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BET’s annual BET Awards is the most watched show among African- American viewers during a summer period otherwise dominated by VH1’s Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta and OWN’s The Have and The Have Nots. Other specials, including ESPN’s June 25 NBA Draft and Fox News Channel’s Republican Presidential Debate on Aug. 5, drew more than 1 million African-American viewers, according to Nielsen.
SHOW NETWORK DATE AIRED TOTAL VIEWERS
BET Awards ’15 BET 6/28 5.5 million
Haves and Have Nots OWN 6/30 2.9 million
Haves and Have Nots OWN 7/14 2.7 million
Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta VH1 6/22 2.6 million
Haves and Have Nots OWN 7/28 2.6 million
Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta VH1 7/6 2.5 million
Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta VH1 7/27 2.5 million
Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta VH1 6/29 2.4 million
Haves and Have Nots OWN 7/21 2.4 million
Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta VH1 7/20 2.4 million
