{"id":89956,"date":"2024-12-17T20:02:19","date_gmt":"2024-12-18T01:02:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=89956"},"modified":"2024-12-17T20:02:19","modified_gmt":"2024-12-18T01:02:19","slug":"bet-announces-premiere-of-bet-year-in-black-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/12\/17\/bet-announces-premiere-of-bet-year-in-black-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"BET Announces Premiere of &#8220;BET Year in Black 2024&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-89957\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/BET-Year-in-Black-2024.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/BET-Year-in-Black-2024.webp 720w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/BET-Year-in-Black-2024-300x169.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/>BET is excited to announce the premiere of <em><strong>&#8220;BET Year in Black 2024,&#8221;<\/strong><\/em> a one-hour special hosted by CBS News national correspondence and CBS Weekend News anchor Jericka Duncan. This exclusive primetime special, will bring together an entertaining roundtable of Black voices, including comedienne\/actor Ms. Pat, comedian\/actor Michael Blackson, Hollywood Unlocked founder Jason Lee, and comedienne\/entertainer Pretty Vee. Together, they will join Jericka Duncan to revisit and countdown the most unforgettable moments of 2024 across pop culture, entertainment, sports, and news. The special will premiere on Sunday, December 29 @ 7 PM ET\/PT, with an encore airing on Monday, December 30 @ 10 PM ET\/PT on BET and BET HER.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the special, the panel will offer their &#8216;hot takes&#8217; on some of the most talked-about stories and viral moments of the year, blending humor and culturally relevant insights. Key moments include Katt Williams&#8217; viral <em>&#8220;Club Shay Shay&#8221;<\/em> interview, the epic rap battle between hip-hop icons Kendrick Lamar and Drake, and Usher&#8217;s high-profile Super Bowl\u2122 performance, Beyonc\u00e9&#8217;s groundbreaking album Cowboy Carter, along with the rise of TikTok star Reesa Teesa and her viral sensation <em>&#8220;Who TF Did I Marry&#8221;<\/em> and much more.<\/p><div id=\"morty-895045908\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>In addition to pop culture, the special will also countdown the top moments in news and sports, including Vice President Kamala Harris&#8217; historic 2024 presidential campaign, Young Thug&#8217;s plea deal, the fierce WNBA rivalry between Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark, Simone Biles&#8217; record-breaking Olympic performance and more.<\/p>\n<p>The special will also include an exclusive musical performance featuring Grammy\u00ae-nominated and former BET Amplified Artist Muni Long. Known for her soulful hits, Muni Long will perform her chart-topping single &#8220;Ruined Me&#8221; alongside a heartfelt rendition of the holiday classic &#8220;Give Love on Christmas Day.&#8221; Her performance will add a touch of musical magic to the celebration of Black culture, highlighting the artists and sounds that resonated throughout the year.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;BET Year in Black 2024&#8221;<\/em> is a vibrant celebration of Black culture and the influential figures who shaped the year&#8217;s most significant moments. The special revisits viral trends and unforgettable headlines and honors the voices, talents, and stories that brought Black communities together in 2024 &#8211; including paying tribute to the icons we lost in 2024.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;BET Year in Black 2024&#8221;<\/em> is executive produced by Jason Samuels with senior supervising producer Steven Ramey.<\/p><div id=\"morty-3273734870\" class=\"morty-content_2\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BET is excited to announce the premiere of &#8220;BET Year in Black 2024,&#8221; a one-hour special hosted by CBS News national correspondence and CBS Weekend News anchor Jericka Duncan. This exclusive primetime special, will bring together an entertaining roundtable of Black voices, including comedienne\/actor Ms. Pat, comedian\/actor Michael Blackson, Hollywood Unlocked founder Jason Lee, and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":89957,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":{"subtitle":"An Entertaining Recap of the Year's Most Unforgettable Moments in Black Culture","format":"standard","override":[{"template":"1","parallax":"1","fullscreen":"1","layout":"right-sidebar","sidebar":"default-sidebar","second_sidebar":"default-sidebar","sticky_sidebar":"1","share_position":"top","share_float_style":"share-monocrhome","show_share_counter":"1","show_featured":"1","show_post_meta":"1","show_post_author":"1","show_post_date":"1","post_date_format":"default","post_date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","show_post_category":"1","show_post_reading_time":"0","post_reading_time_wpm":"300","post_calculate_word_method":"str_word_count","show_zoom_button":"0","zoom_button_out_step":"2","zoom_button_in_step":"3","show_prev_next_post":"1","show_popup_post":"1","number_popup_post":"1","show_author_box":"0","show_post_related":"1","show_inline_post_related":"0"}],"image_override":[{"single_post_thumbnail_size":"crop-500","single_post_gallery_size":"crop-500"}],"trending_post_position":"meta","trending_post_label":"Trending","sponsored_post_label":"Sponsored by","disable_ad":"0"},"jnews_primary_category":[],"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[19328,19329,19327],"class_list":["post-89956","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tv_news","tag-black-culture","tag-jericka-duncan","tag-recap-of-the-year"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.1 (Yoast SEO v27.1.