In honor of Betty White’s 90th birthday on January 17, 2012, NBC has scheduled a two-hour comedy block the night before the milestone celebration, Deadline is reporting. The line-up will air a 90-minute special titled ‘Betty White’s 90th Birthday: A Tribute to America’s Golden Girl,’ scheduled for 8 pm. The birthday celebration will air live from Los Angeles’ Biltmore Hotel.

The tribute show will be followed by a sneak preview of the actress’ upcoming hidden-camera comedy series for the network, ‘Betty White’s Off Their Rockers,’ at 9:30 pm. ‘Off Their Rockers,’ which is adapted from the International Emmy-winning Belgium series ‘Benidorm Bastards,’ will feature White in the hosting duties. She’ll send a team of senior citizens to play pranks on the younger generation. The series has yet to receive a regular time-slot on NBC’s schedule.

Written by: Karen Benardello