May 21, 2013

T.J. Holmes Needs a (Network) Home – He’s A Free Agent

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*Former BET host of “Don’t Sleep!” may not be sleeping well himself these days. He doesn’t have a job! The journalist announced that he’s an official free agent. Last Thursday, BET finally succumbed to the pressure of telling fans that “Don’t Sleep” wasn’t going to return for another season, reports Richard Prince’s Journal-isms. According to [...]




‘Don’t Sleep’ Host T.J. Holmes: ‘My Fate Was Sealed at Birth’

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  *The show may have downsized from five nights a week to one, but BET’s “Don’t Sleep” continues to fight the good fight with CNN transplant and West Memphis, Arkansas native Loutelious “T.J.” Holmes at the helm. The journalist, 35, says there are aspects other than his real name that viewers have yet to discover. [...]




T.J. Holmes Talks About ‘Don’t Sleep’ Show and the ‘N’ Word (Watch)

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*T.J. Holmes, host of BET’s “Don’t Sleep” recently chatted about the show’s recent changes with the Power 105.1 Breakfast Club. After debuting only a month-and-a-half ago, the news talk show went from a four-night-per-week half-hour broadcast to a one-hour weekly series. Some say BET made a hasty decision to shorten T.J.’s TV time and should have [...]




Post Piece: Don’t Blame Viewers for Sleeping on T.J. Holmes’ Late Night Show

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*Last week BET announced the ironic shrinking and expansion of T.J. Holmes’ late night show “Don’t Sleep!,” claiming the demand for great, solid programming is high. But the move may have been a bit premature or the time slot is completely off. According to reports, the show is looming over the trashcan as ratings aren’t [...]




BET Prez Stephen Hill: T.J. Holmes Show Strong – No Cancellation Planned

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*BET’s “Don’t Sleep,” hosted by former CNN anchor T.J. Holmes, just got the official word that the new nighttime show would be expanded to a full one-hour experience; but only once a week. Critics, however, doubted the show would be of this world too much longer. But network president Stephen Hill says it’s become a fan [...]




T.J. Holmes’ BET Show ‘Don’t Sleep’ Goes from 1/2 Hour Daily to 1-Hour Weekly

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*Hmm, maybe T.J. Holmes‘ late night show “Don’t Sleep” is not the snoozer some think it is. Apparently BET thinks it’s a hit. So much so that the network expanded the show to a full hour beginning tomorrow (11-14-12),  at 11pm Eastern. However, the show will only air on a weekly basis. Hold up. Wait [...]




T.J. Holmes on New BET Gig ‘Don’t Sleep’ and Why He Left CNN

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*The BET weeknight debut of former CNN anchor T.J. Holmes will take place on October 1 with the premiere of his new late night series “Don’t Sleep!” [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] ‘We are going to be airing every night at 11 p.m. It’s kind of odd. I go from doing early mornings to late [...]