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>BET Announces Premiere of &quot;BET Year in Black 2024&quot; - Morty&#039;s TV<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/12\/17\/bet-announces-premiere-of-bet-year-in-black-2024\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"BET Announces Premiere of &quot;BET Year in Black 2024&quot;\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"BET is excited to announce the premiere of &#8220;BET Year in Black 2024,&#8221; a one-hour special hosted by CBS News national correspondence and CBS Weekend News anchor Jericka Duncan. This exclusive primetime special, will bring together an entertaining roundtable of Black voices, including comedienne\/actor Ms. Pat, comedian\/actor Michael Blackson, Hollywood Unlocked founder Jason Lee, and [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/12\/17\/bet-announces-premiere-of-bet-year-in-black-2024\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Morty&#039;s TV\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mortystv\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:author\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mortystv\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-12-18T01:02:19+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/BET-Year-in-Black-2024.webp\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"406\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/webp\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"morty\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/mortystv\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@mortystv\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"morty\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/12\/17\/bet-announces-premiere-of-bet-year-in-black-2024\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/12\/17\/bet-announces-premiere-of-bet-year-in-black-2024\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"morty\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/ec63b069cf8528fdbe3b63a882c84e55\"},\"headline\":\"BET Announces Premiere of &#8220;BET Year in Black 2024&#8221;\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-12-18T01:02:19+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/12\/17\/bet-announces-premiere-of-bet-year-in-black-2024\/\"},\"wordCount\":388,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/12\/17\/bet-announces-premiere-of-bet-year-in-black-2024\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/BET-Year-in-Black-2024.webp\",\"keywords\":[\"Black Culture\",\"Jericka Duncan\",\"Recap of the Year\"],\"articleSection\":[\"TV News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/12\/17\/bet-announces-premiere-of-bet-year-in-black-2024\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/12\/17\/bet-announces-premiere-of-bet-year-in-black-2024\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/12\/17\/bet-announces-premiere-of-bet-year-in-black-2024\/\",\"name\":\"BET Announces Premiere of \\\"BET Year in Black 2024\\\" - Morty&#039;s TV\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/12\/17\/bet-announces-premiere-of-bet-year-in-black-2024\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/12\/17\/bet-announces-premiere-of-bet-year-in-black-2024\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/BET-Year-in-Black-2024.webp\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-12-18T01:02:19+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/12\/17\/bet-announces-premiere-of-bet-year-in-black-2024\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/12\/17\/bet-announces-premiere-of-bet-year-in-black-2024\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/12\/17\/bet-announces-premiere-of-bet-year-in-black-2024\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/BET-Year-in-Black-2024.webp\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/BET-Year-in-Black-2024.webp\",\"width\":720,\"height\":406},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/12\/17\/bet-announces-premiere-of-bet-year-in-black-2024\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"BET Announces Premiere of &#8220;BET Year in Black 2024&#8221;\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"Morty's TV\",\"description\":\"TV  News, Big Brother Fan Pages with Daily Updates, and Obits\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Morty's TV\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/seo-logo.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/seo-logo.jpg\",\"width\":1226,\"height\":375,\"caption\":\"Morty's TV\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mortystv\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/mortystv\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mortystv\/\",\"https:\/\/mortystv.bsky.social\/\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/ec63b069cf8528fdbe3b63a882c84e55\",\"name\":\"morty\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d9771bc18cd2dc9f943285b8991604b9daa4e9c946c102fe5588c3c25ac52295?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d9771bc18cd2dc9f943285b8991604b9daa4e9c946c102fe5588c3c25ac52295?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"morty\"},\"description\":\"TV historian and Big Brother fan. Former contributor to The Philadelphia Inquirer TV section.\",\"sameAs\":[\"http:\/\/mortystv.com\",\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mortystv\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/mortystv\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/author\/morty\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"BET Announces Premiere of \"BET Year in Black 2024\" - Morty&#039;s TV","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/12\/17\/bet-announces-premiere-of-bet-year-in-black-2024\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"BET Announces Premiere of \"BET Year in Black 2024\"","og_description":"BET is excited to announce the premiere of &#8220;BET Year in Black 2024,&#8221; a one-hour special hosted by CBS News national correspondence and CBS Weekend News anchor Jericka Duncan. This exclusive primetime special, will bring together an entertaining roundtable of Black voices, including comedienne\/actor Ms. Pat, comedian\/actor Michael Blackson, Hollywood Unlocked founder Jason Lee, and [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/12\/17\/bet-announces-premiere-of-bet-year-in-black-2024\/","og_site_name":"Morty&#039;s