The Country Music Association is staging a live, two-hour television special honoring Dolly Parton, titled “CMA Presents I Will Always Love You: A Celebration of Dolly Parton.” Multiple outlets report the program is set for broadcast on Wednesday, Oct. 21.
The special will air at 9 p.m. on ABC, and it also streams on Disney+ in both the United States and internationally, according to reports. Deadline adds that it will be available the next day on Hulu. Billboard and Variety describe it as a live evening dedicated to celebrating Parton, with Billboard noting it airs nearly a month before the CMA Awards.
Variety frames the announcement in the context of Parton’s recent death, while the other outlets focus primarily on the event details—title, live format, runtime, and distribution across ABC, Disney+, and Hulu. Deadline further specifies that the program is produced by the CMA and filmed live at Belmont University’s Curb Event Center, aligning with the “live special” descriptions across coverage.
