{"id":8894,"date":"2026-08-26T16:59:08","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T16:59:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/?p=8894"},"modified":"2026-08-26T17:00:41","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T17:00:41","slug":"dolly-an-nbc-news-special-to-air-tonight-at-9-p-m-et","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/2026\/08\/26\/dolly-an-nbc-news-special-to-air-tonight-at-9-p-m-et\/","title":{"rendered":"DOLLY: AN NBC NEWS SPECIAL TO AIR TONIGHT AT 9 P.M. ET"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Anchored by Lester Holt, Primetime Special Will Celebrate Dolly Parton\u2019s Extraordinary Career, Enduring Impact and Legacy<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">August 26, 2026 \u2013 NBC News will air a special one-hour primetime report tonight at 9 p.m. ET\/8 p.m. CT honoring the extraordinary life and legacy of Dolly Parton. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Anchored by Lester Holt, <em>Dolly: An NBC News Special <\/em>will look back at Parton\u2019s remarkable journey to stardom, her groundbreaking career and her lasting impact far beyond music. The hour will feature reports from NBC News\u2019 Hoda Kotb, Andrea Canning, Keith Morrison and Josh Mankiewicz, as well as reflections from Parton\u2019s collaborators and close friends, including singers Lauren Alaina and Bill Anderson, actress Danica McKellar and former NBC Entertainment Chairman Bob Greenblatt. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NBC News\u2019 coverage of Parton\u2019s life and legacy will continue throughout the day on NBC News NOW, NBCNews.com and<em> NBC Nightly News with Tom Llamas<\/em>. <em>Dolly: An NBC News Special <\/em>is produced by <em>Dateline NBC.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">###<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anchored by Lester Holt, Primetime Special Will Celebrate Dolly Parton\u2019s Extraordinary Career, Enduring Impact and Legacy August 26, 2026 \u2013 NBC News will air a special one-hour primetime report tonight at 9 p.m. ET\/8 p.m. CT honoring the extraordinary life and legacy of Dolly Parton. Anchored by Lester Holt, Dolly: An NBC News Special will [&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-secondary understrap-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/2026\/08\/26\/dolly-an-nbc-news-special-to-air-tonight-at-9-p-m-et\/\">Read More&#8230;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> from DOLLY: AN NBC NEWS SPECIAL TO AIR TONIGHT AT 9 P.M. ET<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":8895,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[170,2],"tags":[4,34,17],"class_list":["post-8894","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-nbc-news","tag-feature","tag-featured","tag-nbc-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>DOLLY: AN NBC NEWS SPECIAL TO AIR TONIGHT AT 9 P.M. ET - NBC News Press Releases<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/2026\/08\/26\/dolly-an-nbc-news-special-to-air-tonight-at-9-p-m-et\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"DOLLY: AN NBC NEWS SPECIAL TO AIR TONIGHT AT 9 P.M. ET - NBC News Press Releases\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Anchored by Lester Holt, Primetime Special Will Celebrate Dolly Parton\u2019s Extraordinary Career, Enduring Impact and Legacy August 26, 2026 \u2013 NBC News will air a special one-hour primetime report tonight at 9 p.m. ET\/8 p.m. CT honoring the extraordinary life and legacy of Dolly Parton. Anchored by Lester Holt, Dolly: An NBC News Special will [...]Read More... from DOLLY: AN NBC NEWS SPECIAL TO AIR TONIGHT AT 9 P.M. ET\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/2026\/08\/26\/dolly-an-nbc-news-special-to-air-tonight-at-9-p-m-et\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"NBC News Press Releases\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-08-26T16:59:08+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-08-26T17:00:41+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/Dolly_NBC-news-Special-Fin.