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American basic cable channel owned by Paramount
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2024 | Usher received the BET Lifetime Achievement Award. |
2024 | BET began broadcasting 48 Hours |
2024 | BET introduces new shows including Diggstown and The Michael Blackson Show |
June 30 2024 | 24th BET Awards to be held at Microsoft Theater/Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, hosted by Taraji P. Henson |
2023 | Busta Rhymes received the BET Lifetime Achievement Award. |
2023 | BET premiered Basketball Wives: Orlando, a spin-off of the original Basketball Wives series. |
2023 | BET launched 'Welcome to Rap City', continuing its trend of music and cultural documentary series. |
2023 | BET reintroduces Family Matters, adds The Breakfast Club, Average Joe, Let's Make a Deal, Celebrity Squares, and I Love Us to its programming |
2023 | BET premiered Black + Iconic, a new special program celebrating Black culture and achievements |
2023 | The Wine Down with Mary J. Blige premiered, featuring the Grammy-winning artist in a new talk show format. |
2023 | BET aired Basketball Wives, a reality series following the lives of women connected to professional basketball players. |
October 18 2023 | BET launched 'Ms. Pat Settles It', a reality court show that has completed 2 seasons with 30 episodes, each episode running 21 minutes. |
June 25 2023 | 23rd BET Awards held at Microsoft Theater/Peacock Theater in Los Angeles |
February 19 2023 | BET premiered 'America in Black', a news magazine program spanning 2 seasons with 13 episodes, each episode running 40-41 minutes long. |
2022 | Sean Combs received the BET Lifetime Achievement Award. |
2022 | BET continued to diversify its drama lineup with 'The Porter', 'Ambitions', and 'New York Undercover' |
2022 | BET aired the series After Happily Ever After |
2022 | BET introduced new drama series 'Long Slow Exhale' and 'Haus of Vicious' |
2022 | BET adds multiple new shows to its lineup, including The Game, The Ms. Pat Show, Kingdom Business, All the Queen's Men, College Hill: Celebrity Edition, Sacrifice, The Black Hamptons, and Zatima |
2022 | BET premiered 'The Murder Inc Story', a documentary series about the iconic record label. |
June 26 2022 | 22nd BET Awards held at Microsoft Theater/Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, hosted by Taraji P. Henson |
2021 | Queen Latifah received the BET Lifetime Achievement Award. |
2021 | BET premiered the reality series BET Presents: The Encore |
2021 | BET ended the series 'Games People Play' |
2021 | BET added 'Survivor's Remorse' and 'The Chi' to its programming |
2021 | BET introduces several new shows including First Wives Club, American Gangster: Trap Queens, The Family Business, and Celebrity Family Feud |
2021 | BET expanded its docuseries lineup with 'Boiling Point', 'Disrupt & Dismantle', and 'Klutch Academy'. |
2021 | Twenties After-Show With B. Scott was launched, providing additional content related to the network's programming. |
June 27 2021 | 21st BET Awards held at Microsoft Theater/Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, hosted by Taraji P. Henson |
2020 | BET began producing the NAACP Image Awards, highlighting and celebrating the accomplishments of people of color in the arts. |
2020 | BET premiered the comedy series 'Twenties', which ran until 2021. |
2020 | BET begins broadcasting The Neighborhood, Ruthless, and other new programs |
2020 | BET expanded its drama offerings with 'The Good Fight' and 'All Rise' |
2020 | BET concluded the series 'American Soul' |
2020 | BET released two documentary series exploring music and cultural histories: 'No Limit Chronicles' and 'Ruff Ryders Chronicles'. |
2020 | BET launched Saving Our Selves, a special program focusing on community and social awareness |
September 2 2020 | BET launched Tyler Perry's sitcom 'Assisted Living', which has produced 5 seasons and 101 episodes as of the current status |
September 2 2020 | BET picked up Tyler Perry's House of Payne for additional seasons 7-11, continuing the sitcom after its previous run on TBS, premiering new episodes on this date. |
June 28 2020 | 20th BET Awards held as a virtual show due to COVID-19 pandemic, hosted by Amanda Seales |
2019 | Tyler Perry received the Ultimate Icon Award. |
2019 | BET premiered new drama series 'American Soul' and 'Games People Play' |
2019 | BET launched the comedy series 'Boomerang', which ran until 2020. |
2019 | BET introduced two new docuseries: 'CopWatch America' and 'Murder in the Thirst'. |
October 23 2019 | BET premiered the comedy drama series 'Sistas', created by Tyler Perry, which has since run for 8 seasons and 175 episodes |
October 23 2019 | BET premiered 'The Oval', a political soap opera created by Tyler Perry, marking a significant addition to the network's original dramatic programming. |
June 23 2019 | 19th BET Awards held at Nokia Theatre/Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, hosted by Regina Hall |
2018 | Debra L. Lee received the Ultimate Icon Award in the eighteenth annual BET Awards. |
2018 | BET introduced Mancave, a show exploring male perspectives and experiences. |
2018 | BET premiered 'Death Row Chronicles', a documentary series about the influential Death Row Records. |
2018 | Black-ish was added to BET's programming schedule. |
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