HOLLYWOOD'S BIGGEST NIGHT KICKS OFF WITH NBC'S "GOLDEN GLOBE ARRIVALS SPECIAL" ON SUNDAY, JAN. 8 AT 4-5 P.M. PT/7-8 P.M. ET

Natalie Morales and Al Roker Host the Star-Studded Pre-Show to the "74th Annual Golden Globe Awards"

UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. - Jan. 3, 2017 - NBC's "Golden Globe Arrivals Special" will air on Sunday, Jan. 8 (4-5 p.m. PT/7-8 p.m. ET) as an exciting pre-show to the "74thAnnual Golden Globe Awards" airing immediately after at 5-8 p.m. PT/8-11 p.m. ET.

Natalie Morales ("Today," "Access Hollywood," "Access Hollywood Live") and Al Roker ("Today") will host the pre-show, which will feature interviews with the biggest stars from television and film, and reveal the eagerly awaited red carpet fashions worn on Hollywood's biggest night.

The "Golden Globe Arrivals Special" is produced by LX.TV, the Emmy Award-winning lifestyle production branch of the NBC-owned television stations of NBCUniversal.

Jimmy Fallon, the Emmy and Grammy Award-winning star of America's #1 late-night talk show, will host the "74thAnnual Golden Globe(R) Awards" airing live coast to coast from the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills. The star-studded show celebrates the very best in television and motion picture achievements.

Eight-time Golden Globe winner Meryl Streep is this year's recipient of the Cecil B. DeMille Award, chosen by the HFPA Board of Directors. The annual award honors talented individuals who have had a significant impact on the world of entertainment.

Collectively sharing the title of Miss Golden Globe this year are Sophia, Sistine and Scarlett Stallone. The sisters are the daughters of Golden Globe winner and three-time Golden Globe nominee Sylvester Stallone and Serious Skin Care founder Jennifer Flavin Stallone.

The NBC-owned television stations and participating affiliates will also air "1stLook LIVE on the Red Carpet," a one-hour live red carpet pre-show at 3 p.m. PT/5 p.m. CT/6 p.m. ET prior to the "Golden Globe Arrivals Special." Hosts Sara Gore and Jacque Reid from "New York Live" will be joined by "Today" show style expert Lilliana Vazquez.

Produced by dick clark productions in association with the HFPA, the Golden Globe Awards are viewed in more than 236 countries worldwide and are one of the few awards ceremonies to include both motion picture and television achievements.

Lorenzo Soria is President of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Allen Shapiro, CEO of dick clark productions, Mike Mahan, President of dick clark productions and Barry Adelman, Executive VP of Television at dick clark productions, will serve as executive producers.

For more information on "The 72nd Annual Golden Globe Awards" please visit: http://www.nbc.com/golden-globes/

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About the Hollywood Foreign Press Association

Founded in the 1940s during World War II, the HFPA was originally comprised of a handful of L.A.-based overseas journalists who sought to bridge the international community with Hollywood, and to provide distraction from the hardships of war through film. Seventy years later, members of the HFPA represent 56 countries with a combined readership of 250 million in some of the world's most respected publications. Each year, the organization holds the third most watched awards show on television, the Golden Globe(R) Awards, which has enabled the organization to donate more than $25 million to entertainment-related charities and scholarship programs. For more information, please visit www.GoldenGlobes.com and follow us on Twitter (@GoldenGlobes) and Facebook (www.facebook.com/GoldenGlobes).

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