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1920\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1080\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Dominique Donahue\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@NBCNewsPR\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@NBCNewsPR\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Dominique Donahue\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\\\/nbcnews\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/26\\\/dolly-an-nbc-news-special-to-air-tonight-at-9-p-m-et\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\\\/nbcnews\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/26\\\/dolly-an-nbc-news-special-to-air-tonight-at-9-p-m-et\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Dominique Donahue\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\\\/nbcnews\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/8e40401a9a48733015cb78ef024a200d\"},\"headline\":\"DOLLY: AN NBC NEWS SPECIAL TO AIR TONIGHT AT 9 P.M. ET\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-08-26T16:59:08+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-08-26T17:00:41+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\\\/nbcnews\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/26\\\/dolly-an-nbc-news-special-to-air-tonight-at-9-p-m-et\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":167,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\\\/nbcnews\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\\\/nbcnews\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/26\\\/dolly-an-nbc-news-special-to-air-tonight-at-9-p-m-et\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\\\/nbcnews\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/2\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/Dolly_NBC-news-Special-Fin.jpg?fit=1920%2C1080&ssl=1\",\"keywords\":[\"feature\",\"Featured\",\"nbc news\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Featured\",\"NBC News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\\\/nbcnews\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/26\\\/dolly-an-nbc-news-special-to-air-tonight-at-9-p-m-et\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\\\/nbcnews\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/26\\\/dolly-an-nbc-news-special-to-air-tonight-at-9-p-m-et\\\/\",\"name\":\"DOLLY: AN NBC NEWS SPECIAL TO AIR TONIGHT AT 9 P.M. ET - NBC News Press Releases\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\\\/nbcnews\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\\\/nbcnews\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/26\\\/dolly-an-nbc-news-special-to-air-tonight-at-9-p-m-et\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\\\/nbcnews\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/26\\\/dolly-an-nbc-news-special-to-air-tonight-at-9-p-m-et\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\\\/nbcnews\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/2\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/Dolly_NBC-news-Special-Fin.jpg?fit=1920%2C1080&ssl=1\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-08-26T16:59:08+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-08-26T17:00:41+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\\\/nbcnews\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/26\\\/dolly-an-nbc-news-special-to-air-tonight-at-9-p-m-et\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\\\/nbcnews\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/26\\\/dolly-an-nbc-news-special-to-air-tonight-at-9-p-m-et\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\\\/nbcnews\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/26\\\/dolly-an-nbc-news-special-to-air-tonight-at-9-p-m-et\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\\\/nbcnews\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/2\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/Dolly_NBC-news-Special-Fin.jpg?fit=1920%2C1080&ssl=1\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\\\/nbcnews\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/2\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/Dolly_NBC-news-Special-Fin.jpg?fit=1920%2C1080&ssl=1\",\"width\":1920,\"height\":1080},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\\\/nbcnews\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/26\\\/dolly-an-nbc-news-special-to-air-tonight-at-9-p-m-et\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\\\/nbcnews\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"DOLLY: AN NBC NEWS SPECIAL TO AIR TONIGHT AT 9 P.M. ET\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\\\/nbcnews\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\\\/nbcnews\\\/\",\"name\":\"NBC News Press Releases\",\"description\":\"More Americans watch NBC News than any news organization in the world. Its leading and award-winning television news broadcasts include TODAY,\u00a0NBC Nightly News with Tom Llamas, Meet the Press with Kristen Welker and Dateline NBC. Additionally, NBC News produces\u00a0TODAY with Jenna &amp; Sheinelle, The 3rd Hour of TODAY, Sunday TODAY with Willie Geist, Weekend TODAY and NBC News Daily, as well as primetime specials and breaking news reports. The NBC News Digital Group consists of online destinations NBCNews.com \u2013 a top three news site \u2013 and TODAY.com \u2013 a top two lifestyle brand \u2013 as well as its streaming networks, NBC News NOW, Dateline 24\\\/7 and TODAY All Day. Additionally, the organization\u2019s award-winning audio unit is a top five podcast publisher in the U.S. and NBC News\u2019 Stay Tuned, a first-of-its-kind social newscast, is the premier destination for the Gen Z audience across TikTok, Snapchat and YouTube. NBC News also operates NBC News Studios, a unit producing premium documentaries, docuseries, select scripted programming, and content for emerging platforms, and the NBC NewsChannel affiliate news service.