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*BET Networks apparent its 2017-18 programming slate at its ceremony Upfront presentation in New York this week, and the calendar includes a new scripted dramedy from Kevin Hart, a variety/sketch actualization hosted by 50 Cent, new late-night ball shows from Steve Harvey, Wanda Sykes and Robin Thede will host the Chris Rock-produced allocution actualization “The Rundown.” There’s additionally a new ad-lib accord alternation “Love Room” from the producers of the “Love & Hip Hop” franchise, per Deadline.
The Viacom-owned arrangement will aftereffect its hit “The New Edition Story” with “The Bobby Brown Story” miniseries, as able-bodied as the docuseries “Death Row Chronicles,” the adventure abaft Death Row Records.
Returning alternation accommodate dramas “The Quad,” and BET has added VH1’s “The Breaks” and “Hit the Floor” to the band up.
“The Breaks and Hit the Floor are abundant shows with absurd teams abaft them, and we’re blessed their amorous admirers will get added of them through their new home at BET. At VH1, we accept no affairs of slowing bottomward as we barrage our newest scripted alternation starring Vanessa Williams on June 5,” a VH1 agent said in a account about the approaching of scripted at the network.
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BET currently ranks as the No. 1 cable arrangement for African-American admirers amid the key adults 18-49 demographic for the 16th afterwards year. The new slate is allotment of Viacom’s advance to brace the company, and as allotment of this shift, BET affinity arrangement Centric will be rebranded as BET Her, with an accent on music, culture, biking and lifestyle.
BET Her, which will barrage Oct. 1, is actuality billed as the alone arrangement to focus on African-American women 24 hours a day.
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“Over the aftermost 37 years, BET has able a abysmal and abiding accord with our viewers, as we abide the premiere destination for lovers of African-American culture,” BET CEO Debra Lee said Thursday in a statement. “This year, we are adage yes to all things black, with added exceptional aboriginal programming and best-in-class tentpoles that reflect and activate our viewers.”
Here’s a afterpiece attending at BET’s slate: (via THR)
SCRIPTED
Divorce Saved My Marriage
From exec ambassador Kevin Hart, the 30-minute scripted dramedy is based on the actor of David A. Arnold. When a brace realizes that annulment is the alone affair they can accede on, their advocate recommends a banking plan instead of a cloister date — banishment them to assignment calm so they can assuredly allow to be apart. Created/executive produced by Devon K. Shepard and David A. Arnold, with Hart and Dave Becky confined as controlling producers. (10 episodes)
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A no-holds-barred chat amid bristles men adventurous abundant to be honest and vulnerable, as they beam it up and get austere about hot-button topics. Hosted by announcer Jeff Johnson and featuring actors, athletes and comedians, amid others, the contemporary account accident alternation brings calm African-American men with berserk assorted opinions to anatomize accepted hot capacity in entertainment, politics, account and beyond. Through humor, 18-carat affect and acrimonious debate, the console will altercate their own opinions and experiences, while absolute what it’s absolutely like to cross the apple as an African-American man. Created by Johnson and produced by Truly Aboriginal and East 112th Street Productions. Johnson exec produces alongside Truly Original’s Steven Weinstock, Glenda Hersh and Bryan Hale as able-bodied as Steve Harvey and Gerald Washington for 112th Street Productions. (12 episodes)
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From Advance It Productions and exec ambassador Wanda Sykes, the bold actualization will acknowledgment the age-old question, “Can you adjudicator a book by its cover?” The alternation flips the calligraphy to accolade banknote and prizes for accurately academic facts about strangers from all walks of activity — based alone on their actualization and a few claimed details. Hosted by Deon Cole (Black-ish), the alternation will breach bottomward stereotypes, betrayal prejudices and bless the animal spirit by highlighting the commonalities and differences amid bodies of assorted backgrounds, races, religions, behavior and activity experiences. Advance It Productions’ Sykes and Page Hurwitz exec aftermath alongside Lance Crouther. (24 episodes)
50 Central
Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson hosts BET’s aboriginal array ball showcase. The alternation will affection sketches, hidden-camera pranks, agreeable performances and A-list celebrity guests to actualize the ultimate late-night affair — all adopted and hosted by 50 Cent. Produced by G-Unit Film & Television in affiliation with Back Roads Ball with Jackson, Stephen J. Savva, Colby Gaines and Riley Robbins confined as exec producers and Michael A. Blum confined as co-exec producer. (24 episodes)
Love Room
The actualization is declared as a adventuresome amusing agreement that unites individuals who accept about accustomed up on award a accord and falling in love. Two distinct strangers will accommodated and alive calm for a ceremony to see if a accord blossoms. Produced by Eastern’s (VH1’s Adulation & Hip Hop franchise) Toby Barraud, Stefan Springman, Mala Chapple, Carmen Mitcho and Sean David Johnson. (10 episodes)
MINISERIES
The Bobby Brown Story
From the aggregation abaft The New Edition Story, this two-night, four-hour biopic spans Brown’s career as a founding affiliate of New Edition to a acknowledged abandoned run. Written by Abdul Williams (The New Edition Story) and controlling produced by Jesse Collins (The New Edition Story) for JCE Films, a analysis of Jesse Collins Entertainment.
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Death Row Chronicles
The six-hour docuseries explores the world’s best alarming almanac label. While Death Row Records boasted the success of Snoop Dogg, 2Pac and Dr. Dre, the chart-topping and record-breaking sales came at a blood-soaked and arguable cost. Allotment true-crime annihilation abstruseness and allotment hip-hop drama, this docuseries will bare affirmation and assemblage who will acknowledge the accuracy about the absinthian rivalries surrounding its legends while adulatory the groundbreaking music called to the label’s 25th anniversary. Produced by Ball One and Creature Films.
RETURNING SERIES
The Quad
The actualization ranks as Wednesday’s No. 1 new cable alternation amid African-American admirers 18-34. It stars Anika Noni Rose in a ball about ability and relationships at historically atramentous colleges and universities. The alternation is created and controlling produced by Felicia Henderson and Charles Holland, and developed by Rob Hardy who additionally serves as exec producer. Mitzi Miller serves as co-exec producer. (10 episodes)
The Breaks
Developed from the cine of the aforementioned name, division one of the alternation aired on VH1 and will acknowledgment for its green division on BET. The ball takes on the origins of hip-hop and is based on Dan Charnas’ book The Big Payback: The History of the Business of Hip-Hop. The casting includes Afton Willamson, Wood Harris, Mack Wilds, Antoine Harris, David Call, Evan Handler, Melonie Diaz, Sinqua Walls, Ali Ahn and Gloria Reuben.
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More than a year afterwards division three of the alternation captivated its run on VH1, the cheerleading ball allotment for division four on BET.
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