Is it noon yet?
Here’s what’s happening in the world of television for Wednesday, January 20. All times are Eastern.
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The Inauguration Of Joseph R. Biden Jr. (basically everywhere, almost all day): We’d love to make jokes about the door not hitting the soon-to-be-former president on the way out, but it doesn’t feel right. Not the door part—go ahead and hit him, door! Do your worst! Doors can punch white supremacists, too!—but the jokes part. Today’s presidential inauguration won’t look like any other in history; if your nerves are a bit thin, that’s to be expected. Ours, too. Still, at approximately noon, let’s all take a collective deep breath and watch Joseph R. Biden Jr. and Kamala Harris take their oaths of office. Here’s a rough schedule of what’s happening. And hey, parents—make sure to take note of the kid-oriented option the Biden Inaugural Committee has put together.
All events are streaming at BidenInaugural.org and on YouTube unless otherwise specified.
Inaugural ceremonies (10:30 a.m., all major networks, as well as Facebook, Twitter, Twitch, Amazon, you get the idea): Lady Gaga will sing the national anthem, Harris and Biden will be sworn in, and Biden will give his inaugural address.