E! DELIVERS COMPLETE MULTI-PLATFORM COVERAGE OF FASHION'S BIGGEST NIGHT WITH "LIVE FROM THE RED CARPET: THE 2018 MET GALA" THIS MONDAY, MAY 7TH BEGINNING AT 6:30PM ET/PT

Los Angeles, CA, May 3, 2018 - A-list celebrities and fashion's elite will come together once again in New York City for one of fashion's most anticipated nights as E! presents "Live from the Red Carpet: The 2018 Met Gala" on May 7th beginning at 6:30pm ET/PT.

Broadcasting from the historic 30 Rockefeller Plaza, the LIVE program will feature an all-star E! fashion panel led by pop culture expert Giuliana Rancic, celebrity fashion stylist Brad Goreski, journalist and former "Teen Vogue" editor-in-chief Elaine Welteroth and fashion insider Zanna Roberts Rassi as they provide real-time reaction, analysis and an inside look into the 2018 Met Gala. E! News correspondent Zuri Hall will also be on the red carpet at the Metropolitan Museum of Art to talk to the biggest names in entertainment and fashion and provide an up-close, exclusive look at all the fashion-forward ensembles themed to "Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic imagination."

E! will also present complementary 2nd-screen coverage featuring "Paper Magazine's" Drew Elliott and fashion expert Tiffany Reid streaming on Facebook Live, E! Online, the E! mobile app, Apple News and YouTube starting at 6:30pm ET with a first-look at the A-list guests.

Before the LIVE program, Giuliana Rancic returns to her hosting duties alongside Jason Kennedy for a special Met Gala 2018 edition of "E! News" at 6pm ET/ PT as they go behind-the-scenes with some of the biggest stars as they get ready for the big night and break down the latest celebrity and entertainment news around the ultra-exclusive festivities. The week of the Met Gala, both "Daily Pop" at 12pm ET/PT and "Live from E!" at 2:00pm ET/11:00am PT will also feature pop culture discussions leading up to Met Gala as they break down the buzziest headlines from the fashion spectacle.

Complete Schedule:

12:00p ET/PT

"Daily Pop" featuring co-hosts and E! Correspondents Carisa Culiner, Morgan Stewart and Justin Sylvester.

2:00p ET/11:00a PT

"Live From E!" on the E! News page on Facebook Live and at www.eonline.com featuring E! correspondent Will Marfuggi alongside the E! team.

6:00p ET/PT

"E! News" features the return of Giuliana Rancic alongside host Jason Kennedy and E!'s team of correspondents for a special Met Gala edition.

6:30p ET/PT

"Live from the Red Carpet: The 2018 Met Gala" featuring pop culture expert Giuliana Rancic, celebrity fashion stylist Brad Goreski, journalist and former "Teen Vogue" editor-in-chief Elaine Welteroth and fashion expert Zanna Roberts Rassi.

6:30p ET/3:30p PT

As a second screen experience, "Paper Magazine's" Drew Elliott and fashion expert Tiffany Reid streaming on Facebook Live, E! Online, the E! mobile app, Apple News and YouTube.

Digital & Social

"E! News" will debut Met Gala focused segments of their immensely popular Snapchat series, "The Rundown" hosted by Erin Lim on Wednesday, May 9thand "What the Fashion" on Thursday, May 10th. On Instagram, "E! News" will premiere an all-new "Necessary Realness" hosted by Morgan Stewart on Wednesday, May 9th, along with fan-favorite Top Stories featuring Met Gala coverage on Tuesday, May 8th, delivering E!'s fresh, comedic and quick-pace take on the biggest moments of the night.

Fans can interact and follow every moment as the night unfolds and get exclusive behind-the-scenes content on E! News digital and @enews across social platforms (Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook).

E!'s "Live From The Red Carpet" is produced by Wilshire Studios. Gary Snegaroff, Gerry Johnston, Shaun Smith and Eddie Delbridge are executive producers.

About E! Entertainment

E! is the only global, multi-platform brand for all things pop culture. The network is currently available to 91 million cable and satellite subscribers in the U.S. "E! News" airs nightly on the network and is the leading multi-platform publisher delivering breaking entertainment news and pop culture coverage 24/7 across all digital and social media. E! programming includes popular series "Keeping Up with the Kardashians," "Total Divas," "Botched," and "Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry" as well as the network's scripted series "The Royals" and "The Arrangement." Additionally, E!'s "Live from the Red Carpet" signature events keep fans connected to their favorite stars on pop culture's biggest nights. E! is a network of NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment, a division of NBCUniversal, one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies in the development, production, and marketing of entertainment, news and information to a global audience. For more corporate information, visit www.nbcuniversal.com.

About Wilshire Studios

Wilshire Studios develops and produces a diverse slate of original unscripted programming for multiple platforms, aligning with award-winning producers and innovative storytellers to create compelling content that explores reality through a variety of formats. From E!'s signature "Live from the Red Carpet," USA Network's "The Cromarties" and Oxygen's "Mysteries and Scandals," to the upcoming "Real Country" for USA, "Unspeakable Crime: The Killing of Jessica Chambers for Oxygen" and the debut "People's Choice Awards" on E!, Wilshire Studios produces series that are informative, revealing, thrilling and entertaining. Wilshire Studios is part of the NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment portfolio.