1) “Taylor,” 8-10 p.m., CW. At a New Jersey park, a girl saw 12-year-old Taylor Swift, confidently singing original songs to a few people. She soon was a Swift fan, playing her songs constantly during tough times. Such early glimpses are the best parts of this biography. We see the current stardom (shown here) and commotions, but we also see a young star-to-be and her fans.
2) “The Dick Van Dyke Show,” all day, Catchy Comedy. This is Van Dyke’s 100th birthday (and, as it happens, Taylor Swift;s 36th). So episodes of this brilliant comedy run every half-hour until 2 a.m. ET Monday. That’s via digital, cable and streaming; check www.catchycomedy.com.
3) More Van Dyke, Turner Classic Movies. Here are his major musicals, starting with “Bye Bye Birdie” (1963) at noon ET, “Mary Poppins” (1964, 2 p.m.) is one of the all-time greatts; “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” (1968, 4:30) isn’t. It had the same songwriters, but a lesser fate: Critics praised the parts for kids, but grumbled about the rest.
4) Football. The bowl-game rush starts modestly on ABC. At noon ET, it’s South Carolina State and Prairie View A&M; at 8 p.m., Boise State faces Washington. In between, there’s the Army-Navy game (3 p.m., CBS) and the Heisman Trophy (7, ABC).
5) MORE: The delightful “Toy Story” (1995) is 3:15 p.m. on Freeform, with its sequels at 5:15, 7:20 and 9:50. Rob Reiner’s superb “This Is Spinal Tap” is at 6:35 p.m. on HBO, with its sequel at 8. Also at 8, CBS has a town hall withErika Kirk, CEO of her late husband Charley’s Turning Point USA.