It all comes down to this: College football’s national championship game has Indiana at Miami (ESPN, 7:30 p.m.).
Elsewhere, the NBA celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. Day with a full roster of games— Milwaukee at Atlanta (Peacock, 1 p.m.), Oklahoma City at Cleveland (NBC, 2:30 p.m.), Dallas at Knicks (NBC, 5 p.m.) and Boston at Detroit (NBC, 8 p.m.).
“120 Hours Behind Bars” (Discovery, 9 p.m.) is a new series about an over-capacity correctional facility in Louisiana, where a new sheriff tries to calm things down.
“Below Deck Mediterranean” (Bravo, 8 p.m.) is rattled by a group of loud New Yorkers.
An eighth season begins for “Contraband: Seized at the Border” (Discovery, 8 p.m.).
Turner Classic Movies has an all-day tribute to Martin Luther King Jr. Day with “Edge of the City” (6 a.m.), “Intruder in the Dust” (7:30 a.m.), “Take a Giant Step” (9 a.m.), “Say Amen, Somebody – The Good News Musical” (10:45 a.m.), “Freedom on My Mind” (12:30 p.m.), “The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman” (2:30 p.m.), “King: A Filmed Record …Montgomery to Memphis” (4:30 p.m.), “I Heard It Through the Grapevine” (8 p.m.), “Malcolm X” (10 p.m.), “Uptight” (1:30 a.m.) and “The Murder of Fred Hampton” (3:45 a.m.).
Hockey has Buffalo at Carolina (TNT, truTV, 1:30 p.m.) and Washington at Colorado (TNT, truTV, 4 p.m.).
Men’s college basketball includes Northeastern at Monmouth (CBS Sports, 11 a.m.), Vermont at Albany (ESPNU, 1 p.m.), Drexel at Towson (CBS Sports, 1 p.m.), Saint Joseph’s at VCU (CBS Sports, 3 p.m.), George Washington at George Mason (CBS Sports, 5 p.m.), Providence at Marquette (Fox Sports 1, 6 p.m.), Loyola Maryland at Lehigh (CBS Sports, 7 p.m.) and North Carolina A&T at Hampton (CBS Sports, 9 p.m.).
Women’s games include Ohio State vs. TCU (Fox, noon), Michigan vs. Vanderbilt (Fox, 2:30 p.m.) and Notre Dame at UConn (Fox, 5 p.m.).
Daytime Talk
Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos: Ben Kingsley. The View: Rep. Jim Clyburn, Pam Grier. Kelly Clarkson: Jason Momoa, Jacob Batalon, Tom Blyth, Emily Bader, Brandon Lake. Drew Barrymore: Tom Blyth, Melanie Sanders. Jennifer Hudson: Rita Ora, Jason Reynolds. Tamron Hall: Judge Greg Mathis, Linda Reese Mathis, Greg Mathis Jr., Elliott Cooper (rerun).
Late Talk
Stephen Colbert: Sen. Bernie Sanders, Lucinda Williams. Jimmy Kimmel: Rachel McAdams, Judd Apatow, the Temper Trap. Jimmy Fallon: Will Smith, Jennende McCurdy, Josh Hart, the Lemonheads. Seth Meyers: Billy Bob Thornton, Heidi Gardner, Molly Baz.