The Best BET TV Shows
This list of the top current and canceled BET shows of all time includes the date when each show first aired on the Black Entertainment Television network, as well as which actors starred in the show. The best BET TV shows of all time includes BET shows from the ‘90s, as this list covers the entire history of the network. This list is sorted by popularity, so the shows with the most votes are at the top of the list.
Answering the question, “What is the best BET show of all time?”, this list includes favorites like The Game, Rap City, and Baldwin Hills. If you're interested in dramas then there’s everything from Being Mary Jane to The Oval. If Tyler Perry series are your thing, then BET has got your back with House of Payne and Sistas. For fans of reality shows, BET has you covered with reality TV like College Hill, Harlem Heights, and Sunday Best.
What are the best BET TV series ever? Vote up the best BET shows, or use this list to build a whole new one just like it, then re-rank it to fit your opinion. Then, check out the best original shows on BET+ for more great Black shows.
- 1Meagan Good, Bow Wow
- Premiered: 2000
- 2Big Tigger
- Premiered: 1989
- 3Ernie Hudson, Valarie Pettiford, Emilio Rivera
- Premiered: November 13, 2018
- 4Funkmaster Flex, Quincy Jones, Kurupt
- Premiered: 2018
- 5Gabrielle Union, Omari Hardwick, Lisa Vidal
- Premiered: January 7, 2014
- 6Coby Bell, Hosea Chanchez, Wendy Raquel Robinson
- Premiered: October 1, 2006
- 7Ed Quinn, Kron Moore, Javon Johnson
- Premiered: October 23, 2019
- 8Willie Macc, Ja'ron Thompson, Vanessa Hamilton
- Premiered: January 28, 2004
- 9T.I., Nelly, Jermaine Dupri
- Premiered: 2001
- 10Djimon Hounsou, Carl Lumbly, Jill Scott
- Premiered: January 16, 2010
- 11Kj Smith, Mignon Von, Ebony Obsidian
- Premiered: October 23, 2019
- 12Mo'Nique, Rodney Perry, Tamala Jones
- Premiered: October 5, 2009
- 13Damn Fool, Capone, Esau McGraw
- Premiered: September 2, 2008
- 14Deon Cole, Tiffany Haddish
- Premiered: 2017
- 15Donnie Simpson
- Premiered: 1981
- 16Alvn Jones
- Premiered: 1985
- 17Anika Noni Rose, Peyton "Alex" Smith, Jazz Raycole
- Premiered: February 1, 2017
- 18Paul Mooney, Fab 5 Freddy, Roy S. Johnson
- Premiered: 2001
- 19Chris Hollyfield, Aikisha Holly, Krystn Leigh
- Premiered: 2007
- 20Ashlie Gray, Briana Bigham, Bridget Bland
- Premiered: March 2, 2009
- 21Ving Rhames
- Premiered: November 28, 2006
- 22Kirk Franklin, Yolanda Adams, CeCe Winans
- Premiered: 2007
- 23Gerren Taylor, Justin Walker, Willie Larson
- Premiered: July 10, 2007
- 24Bobby Jones
- Premiered: November 21, 1980
- 25Ciara, Nelly
- Premiered: 2007
