BET Original Productions

Background
BET (also known as Black Entertainment Television) is an American cable television network owned by ViacomCBS Domestic Media Networks through BET's parent company, BET Networks. The network launched as a USA Network timeshare on January 25, 1980 and as a full-time channel on July 1, 1983.

1st Logo (2001-2005)
Logo: TBA

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Availability: TBA

Editor's Note: TBA

2nd Logo (2005-2010)
Logo: TBA

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Editor's Note: TBA

3rd Logo (2010-2016)
Logo: On a blue, green, or purple gradient background, we see a flash of light. The flash dies down to reveal the 2010 version of the 2005 BET logo, which zooms in. Copyright info is seen below.

Variants:
 * For original BET productions, the background is green. "THIS HAS BEEN A" is seen above, and "ORIGINAL PRODUCTION" is seen below, followed by the copyright stamp.
 * Season 4 of The Game has the above variant on a blue background. The copyright stamp is not seen in this variant.
 * Being Terry Kennedy has the text below the BET logo reading "ORIGINAL PRODUCTIONS". Also, it lacks the "THIS HAS BEEN A" text above the logo.
 * For other productions that air on BET, the background is purple. "THIS HAS BEEN A" is seen above, and "PRODUCTION" is seen below, followed by the copyright stamp.
 * On The Book of Negroes, the 2005 BET logo is used, with "NETWORKS" underneath.

FX/SFX: The flash of light and the zooming in of the logo.

Music/Sounds: A whoosh sound, followed by 4 piano notes.

Music/Sounds Variants:
 * Sometimes, only the whoosh is heard.
 * A version exists where only the 1st note is heard after the whoosh.
 * On some shows, the closing theme may play over.

Availability: Common. Seen on BET productions from 2010 to 2016.

Editor's Note: None.

4th Logo (2016-2021)
Logo: It starts on a black background. Then we see several white, blue and pink lines. They reveal the BET logo on a dark grey gradient background. The copyright stamp is seen below.

Variants:
 * Like the previous logo, for original BET productions, "THIS HAS BEEN A" is seen above, and "ORIGINAL PRODUCTION" is seen below, followed by the copyright stamp.
 * Also like the last logo, for other productions that air on BET, "THIS HAS BEEN A" is seen above, and "PRODUCTION" is seen below, followed by the copyright stamp.
 * A different font for the text is used starting in 2019.
 * Starting in 2020 for shows in association with BET, a variant exists that has "IN ASSOCIATION WITH" above the logo, and a larger copyright stamp underneath the logo.

FX/SFX: The lines revealing the BET logo.

Music/Sounds: A bass drop sound, followed by a whoosh.

Music/Sounds Variants:
 * The theme from the previous logo is heard on some shows.
 * Starting in 2021, 3 hip-hop record scratching sounds are heard, followed by a 4-note trumpet fanfare. The bass drop and whoosh can still be heard.
 * On season 2 of First Wives Club, only the 4-note fanfare is heard with the bass drop and whoosh. Also, it is high-pitched.
 * On some shows, the logo is silent.

Availability: Common. Seen on BET productions from 2016 to 2021.

Editor's Note: This logo was still being used until October 5, 2021, even though BET debuted a new logo 4 months earlier on June 27, 2021.

5th Logo (October 5, 2021-)
Nickname: "Black Canvas"

Logo: On a light red background, we see the BET logo (with the letters in a different font than the last logo) in a black rectangle. The "BE" letters move up and to the right, while the "T" and the star move down and to the left, forming a square version of BET's current logo with the "BE" at the top and the "T" and the star at the bottom. The logo then zooms in, changing the background to black and causing the letters to separate and zoom into corners. Then, the letters join together and turn black in a light red square. The logo then zooms out, revealing the copyright stamp.

FX/SFX: The BET letters moving and zooming.

Music/Sounds: So far, none.

Availability: Brand new. First seen at the end of the 2021 BET Hip-Hop Awards.

Editor's Note: This is part of BET's network rebrand that started on June 27, 2021 with the 2021 BET Awards. This didn't start being used as a production logo until 4 months later.