BET Shows Spirit With 'Sunday Best'
While not as polished as the slick production finales viewers are used to from American Idol, Black Entertainment Television put on its “Sunday Best” Tuesday night for the live telecast of its gospel music-themed competition show.
Despite some technical sound challenges, BET’s Sunday Best delivered more spirit — and more reality — than Fox’s music competition juggernaut.
Series favorite Crystal Aikin drew a majority of the more than 1.5 million votes to win the competition over Chicago native and runner up Shari Addison, but both vocally gifted and spiritually charged women are deserving of the grand prize recording contract with the Zomba Gospel recording label.
And Kudos to BET and the show’s voting audience for choosing pure talent over imagery. As naturally beautiful, full-figured women of color, both Aikin and Addison — 33-years old and 46-years old respectively –– are welcome sight and reprieve from the thin, eye candy-esque, often modestly talented 20-something performers that are so prevalent in today’s entertainment world.
The network has yet to officially renew the series for a second season, but with 1.7 million watching Tuesday’s one-hour finale — tops for any BET original show during the 2007-08 season – and with 1.2 million viewers on average tuning into the 10-episode series, BET should give serious consideration to renewing this entertaining and uplifting hit series.
diane hamilton commented:
i think your show is just wonderful i get so much joy these singer are realy good this year i think it's going to be very hard to find a winner
parris campbell commented:
I AM VERY UPSET WITH THIS YEARS AUDITIONS .THE YOUNG LADY WITH THE STUDDER PROBLEM IN CHICAGO HAD A VOICE THAT WAS ANOITED, AND IT WAS CLEAR TO HEAR. NOT SURE WHAT THIS SHOWS MOTIVES ARE FOR SUNDAY BEST THIS YEAR HOWEVER, IF ITS TRING TO DO GODS WILL AND NOT JUDGE PEOPLE BUY IF THEY WILL FIT IN THIS SO CALLED MUSIC INDUSTRY I WILL CONTINUE TO PRAY FOR YOUR SHOW.THIS IS GODS INDUSTRY AND I FEEL THAT YOUR JUDGES DID NOT PICK HER SIMPLY BECAUSE OF HER ISSUE AND OVERALL APPERENCE.ASK YOUR JUDGES TO WATCH TAPE .IM SURE THEY WILL SEE THE MISTAKE THAT WAS MADE .GOD BLESS !
benteractive commented:
The Sunday Best reflected a direction that BET should be going in. Why does it half to be wack if its black. Thats not the case in this new environment of quality content for all viewers. With reality style television and so many colorful characters its really great to see what the future holds for BET and Benteractive's Ethnic channels.