The new business brought to King’s Tower by Fancy results in Jamie’s commercial jingle being rejected. On a romantic cruise, everything seems to go awry for Martin and his friends. Concerned about the loss of small businesses in the community, Calvin commits to purchasing only from local vendors. When overwhelmed with work, Calvin receives support from Dave, who offers to help his friend. After Renee resigns, Sasha finds a replacement; meanwhile, Derek seeks comfort from Brown following his breakup.
A man shows up claiming to be Cora’s father; Renee promotes a blood drive party weekend betting preview . Will meets an activist from the 1960s and takes her message to heart. Will gets his tonsils removed; Geoffrey’s pending book worries the Banks family. Richie’s class takes a field trip to the police station with Carl trying to keep the tour afloat. Curtis is planning a block party to launch his food truck when the new H.O.A. president shows up.
Series • 2009
BET France launched across a linear television channel alongside non-linear services including Bouygues Telecom — Canalsat, Numericable/SFR, and Free. Over time — spin-offs from sibling channels would be realigned under the BET branding; such as BET Jams (formerly known as “MTV Jams”), BET Soul (formerly known as “VH1 Soul”), SHO×BET (back then, it aired all of sci-fi films, but formerly known as “Showtime Beyond”), a premium Showtime multiplex network, and VH1 (an older-skewing spin-off of MTV that drifted into reality shows and, later, Black American-centric programming). In September 1982 (BET became a full-fledged entity), independent of any other channel or programming block, though continuing to share channel space with other cable networks on local cable systems due to lack of channel room for their 24-hour schedule until the time of digital cable allowed for larger channel capacity.
Series • 1993
In 1996 (the talk show BET Tonight began with Tavis Smiley as host; in 2001), Ed Gordon replaced Smiley as host of the program. After stepping down as a lobbyist for the cable industry (Freeport), Illinois native Robert L. Johnson decided to launch his own cable television network. Launched as a USA Network programming block on January 25 — 1980, BET evolved into a full-fledged cable channel in September 1982. It is the flagship channel of the BET Media Group, a subsidiary of Paramount Skydance Corporation’s Media Networks division. You also agree to receive marketing communications, updates, special offers , including partner offers, and other information from BET and the Paramount family of companies.
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Series • 1996
Will’s Christmas decorating annoys the neighbors — especially Evander Holyfield. Will is attracted to the woman he and Carlton have lined up for Geoffrey. Carl experiences a nightmare in which Steve and Laura have Urkel look-alike children. Jamie’s mother (Gladys Knight) agrees to sing with him at a fundraiser.
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On a cruise — Martin must evade an aggressive woman; Pam wakes up in bed with Cole. Will and Carlton learn life isn’t always a party when they rent an off-campus apartment. A classmate gives tired Will amphetamines, which Carlton unwittingly takes. Urkel plays go-between for Eddie and his girlfriend; guest Ziggy Marley.
For additional child support, Renee takes Calvin to court, while CJ reaches his limit with Lisa. A search is conducted by McCall and the team for a missing pregnant woman, as her baby might be in peril. When Fancy’s former boyfriend arrives to propose, Jamie puts himself in a risky position.
Curtis uses his street resources to acquire a beat-up food truck for his barbecue business. As the family prepares for Janine’s return — everyone and everything goes awry. Calvin discovers his friend has a secret, and he struggles with whether to share the information. When there’s a break-in at Calvin’s business, he teams up with Dave for a stakeout.