With its innovative approach of pre-recorded performances, virtual packages and presentations as well as on-point messaging to amplify the Black Lives Matter movement, the BET Awards delivered an impressive ceremony, drawing over 3.7 million total viewers with its simulcast on BET, BET Her and, for the first time ever CBS.
Hosted by stand-up comedian and Insecure star Amanda Seales, the BET Awards celebrated Black culture with an all-star lineup of presenters and performers, taking the top spot among P18-49 when it comes to cable awards show for 2020 broadcast season. This marks the sixth consecutive year that the ceremony has done so.
Now in its 20th year, the live simulcast drew 3.7 million total viewers as it was simulcast on the aforementioned ViacomCBS networks. On BET alone, the awards telecast delivered a 0.6 rating in the demo and 1.6 million viewers while its debut on CBS earned a 0.4 rating in the demo and netted 1.9 million viewers.
Hosted by stand-up comedian and Insecure star Amanda Seales, the BET Awards celebrated Black culture with an all-star lineup of presenters and performers, taking the top spot among P18-49 when it comes to cable awards show for 2020 broadcast season. This marks the sixth consecutive year that the ceremony has done so.
Now in its 20th year, the live simulcast drew 3.7 million total viewers as it was simulcast on the aforementioned ViacomCBS networks. On BET alone, the awards telecast delivered a 0.6 rating in the demo and 1.6 million viewers while its debut on CBS earned a 0.4 rating in the demo and netted 1.9 million viewers.
- 6/29/2020
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
The BET Awards received a healthy audience boost this year thanks to a first ever simulcast on CBS.
The awards show’s 2020 telecast, which was hosted by Amanda Seales and featured appearances from an impressive array of talent (including Beyonce), amassed 3.7 million total viewers across BET, BET Her and CBS. For comparison, last year’s awards delivered almost exactly the same number of viewers for its multi-network simulcast. CBS contributed just under 2 million of those viewers this time around, with 1.6 million tuning in on BET.
You can find a complete list of the winners from Sunday night here, and a roundup of best moments from the show here.
Right before the awards, an edition of “60 Minutes” scored a 0.7 rating and 7.7 million viewers, the largest audience of the night across broadcast.
ABC technically topped the big four on the night, with “Celebrity Family Feud” leading that way at a 0.7 rating and 5.5 million total viewers.
The awards show’s 2020 telecast, which was hosted by Amanda Seales and featured appearances from an impressive array of talent (including Beyonce), amassed 3.7 million total viewers across BET, BET Her and CBS. For comparison, last year’s awards delivered almost exactly the same number of viewers for its multi-network simulcast. CBS contributed just under 2 million of those viewers this time around, with 1.6 million tuning in on BET.
You can find a complete list of the winners from Sunday night here, and a roundup of best moments from the show here.
Right before the awards, an edition of “60 Minutes” scored a 0.7 rating and 7.7 million viewers, the largest audience of the night across broadcast.
ABC technically topped the big four on the night, with “Celebrity Family Feud” leading that way at a 0.7 rating and 5.5 million total viewers.
- 6/29/2020
- by Will Thorne
- Variety Film + TV
“Our Culture Can’t Be Canceled” was the theme of the night at the 2020 BET Awards, which saw a powerful opening performance by Public Enemy followed by host Amanda Seales’ monologue addressing the current state of the country and several over-the-top performances. From Lil Wayne’s Kobe Bryant tribute to Beyoncé’s humanitarian award speech, this year’s BET Awards gave viewers many unforgettable moments.
The 20th anniversary of the awards show may have been virtual this year, but that did not stop the celebration which honored Black creatives and culture. The show largely focused on the protests currently happening across the country sparked by the deaths of Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, Rayshard Brooks and many other Black lives killed at the hands of police.
Here are the eight best moments of the award show.
“Fight The Power” performance
The show kicked off with an emotional performance from 12-year-old Keedron Bryant,...
The 20th anniversary of the awards show may have been virtual this year, but that did not stop the celebration which honored Black creatives and culture. The show largely focused on the protests currently happening across the country sparked by the deaths of Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, Rayshard Brooks and many other Black lives killed at the hands of police.
