BET

Black Entertainment Television
Logo since 2021
CountryUnited States
Broadcast areaUnited States
Canada
HeadquartersNew York City, New York[1]
Programming
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to letterboxed 480i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
OwnerParamount Global
ParentBET Media Group
(CBS Entertainment Group)
Sister channels
History
LaunchedJanuary 25, 1980 (1980-01-25) (USA Network timeshare)
July 1, 1983; 41 years ago (1983-07-01) (all-time channel)
FounderRobert L. Johnson
Sheila Johnson
Links
Websitewww.bet.com Edit this at Wikidata
Availability
Streaming media
Service(s)Hulu + Live TV, fuboTV, Philo, Sling TV, YouTube TV, Vidgo

Black Entertainment Television (BET) is an American basic cable channel targeting Black American audiences. It is currently owned by the BET Media Group, a subsidiary of Paramount Global's CBS Entertainment Group. Originally launched as a program block on January 25, 1980, BET would eventually become a full-fledged channel on July 1, 1983.

As of November 2023, BET is available to approximately 67,000,000 pay television households in the United States-down from its 2011 peak of 92,000,000 households.[2]

  1. ^ Hipes, Patrick (May 10, 2017). "BET Networks Shutting Down DC Headquarters, Moving To NYC". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
  2. ^ "U.S. cable network households (universe), 1990 – 2023". wrestlenomics.com. May 14, 2024. Retrieved July 28, 2019.