BET, BET+ AND BET DIGITAL’S WHAT TO WATCH & BINGE THIS WEEK: BETWEEN THURSDAY, JULY 7 TO WEDNESDAY, JULY 13
07/07/22
BET, BET+ AND BET DIGITAL’S WHAT TO WATCH & BINGE THIS WEEK*
IN HONOR OF MINORITY MENTAL HEALTH MONTH
BET HER’S “THE COUCH” SERIES ANNOUNCES THE PREMIERE OF
TWO ORIGINAL SHORT FILMS DIRECTED BY
MEAGAN GOOD AND NATURI NAUGHTON
BET’S HIGHLY-ACCLAIMED SERIES “TYLER PERRY’S SISTAS” SEASON 4
TO AIR BRAND NEW EPISODE ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 13
New York, NY – July 7, 2022 – BET Her’s “The Couch” premieres two new original films directed by Meagan Good and Naturi Naughton in honor of minority health month. BET Her will also premiere new film “Black Butterflies” by Tamara S. Hall. For additional BET, BET+, and BET Digital’s must-see programming for the week of Thursday, July 7 – Wednesday, July 13, see below:
ON BET HER:
BET HER ORIGINAL SERIES “THE COUCH” PREMIERES NEW EPISODES ON SATURDAY, JULY 9 AT 9 PM ET/PT AND 9:30 PM ET/PT ON BET HER
Episode #401 "Thin Like Me" airs on Saturday, July 9 at 9 pm ET/PT on BET Her -
This short film centers on a fitness model’s unhealthy relationship with food and body issues and comes to a head with her mother during the planning of her parents’ 40th wedding anniversary. Directed by Meagan Good.
Episode #402 “Behind The Smile” – airs on Saturday, July 9 at 9:30 pm ET/PT on BET Her-A newly promoted anchorwoman falls who into a severe depression when she is forced to choose between her dream job and her Vitiligo support group. Directed by Naturi Naughton.
BET HER ORIGINAL FILM “BLACK BUTTERFLIES” TO PREMIERE SATURDAY, JULY 9 AT 10 PM ET/PT ON BET HER
“Black Butterflies” airs on Saturday, July 9 at 10:30 PM ET/PT - A woman enters a real-life nightmare when she fights to save her postpartum sister, ultimately making a life-changing decision on her own.
Press Contacts: Chloe Duverge [email protected] and Monique Moss [email protected]
ON BET:
“TYLER PERRY’S SISTAS” TO AIR ON
WEDNESDAYS AT 9 PM ET/PT ON BET AND BET HER
Episode #417 “Some Sort Of Woman” airs on Wednesday, July 13 at 9 PM ET/PT- Calvin finds himself in an uncomfortable situation with Que after a night of drinking. Gary feels threatened when he learns it won’t be as easy as he thought to get rid of Robin. #SistasOnBET
Press Contacts: Chloe Duverge [email protected] and Luis Defrank [email protected]
BET+ ORIGINAL SERIES “ALL THE QUEEN’S MEN” AIRS ON WEDNESDAYS AT 10 PM ET/PT ON BET AND BET HER
Episode #105 “Karma” airs on Wednesday, July 13 at 10 PM ET/PT - A battle brews in the club between two dancers and Amp suffers a blow when strangers from his past exact revenge.
Press Contact: Justin Brown [email protected]
“CARL WEBER’S THE FAMILY BUSINESS” AIRS ON TUESDAYS ON BET AND BET HER
Episode #308 “Money Has No Friends” airs on Tuesday, July 9 at 9pm ET/PT - Key Duncan allies abandon them for FIRE. Señor Cruz may have the key to turning things around for the Duncans but has his own personal tragedy to deal with.
Erin Dwyer [email protected] and Aaron Bastian [email protected]
ON BET+:
BET+ ORIGINAL SERIES “COLLEGE HILL: CELEBRITY” EDITION STREAMS MONDAYS ON BET+
Episode #104 “Y’all….We Need To Talk About Ray!” airs Monday, July 11 on BET+ - When Ray J starts missing classes his housemates question his commitment. Dream, becomes a drama queen and goes ol’ school high school over a bad score on her Bio quiz, and a pig brings Freedia to tears - all leading to, “Sunday Funday!” a much-needed break with Houston locals. After much anticipation, grades come through and it’s another bad day for Ray, only this time he’s ready to call it quits.
Press Contacts: Justin Brown [email protected] and Danielle Spigner-Davis [email protected]
BET+ ORIGINAL SERIES “TYLER PERRY’S BRUH” STREAMS THURSDAYS ON BET+
Episode #311 “A Wall Between Us” airs on Thursday, July 7 on BET+ - John and Alice’s investigation into their home intruder takes a peculiar turn. Pam offers Regina friendly advice about her marriage from a different perspective. #TylerPerrysBRUH
Press Contact: Erin Dwyer [email protected]
* THIS WEEK’S BET, BET+ AND BET DIGITAL’S WHAT TO WATCH & BINGE PRESS RELEASE INCLUDES PREMIERES AIRING AND STREAMING BETWEEN THURSDAY, JULY 7 TO WEDNESDAY, JULY 13.
About BET
BET, a subsidiary of Paramount Global, is the leading provider of premium entertainment, music, news, digital and public affairs content for Black audiences worldwide. BET linear is in 125 million households and can be seen in the United States, Canada, Brazil, the Caribbean, the United Kingdom, sub-Saharan Africa and France. BET is one of the most well-known Black consumer brands worldwide, with multi-platform business extensions including BET Studios, an unprecedented studio venture that offers equity ownership for Black content creators; BET+, the preeminent streaming service for the Black audience; BET Digital, including BET’s wide reaching social platforms and BET.com, a leading Internet destination for Black entertainment, music, culture, and news; BET HER, a 24-hour entertainment network targeting the African-American Woman; BET Music Networks - BET Jams, BET Soul and BET Gospel; BET Home Entertainment; BET Live, BET’s events and experience business; and BET International, which operates BET around the globe.
ABOUT BET+:
BET+ is the preeminent streaming service for the Black audience, with exclusive originals and thousands of TV episodes and movies from the best Black creators. A joint venture between BET and Tyler Perry Studios, BET+ allows users to stream Black culture including hit movies, TV shows, stand-up comedy, award shows, and specials, all in one place, commercial-free. The new service from BET Networks, a subsidiary of ViacomCBS Inc., is the official home of Tyler Perry’s film, TV and stage works. The ad-free subscription video-on-demand service also provides users with access to original content including hit series First Wives Club from Tracey Oliver, Tyler Perry’s Ruthless and Bruh, Will Packer’s Bigger, hit unscripted anthology series American Gangster Trap Queens, exclusive originals from Carl Weber including The Family Business, Sacrifice and Influence to name a few. Visit BET.Plus to learn more and follow @BETPlus on social to join the conversation and get the latest.
ABOUT BET HER
BET Her is an American basic cable television network owned by ViacomCBS Domestic Media Networks. The network is a spin-off of BET with a focus on general entertainment targeting African-American women. In 2006, the network was re-positioned as BET J to expand its scope to include other music programming of interest to the audience as a companion to BET's soul and hip-hop-oriented digital networks. In 2009, the network relaunched as Centric, with a focus on lifestyle and music programming targeting an upscale African-American audience. In 2014, the network re-positioned its programming to target African-American women, and in 2017, re-branded under its current name BET Her in an effort to reinforce the network's commitment to its new target audience.
Media Contact:
Luis Defrank
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