Eight weeks after her death at 80, here’s a live, two-hour salute from Nashville, “CMA Presents I Will Always Love You: A Celebration of Dolly Parton” (ABC, 9 p.m.) featuring performances by Ashley McBryde, Bela Fleck, Brad Paisley, Carly Pearce, Carrie Underwood, Darius Rucker, Ella Langley, Kelsea Ballerini, Kristin Chenoweth, Lady A, Lainey Wilson, Little Big Town, Lukas Nelson, Molly Tuttle, Reba McEntire, Ricky Skaggs, Sierra Hull, Vince Bill, Zac Brown, Amy Grant and Kimberly Williams-Paisley. 

The notorious Stanford Prison Experiment, which showed the dark side of ordinary people when given power, is resurrected in an actual jail, with a lot of TV cameras, in the six-part “The New Stanford Prison Experiment” (Netflix, streaming). Set at a county correctional facility in Georgia, 30 volunteered to participate, with eight becoming guards and the rest prisoners. There are broad instant analysis from observers, but it plays like the Discovery show “120 Hours Behind Bars.” 

“Abbott Elementary” (ABC, 8:30 p.m.) sends the step team to try out for a major competition. 

Turk is determined to have a fun birthday on “Scrubs” (ABC, 8 p.m.). 

Demanding parents are sometimes known as tiger moms, but a new two-part series on “Nature” (PBS, 8 p.m., check local listings) follows a pair of actual tigers in western Nepal who happen to be mothers.

“Nova” (PBS, 9 p.m., check local listings) looks into how eating has changed evolution. 

How the Statue of Liberty came to be is explored on “Secrets of the Dead” (PBS, 10 p.m., check local listings). 

“Chicago Med” (NBC, 8 p.m.) helps a young burn victim; “Chicago Fire” (NBC, 9 p.m.) lands a firefighter in the hospital; and “Chicago P.D.” (NBC, 10 p.m.) finds a gruesome discovery. 

There’s an immunity challenge with double jeopardy on “Survivor” (CBS, 8 p.m.). 

“The Amazing Race” (CBS, 9:30 p.m.) goes to Albania. 

Game shows tonight include “The Floor” (Fox, 8 p.m.) and “99 to Beat” (Fox, 9 p.m.). 

“The Great American Road Rally: Celebrity Edition” (CW, 9 p.m.) travels from Amarillo to Albuquerque. 

Cheyenne brings a strange man home on “Tyler Perry’s Sistas” (BET, 9 p.m.). 

“The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City” (Bravo, 8 p.m.) return back from their trip. 

Lee and Lonnie face off on “The Lowdown” (FX, 9 p.m.). 

“Naked and Afraid” (Animal Planet, 10 p.m.) survivalists find it hard to hunt for food in South Africa, where wildlife proves stealthy.

Waterway critters are featured on “Baby Animals Down Under” (Nat Geo Wild, 9 p.m.). 

“Expedition Unknown” (Discovery, 9 p.m.) goes to the Holy Land.

An abandoned Nevada mining town is visited by “Ghost Adventures” (Discovery, 10 p.m.). 

“Mountain Men” (History, 9 p.m.) go on a bear hunt. 

Stolen cars in San Juan are gathered on “Contraband Capture” (National Geographic, 9 p.m.). 

Turner Classic Movies celebrates Black sports stars with “The Jackie Robinson” (8 p.m.), Woody Strode in “Sergeant Rutledge”  (9:30 p.m.), “The Harlem Globetrotters” (11:30 p.m.), “The Horse Soldiers” (1 a.m.) about Althea Gibson, and “The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh” (3:15 a.m.) about Julius Erving. 

During the day, it’s all about baseball, with “They Learned About Women” (7:15 a.m.), “Alibi Ike” (9 a.m.), “Big Leaguer” (10:30 a.m.), “The Pride of the Yankees” (11:45 a.m.), “The Winning Team” (2 p.m.), “Angels in the Outfield” (4 p.m.) and “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” (6 p.m.). 

Basketball has Minnesota at Miami (ESPN, 7:30 p.m.) and Golden State at Lakers (ESPN, 10 p.m.). 

Hockey has Philadelphia at Buffalo (TNT, truTV, 7:30 p.m.). 

The WNBA Finals reaches Game 3 of Golden State at Atlanta (USA, CNBC, 8 p.m.). 

College football has New Mexico State at Sam Houston (ESPN2, 8 p.m.). 

College basketball has the exhibition game of Louisville at Kansas (ESPNU, 7 p.m.). 

The Six Kings Slam tennis event to have ben streamed live on Netflix has been postponed to the end of December due to recent airstrikes on Riyhadh airport. 

Daytime Talk

Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos: Andy Cohen, Giancarlo Esposito. The View: Stephen A. Smith. Drew Barrymore: Steve Lacy, John Turturro. Jennifer Hudson: Reba McEntire, Mackenzie Rubish. Tamron Hall: Lisa Vanderpump, Sarah Wetenhall. 

Late Talk

Jimmy Kimmel: Billy Crystal, Mahershala Ali (rerun). Jimmy Fallon: Josh Charles, Queens of the Stone Age. Seth Meyers: Liam Neeson, Kate Berlant. Daily Show: Taika Waititi. 

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