TCA BLOG: BET Puts 'Mo'Nique Show' On Hiatus

By R. Thomas Umstead
( Broadcasting & Cable )
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The summer TCA tour kicked off earlier this morning with panels from The Weather Channel and ESPN, but it's a network that's not scheduled to present during the tour that has a few writers buzzing.

BET has put its two-year old late night series The Mo'Nique Show on hiatus, according to network officials.

The show, the first late night show hosted by an African-American since The Arsenio Hall Show in the 1990s, will continue to air original episodes in its 11 p.m. timeslot through the summer and then run repeats after that.

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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.