BET has dropped T.J. Holmes like a hot tamale. The award-winning journalist left his job as a weekend anchor on CNN to launch a news talk show on Black Entertainment Television in 2011. However, the network recently announced they will not be renewing “Don’t Sleep!” for a new season, and as a result, Holmes is […]
If a new poll commissioned by BET founder and business magnate Robert Johnson is any indication, the myth of a monolithic Black America has been…
BET finds that ‘Don’t Sleep’ is falling short of network expectations. The news commentary show hosted by T.J. Holmes premiered October 1 with over a 400,000 viewers. The October 9th show brought in a million viewers, however the number of audience members quickly dropped to as low as 203,000. BET executives report that the audience […]
If you were wondering why T.J. Holmes gave up his CNN post to head over to BET, the answer will be revealed on October 1 at 11 p.m. Holmes will debut his new show “Don’t Sleep” a nighttime talk and news show that will put him directly against local news programming around the country. Airing […]
Pooch Hall has confirmed his return to the next season of BET’s The Game, according to Bossip. Hall, who plays Derwin on the show, tweeted, “DERWIN L I V E S.” “Pooch fans I got some great news 2day,” he wrote. “I’m not done yet.” BET has yet to confirm the update, but Hall did […]
Former CNN and new BET anchor T.J. Holmes was pulled over a mile away from his Atlanta home Monday morning and quickly took to Twitter to tell followers about the incident. Holmes tweeted a picture of a cop car in his side mirror with the caption “Driving while black ain’t no joke.” One of the […]
Just weeks ago BET announced the dismissal of Tia Mowry and Pooch Hall from their top rated show The Game. Today, there’s news circulating that Lauren London has landed a spot on the show. According to TV Line, London, who starred in Madea’s Big Happy Family, 90210 and a few episodes of VH1’s Single Ladies, […]
Could Pooch Hall be returning to BET’s The Game? He’s certainly working to make it happen. Hall told The Breakfast Club,”I can’t say what’s going on with BET, but Pooch Hall is ready. I’m just going to tell the fans [to] have faith. It’s being worked out. I want to come back and don’t be […]
The details about the new episodes haven’t yet been revealed, but today, Thursday, at the annual “upfront” sessions, BET will officially make the announcement. Also, another hit show, “Let’s Stay Together” won the hearts of BET watchers and will be returning for its third season. Additionally, BET is expected to unveil their hour-long pilot starring […]
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President Obama is taking a moment to address concerns from Black voters in his first, exclusive interview on BET’s special, “The President Answers Black America.” He will address the current unemployment crisis and economy specifically to an American audience with Emmy-Award winning journalist and former KTLA anchor Emmett Miller. The special premieres Monday, Sept. 26 […]
Last night BET may have encountered their most embarrassing moment to date! An award that has been given out by a fan for some years now went terribly wrong after the “teleprompter winner” didn’t match the “Evo Tablet Winner.” Tiffany Green (a huge Nicki Minaj fan) was horribly embarrassed after she read the winner of […]
