1) Rose Parade (shown here in a previous year), 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. ET, ABC and NBC. The year gets off to a colorful and musical start. It opens with Magic Johnson as grand marshal and music by Bishop Briggs. Then we see 19 bands, plus floats, horse units and more. The closing music is by Capital Cities and by Dek of Hearts, the trio that finished third in this season’s “The Voice.”
2) Football, ESPN. Even before the parade ends, the college-championship games begin. It’s the Orange Bowl (Oregon-Texas Tech) at noon ET, the Rose Bowl (Alabama-Indiana) at 4 p.m. and Sugar Bowl (Mississippi-Georgia) at 8. The winners (plus the winner of Wednesday’s Miami-Ohio State game) collide in the semi-finals, Jan. 8-9.
3) Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. Here are highlights from a night that had music by Stevie Wonder, Olivia Rodrigo, Brandi Carlile, Doja Cat, Elton John, Bryan Adams and some of the inductees — Cyndi Lauper, Soundgarden, Salt-N-Pepa and Jack White of White Stripes. Also inducted: Joe Cocker, Chubby Checker, Bad Company and more.
4) “Great Performances,” 8 p.m., PBS, rerunning at 9:30. Here’s a different music genre. It’s the Vienna Philharmonic’s annual New Year’s Day concert, including the Vienna City Ballet. Hugh Bonneville hosts for PBS.
5) ALSO: It’s a good rerun night on CBS. That includes the season-openers of “Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage” (the tire-shop owners keep disagreeing) and “Matlock” (doubts about Alfie’s biological father). Also: “Ghosts” at 8:30 and a clever “Elsbeth” (Julia Fox as a “grief influencer”) at 10.