BET Style

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BET Style
Presented by Melyssa Ford
Big Tigger
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes36
Production
Executive producer Candida Boyette
Release
Original network Black Entertainment Television
Original releaseOctober 5, 2004 (2004-10-05) 
July 6, 2006 (2006-07-06)

BET Style is an entertainment show, much like syndicated Entertainment Tonight , that focuses on African Americans in the entertainment industry. [1] It aired from 2004 to 2006 on Black Entertainment Television at 7:30e-p/6:30c on Thursdays. Its hosts were usually Big Tigger and Melyssa Ford. Its last episode was on July 6, 2006. It was replaced by The Black Carpet, a show covering similar material in a new style. [2]

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