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- 1 2 "BET's New Reality Show Spin Off 'Frankie & Neffe' premieres Tuesday, August 25 at 10:30 PM*". PR Newswire. August 20, 2009.
- ↑ "Keyshia Cole Returns to BET for New Series". The Hollywood Reporter. May 2, 2012.
- ↑ Terrance, Vincent (30 August 2010). The Year in Television, 2009: A Catalog of New and Continuing Series, Miniseries, Specials and TV Movies. McFarland. p. 223. ISBN 978-0-7864-5844-8.
