Mike Hughes on TV

1) Golden Globes build-up, E and NBC. The Globes are all about glitter and starpower … which starts early. E has a preview at 4 p.m. ET and red-carpet coverage from 6-8 p.m., with Ryan Seacrest and Giuliana Rancic in charge; it also has an after-show at 11. NBC has its own red-carpet show at 7 p.m. ET… and expects the start of the Globes(at 8) to be fun. Avoiding the dreary, no-host approach of recent Oscars and Emmys, the Globes are bringing back Ricky Gervais (shown here) or his fifth time as host. Read more…

1) Football, 8:15 p.m. ET, CBS. We don’t expect to see Tom Brady (shown here) and the New England Patriots this early in the play-offs; they’re usually perched up high, drawing a first-week bye. But they lost their season-finale, finishing with a 12-4 record and losing out (via tiebreaker) on a bye. Tonight, they host Tennessee (10-6). That follows a 4:35 p.m. game on ESPN and ABC, with Buffalo at Houston; both teams are 10-6. Read more…

1) “Hawaii Five-0” and “Magnum P.I.,” 8 and 9 p.m., CBS. When you have two Hawaiian action shows back-to-back, a crossover seems inevitable. Now Magnum is on private-eye business, shadowing a husband who may be cheating. Then there’s something bigger: The guy might have stonen a list of undercover CIA agents. Soon, there’s a joint effort (shown here) by McGarrett’s “Five-0” squad and Magnum and friends. That’s complicated by a kidnapping and by CIA resistance. Read more…

1) “Last Man Standing” season-opener, 8 and 8:30 p.m., Fox. It’s been a wild ride for Tim Allen’s comedy – six years on ABC … a year in limbo … a year on Fox … then another five months on the shelf. Now it’s back and in its usual form – sometimes clever, sometimes not, but generally enjoyable. In the first episode, Mike’ and Vanessa (Allen and Nancy Travis, shown here) see two daughters feud, while the third snipes from the sidelines; the story is contrived, but the dialog is fun. The second episode is lame, but it’s still good to have “Man” back. Read more…

1) Rose Parade, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. ET, NBC and ABC. Here’s an upbeat start of 2020, awash in bright colors and brassy sounds. There are 20 bands, 39 floats (one from last year is shown here) and 17 horse units. There’s also an Hispanic emphasis: The bands include ones from Mexico, Costa Rico, Puerto Rico and El Salvador; the grand marshals are Olympic gymnast Laurie Hernandez and actresses Gina Torres (the “Pearson” star) and Rita Moreno, 88, who has ranged from “West Side Story” to the current “One Day at a Time” reboot. Read more…

1) “New Year’s Rockin’ Eve,” 8-11 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. to 2:13 a.m., ABC. The music comes from all directions tonight. In Times Square, Ryan Seacrest has Post Malone, BTS, Sam Hunt and Alanis Morissette … in New Orleans, Billy Porter has Usher and Sheryl Crow … in Hollywood (taped in advance), Ciara has Paula Abdul, Kelsea Ballerini, Green Day, Dan + Shea, Dua Lipa, Salt-N-Pepqa, Ava Max and more. And in Miami, the first performance of the new year is from the Jonas Brothers (shown here). Read more…