Dolly Parton<\/a> leads off the night time\u2019s holiday-TV parade with a new film<\/a> concerning the making of a Dolly Parton Christmas particular. Fox<\/a> airs Leslie Jordan<\/a>\u2019s last episode of Call Me Kat<\/em><\/a> accomplished earlier than the comedian actor\u2019s premature loss of life in October. An HBO<\/a> docuseries profiles the billionaire entrepreneur Richard Branson<\/a>. Turner Classic Movies<\/a><\/em> spotlights the glamorous Ava Gardner<\/strong> as December\u2019s \u201cStar of the Month,\u201d with motion pictures every Thursday.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n Katherine Bomboy\/NBC<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n <\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Living legend Dolly Parton<\/a> goes meta with her newest TV-movie<\/a> charmer, which fits behind the scenes of the making of a dwell Dolly Yuletide particular, filmed on location at Tennessee\u2019s Dollywood. It\u2019s a down-home comedy of backstage errors and delights, with loads of music, 19 tunes in all together with \u201c9 to 5\u201d and \u201cWhen Life Is Good Again,\u201d that includes visitors Jimmy Fallon<\/a>, Jimmie Allen<\/a>, Miley Cyrus<\/a> and because the Three Wise Mountain Men, Willie Nelson<\/a>, Zach Williams<\/strong> and Billy Ray Cyrus<\/a>. If you miss it, NBC<\/a> airs it once more on Dec. 21. Followed by Deck the Wall: A Holiday Spectacular<\/strong><\/em> (10\/9c), a particular episode of the sport present The Wall<\/a><\/em>, wherein Cassandra, a mom and pastor from Aurora, Ohio, groups with social-worker daughter Victoria to reply holiday-themed trivia questions, hoping the balls drop of their favor for some massive cash.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n One extra probability to savor the scene-stealing of beloved comedian character actor Leslie Jordan<\/a>, who filmed his last efficiency for this sitcom earlier than his premature loss of life in October. The episode revolves round Kat\u2019s (Mayim Bialik<\/a>) Friendsgiving dinner, with a homicide thriller theme that doesn\u2019t sit effectively together with her visitors, whereas Phil (Jordan) has a romantic dilemma. He shall be missed.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n A four-part docuseries from filmmaker Chris Smith<\/strong> (100 Foot Wave<\/a><\/em>) profiles the adventurous billionaire entrepreneur Richard Branson<\/a>, who sits for an interview shortly earlier than his historic July 2021 house flight aboard the Virgin Galactic\u2019s VSS Unity. The first chapter follows his youthful exploits as he leaves faculty as a dyslexic teenager, creates {a magazine} and a mail-order file enterprise that may result in his triumphant launch of Virgin Records and megastores.<\/p>\n Everett Collection<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n <\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n The classic film channel\u2019s \u201cStar of the Month\u201d is the glamorous cinema siren Ava Gardner<\/strong><\/a> (1922-1990), whose breakthrough efficiency as femme fatale Kitty Collins within the Hemingway<\/a>-inspired 1946 movie noir traditional launches a month-long tribute on Thursdays. Followed by her look reverse Clark Gable<\/a> in 1947\u2019s The Hucksters<\/strong><\/em><\/a> (10\/9c), a sendup of radio promoting.<\/p>\n More from the ever-popular Yule TV Log:<\/strong><\/p>\n Inside Thursday TV:<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"Miley](\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/DOLLY-PARTONS-MOUNTAIN-MAGIC-CHRISTMAS-2-1014x570.jpg\")
<\/a>Dolly Parton\u2019s Mountain Magic Christmas<\/h3>\n
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<\/a>Call Me Kat<\/h3>\n
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<\/a>Branson<\/h3>\n
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<\/a>The Killers<\/h3>\n
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