\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\\\/nbcnews\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\\\/nbcnews\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\\\/nbcnews\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"NBC News Press Releases\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\\\/nbcnews\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\\\/nbcnews\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\\\/nbcnews\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/2\\\/2024\\\/03\\\/nbcnews-thumb.jpg?fit=2076%2C1152&ssl=1\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\\\/nbcnews\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/2\\\/2024\\\/03\\\/nbcnews-thumb.jpg?fit=2076%2C1152&ssl=1\",\"width\":2076,\"height\":1152,\"caption\":\"NBC News Press Releases\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\\\/nbcnews\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/NBCNewsPR\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/nbcnewspr\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.threads.net\\\/@nbcnewspr\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\\\/nbcnews\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/8e40401a9a48733015cb78ef024a200d\",\"name\":\"Dominique Donahue\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/72458ebac01c511e2ba871eb3d44c24ccc62000d903ffbf1d0d2ca4f1a082da8?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/72458ebac01c511e2ba871eb3d44c24ccc62000d903ffbf1d0d2ca4f1a082da8?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/72458ebac01c511e2ba871eb3d44c24ccc62000d903ffbf1d0d2ca4f1a082da8?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Dominique Donahue\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\\\/nbcnews\\\/author\\\/dominique\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"DOLLY: AN NBC NEWS SPECIAL TO AIR TONIGHT AT 9 P.M. ET - NBC News Press Releases","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/2026\/08\/26\/dolly-an-nbc-news-special-to-air-tonight-at-9-p-m-et\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"DOLLY: AN NBC NEWS SPECIAL TO AIR TONIGHT AT 9 P.M. ET - NBC News Press Releases","og_description":"Anchored by Lester Holt, Primetime Special Will Celebrate Dolly Parton\u2019s Extraordinary Career, Enduring Impact and Legacy August 26, 2026 \u2013 NBC News will air a special one-hour primetime report tonight at 9 p.m. ET\/8 p.m. CT honoring the extraordinary life and legacy of Dolly Parton. Anchored by Lester Holt, Dolly: An NBC News Special will [...]Read More... from DOLLY: AN NBC NEWS SPECIAL TO AIR TONIGHT AT 9 P.M. ET","og_url":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/2026\/08\/26\/dolly-an-nbc-news-special-to-air-tonight-at-9-p-m-et\/","og_site_name":"NBC News Press Releases","article_published_time":"2026-08-26T16:59:08+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-08-26T17:00:41+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1920,"height":1080,"url":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/Dolly_NBC-news-Special-Fin.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Dominique Donahue","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@NBCNewsPR","twitter_site":"@NBCNewsPR","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Dominique Donahue","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/2026\/08\/26\/dolly-an-nbc-news-special-to-air-tonight-at-9-p-m-et\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/2026\/08\/26\/dolly-an-nbc-news-special-to-air-tonight-at-9-p-m-et\/"},"author":{"name":"Dominique Donahue","@id":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/#\/schema\/person\/8e40401a9a48733015cb78ef024a200d"},"headline":"DOLLY: AN NBC NEWS SPECIAL TO AIR TONIGHT AT 9 P.M. ET","datePublished":"2026-08-26T16:59:08+00:00","dateModified":"2026-08-26T17:00:41+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/2026\/08\/26\/dolly-an-nbc-news-special-to-air-tonight-at-9-p-m-et\/"},"wordCount":167,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/2026\/08\/26\/dolly-an-nbc-news-special-to-air-tonight-at-9-p-m-et\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/Dolly_NBC-news-Special-Fin.jpg?fit=1920%2C1080&ssl=1","keywords":["feature","Featured","nbc news"],"articleSection":["Featured","NBC