The following is a list of every new TV episode airing on January 1, 2021. Titles are listed by time and then sorted alphabetically. Series and season premieres are in bold.
3/2 AM:
- Beyond the Clouds (Disney+)
- Cobra Kai (Netflix, Season 3 Premiere)
- Dream Home Makeover (Netflix, Season 2 Premiere)
- Earth to Ned (Disney+, Season 1.5 Premiere)
- Headspace Guide to Meditation (Netflix, Series Premiere)
- Insomnia (Crackle, Series Premiere)
- Lovestruck in the City (Netflix)
- The Minimalists: Less Is Now (Netflix, Original Documentary Premiere)
- Monarca (Netflix, Season 2 Premiere)
- What Happened to Mr. Cha? (Netflix, Original Movie Premiere)
8:30/7:30 AM:
- Mickey Mouse Mixed-Up Adventures (Disney Junior)
11/10 AM:
- Blue’s Clues & You! (Nickelodeon)
12:30 PM/11:30 AM:
- Peach Bowl (ESPN)
1 PM/Noon:
- The Astronauts (Nickelodeon)
- Citrus Bowl (ABC)
4/3 PM:
- College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Rose Bowl Game (ESPN)
- First Look: Discovery+ (ID, Special)
6/5 PM:
- Kinderfanger (Facebook, Season 1 Finale)
7/6 PM:
- Below Deck Galley Talk (Bravo, Series Premiere)
8/7 PM:
- Buried in the Backyard (Oxygen, Season 3 Finale/Special Night)
- Doctor Who: Revolution of the Daleks (BBC America, Special)
- Gold Rush (Discovery Channel)
- HGTV Dream Home Special 2021 (HGTV, One-Hour Special)
- How It’s Made: New Year’s 2021 SPecial (Science Channel, Special)
- The Incredible Dr. Pol (Nat Geo Wild)
- NBA Special: Los Angeles Lakers at San Antonio Spurs (NBA TV)
- RuPaul’s Drag Race (VH1/The CW/POP/MTV/MTV2/Logo, Season 13 Premiere)
- Washington Week (PBS)
- The Wrong Real Estate Agent (LMN, Original Movie Premiere)
- WWE SmackDown (FOX)
8:10/7:10 PM:
- College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Sugar Bowl (ESPN)
8:30/7:30 PM:
- Firing Line with Margaret Hoover (PBS)
9/8 PM:
- Dateline NBC (NBC)
- Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives (Food Network)
- Gold Rush: White Water (Discovery Channel)
- Great Performances: The New Year’s Celebration 2021 From Vienna (PBS)
- Life Below Zero (National Geographic Channel, Special Night and Time)
- Live Rescue (A&E)
- Love After Lockup: Life After Lockup (WE)
- My Lottery Dream Home (HGTV, New Time Slot)
- Ready to Love (OWN)
- The UnXplained (History Channel, Season 3 Premiere)
- Vengeance: Killer Millionaires (HLN, Season 4 Premiere/Special Night/Back-to-Back New Episodes)
9:30/8:30 PM:
- Beat Bobby Flay: 25 Ingredients or Less (Food Network, Special)
- RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked (VH1, Season 9 Premiere)
- Self-Made Mansions (HGTV, Series Premiere)
10/9 PM:
- American Detective with Lt. Joe Kenda: Discovery+ First Look (ID, Special)
- Ghost Adventures (Travel Channel, One-Hour Special)
- Mystery at Blind Frog Ranch (Discovery Channel, Series Premiere)
- Put a Ring on It (OWN, Season 1 Finale)
- Vengeance: Killer Millionaires (HLN)
10:30/9:30 PM:
- My Lottery Dream Home International (HGTV)
- NBA Special: Portland Trail Blazers at Golden State Warriors (NBA TV)
11/10 PM:
- First Look: Discovery+ (Travel Channel, Special)
- My Lottery Dream Home International (HGTV)
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