August 24th, 2009 | 61 Comments
BET remains in talks with The Game’s producer CBS TV Studio about ordering a new season of the Girlfriends’ spinoff. The CW canceled The Game in May after three seasons. Series creator Mara Brock Akil in April pitched The CW an hourlong version of the show as a way of to keep it on the network.
Following the cancellation, BET began preliminary talks with CBS Studios about possibly taking in the series with new originals. The network already runs repeats of both The Game and Girfriends. The options on the The Game actors have lapsed, so if a deal is reached with BET, CBS Studios would have to make new contacts with them.
July 1st, 2009 | 113 Comments
TV Guide is reporting that BET is looking at bringing original episodes of The Game to their network. The entire cast seems to be on board for a fourth season, and the only hold-up comes from CBS Paramount Network TV. BET is waiting to hear if it can acquire the rights to air new episodes. Earlier this year, BET acquired the off-network rights to run repeats of the show. The idea of BET stepping forward and saving The Game actually came from the show’s cast, which includes Tia Mowry, Pooch Hall and Wendy Raquel Robinson.
June 5th, 2009 | 1 Comment
BET has picked up The Wendy Williams Show, which will premiere July 13 in syndication and on the cable network. The show, hosted by disc jockey and former VH1 personality Wendy Williams, will revolve around celebrities, gossip and topical discussion. BET hasn’t finalized a timeslot for the show, which will run day and date with the syndicated telecasts. In syndication the hourlong talk show has landed daytime and early afternoon slots. The Wendy Williams Show is cleared on stations covering 95% of U.S. TV households. Show is making its national debut after a six-week test run last summer on Fox O&Os in New York, Los Angeles, Dallas and Detroit.
February 2nd, 2009 | 10 Comments
BET has acquired off-network rights to the comedy series The Game from CBS TV Distribution and will begin airing episodes from the show’s first two seasons in February. The deal also gives BET rights to the third season, currently set to air on The CW starting in the fall.
The show marks the first series acquisition made by Barbara Zaneri, the former Choice Entertainment president who recently joined BET as exec VP of acquisitions.
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