BET's 'Sunday Best' Sings Sweet Ratings Tune

By R. Thomas Umstead
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Black Entertaiment Television's gospel competition series Sunday Best drew 1.7 million viewers during its May 10 finale.

The show, which saw Y'Anna Crawley of Washington, D.C., win the competition and a national recording contract, matched the series' March premiere and the show's December 2007 freshman season finale.

The Sunday Best season two finale, hosted by Kirk Franklin, also served as BET's number one primetime telecast ever for the month of May, the network said.

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.