Black Entertainment Television facts for kids
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| Type | Cable network |
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| Country | United States |
| Availability | National and parts of Canada |
| Owner | ViacomCBS |
| Key people | Robert L. Johnson - Founder and former Chairman Debra Lee CEO/Chairman of BET Reginald Hudlin Programming President |
| Launch date | January 25, 1980 |
| Former names | None |
| Official website | BET.COM |
Black Entertainment Television (BET) is an American cable television television network. It is based in Washington, D.C.. The network is targeted toward African-American audiences in the United States. Most of it used to show hip-hop and R&B music videos. Now it shows religious shows, movies, award shows and original television series for African-Americans.
History
BET was founded by Robert L. Johnson on January 25, 1980. The network started out as a two-hour Friday night show on the USA Network each week. It was on from 11 p.m. to 1 a.m. (EST). They mostly showed older movies and music videos. In May of that year, BET started showing Black collegiate sporting events. In November 1980, BET added two half-hour shows, Black Showcase and The Bobby Jones Gospel Show. On June 26, 1983, BET started showing Video Soul, a music video series. On October 1, 1983, BET started broadcasting 24 hours daily with help from Home Box Office. In the latter years, BET has moved from having a variety of Black entertainment to mostly showing music videos around the clock. who now owns it.
Popular original BET shows
- Video Soul
- Bobby Jones Gospel
- Lift Every Voice
- 106 & Park
- Rap City
- Video Vibrations
- Caribbean Rhythms
- Video LP
- Lead Story
- Teen Summit
- College Hill
- Lil Kim: Countdown to Lockdown
- Keyshia Cole: The Way It Is
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- The Basement
- BET's Top 25
- BET's BlackBuster Movies
- BET's Comic View
- Coming To The Stage
- BET Live
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- BET.com Countdown
- BET Style
- Hits From The Street
- Cita's World
- BET Tonight with Tavis Smiley
- BET Tonight with Ed Gordon
- Midnight Love
- Season of the Tiger
- The Black Carpet
- How I'm Livin
- Planet Groove
- American Gangster
- Beef: The Series
- Top 25 Countdown
- Freestyle Friday
- Spring Bling
- Wild Out Wednesday
See also
In Spanish: Black Entertainment Television para niños
