer-Policy header, so full URLs can leak to the sites you link to.
No Permissions-Policy
No Permissions-Policy header to switch off camera, microphone and location for embedded content.
Deprecated X-XSS-Protection
X-XSS-Protection is set to “1; mode=block”; the header is deprecated and can introduce bugs. Use 0 or remove it.
No security.txt
There is no /.well-known/security.txt telling researchers how to report a security problem to you.
5 checks passed
Served over HTTPS
The homepage is served over HTTPS (cmt.com).
Valid certificate (166 days left)
The certificate from DigiCert Inc · DigiCert Global G3 TLS ECC SHA384 2020 CA1 verifies for cmt.com and is valid for another 166 days.
Protected from clickjacking
X-Frame-Options or a frame-ancestors policy stops other sites framing yours.
http:// redirects to https
http://cmt.com redirects to the secure version.
HTTP/2
The server speaks HTTP/2, so browsers load many files over one connection.
Domain and trust
No CAA record
cmt.com has no CAA record, so any certificate authority may issue a certificate for it. A CAA record naming your provider (for example letsencrypt.org) closes that door.
DNSSEC is off
cmt.com's DNS answers are not signed. DNSSEC stops attackers forging them to send visitors or email elsewhere; most registrars switch it on in a click, though most sites still run without it.
2 checks passed
Domain is 32 years old
32 yearscmt.com was registered in Feb 1994 through MarkMonitor Inc.. An established domain carries more trust with email providers and search engines.
Registered until Feb 2027
cmt.com is registered until Feb 2027.
Content and conversion
No call to action on the first screen
On a phone, there is no call to action on the first screen: visitors have to scroll to find out what to do next.
No calls to action
We found no call-to-action buttons or links (such as “Book a demo” or “Get a quote”) anywhere on the homepage.
Thin social proof
Social proof on the homepage: 1 trust badge. Pairing it with named testimonials or customer logos makes it far more convincing.
No analytics detected
No analytics or tag manager detected in the HTML, so you can't measure whether any of these fixes work.
No direct contact details
No phone number or email link on the homepage, so ready-to-buy visitors have one fewer way to reach you.
Only about 228 words
The homepage has only about 228 words of visible text; thin pages give Google and first-time buyers little to go on.
No form on the homepage
There is no form on the homepage, so every lead has to click through to another page first.
No risk reducer
No guarantee or risk reducer (money-back, free trial, no credit card) is mentioned, which is often what tips a hesitant visitor.
Email authentication
DMARC is monitor-only (p=none)
DMARC is set to p=none, so mail pretending to be cmt.com is still delivered. Reports are on, so moving to quarantine is the next step.
Email authentication score: 70/100
Email authentication: SPF record 25 points, plus 15 when it ends in -all (10 for ~all); DMARC record 25, plus 25 for a reject policy (15 for quarantine); a DKIM key on a common selector 10.
2 checks passed
SPF in place (~all)
An SPF record lists your sending servers and marks other mail as suspicious (~all): “v=spf1 include:_netblocks.viacom.com include:_netblocks2.viacom.com include:spf.protection.outlook.com ip4:216.136.162.…”.
DKIM signing found
A DKIM key is published (selector “selector1”), so receivers can verify mail really came from you.
Privacy and tracking
7 cookies set on arrival
7Opening the homepage sets 7 cookies (measured from a US location before any click).
9 other companies contacted
Loading the homepage contacts 9 hosts run by other companies (fonts, scripts, analytics, ads), each of which sees the visitor's IP address.
2 checks passed
Consent tool: Ketch
A consent management tool (Ketch) loads with the page.
No known trackers before consent
No known advertising or analytics trackers load before a visitor clicks anything (measured from a US location before any click).
Upkeep, stack and company
No signs of neglect in what was checked: the copyright year, CMS and plugin versions, and jQuery.
Stack
- Hosting
- AWS
Company
- Founded
- 1983
- Headquarters
- Nashville
Upkeep, stack, hiring and company data from programmable.info
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