‘What To Watch’ Feb. 13-19: BET To Premiere New Film Franchise, New Newsmagazine Program
New York, NY – As Black History Month continues, two new BET projects will, respectively, spotlight the influence of Black culture on fashion and shed light on unseen issues affecting Black America. “Black X Iconic: Style Gods,” will premiere Saturday, February 18 as part of BET’s newly-curated original programming for Black History Month under its social impact initiative, “Content For Change.” “America In Black” will premiere Sunday, February 19 at 10 pm ET/PT, featuring reporting by award-winning journalists Gayle King, James Brown, Michelle Miller, Jericka Duncan, Adriana Diaz, Skyler Henry, Wesley Lowery, Marc Lamont Hill, and more!
For additional BET, BET+, and BET Digital’s must-see programming for the week of Monday, February 13 – Sunday, February 19 see below:
PROGRAMMING SPOTLIGHT:
“Black + Iconic: Style Gods” Premieres Saturday, February 18 At 8 pm ET/PT On BET, BET HER, BET+, And VH1
“Black + Iconic: Style Gods” premieres Saturday, February 18 at 9 pm ET/PT on BET, BET Her, BET+, AND VH1 – From Emmy Award©-winning Executive Producer Stanley Nelson and Firelight Films comes the groundbreaking BET original franchise, “Black + Iconic,” which celebrates Black cultural icons, pioneers, and activists and their impact, influence, and legacies in fashion, music, film, and dance. “Black + Iconic” examines the momentous achievements of Black people across various fields while celebrating the power of Black cultural innovators. Executive producers Connie Orlando and Jason Samuels developed “Black + Iconic” for BET, along with senior supervising producer Steven Ramey. Directed by Lynne Robinson, the inaugural film in the series, “Black + Iconic: Style Gods,” has signed on Emmy®, Tony®, and Grammy® Award-winning and Golden Globe®-nominated actor, singer, director, producer, and activist Billy Porter to narrate, host, and serve as executive producer for the doc.
“America In Black” Premieres Sunday, February 19 At 10 PM ET/PT, ON BET, BET HER, BET+, And VH1
“America In Black” premieres Sunday, Feb. 19 at 10 pm ET/PT on BET, BET Her, and VH1, and available on BET+ and the CBS News Streaming Network – BET and CBS News monthly prime-time newsmagazine, “America In Black,” features a mix of original long-form investigative reports, one-on-one newsmaker interviews, human interest stories, and exclusive in-depth celebrity profiles. Each original one-hour episode of “America In Black” will go beyond the headlines to illuminate and elevate the leading issues, stories, and people impacting Black America. From hip-hop on trial to banning Black history in schools across the nation to original celebrity profiles and interviews, each edition of “America In Black” will deliver original, high-quality storytelling and ambitious journalism with a unique and distinct POV. “America In Black” will be reported by an experienced lineup of award-winning correspondents, including “CBS Mornings” co-hosts Gayle King; “CBS Mornings” national correspondent and CBS News Streaming Network anchor Vladimir Duthiers; BET News anchor and correspondent Marc Lamont Hill; host of “The NFL Today” and CBS News’ special correspondent James Brown; “CBS Saturday Morning” co-host Michelle Miller; “CBS Weekend News” anchors Jericka Duncan and Adriana Diaz; and CBS News streaming anchor and national correspondent Errol Barnett and CBS News correspondents Skyler Henry and Danya Bacchus, plus Pulitzer-prize winning journalist Wesley Lowery. Also, former BET News anchor Ed Gordon is returning to the Network after an 18-year hiatus and will be a featured correspondent.
ON BET:
“Tyler Perry’s The Oval” Airs Tuesdays At 9 pm ET/PT ON BET And BET HER
Episode #418 “No Regrets” airs Tuesday, Feb. 14 at 9 pm ET/PT on BET – Simone tries to warn Eli about the First Lady’s mischievous intent, but Eli rebuts her attempt. Hunter threatens Alonzo to carry out his orders exactly as he’s requested or face dire consequences.
BET+ Original “Tyler Perry’s Ruthless” Airs Tuesdays At 10 pm ET/ PT On BET And BET HER
Episode #216 “Retribution” airs Tuesday, Feb. 14 at 10 pm ET/PT – River tells Ruth what he discovered in the trunk of Lilo’s car.
“Tyler Perry’s Sistas” Airs Wednesdays At 9 pm ET/ PT On BET And BET HER
Episode #518 “Friends and Lovers” airs Wednesday, Feb. 15 at 9 pm ET/PT – Karen and Andi deal with a matter of betrayal that threatens the sistahood. Fatima leaves Zac for the night to make hard decisions about what her next move should be.
BET+ Original Series “Kingdom Business” Airs Wednesdays At 10 pm ET/ PT On BET And BET HER
Episode #107 “Dear God” premieres Wednesday, Feb. 15 at 10 pm ET/PT – When Denita uncovers the real reason Rbel was in juvie, Caesar is forced to drop his injunction against Denita to stop her from leaking this career-ending news to the press. Rbel performs the song she and Taj have been working on in tribute to Dani at the Gospel Festival, and they share a spontaneous kiss after.