BET Jazz Renames to Centric; The CW and TBS Cancelations
sitcomsonline.com 9/28/2009 — We all know about the name change Viacom is doing for The N turning into TeenNick starting today, but did you know Viacom's BET Jazz is turning into Centric today? BET is rebranding its nearly 32 million subscriber "BET J" network under the Centric title, which will target African-American ...

"Harlem Heights"--BET's New Reality Series
realitytvsoup.com 3/1/2009 — BET CAPTURES THE FLAVOR OF THE ‘NEW HARLEM RENAISSANCE’ WITH THE DEBUT OF THE ORIGINAL SERIES “HARLEM HEIGHTS” PREMIERING MONDAY MARCH 2 AT 10 P.M.* New Docu-Drama Follows the Sometimes Complicated Lives of Eight Twenty-Somethings as They Live, Love, Work and Make Their Way in New York City ...

Janet Jackson at the BET Awards
blogs.nypost.com 6/29/2009 — Janet Jackson made a surprise visit to last night's BET Awards Show. "My entire family wanted to be here tonight, but it was just too painful," Janet said just before the marathon telecast ended. "To you, Michael is an icon. To us, Michael is family. And he will forever live in all of our ...

Michael Jackson-themed BET Awards draws record audience
latimesblogs.latimes.com 6/30/2009 — Sunday’s BET Awards, hastily transformed from a regularly scheduled presentation to a tribute to Michael Jackson three days after his unexpected death, may turn out to be the highest-rated broadcast in the 27-year history of the black ...

Also On Tonight: BET Awards, Poirot
blogs.courant.com 6/28/2009 — Jamie Foxx hosts the 2009 BET Awards (BET, 8 p.m.) from Los Angeles, which is being remade at the last minute as a tribute to Michael Jackson. Performances were already scheduled from Kanye West, Beyonce, Queen Latifah, Ne-Yo, Keyshia Cole, Monica, Fabolous, Solja Boy, Mary Mary, Maxwell, ...

2009 BET Hip Hop Awards and the series premier of Monica: Still Standing bring in big numbers
tvbythenumbers.com 10/28/2009 — via press release: “2009 BET HIP HOP AWARDS” AND THE SERIES PREMIERE OF “MONICA: STILL STANDING” BRING IN BIG NUMBERS FOR BET NETWORKS 3.8 Million Total Viewers Tune In for the 2009 BET HIP-HOP AWARDS Telecast 3.2 Million Total Viewers Watched the Premiere and Encore of Monica: Still ...

BET Acquires Sister, Sister; ABC Removes Scrubs Repeats Slated to Begin June 23
sitcomsonline.com 6/11/2009 — BET has acquired the rights to air the hit '90s sitcom Sister, Sister starting this July! The Tia and Tamara Mowry sitcom will launch on BET with an all-day 4th of July marathon from 9am-4am ET/PT on Saturday, July 4! There will also be a block on Sunday, July 5 from 12pm-5pm ET/PT as well. Then ...

BET Awards top weekly ratings
variety.com 7/1/2009 — TV News: Audiences hung up on HBO's 'Hung' -- The most-watched BET Awards on record capped another big week for cable, as numerous networks chimed in with year-best results.

BET, MTV Take Aim At TV One With Centric Network
welovesoaps.net 4/23/2009 — Viacom's BET Networks and MTV Networks are combining channel resources to create a new programming outlet, Centric, set to launch in October, targeting African-American adults, network officials said. The new network will take aim at Comcast/Radio One-owned TV One in targeting the 25- to ...

BET Fall 2009 Schedule; Lucy Removed on Hallmark; Glenn Martin Doing Big for Nick at Nite
sitcomsonline.com 8/27/2009 — This September on BET they will add a new series and also have a stay in school initiative. All of the Viacom networks are having a "Stay in School" initiative and will air a special across the Viacom networks on Tuesday, Sept. 8 at 8pm ET/PT called Get Schooled. It is a 30-minute special that ...