MILLIONS OF VIEWERS WATCHED THE PREMIERE OF "CELEBRATION OF GOSPEL 2013" AND THE SERIES PREMIERE OF "THE SHEARDS" ON BET

April 9, 2013 - BET continues to dominate gospel programming with Sunday night's telecasts of CELEBRATION OF GOSPEL and THE SHEARDS! According to the Nielsen Company, the 10:00 p.m.* series premiere of THE SHEARDS was viewed by 1.2 million viewers and garnered a 1.0 coverage rating. When combined with THE SHEARDS 11:00 p.m.* encore, the episode attracted nearly 2 million total viewers. THE SHEARDS is now the #1 Sunday cable reality series telecast in its 10:00 p.m.* time-slot this year among adult women 18+ and a top 3 Sunday cable reality series debut for 2013 among total viewers. Hosted by Steve Harvey, CELEBRATION OF GOSPEL 2013 was seen by 1.8 million viewers and garnered a 1.5 coverage rating. CELEBRATION OF GOSPEL remains the #1 gospel telecast on TV for 13 consecutive years.

Encore telecasts of CELEBRATION OF GOSPEL 2013 include:

· Thursday, April 11 at 10:00 p.m.*

· Saturday, April 13 at 8:00 p.m.*

· Wednesday, April 17 at 9:00 p.m.*

Beginning April 14, 2013, THE SHEARDS moves to its regular time slot of Sundays at 8:00 p.m.*

*All Times EST

Source: BET Corporate Research via Nielsen LIVE + SAME DAY "FAST NATIONALS" DATA

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