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The San Francisco 49ers host the Seattle Seahawks Saturday at 8 p.m. ET. The winner will have the No. 1 seed in the NFC and earn a bye week during the Wild Card round. Seahawks vs. 49ers will air on ABC and ESPN, and streams live on DIRECTV (free trial).

Canada takes on Czechia in the semifinals on Sunday, Jan. 4. Both semifinal games in the 2026 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championships will air on the NHL Network and can be streamed live on DirecTV Stream (free trial), fuboTV and other live TV streaming services.

‘The Rose Parade’ is here to ring in the new year once again. It will air on both ABC and NBC, as always. The first special event of 2026 is airing on Thursday, Jan. 1 at 11 a.m. You can watch live as it airs on DirecTV (free trial) or Fubo TV (free trial). It will be available on Peacock.

Peacock has streamed over 100 hours of live coverage from the 2025/26 World Darts Championship for fans in the U.S and is the place to go for the final. The final will also be available on NBC Sports NOW, while NBC will air a highlights show on January 4 at 12:30 p.m. ET. There is currently no free trial offered for Peacock customers.

Hosted for the fourth consecutive year by Chelsea Handler, the 31st annual Critics Choice Awards will be broadcast live on both coasts on Sunday, Jan. 4, at 4 p.m. PT/7 p.m. ET. It’s preceded by the two-hour red carpet special at 2 p.m. PT/5 p.m. ET.

Here's where you can stream Anderson Cooper & Andy Cohen's New Year's Eve special on CNN for free without cable