Not even a 366 day jail sentence can keep Lil Kim down. In fact, she’s turned her misfortune into success. Her reality show, Countdown to Lockdown, chronicling her final weeks of freedom scored and scored big in its debut on BET.
The show became the most watched series debut in the network’s 25 year history. Nearly two million viewers tuned in last week, also giving Kim’s adventures the crown of number one original cable series among Black households in 2006.
According to one BET executive, the success of the show did not come as a surprise.
“When we showed the first episode of Lil Kim to test audiences, we got the highest scores in the history of the company. So when it became the biggest series debut in the history of the network, I wasn’t surprised,” said Reginald Hudlin, BET President of Entertainment. “As powerful as the first episode is, the series finale is even better. I’m pleased and relieved that my first new series on BET has become a ‘must see’ for so many people. I’m grateful to Edmonds Entertainment for delivering another great show for the network, and to the entire team at BET for fantastic work in every department.”
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During the show’s run, viewers will ride along with the Kim as she sorts out her business and legal affairs, makes her last few public appearances to promote her new CD, shoots a video, attends fashion week, shops, hits the party scene and says goodbye to friends and family before turning herself over to federal authorities. The cameras also capture her private moments as Lil’ Kim attempts to come to grips with who she is and where she’s headed.
