The controversy surrounding BET's new series We Got to Do Better -- formerly known as Hot Ghetto Mess -- didn't translate into huge ratings for the show's premiere Wednesday night.
Better averaged 1.1 million viewers in its debut at 10:30 p.m., according to Nielsen Media Research. That includes 556,000 viewers in the adults 18-49 demo and 487,000 in adults 25-54.
That's on par with other recent BET series premieres, including the July 10 debut of reality series Baldwin Hills, which drew 1.1 million total viewers along with 590,000 in 18-49 and 470,000 in 25-54.
However, Better didn't match the series debuts of the reality show Lil' Kim: Countdown to Lockdown and the docu series American Gangster, which broke records for the network. The March 2006 debut of Lil' Kim averaged 1.9 million total viewers, 1.2 million in 18-49 and 895,000 in 25-54, while Gangster on Nov. 28 drew 1.6 million total viewers, 870,000 in 18-49 and 670,000 in 25-54.
Better, hosted by Charlie Murphy, is described as a "tongue-in-cheek examination of the good, the bad and the ugly of black popular culture." It made headlines this month after a few advertisers pulled out over mounting criticism that its content perpetuated racial stereotypes (HR 7/10).
Better averaged 1.1 million viewers in its debut at 10:30 p.m., according to Nielsen Media Research. That includes 556,000 viewers in the adults 18-49 demo and 487,000 in adults 25-54.
That's on par with other recent BET series premieres, including the July 10 debut of reality series Baldwin Hills, which drew 1.1 million total viewers along with 590,000 in 18-49 and 470,000 in 25-54.
However, Better didn't match the series debuts of the reality show Lil' Kim: Countdown to Lockdown and the docu series American Gangster, which broke records for the network. The March 2006 debut of Lil' Kim averaged 1.9 million total viewers, 1.2 million in 18-49 and 895,000 in 25-54, while Gangster on Nov. 28 drew 1.6 million total viewers, 870,000 in 18-49 and 670,000 in 25-54.
Better, hosted by Charlie Murphy, is described as a "tongue-in-cheek examination of the good, the bad and the ugly of black popular culture." It made headlines this month after a few advertisers pulled out over mounting criticism that its content perpetuated racial stereotypes (HR 7/10).
- 7/27/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Lil' Kim has signed with ICM. The Grammy-winning rap artist, whose real name is Kimberly Denise Jones, was an original member of rap group Junior M.A.F.I.A. She went solo in 1996 with the album Hard Core, which was followed by Notorious K.I.M. Lil' Kim has appeared in such films as She's All That and Ben Stiller's Zoolander. She recently starred in BET's reality series Lil' Kim: Countdown to Lockdown, which chronicled the period leading up to the rapper's 2006 incarceration. The series premiere was the highest-rated in BET history. Lil' Kim, who recently opened the MTV Music Awards, also is developing a project for VH1.
- 10/4/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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