BET’s new reality series ‘The Sheards‘ shines the spotlight on the lives of Kierra “KiKi” Sheard, 24, and her brother J. Drew Sheard, 22. As the kids of First Lady Karen Clark Sheard, one of gospel’s most powerful women, and Bishop J. Drew Sheard, a mega-church pastor in Detroit, they face a responsibility unlike any other.
Unsurprisingly, the new series did very well upon it’s premiere!
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MILLIONS OF VIEWERS WATCHED THE PREMIERE OF
CELEBRATION OF GOSPEL 2013 AND THE SERIES PREMIERE OF
THE SHEARDS ON BET
April 9, 2013—BET continues to dominate gospel programming with Sunday night’s telecasts of CELEBRATION OF GOSPEL and THE SHEARDS! According to the Nielsen Company, the 10:00 p.m.* series premiere of THE SHEARDS was viewed by 1.2 million viewers and garnered a 1.0 coverage rating. When combined with THE SHEARDS 11:00 p.m.* encore, the episode attracted nearly 2 million total viewers. THE SHEARDS is now the #1 Sunday cable reality series telecast in its 10:00 p.m.* time-slot this year among adult women 18+ and a top 3 Sunday cable reality series debut for 2013 among total viewers. Hosted by Steve Harvey, CELEBRATION OF GOSPEL 2013 was seen by 1.8 million viewers and garnered a 1.5 coverage rating. CELEBRATION OF GOSPEL remains the #1 gospel telecast on TV for 13 consecutive years.
article courtesy of TheGospelGuru.com
