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When it comes to reality programming, there's one simple fact - when BET builds it, the audience will come. BET again proved this theory correct with a gigantic launch last Thursday of the new reality series Lil' Kim: Countdown to Lockdown. Tracking the final 14 days of freedom of hip-hop diva Lil' Kim before she entered prison on a perjury conviction, Countdown to Lockdown premiered to a whopping 1.9 million viewers nationally (1.7 rating; 1.4 million households), easily becoming the most-watched series debut in BET's 25-year history. The new show also zoomed to the rank of #1 Original Series on Cable among Black households so far in 2006. A six-episode docu-drama produced in collaboration with Edmonds Entertainment and Queen Bee Entertainment, Countdown to Lockdown televises on Thursdays at 9:30 p.m.
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Lil' Kim Rates Bet Best
When it comes to reality programming, there's one simple fact - when BET builds it, the audience will come. BET again prov...
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