BET reportedly wanted the cast of the Being Mary Jane TV show to film season four and season five back-to-back (presumably to save on production costs). However, Gabrielle Union had it in her contract that there would be a significant break between seasons. That lawsuit was ultimately settled but there’s been no word on if Being Mary Jane has or will be renewed for season five. Will it be cancelled instead? Stay tuned.
Being Mary Jane revolves around the life of a successful TV news anchor from Atlanta, Mary Jane Paul (Gabrielle Union). In season four, when Kara (Lisa Vidal) helps her land a gig as a correspondent on a national morning news show in NYC, Mary Jane makes the move to achieve her lifetime career goal of becoming a national lead anchor. The rest of the BET cast includes Margaret Avery, Aaron D. Spears, Richard Brooks, BJ Britt Jr., Raven Goodwin, Richard Roundtree, Valarie Pettiford, Chike Okonkwo, and Michael Ealy.
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For comparisons: The third season of Being Mary Jane on BET averaged a 0.74 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 1.64 million viewers.
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What do you think? Do you like the Being Mary Jane TV series on BET? Do you think that it should be cancelled or renewed for a fifth season?
RENEW! This is a fantastic show with great writing, great characters, interesting, complex and beautiful storylines. The actors are EXTRAordinary. It is our favorite show.
This is my favorite show , I can relate as a single woman all the trials and tribulations she has gone through with men especially I feel as I lived her life at her age, I’m in my 5os never been married…..career minded-no kids.
I love her choice of clothes!
Renew!! But Mary Jane deserves a long vacation & higher pay if that’s what she needs to get through another season. From what I ready she just needs a little time and more income to honor her value…. She brings so much joy to so many! This show has been one of my favorite series on Netflix and sends a powerful message to build family, community, support, hard work, yet time for self care!! The balance that is missing soooo deeply in American Culture…. we are worked like a horse and made to feel we need to push ourselves to… Read more »
I must agree with this fan. Gabrielle Union deserves everything that she request. I too love the show and would like to see the show return.
Love this show!! Please renew season 5!! I cant wait to see Mary Janes character grow along with the rest of the cast!! Please please please!
Yes! Please renew. This show offers quality scripts and the acting of these storylines is great.
I am a 70-year-old Caucasian woman and love “being Mary Jane.” I look forward to it every season and DVR every episode in case I’m not able to watch it on Tuesday night. I think it’s just wonderful. The acting the storylines and of course Mary Jane’s close. I love the relationship between her and Cara . I would love to see Mary Jane get married and be pregnant and then try to juggle this with her career. Many storylines in there. I just watched the episode about Helen’s affair with her ex Frank ,and it made me feel badly.… Read more »
I am so in love with the show, please keep it, and to the author please Justin and Mary Jane are perfect together, don’t let it fail, the relationship that is, maybe trouble in paradise now then but keep them, would love to see them grow together………. everything but them is just interesting I love that they not perfect but trying to make it work
Big up
I love watching being Mary. Jane. Please don’t cancel the show.
I love watching Being Mary Jane. Definitely want season 5,6,7. I feel for the first time she has a meaningful relationship with Justin, he gets her, we need to see her be happy..otherwise it feels like there is no end to her destructive behaviour…can’t wait for next episode.
I’m definitely not feeling season 4. It’s a bit unrealistic and MJ isn’t “growing” as a character. She’s very immature in how she approaches work, relationships etc. If the show returns she needs to go back to ATL. The dynamic with the family is good and feels disjointed with her in NY. This role seems beneath Justin. He doesn’t have any Hollywood movies to play in?! I don’t buy their chemistry either. No like her and Omari or her and David. That was hot…
I disagree
I completly disagree as well!!
I totally agree with you 1000%. Mary Jane the ***** is just too much for me. She hasn’t grown at all. I also don’t like the show attempting to portray a New York theme when they are clearly filming in ATL. The setup looks so fake, dark & dreary! I don’t buy into the chemistry of her and Justin either. Don’t get me wrong, I love Micheal Ealy as an actor but Mary Jane and David could have been a power couple. They were so good together. We know Omari cannot return because he’s doing an excellent job on Power.… Read more »
I disagree. However, everyone is entitled to their own opinion. I believe the show is well written and the entire cast are great together. This show is awesome!!! We know many people in real life that are still immature. It takes some people a while to grow. It’s a journey and unfortunately some of us never get there. I look forward to seeing Mary Jane continue with her journey. Those who don’t enjoy the show can just switch the channel.
I totally agree. I feel like it’s losing the script and l struggle to stay awake through a single episode. Perhaps she should go back to Atlanta
Love her, some stuff need not to showed. Especially her mom have sex with ex. Not good for me. Her have a great husband. She too old.
I love Being Mary Jane.I love the new edition to the family Michael Ealy.Abosulutely!There should be a season five!
I. Loved the 1 epissode for the 4th season, I DVR and watch it on the weekends due to work schedule, family life etc. My friend and I discussed the showed and agreed that women really experience the tho vs Mary Jane goes through in the show, in relation ships, our insecurities, work life balance struggle. We can definitely relate. Definitely want a 5th. 6th, 7th seasom…bring them on! Gabrielle Union rocks!❤
Please pull the plug. The writers are on life support. Horrible
This is why I dislike T.V. Writers get viewers into a show with their writing talents. Then, a show vanishes leaving behind millions of viewers merely because the wrters fall off because they lose focus and quality. These wrtiers are probably too busy spending money and goofing off instead of focusing on writing the same quality of material that was written to get the position. Season four was definitely threw together. In fact, when Mary Jane went to talk to her one night stand from London at that table in the restaurant, her one night stand and the table full… Read more »