For Immediate Release
June 19, 2021
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Luis Defrank
Luis.defrank@bet.net

(BPRW) BET CELEBRATES FATHER'S DAY WITH SPECIAL PROGRAMMING DEDICATED TO ICONIC DADS IN POP CULTURE

Starting Sunday, June 20, at 9 AM ET/PT, BET's Father's Day Programming will include episodes of "Celebrity Family Feud" hosted by Steve Harvey, "Ali," starring Will Smith, "Boyz N The Hood," and "Fist Fight," starring Ice Cube and More!

(Black PR Wire) NEW YORK, NY  -- In recognition of fathers everywhere, BET will celebrate family, togetherness, and the father figures in our lives who have made profound impressions. Beginning Sunday, June 20 at 9 AM ET/PT, BET will highlight the joys and challenges of parenting in today's world with a hand-picked roster of entertaining series, movies, and specials dedicated to dads around the world. The Father's Day lineup features favorite dads in pop culture and includes the BET debut of "Celebrity Family Feud" hosted by Steve Harvey. BET's Father's Day Programming includes:

On BET:

9 AM- 1:30 PM* - “Celebrity Family Feud” #CelebrityFamilyFeudOnBET

(Featuring Anthony Anderson, Kanye West, Snoop Dogg, and more)

  • 1:30 PM*- “Ali”
  • 5 PM* – “Boyz N The Hood”
  • 8 PM* – “Fist Fight”

10:30 PM* - “Celebrity Family Feud”

*All Times ET/PT

 

On BET+:

BET+ is celebrating Black fathers and father figures. Whether the classic sitcoms like Jamie Foxx Show or Wayans Brothers, to the loving protection of Mike and Marcus in Bad Boys 2, the insanity of fatherhood in The Real Husbands of Hollywood, and other fathers in the BET+ universe. We’re celebrating Dads, Brothers, Uncles, Pops, and all the amazing Black men that deserve to be celebrated on Father’s Day with BET+. Watch and share an exclusive BET+ Father’s Day promo here: https://app.box.com/s/lzopy06qoyj29zr5311whj1xkepi4ez6

  • Featured content includes:
    • “First Wives Club” - BET+ Original: it’s a family affair for the amazing husbands and fathers in the acclaimed series. Catch up ahead of Season 2, premiering on July 15.
    • “Real Husbands of Hollywood”
    • “The Wayans Brothers”
    • “The Game”
    • “Bad Boys 2”
    • “The Jamie Foxx Show”
    • “Meet the Browns”

On BET Digital:

Go to BET.com for Father’s Day dedicated editorial, exclusives and more:

  • Gift Guide: 7 Best Gifts for Your Dad
  • Celebrity Father/Daughter moments + Celebrity Father/Son moments
  • Daddy-Oh! Celebs dads who are celebrating Father’s Day 2021 with the birth of a newborn
  • 5 Ways that Will Smith and Kevin Hart Showed Us What it Means To Be A Great Dad
  • Cool Dad's doing their Daughter's Hair

About BET

BET, a subsidiary of ViacomCBS Inc. (NASDAQ: VIACA, VIAC), 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 is in 90 million households and can be seen in the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, the United Kingdom, sub-Saharan Africa and France. BET is the dominant African-American consumer brand with a diverse group of business extensions including BET.com, a leading Internet destination for Black entertainment, music, culture, and news; BET HER, a 24-hour entertainment network targeting the African-American Woman; BET Music Networks - BET Jams, BET Soul and BET Gospel; BET Home Entertainment; BET Live, BET’s growing festival business; BET Mobile, which provides ringtones, games and video content for wireless devices; and BET International, which operates BET around the globe.