The Wine Down with Mary J. Blige

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The Wine Down with Mary J. Blige
Genre Talk show
Starring Mary J. Blige
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes2
Production
Executive producers
  • Mary J. Blige
  • Ashaunna K. Ayars
  • Nicole Jackson
  • Lisa Erspamer
  • Jordan Davis
  • John Davis
  • Connie Orlando
  • Angela Aguilera
Production companies
Original release
Network BET
ReleaseMarch 1, 2023 (2023-03-01) 
present (present)

The Wine Down with Mary J. Blige is an American primetime talk show series, hosted by singer and actress Mary J. Blige, that premiered on March 1, 2023, on BET.

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Production

On December 16, 2022, the series was in development by BET. [1] [2] On February 15, 2023, it was announced that the talk show would premiere on March 1, 2023. [3]

Due to COVID and higher production costs in New York City, the show took an unfortunate turn and was removed from BET Networks.

Episodes

No.Title [4] [5] Original air date [4] [5] U.S. viewers
(millions)
1"Sex, Love & Situationships"March 1, 2023 (2023-03-01)0.48 [6]
Guests: Taraji P. Henson and Yung Miami
2"One-on-one with Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson"March 8, 2023 (2023-03-08)0.48 [7]
Guests: 50 Cent

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References

  1. "Academy Award-Nominated and Grammy Award-Winning Artist, Actor, Producer and Entrepreneur Mary J. Blige's Production Company Blue Butterfly Signs First Look Deal in Non-Scripted with BET" (Press release). BET. December 16, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2023 via The Futon Critic.
  2. Cordero, Rosy (December 16, 2022). "Mary J. Blige Strikes Wide-Ranging Deal With BET Via Her Blue Butterfly Banner, Sets Talk Show The Wine Down". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved February 20, 2023.
  3. ""The Wine Down with Mary J. Blige" Adds Award-Winning Rapper, Entrepreneur, Actor, and Producer Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson to the Growing Roster of A-List Guests in BET's Much-Anticipated Television Event" (Press release). BET. February 15, 2023. Retrieved February 20, 2023 via The Futon Critic.
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