Here are the eight best moments of the award show.
“Fight The Power” performance
The show kicked off with an emotional performance from 12-year-old Keedron Bryant,...
- 6/29/2020
- by Klaritza Rico
- Variety Film + TV
Anybody tuning into Sunday night's BET Awards telecast seeking a template for how virtual awards shows may look as we head toward Emmys in the fall — and perhaps well beyond that — probably didn't leave with many workable solutions.
Certainly there are things that can be learned from any awards show scheduled for three hours and wrapping at precisely 11 p.m. Et — which has to count as the major advantage for turning a normally bloated live event into a carefully curated and edited broadcast. But let's not prepared that the BET Awards were really ...
Certainly there are things that can be learned from any awards show scheduled for three hours and wrapping at precisely 11 p.m. Et — which has to count as the major advantage for turning a normally bloated live event into a carefully curated and edited broadcast. But let's not prepared that the BET Awards were really ...
- 6/29/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Singer Keedron Bryant kicked off the BET Awards with his stirring anthem “I Just Wanna Live” which was the perfect way to usher in a new rendition of the hip hop classic “Fight the Power” by Public Enemy.
Chuck D and Flavor Flav reunited alongside Jahi from Public Enemy Radio for the tune updated to recognize the current landscape, recognizing the protests and rallies stemming from the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, Tony McDade, Nina Pop and the countless people from the Black community we have lost due to racism and police brutality.
The new version includes the talents of The Roots’ Black Thought and Questlove as well as Nas, Rapsody and Yg providing some lyrical heft to the song originally released in 1989 and featured in Spike Lee’s Do the Right Thing. Over 30 years later, the song continues to remain an anthem for racial injustice. Nas...
Chuck D and Flavor Flav reunited alongside Jahi from Public Enemy Radio for the tune updated to recognize the current landscape, recognizing the protests and rallies stemming from the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, Tony McDade, Nina Pop and the countless people from the Black community we have lost due to racism and police brutality.
The new version includes the talents of The Roots’ Black Thought and Questlove as well as Nas, Rapsody and Yg providing some lyrical heft to the song originally released in 1989 and featured in Spike Lee’s Do the Right Thing. Over 30 years later, the song continues to remain an anthem for racial injustice. Nas...
- 6/29/2020
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Jennifer Hudson is earning everyone’s respect as Aretha Franklin in the new trailer for the upcoming biopic about the Queen of Soul.
Released during the BET Awards, the trailer starts off with Hudson singing her iconic song “Respect” (which the film is coined after) with the word spelled out behind her in giant neon-style letters before clips of her rise to fame are shown.
The long-awaited film follows Franklin’s life from singing in her father’s church, to becoming one of the most legendary musicians of all time. The Liesl Tommy-directed film also stars Forest Whitaker, Marlon Wayans, Audra McDonald, Queen Latifah, Mary J. Blige, Marc Maron, Tate Donovan, Tituss Burgess and newcomer Skye Dakota Turner.
Franklin, who died of pancreatic cancer at the age 76, was a part of the film’s production up until her death in 2018. She received 18 Grammy Awards and was nominated a total of 44 times during her prolific career.
Released during the BET Awards, the trailer starts off with Hudson singing her iconic song “Respect” (which the film is coined after) with the word spelled out behind her in giant neon-style letters before clips of her rise to fame are shown.
The long-awaited film follows Franklin’s life from singing in her father’s church, to becoming one of the most legendary musicians of all time. The Liesl Tommy-directed film also stars Forest Whitaker, Marlon Wayans, Audra McDonald, Queen Latifah, Mary J. Blige, Marc Maron, Tate Donovan, Tituss Burgess and newcomer Skye Dakota Turner.
Franklin, who died of pancreatic cancer at the age 76, was a part of the film’s production up until her death in 2018. She received 18 Grammy Awards and was nominated a total of 44 times during her prolific career.
