BET's ‘Sunday Best' Finale Sets Series Record

By R. Thomas Umstead
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BET gospel music competition series Sunday Best set a series ratings record during its Sunday night finale.
The season five finale delivered 2.6 million viewers, posting double-digit increases over the previous four Sunday Best season finales, including a 10% lift over last year's season-ending episode, according to network officials.
Season five of Sunday Best also ranks as the highest-rated season for the gospel series franchise, up 3% compared to  season four, and remains the top-rated gospel series on television, said the network.
South Carolina native Joshua Rogers won the Sunday Best title during the season finale, and will receive a national recording contract with Music World Gospel, a cash prize, and an exclusive prize from Ford, said BET.

R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.