Make A Date With BET For The Holidays

Make A Date With BET For The Holidays

BET CELEBRATES THE HOLIDAYS BIG TIME WITH BRAND NEW MUSIC SPECIALS STARRING BEYONCE AND MARY J. BLIGE ALONG WITH ANNUAL YEAR END FAVORITES NOTARIZED AND 106 & PARTY

NEW YORK, Dec. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Kick off the holiday season with BET this year. On Monday, December 21, 2009 at 7:30 p.m.*, BET premieres BEYONCE...I AM YOURS, a re-cut and never before seen version of Beyonce's worldwide I Am...Tour. On Tuesday, December 22 at 7:30 p.m.* join Grammy-Award winning artist Mary J. Blige as she promotes the release of her latest album "Stronger" with an intimate 30-minute primetime special appropriately titled WORDS AND MUSIC WITH MARY J. BLIGE. On New Year's Eve get cozy with BET's annual top 100 video countdown special, NOTARIZED followed by the hottest New Year's Eve celebration, 106 & PARTY.

   (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20070716/BETNETWORKSLOGO )    "BEYONCE...I AM YOURS" - Monday, 12/21 @ 7:30 p.m./ET  

Filmed at the Encore Theater at Wynn Las Vegas during her worldwide I Am...Tour, this extraordinary concert features performances from Beyonce's three multi-platinum solo releases, Destiny's Child catalog and a few surprises. For this intimate occasion, Knowles equipped with an all female band, performs many songs for the first time live. Exclusively for BET, this special has been re-cut and remixed to feature new songs not included in the ABC special.

"WORDS & MUSIC WITH MARY J. BLIGE" - Tuesday, 12/22 @ 7:30 p.m./ET

The Queen of R&B, Mary J. Blige returns with her ninth studio album, 'Stronger'. Join Mary J. Blige as she sings her heart out and entertains viewers with songs from her new album as well as some of the hits that made her a multi-platinum recording star.

Throughout the special, viewers are treated to the personal story behind each song in her own words. "The album represents who and what I am right now. I'm a stronger human being after all the growing pains. It's about life, love, change, strength--mostly really knowing who you are and being confident in that." - MJB

"NOTARIZED" - Thursday, 12/31 @ 11a.m./ET

NOTARIZED is BET's annual TOP 100 music video countdown special of the year. There is no other countdown like this. Beginning at 11 a.m.*, tune in to BET for 12-consecutive hours of the TOP 100 music videos of 2009. Join BET hosts and various personalities as the network counts down to the number one video of the year.

"106 & PARTY" - 12/31 @ 11p.m./ET

Ring in the New Year with one of the most entertaining year-end festivities of the year; join hosts, Terrence, Rosci, Memphitz, and Diamond Kutz along with Trey Songz, Day 26, Jeremiah, Dorrough, Yo Gotti, Nicki Minaj, Mario, New Boyz, The Clipse, Pleasure P, Omarion, Maino, Mishon, Bobby V. and Pretty Ricky. Why deal with the freezing weather when you can party at home with the hottest show of the night.

   For more details, viewers can log onto BET.com.    *All times ET/PT    About BET Networks  

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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