- 6/29/2020
- by Klaritza Rico
- Variety Film + TV
The first full trailer for MGM’s “Respect,” the upcoming Aretha Franklin starring vocal powerhouse Jennifer Hudson as the Queen of Soul, has arrived. The preview dropped Sunday night following Hudson’s performance at the BET Awards, which celebrated its 20th anniversary this year.
The film directed by Liesl Tommy was originally slated to open in theaters October 9, but was pushed to a limited Christmas Day debut, to be followed by an expansion kicking off January 8 and a wide opening on January 15, timed for the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend. Expect a major awards play for star Hudson, who previously won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her scene-stealing turn in the musical “Dreamgirls.” Watch the trailer for “Respect” below.
The film charts the highs and lows of Franklin’s life and career. She began as a young gospel singer in Detroit and became a smash success after signing...
The film directed by Liesl Tommy was originally slated to open in theaters October 9, but was pushed to a limited Christmas Day debut, to be followed by an expansion kicking off January 8 and a wide opening on January 15, timed for the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend. Expect a major awards play for star Hudson, who previously won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her scene-stealing turn in the musical “Dreamgirls.” Watch the trailer for “Respect” below.
The film charts the highs and lows of Franklin’s life and career. She began as a young gospel singer in Detroit and became a smash success after signing...
- 6/29/2020
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
The organizers of the 20th annual BET Awards know all too well that 2020 is both different from past years and, sadly, not different enough — and the show kicked off on Sunday night in fiery fashion with a song that sums up both 31 years ago and now: an incendiary new version of Public Enemy’s “Fight the Power” that featured new verses from Nas, Yg, the Roots’ Black Thought, Rapsody joining Chuck D and Flava Flav’s classic original lines, accompanied by guest DJ Questlove. The video featured both the performers, footage from the Martin Luther King Jr. memorial in Washington DC, references to Spike Lee’s “Do the Right Thing” (which the original version of “Fight the Power” soundtracked), and vivid footage from recent protest marches all across the country.
It was a powerful start to a powerful show: Nas’ lyric addressed both the current political and paid tribute to Public Enemy:
“Yo Chuck,...
It was a powerful start to a powerful show: Nas’ lyric addressed both the current political and paid tribute to Public Enemy:
“Yo Chuck,...
- 6/29/2020
- by Jem Aswad
- Variety Film + TV
The virtually-produced 2020 BET Awards on Sunday delivered a host of big names and surprises.
At the top of the show, Public Enemy joined forces with Nas, Questlove, Black Thought, Yg and Rhapsody Team for a searing 2020 update of the P.E. classic “Fight the Power.”
And that was just the beginning. Alicia Keys performed a haunting rendition of “Beautiful Way to Die.” John Legend inspired with a powerful performance of “Never Break.” Megan Thee Stallion strutted her way through “Girls in the Hood.” Jennifer Hudson channeled Aretha Franklin in a performance that was followed by a new trailer for Respect. Lil Wayne paid tribute to Kobe Bryant. The multi-talented Wayne Brady honored the Little Richard. Michelle Obama even put in an appearance, presenting the 2020 Humanitarian Award to Beyoncé.
Drake led this year’s BET Awards field with six nominations, but took home only one statue. Megan Thee Stallion and...
At the top of the show, Public Enemy joined forces with Nas, Questlove, Black Thought, Yg and Rhapsody Team for a searing 2020 update of the P.E. classic “Fight the Power.”
And that was just the beginning. Alicia Keys performed a haunting rendition of “Beautiful Way to Die.” John Legend inspired with a powerful performance of “Never Break.” Megan Thee Stallion strutted her way through “Girls in the Hood.” Jennifer Hudson channeled Aretha Franklin in a performance that was followed by a new trailer for Respect. Lil Wayne paid tribute to Kobe Bryant. The multi-talented Wayne Brady honored the Little Richard. Michelle Obama even put in an appearance, presenting the 2020 Humanitarian Award to Beyoncé.
Drake led this year’s BET Awards field with six nominations, but took home only one statue. Megan Thee Stallion and...
- 6/29/2020
- by Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
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