BETH BEHRS, KAT DENNINGS, KRISTEN BELL, NEIL PATRICK HARRIS, ROBERT PATTINSON, PAULEY PERRETTE, IAN SOMERHALDER AND MORE TO ATTEND “PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS 2012”, WEDNESDAY, JAN. 11 ON THE CBS TELEVISION NETWORK

Award Show to Feature Comedy Sketches Starring the Cast of “The Big Bang Theory,” Jimmy Fallon, Jane Lynch and More

Beth Behrs, Kristen Bell, Don Cheadle, Kat Dennings, Cuba Gooding, Jr., Frank Grillo, Neil Patrick Harris, Robert Pattinson, Pauley Perrette, Josh Radnor, Ian Somerhalder, the cast of “Hot in Cleveland,” including Valerie Bertinelli, Jane Leeves, Wendie Malick, Betty White, the cast of “Pretty Little Liars,” including Troian Bellisario, Ashley Benson, Lucy Hale and Shay Mitchell, and more are scheduled to attend PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS 2012. Hosted by Kaley Cuoco, the show will broadcast live from the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in Los Angeles, Wednesday, Jan. 11 (9:00-11:00 PM, live ET/delayed PT) on the CBS Television Network.

They will join previously announced celebrities Jason Biggs, Matt Bomer, David Boreanaz, Elisha Cuthbert, Ellen DeGeneres, Nina Dobrev, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Nathan Fillion, Morgan Freeman, Ginnifer Goodwin, Ashley Greene, Alyson Hannigan, Liam Hemsworth, Julianne Hough, Terrence Howard, Vanessa Hudgens, Josh Hutcherson, Angus T. Jones, Jennifer Lawrence, Zachary Levi, Adam Levine, Ewan McGregor, Lea Michele, Cory Monteith, Chloë Grace Moretz, Jennifer Morrison, Dermot Mulroney, Liam Neeson, Sharon Osbourne, Busy Philipps, Rob Schneider, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders and Emma Stone.

In addition to appearances by their favorite stars, and musical performances from Faith Hill and Demi Lovato, Executive Producer Mark Burnett has also revealed that fans can expect to see comedy sketches starring Jimmy Fallon, Jane Lynch, Mark Steines of “Entertainment Tonight,” the cast of “Parks and Recreation” and the cast of “The Big Bang Theory” throughout the show.

The categories of “Favorite New TV Comedy” and “Favorite New TV Drama” remain open at http://www.PeoplesChoice.com/pca/vote/ until show night on Jan. 11.

Now in its 38th year, the PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS is voted on entirely by the public for fan favorites in music, movies and television.  The “People’s Choice” web site at www.peopleschoice.com houses the voting platform where fans determine the categories, nominees and winners for the annual awards show.   Fred Nelson is the President of People’s Choice, and the awards show is produced by Procter & Gamble Production, Inc., which is represented by MediaVest Worldwide, Inc., supervisors of the production.  Mark Burnett is the executive producer.