'TINY & TOYA' Stands as the #1 Original Series in BET History, With an Average of...

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Thu Aug 27, 2009 1:13pm EDT

'TINY & TOYA' Stands as the #1 Original Series in BET History, With an Average
of 1.8 Million Total Viewers
1.9 Million Total Viewers Tuned In for the 'TINY & TOYA' Season Finale on
Tuesday, August 25





NEW YORK, Aug.  27 /PRNewswire/ -- BET enjoyed a huge night in the ratings on
Tuesday, August 25, as the season finale of the little show that could, TINY &
TOYA, attracted more than 1.9 million total viewers.*  TINY & TOYA finished
the season with an average of 1.8 MM viewers, making it the #1 original series
in BET history, according to Nielsen Media Research. 

The blockbuster night was capped off by the season premiere of the spin-off
series, FRANKIE & NEFFE, which garnered 1.9 million total viewers. The
premiere of FRANKIE & NEFFE stands as the #2 series debut in BET history. 

TINY & TOYA chronicled the everyday lives of two ordinary women, brought
together in friendship by their shared experiences surviving the pitfalls of
fame alongside superstar significant others.  While the brand new series
FRANKIE & NEFFE follows the R&B Keyshia Cole's mother (Frankie) and sister
(Neffe) as they strive to gain financial independence and take charge of their
own lives.   

*All data referenced above is LIVE

About BET Networks
BET Networks, a division of Viacom Inc. (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), is the nation's
leading provider of quality entertainment, music, news and public affairs
television programming for the African-American audience. The primary BET
channel reaches more than 98 million households and can be seen in the United
States, Canada, the Caribbean, the United Kingdom and sub-Saharan Africa. BET
is the dominant African-American consumer brand with a diverse group of
business extensions: BET.com, a leading Internet destination for Black
entertainment, music, culture, and news; BET Digital Networks - BET J, BET
Gospel and BET Hip Hop, attractive alternatives for cutting-edge entertainment
tastes; BET Home Entertainment, a collection of BET-branded offerings for the
home environment including DVDs and video-on-demand; BET Mobile, which
provides ringtones, games and video content for wireless devices; and BET
International, which operates BET in the United Kingdom and oversees the
extension of BET network programming for global distribution.

SOURCE  BET Networks

Michelle Clark of BET Networks, +1-212-205-3158, michelle.clark@bet.net
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