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BET Awards becomes most tweeted TV special (per user).
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“BET Awards” 14 is the #1 Award Show on Cable This Season Drawing 7.9 Million Total Viewers
Most Tweeted “BET Awards” Show Ever with 11 Million Tweets -- The Most Tweets Per User of Any TV Special*
The BET Experience at L.A. LIVE Presented by Coca-Cola® Increased Attendance by 10% with 112,488 Fans
NEW YORK--The live premiere of the “BET Awards”14 on Sunday, June 29, is cable’s #1 award show this season, drawing 7.9 million viewers and dominating Twitter with 11 million tweets. Up one million tweets from last year, this year’s show is the most tweeted about “BET Awards” ever; outperforming the “Billboard Music Awards,” “Golden Globes,” “ People’s Choice Awards,” “Game 5 of the NBA Finals” and the “World Cup USA vs. Portugal.” Hosted by Chris Rock, it was a night full of electrifying performances and Unforgettable moments with Pharrell Williams, Chris Brown, Jennifer Hudson, Nicki Minaj, Lil Wayne, John Legend, August Alsina, Lionel Richie, Kevin Hart, Kerry Washington
and Gabrielle Union.
The live telecast of “BET Awards” 14 was a worldwide trending topic on Twitter, trending in the United States for the entirety of the show. The high energy show generated the highest tweets per unique author of any special since October 2012 (Nielsen; News/Live).* The BET Awards pre-show red carpet telecast garnered 508,000 tweets. Tweet volume surpassed all other red carpets shows year to date combined, including the GRAMMY Awards and the Academy Awards.
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Urban power.
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Iggy, her social network power.