News"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/2026\/08\/26\/dolly-an-nbc-news-special-to-air-tonight-at-9-p-m-et\/","url":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/2026\/08\/26\/dolly-an-nbc-news-special-to-air-tonight-at-9-p-m-et\/","name":"DOLLY: AN NBC NEWS SPECIAL TO AIR TONIGHT AT 9 P.M. ET - NBC News Press Releases","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/2026\/08\/26\/dolly-an-nbc-news-special-to-air-tonight-at-9-p-m-et\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/2026\/08\/26\/dolly-an-nbc-news-special-to-air-tonight-at-9-p-m-et\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/Dolly_NBC-news-Special-Fin.jpg?fit=1920%2C1080&ssl=1","datePublished":"2026-08-26T16:59:08+00:00","dateModified":"2026-08-26T17:00:41+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/2026\/08\/26\/dolly-an-nbc-news-special-to-air-tonight-at-9-p-m-et\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/2026\/08\/26\/dolly-an-nbc-news-special-to-air-tonight-at-9-p-m-et\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/2026\/08\/26\/dolly-an-nbc-news-special-to-air-tonight-at-9-p-m-et\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/Dolly_NBC-news-Special-Fin.jpg?fit=1920%2C1080&ssl=1","contentUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/Dolly_NBC-news-Special-Fin.jpg?fit=1920%2C1080&ssl=1","width":1920,"height":1080},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/2026\/08\/26\/dolly-an-nbc-news-special-to-air-tonight-at-9-p-m-et\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"DOLLY: AN NBC NEWS SPECIAL TO AIR TONIGHT AT 9 P.M. ET"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/#website","url":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/","name":"NBC News Press Releases","description":"More Americans watch NBC News than any news organization in the world. Its leading and award-winning television news broadcasts include TODAY,\u00a0NBC Nightly News with Tom Llamas, Meet the Press with Kristen Welker and Dateline NBC. Additionally, NBC News produces\u00a0TODAY with Jenna &amp; Sheinelle, The 3rd Hour of TODAY, Sunday TODAY with Willie Geist, Weekend TODAY and NBC News Daily, as well as primetime specials and breaking news reports. The NBC News Digital Group consists of online destinations NBCNews.com \u2013 a top three news site \u2013 and TODAY.com \u2013 a top two lifestyle brand \u2013 as well as its streaming networks, NBC News NOW, Dateline 24\/7 and TODAY All Day. Additionally, the organization\u2019s award-winning audio unit is a top five podcast publisher in the U.S. and NBC News\u2019 Stay Tuned, a first-of-its-kind social newscast, is the premier destination for the Gen Z audience across TikTok, Snapchat and YouTube. NBC News also operates NBC News Studios, a unit producing premium documentaries, docuseries, select scripted programming, and content for emerging platforms, and the NBC NewsChannel affiliate news service.","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/#organization","name":"NBC News Press Releases","url":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/nbcnews-thumb.jpg?fit=2076%2C1152&ssl=1","contentUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/nbcnews-thumb.jpg?fit=2076%2C1152&ssl=1","width":2076,"height":1152,"caption":"NBC News Press Releases"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/x.com\/NBCNewsPR","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nbcnewspr\/","https:\/\/www.threads.net\/@nbcnewspr"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/#\/schema\/person\/8e40401a9a48733015cb78ef024a200d","name":"Dominique Donahue","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/72458ebac01c511e2ba871eb3d44c24ccc62000d903ffbf1d0d2ca4f1a082da8?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/72458ebac01c511e2ba871eb3d44c24ccc62000d903ffbf1d0d2ca4f1a082da8?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/72458ebac01c511e2ba871eb3d44c24ccc62000d903ffbf1d0d2ca4f1a082da8?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Dominique Donahue"},"url":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/author\/dominique\/"}]}},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/Dolly_NBC-news-Special-Fin.jpg?fit=1920%2C1080&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8894","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8894"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8894\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8897,"href":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8894\/revisions\/8897"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8895"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8894"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8894"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8894"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}