Sunday, April 7th saw the premiere of BET‘s latest reality show ‘The Sheards’. Starring one of gospel‘s most prized families The Sheards (Karen Clark, Kierra, J. Drew, and J. Drew II), the fab four made their debut after the channel’s 13th annual ‘Celebration of Gospel’ showing in a big way!
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Via our buds at TheGospelGuru:
BET continues to dominate gospel programming with Sunday night’s telecasts of CELEBRATION OF GOSPEL and THE SHEARDS! According to the Nielsen Company, the 10:00 p.m.* series premiere of THE SHEARDS was viewed by 1.2 million viewers and garnered a 1.0 coverage rating. When combined with THE SHEARDS 11:00 p.m.* encore, the episode attracted nearly 2 million total viewers. THE SHEARDS is now the #1 Sunday cable reality series telecast in its 10:00 p.m.* time-slot this year among adult women 18+ and a top 3 Sunday cable reality series debut for 2013 among total viewers. Hosted by Steve Harvey, CELEBRATION OF GOSPEL 2013 was seen by 1.8 million viewers and garnered a 1.5 coverage rating. CELEBRATION OF GOSPEL remains the #1 gospel telecast on TV for 13 consecutive years.
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Click here for our interview with the show’s star J. Drew Sheard II!