Tune In to BET on Monday, March 2 for the Fashion Event 'RIP THE RUNWAY' at 9:00 p.m.* and the Series Premiere of 'HARLEM HEIGHTS' at 10:00 p.m.*

Tune In to BET on Monday, March 2 for the Fashion Event 'RIP THE RUNWAY' at 9:00 p.m.* and the Series Premiere of 'HARLEM HEIGHTS' at 10:00 p.m.*

NEW YORK, Feb. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Tune into BET on Monday, March 2 at 9:00 p.m.* for the hottest fashions, entertainers and music -- all in one incredibly sexy fashion show, RIP THE RUNWAY. This year addressing the "State of the Union in Fashion" will be the beautiful, talented model-turned-actress Joy Bryant and today's most sought-after actor Derek Luke. RIP THE RUNWAY is guaranteed to deliver the latest fashion trends to our viewers -- it's simply the best dressed hour of television. The show will re-air on Thursday, March 5 at 8:00 p.m.* and Friday, March 6 at 10:00 p.m.*

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Premiering on Monday, March 2 at 10:00 p.m.,* HARLEM HEIGHTS will provide a window into the fascinating world of New York's young, Black and fabulous crowd. Set against the backdrop of the increasingly gentrified neighborhood of Harlem, the series features a diverse cast of eight young adults from different backgrounds who share common goals -- making the post-college leap into adulthood and finding love and success in the big city on their own terms.

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BET Networks, a division of Viacom Inc. (NYSE:VIA) (NYSE: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 businesses 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.

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CONTACT: Michelle Clark, +1-212-205-3158, michelle.clark@bet.net, or
Tricia N. Newell, +1-212-975-8230, tricia.newell@bet.net, or Danielle Spigner,
+1-212-205-3028, Danielle.spigner@bet.net, or Voncella McIntosh,
+1-310-481-3732, voncella.mcintosh@bet.net, all of BET Networks for HARLEM
HEIGHTS; or Marcy Polanco, +1-212-975-4048, Marcy.polanco@BET.net, or Lyntina
Townsend, +1-202-608-2745, Lyntina.townsend@BET.net, both of BET Networks for
RIP THE RUNWAY

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