TV","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mortystv","article_author":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mortystv","article_published_time":"2024-12-18T01:02:19+00:00","og_image":[{"width":720,"height":406,"url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/BET-Year-in-Black-2024.webp","type":"image\/webp"}],"author":"morty","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/mortystv","twitter_site":"@mortystv","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"morty","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/12\/17\/bet-announces-premiere-of-bet-year-in-black-2024\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/12\/17\/bet-announces-premiere-of-bet-year-in-black-2024\/"},"author":{"name":"morty","@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/ec63b069cf8528fdbe3b63a882c84e55"},"headline":"BET Announces Premiere of &#8220;BET Year in Black 2024&#8221;","datePublished":"2024-12-18T01:02:19+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/12\/17\/bet-announces-premiere-of-bet-year-in-black-2024\/"},"wordCount":388,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/12\/17\/bet-announces-premiere-of-bet-year-in-black-2024\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/BET-Year-in-Black-2024.webp","keywords":["Black Culture","Jericka Duncan","Recap of the Year"],"articleSection":["TV News"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/12\/17\/bet-announces-premiere-of-bet-year-in-black-2024\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/12\/17\/bet-announces-premiere-of-bet-year-in-black-2024\/","url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/12\/17\/bet-announces-premiere-of-bet-year-in-black-2024\/","name":"BET Announces Premiere of \"BET Year in Black 2024\" - Morty&#039;s TV","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/12\/17\/bet-announces-premiere-of-bet-year-in-black-2024\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/12\/17\/bet-announces-premiere-of-bet-year-in-black-2024\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/BET-Year-in-Black-2024.webp","datePublished":"2024-12-18T01:02:19+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/12\/17\/bet-announces-premiere-of-bet-year-in-black-2024\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/12\/17\/bet-announces-premiere-of-bet-year-in-black-2024\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/12\/17\/bet-announces-premiere-of-bet-year-in-black-2024\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/BET-Year-in-Black-2024.webp","contentUrl":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/BET-Year-in-Black-2024.webp","width":720,"height":406},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/12\/17\/bet-announces-premiere-of-bet-year-in-black-2024\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"BET Announces Premiere of &#8220;BET Year in Black 2024&#8221;"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/","name":"Morty's TV","description":"TV  News, Big Brother Fan Pages with Daily Updates, and Obits","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#organization","name":"Morty's TV","url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/seo-logo.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/seo-logo.jpg","width":1226,"height":375,"caption":"Morty's TV"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mortystv","https:\/\/x.com\/mortystv","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mortystv\/","https:\/\/mortystv.bsky.social\/"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/ec63b069cf8528fdbe3b63a882c84e55","name":"morty","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d9771bc18cd2dc9f943285b8991604b9daa4e9c946c102fe5588c3c25ac52295?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d9771bc18cd2dc9f943285b8991604b9daa4e9c946c102fe5588c3c25ac52295?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"morty"},"description":"TV historian and Big Brother fan. Former contributor to The Philadelphia Inquirer TV section.","sameAs":["http:\/\/mortystv.com","https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mortystv","https:\/\/x.com\/http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/mortystv"],"url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/author\/morty\/"}]}},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/BET-Year-in-Black-2024.webp","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":49300,"url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/01\/27\/bet-and-cbs-news-announce-new-original-primetime-newsmagazine-series-america-in-black-premiering-sunday-february-19-10-pm-et-pt-on-bet-and-vh1-and-available-on-bet-her-bet-vh1-and-the-cbs\/","url_meta":{"origin":89956,"position":0},"title":"BET and CBS News Announce New Original Primetime Newsmagazine Series &#8220;America in Black,&#8221; Premiering Sunday, February 19 @ 10 PM, ET\/PT on BET and VH1, and Available on BET Her, BET+, VH1 and the CBS News Streaming Network","author":"morty","date":"January 27, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Today, BET and CBS News announced the production of a groundbreaking new monthly prime time newsmagazine show titled AMERICA IN BLACK. All new one-hour episodes will premiere monthly starting Sunday, February 19 @ 10:00 PM, ET\/PT, featuring a mix of original longform investigative reports, one-on-one newsmaker interviews, human interest stories,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;TV News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"TV News","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/category\/tv_news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/cbs-news.