BET AWARDS 13 IS THE #1 AWARD SHOW ON CABLE AMONG ADULTS 18-49, DRAWING 7.6 MILLION TOTAL VIEWERS
NEW YORK, July 1, 2013 - For the second consecutive year, the live premiere of the BET AWARDS 13 on Sunday, June 30, is cable’s #1 award show among adults 18-49, drawing 7.6 million total viewers and accounting for 51% of all social chatter across all of cable, dominating Twitter with nearly ten million tweets. With an average 4.7 million households tuning in, this blockbuster special is now the #2 BET telecast of all time, only behind the BET Awards 09 Michael Jackson tribute. Consistently ranking among the top five cable awards show for the past two years among total viewers, this year's show, which aired from 8:00 p.m.-11:39p.m.*, featured performances and appearances by Mariah Carey, Chris Brown, Justin Timberlake, Jamie Foxx, Nicki Minaj, Erykah Badu, Kendrick Lamar, Pharrell, Stevie Wonder and Janelle Monáe. The 106 & PARK pre-show was the #1 BET evening telecast for the season and the after-party post show was the #1 Sunday late night cable telecast for the season among...