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BET Hip Hop Awards’ Most Watched Since 2006 Debut

‘BET Hip Hop Awards’ Most Watched Since 2006 Debut

October 13, 2011 By EURpublisher02

T.I. performs at the BET Hip Hop Awards 2011 at Boisfeuillet Jones Atlanta Civic Center on Oct. 1, 2011 in Atlanta, Georgia.

*The BET Hip Hop Awards earned landmark ratings Tuesday night, drawing 4.1 million viewers to become the award ceremony’s most-watched telecast since it premiered in 2006.

As previously reported, Chris Brown took home four trophies at the annual show, which was taped Oct. 1 at the Boisfeuillet Jones Atlanta Civic Center. The night’s other big winners were Nicki Minaj, Lil Wayne and Wiz Khalifa.

Tracee Ellis Ross and Malcolm-Jamal Warner of BET's "Reed Between the Lines"

The strong lead-in helped new comedy “Reed Between the Lines.” The Tracee Ellis Ross and Malcolm-Jamal Warner family sitcom pulled in 3.3 million viewers for its premiere episode at 10 p.m. and 2.9 million for a second episode at 10:30 p.m.