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":11784,"url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2020\/07\/24\/bet-remembers-congressman-john-lewis-with-special-tribute-john-lewis-in-his-own-words-sunday-july-26-730pm-on-bet-bet-her\/","url_meta":{"origin":89956,"position":1},"title":"BET Remembers Congressman John Lewis with Special Tribute &#8220;John Lewis: In His Own Words&#8221; Sunday, July 26 @ 7:30PM on BET &#038; BET HER","author":"morty","date":"July 24, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"BET will honor the legacy of former U.S. Representative John Lewis with an exclusive news special called \"JOHN LEWIS: IN HIS OWN WORDS,\" airing Sunday, July 26 at 7:30 PM ET\/PT on BET and BET HER. Hosted by CBS News correspondent Jericka Duncan, this BET and CBS NEWS production will\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;TV News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"TV News","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/category\/tv_news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/John_lewis_official_biopic.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":33784,"url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/02\/24\/gayle-king-anchors-a-new-cbs-reports-streaming-special-on-the-legacy-and-impact-of-trayvon-martin-a-decade-after-his-killing\/","url_meta":{"origin":89956,"position":2},"title":"Gayle King Anchors a New &#8220;CBS Reports&#8221; Streaming Special on the Legacy and Impact of Trayvon Martin, A Decade After His Killing","author":"morty","date":"February 24, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"CBS News' Gayle King will anchor TRAYVON MARTIN: 10 YEARS LATER, a one-hour special exploring how the senseless shooting of a Florida teenager a decade ago still reverberates in America today. The CBS News Streaming Network and the Smithsonian Channel\u2122 will present the special Saturday, February 26 @ 8:00 PM,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;TV News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"TV News","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/category\/tv_news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/cbs-news.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":10620,"url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2020\/06\/09\/cbs-news-gayle-king-will-anchor-justice-for-all-a-primetime-special-exploring-the-nationwide-fury-over-racism-and-brutality-in-policing-in-wake-of-george-floyds-death\/","url_meta":{"origin":89956,"position":3},"title":"CBS News&#8217; Gayle King Will Anchor &#8220;Justice for All,&#8221; A Primetime Special Exploring the Nationwide Fury Over Racism and Brutality in Policing in Wake of George Floyd&#8217;s Death","author":"morty","date":"June 9, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"CBSN, CBS News' 24\/7 digital streaming news service, and BET will simulcast the special. As protests continue to grip the nation following the death of George Floyd, CBS THIS MORNING co-host Gayle King will anchor JUSTICE FOR ALL, a one-hour primetime special that explores how this tragic confrontation ignited a\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;TV News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"TV News","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/category\/tv_news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/george-floyd-6-8-2020-05014-1.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":14670,"url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2020\/11\/13\/cbs-and-bet-announce-a-special-screening-of-select-episodes-of-cbs-popular-monday-night-line-up-on-bet-and-bet-her-friday-november-13\/","url_meta":{"origin":89956,"position":4},"title":"CBS and BET Announce a Special Screening of Select Episodes of CBS&#8217; Popular Monday Night Line Up on BET and BET Her, Friday, November 13","author":"morty","date":"November 13, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"\"The Neighborhood\" to Air 8:00PM, ET\/PT \"Bob \u2665 Abishola\" to Air 8:30PM, ET\/PT \"All Rise\" to Air 9:00PM, ET\/PT All Three Series Premiere Their New Seasons Monday, November 16 on CBS BET to spotlight CBS' upcoming Monday night line-up prior to their new season premieres. The special presentation of select\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;TV News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"TV News","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/category\/tv_news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/the-neighborhood.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/the-neighborhood.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/the-neighborhood.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/the-neighborhood.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":17098,"url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/02\/04\/bet-and-cbs-news-present-no-joke-chris-rock-and-gayle-king-premiering-thursday-february-4-10pm-et-pt-on-bet-bet-her-video\/","url_meta":{"origin":89956,"position":5},"title":"BET and CBS News Present &#8220;No Joke: Chris Rock and Gayle King,&#8221; Premiering Thursday, February 4 @ 10PM ET\/PT on BET &#038; BET Her [VIDEO]","author":"morty","date":"February 4, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"BET, in partnership with CBS News, announces a new exclusive special with comedian Chris Rock, \"No Joke: Chris Rock and Gayle King,\" premiering Thursday, February 4 at 10pm ET\/PT on BET and BET Her. The program will feature extended excerpts of Rock's recent sit-down interview with CBS This Morning's Gayle\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;TV News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"TV News","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/category\/tv_news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/chris-rock-bet.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/chris-rock-bet.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/chris-rock-bet.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/chris-rock-bet.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89956","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=89956"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89956\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/89957"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=89956"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=89956"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=89956"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}