Cinnamon234 said:

co-sign like a mutha fucka
they needed the ratings

DirtyChris said:

And they got it too.

DirtyChris said:

And that's exactly what they got:

Strong ratings for BET Awards and Jackson tribute


NEW YORK — The BET Awards turned into an impromptu Michael Jackson tribute and preliminary ratings show that it will have the event's biggest audience ever.

Nielsen Media Research says the ratings from its 56 biggest markets showed Sunday's BET Awards were up 61 percent over last year. An estimated 10 percent of turned-on television sets were tuned to the BET Awards – an unusually large number for a cable channel.

Nielsen says the show got a 5.8 rating in the overnight ratings. The awards ceremony has been held since 2001 and has never gotten more than a 3.7 rating.
Several celebrities, including host Jamie Foxx, paid tribute to Jackson.

The evening was capped by the emotional appearance of Jackson's sister Janet.

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Timmy84 said:

if it were possible, you know people would be asking for their ratings back.

BSK3478 said:

Amen.

BSK3478 said:

Ive washed away the stink by watching this cliphttp://www.youtube.com/wa...83&index=0
Now that was a tribute. Maybe a brother has to be sittin in front of some of these folks for them to do him justice!

Has never gotten more than 3.7. That means all those people saw that travesty.

Alot of coonery at the awards.

JackieBlue said:

Right.

Well, they didn't get mine. I was watching "Charlie's Angels" over on WGN. Finally, somebody did something for Farrah.

PurpleRighteous1 said:

She certainly didn't sound as good as the neck rolling she was doing would have you believe.

Cinnamon234 said:

thanx... and wow

SCNDLS said:

She was not that bad. It was someone who was paying tribute to someone....It wasn't as if she was auditioning for Clive Davis....lighten up people....

shorttrini said:

Rather Keke than Lil' Crane, er, Wayne.

shorttrini said:

I'm entitled to my opinion and I think she was outta tune and off key. She's not a professional singer so why's she doing this on national tv? Plus she was emoting way too much considering her lack of skills. I woulda had En Vogue sing it acapella instead.

SCNDLS said:

No, Smokey Robinson. He wrote and performed the song originally in 1959.

SCNDLS said:

I think when you have your own show on nick..you sing the intro to your own show or something...many actors/actresses on the kid channels do that....even if you can't sing.

Timmy84 said:

I know that, I'm just saying that En Vogue have done it, they're version is known to the public and they woulda killed IT. Keke Palmer is an actress not a singer and I don't think she sounded good.

Ottensen said:

This chick right here. lmao Words cannot express how silly she looked singing those serious songs in that outfit. The segue between the songs was clumsy, then going back to the original Ave Maria from her own version was weird. It sucks because that's the one song other than "Single Ladies" that I actually like on her CDs. I think "Ave Maria" is her most honest recorded vocal next to "The Closer I Get To You" with Luther Vandross. I liked her vocals but she ruined it, as usual, with too many distractions. Honestly, I don't know how she couldn't see how silly and disjointed this performance looked in rehearsal. Awful.

Other than Janet, the best moment was "Skank Robbers!" For real, though, let's get this real DOUGH!!!!

It would be the most junky BET Awards that gets the highest ratings. Ah well.. lol
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peacenlovealways said:

I think the neck and eye rolling and hand waving when she didn't sound THAT great killed it for me. It just seemed so extra.

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SCNDLS said:

No I get what you mean, I just wanted Smoke to sing it.

i thought the bet awards was full of nothing but busted weaves, cheap looking clothes. too much lip syncing, too much friggin jamie fox ( he took up half the show) and too much cutting to kanye and his future baby momma wearing shades. why o why must black people feel the need to wear shades in the indoors? does not make you look cool. makes you look like an uncool ray charles or like you are trying to hide some drug eyes. keyshia cole and monica were the best superceded by the ojays. other than that the show blowed. they couldn't even do MJ right.

StarFishNCoffee50 said:

The O'Jays >>>>>everybody else. That's REAL MUSIC right there. Even my cousin and I were dancing and singing along when the O'Jays took the stage. The only highlight of that show if there ever was one.

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Timmy84 said:

I wanted a whole bunch of things to happen last night.

SCNDLS said:

From what I saw - worst award show ever. Janet's moment was moving, though.


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SCNDLS said:

And that's why I criticized the show when I did, they could've waited. Like I said yesterday, it's a nice gesture but I'm not surprised it produced the results it did. It was insulting to me, you're doing your little cursing rap song and then throw Michael's name in there. I kept looking down at the floor when Drake and 'em performed saying to myself "Michael didn't die for this."
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DiminutiveRocker said:

I agree, she made me tear up. She was beautiful but clearly in pain. I think she didn't want to be there but felt obligated. or maybe Joe beat her I dunno. I never liked him. A shady old coot if ever there was one. He doesn't even seem to be grieving for his dead son. And he is ugly too.

p.s.
Janet looked big. Is she pregnant or just eating too much again?