And the Academy Award goes to...BET's queen of late night, Mo'Nique! Still savoring her historic Oscar victory during the 82nd Academy Awards, Mo'Nique returns to the set of her late night talk show to tape her first original episode after Sunday night's exciting win. Sitting on the couch will be critically acclaimed Oscar-nominated actress Taraji P. Henson (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button), Tony Award winner and NAACP Image Award-nominated actress Anika Noni Rose (Disney's The Princess and the Frog) and Academy Award winners Three 6 Mafia (Hustle & Flow). This very special episode will air on Thursday, March 11 at 11:00 p.m.* on BET.

BET Networks' # 1 late night show, THE MO'NIQUE SHOW keeps the late night party going. From A-list celebrity guests to sizzling performances by the hottest musical artists in the game, Mo'Nique delivers viewers a fun-filled hour of entertainment.

For more information about THE MO'NIQUE SHOW, please visit www.bet.com.

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About BET Networks

BET Networks, a division of Viacom Inc. (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), is the nation's leading provider of quality entertainment, music, news and public affairs television programming for the African-American audience. The primary BET channel reaches more than 98 million households and can be seen in the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, the United Kingdom and sub-Saharan Africa. BET is the dominant African-American consumer brand with a diverse group of business extensions: BET.com, a leading Internet destination for Black entertainment, music, culture, and news; CENTRIC, a 24-hour entertainment network targeting the 25- to 54-year-old African-American audience; BET Digital Networks - BET Gospel and BET Hip Hop, attractive alternatives for cutting-edge entertainment tastes; BET Home Entertainment, a collection of BET-branded offerings for the home environment including DVDs and video-on-demand; BET Event Productions, a full-scale event management and production company with festivals and live events spanning the globe; BET Mobile, which provides ringtones, games and video content for wireless devices; and BET International, which operates BET in the United Kingdom and oversees the extension of BET network programming for global distribution.