What to Watch Thursday: Dolly Parton & Garth Brooks host country music awards show

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Here’s what’s on TV tonight.

Academy of Country Music Awards (7 p.m., Amazon Prime / Twitch)

Dolly Parton and Garth Brooks host this year’s 58th annual ACM awards show, which is streaming live and free for a global audience.

Performers include: Jason Aldean, Kane Brown, Brandy Clark, Luke Combs, Caylee Hammack, HARDY, Cody Johnson, Miranda Lambert, Jo Dee Messina, Ashley McBryde, John Osborne, Dolly Parton, Pillbox Patti, Carly Pearce, Jelly Roll, Ed Sheeran, Cole Swindell, Keith Urban, The War And Treaty, Hailey Whitters, Lainey Wilson, Trisha Yearwood and Bailey Zimmerman.

How to stream: The 58th ACM Awards will stream live for free on Prime Video and the Amazon Music channel on Twitch. The full rebroadcast will stream the next day for free on Amazon Freevee.

Carolina Hurricanes vs. New Jersey Devils (7 p.m., TNT)

Game 5 of the second-round of the NHL playoffs happens tonight, live from Raleigh. If the Canes win tonight, they’re on to Round 3. If not, Game 6 will be in New Jersey. Game 7, if needed, will be back in Raleigh. More details here on how to watch or stream.

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