The following is a complete list of every new TV and streaming episode, special, movie, and more airing on January 1, 2025. New streaming titles are listed first, followed by an hour-by-hour network TV and cable schedule, and ending with the day’s sports schedule. For sports and most other live programming, make sure to adjust the time to your time zone (times listed are Eastern/Central). Series and season premieres are in bold.
January 1, 2025 Streaming Premieres
- Are You Smarter Than a Celebrity? (Amazon)
- Days of Our Lives (Peacock)
- Don’t Die: The Man Who Wants to Live Forever (Netflix, Original Documentary Premiere)
- The Fiery Priest (Hulu, Season 2 Finale)
- HGTV Dream Home 2025 (Max, One-Hour Special, 8/7 PM)
- The Love Scam (Netflix, Original Movie Premiere)
- Missing You (Netflix, Series Premiere)
- Murder Company (Paramount+, Movie Streaming Premiere)
- Neighbours (Freevee)
- Number 24 (Netflix, Original Movie Premiere)
- Pop Culture Jeopardy! (Amazon)
- Reframed: Next Gen Narratives (Max, Series Premiere)
- Return to Las Sabinas (Hulu)
- Shetland (BritBox)
- Slingshot (Paramount+, Movie Streaming Premiere)
Network TV and Cable Premieres
11/10 AM:
- 136th Rose Parade (NBC, Two-Hour Special)
7/6 PM:
- Max & The Midknights (Nickelodeon)
7:30/6:30 PM:
- NFL Slimetime (Nickelodeon)
8/7 PM:
- 2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (ABC, Three-Hour Special)
- AEW: Dynamite (TBS)
- The Challenge (MTV)
- Great Performances: From Vienna – The New Year’s Celebration 2025 (PBS, Special)
- HGTV Dream Home 2025 (HGTV/Max, One-Hour Special)
- Liberation: D-Day to Berlin (Smithsonian Channel, Series Premiere)
- Luther: Never Too Much (CNN, Original Documentary Premiere)
- My 600-lb Life (TLC, Season 13 Premiere)
- Walter Payton: Man of the Year Special (NFL Network, One-Hour Special)
8:50/7:50 PM:
- Stugo: Sneako Peeko (Disney Channel/Disney XD, Special)
9/8 PM:
- American Pickers (History Channel)
- The Curious Case of Natalia Grace: The Road to Natalia Speaks (ID, One-Hour Special)
- Expedition Files (Discovery Channel, Season 1 Finale)
- The First 48 (A&E)
- Roadworthy Rescues (MotorTrend)
- Sistas (BET/BET Her, Season 8.5 Premiere)
10/9 PM:
- Homicide Squad New Orleans (A&E, Series Premiere/Special Night)
- Mystery at Blind Frog Ranch (Discovery Channel)
Today’s Sports Schedule
NBA
- 7/6 PM: Chicago Bulls at Washington Wizards (NBA League Pass/Monumental Sports Network/Chicago Sports Network)
- 7/6 PM: Orlando Magic at Detroit Pistons (NBA League Pass/FDSN Detroit/FDSN Florida)
- 7:30/6:30 PM: Brooklyn Nets at Toronto Raptors (NBA League Pass/YES)
- 7:30/6:30 PM: New Orleans Pelicans at Miami Heat (NBA League Pass/FDSN Sun/GCSEN)
- 7:30/6:30 PM: Utah Jazz at New York Knicks (NBA League Pass/MSG/KJZZ)
- 8/7 PM: Dallas Mavericks at Houston Rockets (NBA League Pass/Space City Home Network/KFAA)
- 9/8 PM: Atlanta Hawks at Denver Nuggets (NBA League Pass/Altitude/FDSN Southeast Atlanta)
- 10/9 PM: Philadelphia 76ers at Sacramento Kings (NBA League Pass/NBCSCA/NBC Sports Philadelphia)
NCAA Football Playoff Quarterfinals
- 1 PM/Noon: Peach Bowl: Texas vs. Arizona State (ESPN)
- 5/4 PM: Rose Bowl: Oregon vs. Ohio State (ESPN)
- 8:45/7:45 PM: Sugar Bowl: Georgia vs. Notre Dame (ESPN)
NHL
- 6/5 PM: New Jersey Devils at Los Angeles Kings (NHL Network/FDSNW/MSGSN)