Kicking off this year’s awards season, the 82nd Golden Globes will broadcast its star-studded ceremony on Sunday, January 5th. Read on to learn everything about watching the 2025 Golden Globes, including the exact start time, how to watch on cable TV and streaming, and more.

Tonight, comedian and TV host Nikki Glaser will make history as the first solo female host of the Golden Globes. Glaser delivered a memorable performance in the Netflix series last year The Roast of Tom Brady, and she’s also nominated tonight for her latest stand-up special, Nikki Glaser: One day you will dienow streaming on Max.

The frontrunner in the nominations for 2025 is Jacques Audiard’s musical thriller Emilia Perezwhich competes in categories such as Best Comedy or Musical, Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical for Karla Sofia Gascón and Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy or Musical for Zoe Saldana and Selena Gomez. Behind Perez is the post-war drama The brutalist and the papal blow conclavewith seven and six nominations respectively. The full list of nominations can be found here.

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This year, Viola Davis will be honored with the Cecil B. DeMille Award and Ted Danson will receive the Carol Burnett Award. Meanwhile, Adam Brody, Ariana Grande, Dakota Fanning, Glen Powell, Kathryn Hahn, Pamela Anderson and Zoe Saldaña are all nominated for the first time and each have the chance to win their first Golden Globe.

Keep scrolling to find out when the anticipated ceremony begins, as well as free and paid cable and streaming TV options.

What channel will the Golden Globes 2025 be on?

The 82nd Golden Globe Awards will air live on CBS in 2025. Last year, CBS and The Golden Globes announced a new five-year deal to broadcast the awards show on the network and stream live on Paramount+.

When will the Golden Globes 2025 take place?

The 2025 Golden Globes begin Sunday, January 5, at 8:00 p.m. ET / 5:00 p.m. PT on CBS. The red carpet pre-show begins at 6:30 p.m. ET / 3:30 p.m. PT and will stream on Penske Media platforms including Variety, Entertainment Tonight, Women’s Wear Daily, Billboard and Rolling Stone.

How to watch the 2025 Golden Globes On the cable

The 2025 Golden Globes air tonight on CBS. Don’t have cable? You can watch the ceremony on a live TV streaming service that carries CBS, including DirecTV Stream, YouTube TV and Hulu + Live TV, all of which are currently offering free trials.

Here’s how to watch The 2025 Golden Globes When streaming

The 2025 Golden Globes will stream live for subscribers on Paramount+ with Showtime. To stream the ceremony live for free, Paramount+ is offering a free seven-day trial with SHOWTIME for new and eligible returning subscribers. You can cancel at any time.

In the meantime, Paramount+ Essential subscribers can stream the awards show the next day, on Monday, January 6th.