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BET Renews ‘The Game’, Officially Picks Up ‘Being Mary Jane’ To Series, Revives ‘ComicView’, Orders T.D. Jakes Talk Show

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Tuesday April 2, 2013 @ 2:00pm PDTTags: Being Mary Jane, BET, ComicView, T.D. Jakes, The Game
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BET NetworksBET today unveiled its slate of new and returning series to advertisers at its upfront presentation in Los Angeles. Mara Brock Akil was front and center as her hit comedy series The Game was renewed for a seventh season, and her newest project, drama Being Mary Jane, originally picked up as a movie, was formally ordered to series. Other new series pitched to advertisers include a revival of standup showcase ComicView after a five-year hiatus, a weekly talk show starring Bishop T.D. Jakes, and Burns BBQ, a reality series produced by Arthur Smith. The network had the attendees on their feet with a performance by Chaka Khan, who sang her anthem Tell Me Something Good. With multiple cable networks, including OWN, looking to tap into the strong and loyal Black TV audiences, BET’s president of original programming Loretha Jones touted BET as being “better connected” to the African-American community than any other network. Here are details about BET and sibling Centric’s new and returning series:

NEW PROGRAMMING ON BET:  

· BEING MARY JANE– From the producers of the award-winning, record breaking BET comedy THE GAME, GIRLFRIENDS and box-office hits JUMPING THE BROOM and SPARKLE comes an original series starring the gorgeous and talented Gabrielle Union. The series is a follow up to the release of the BEING MARY JANE movie of the week slated to launch on BET this summer. READ MORE »

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BBC1 Orders ‘Strange’ Series & Dramas From ‘Downton’ Producer, ‘Being Human’ Creator

By NANCY TARTAGLIONE, International Editor | Friday November 30, 2012 @ 4:57am PSTTags: BBC One, The Game

Ramping up its event drama output, BBC One has commissioned three new series for 2013. Period fantasy drama Jonathan Strange And Mr Norrell is a six-part series based on the best-selling novel by Susanna Clarke and adapted by Wallander‘s Peter Harness. The book is an alternate history of England set during the Napoleonic Wars and focusing on a magician and his apprentice who use their powers to help the government but who are ultimately pitted against one another. New Line optioned the movie rights back in 2005 with Christopher Hampton adapting, but the film was never made. The series is produced by Cuba Pictures in association with Feel Film and Farmoor. Cuba recently produced Rufus Norris’ well-received festival title Broken. Toby Haynes, who directed the Season 2 Sherlock finale, The Reichenbach Fall, is helming. Nick Hirschkorn and Nick Marston are producers, Justin Thomson-Glover, Patrick Irwin and Matthew Read are exec producers. Read More »

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‘The Game’ Adds Regular, Disney Channel Pilot ‘Bits & Pieces’ Assembles Cast

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Friday June 22, 2012 @ 11:53am PDTTags: The Game
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Newcomer Jay Ellis has landed a new series regular role on the BET comedy series The Game. He will play Blue, a running back and the No.1 draft pick from an Ivy League school who is highly educated and often … Read More »

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BET Orders New Series, Including Comedy With Craig And Damien Wayans, Renews ‘The Game’, ‘Let’s Stay Together’ & ‘Reed’

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Thursday April 12, 2012 @ 1:00pm PDTTags: BET, Let's Stay Together, The Game
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A slew of programming announcements out of BET’s upfront presentation, which is going on right now Los Angeles. The network has greenlighted three new primetime series, including comedies Second Generation Wayans, co-written by and starring Craig and Damien Wayans, nephews … Read More »

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BET Renews Comedy Series ‘The Game’ And ‘Let’s Stay Together’

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Tuesday April 10, 2012 @ 2:12pm PDTTags: BET, Let's Stay Together, Reed Between the Lines, The Game
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EXCLUSIVE: I hear that BET has quietly renewed its flagship comedy series The Game for a sixth season (third on the cable network), and the Queen Latifah-produced sophomore Let’s Stay Together for a third. The pickups, which I hear are … Read More »

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‘Ugly Betty’s Michael Urie Gets Lead In ‘Partners’, Pooch Hall Joins ‘Ray Donovan’

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Thursday February 16, 2012 @ 11:16am PSTTags: Partners, Ray Donovan, The Game
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Ugly Betty alum Michael Urie has landed one of the leads in CBS’ half-hour pilot Partners. The multicamera comedy, from Will & Grace creators Max Mutchnick and David Kohan, centers on lifelong friends and business … Read More »

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‘The Game’ Opens Season 2 With 5.3 Million Viewers, ‘Dance Moms’ Hits Series High

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Wednesday January 11, 2012 @ 2:13pm PSTTags: Dance Moms, Let's Stay Together, The Game
Nellie Andreeva

The Game solidified its status as a smash hit by drawing 5.3 million viewers for its Season 5 premiere. It was down 31% from its record-setting BET premiere last year (7.7 million) but higher than most scripted series on cable. Season 2 of The Game‘s companion sitcom, Let’s Stay Together, … Read More »

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It’s Official: BET Renews ‘The Game,’ ‘Let’s Stay Together,’ Picks Up ‘Reed Between The Lines’

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Wednesday April 20, 2011 @ 9:40am PDTTags: BET, Let's Stay Together, Reed Between the Lines, The Game, Upfront

BET Networks is set to unveil its full lineup, which we told you about over the weekend, during its upfront presentation today in New York. Here’s the network’s release in advance of the event:

NEW YORK – April 20, 2011 – Coming off of the success of its best

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BET Renews ‘The Game’ & ‘Together,’ Picks Up ‘Reed Between The Lines’ To Series

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Sunday April 17, 2011 @ 11:57pm PDTTags: BET, Let's Stay Together, Reed Between the Lines, The Game
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No surprise here — I hear BET has quietly renewed its blockbuster comedy series The Game for a fifth season. The cable network may hold the official announcement until its upfront presentation … Read More »

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‘The Game’ Makes Big Return On BET

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Wednesday January 12, 2011 @ 1:14pm PSTTags: BET Let's Stay Together, CW, Mara Brock Akil, The Game, The Game BET
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The CW may be having second thoughts about canceling The Game and getting out of the comedy business. The return of The Game on BET, which resurrected Mara Brock Akil’s series months after the CW axed it, drew a massive … Read More »

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Primetime Pilot Panic: ’90210′ Picked Up; ‘Rich Girls’ Probably; CW Renews ‘Game’

By NIKKI FINKE, Editor in Chief | Sunday May 11, 2008 @ 4:42pm PDTTags: 90210 Pilot, America's Next Top Model, CW, CW Pilots, How To Teach Filthy Rich Girls, Networks, Reaper, Studios, The Game, TV

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2ND UPDATE: I hear How To Teach Filthy Rich Girls (WBTV/Alloy) is ”probably” picked up at CW, It was considered a slam dunk, like 90210. (Is it true HTTFRG‘s title has been changed to “Surviving The Filthy Rich”?)

UPDATE: I’ve just been told that, as expected, the … Read More »

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