Being Mary Jane: Cancelled or Renewed for Season Five on BET?

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Will Mary Jane Paul make it in the Big Apple? Has the Being Mary Jane TV show been cancelled or renewed for a fifth season on BET? The television vulture is watching all the latest cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of Being Mary Jane season five. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you?  
 

What’s This TV Show About?

Airing on the BET cable channel, Being Mary Jane revolves around the life of a successful Atlanta TV news anchor, 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. Margaret Avery, Aaron D. Spears, Richard Brooks, BJ Britt Jr., Raven Goodwin, Richard Roundtree, Valarie Pettiford, Chike Okonkwo, and Michael Ealy also star.
 

Season Four Ratings

The fourth season of Being Mary Jane averaged a 0.36 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 860,000 viewers. Compared to last year, season four is down by 51% in the demo and down by 47% in viewers. Learn how Being Mary Jane stacks up against other BET TV shows.
 

 

Telly’s Take

Reportedly, BET wanted to shoot seasons four and five back-to-back (probably to save on production costs). Gabrielle Union’s contract, however, stipulated a significant break between seasons. Although the lawsuit was finally settled, there has been no word on if Being Mary Jane has or will be picked up for a fifth season. I expected BET to renew Being Mary Jane for season five (providing all parties could come to terms) but the ratings are way down. Now, I’m not so sure. Subscribe for free updates on The Fosters cancellation and renewal news.

10/11 update: BET has cancelled Being Mary Jane after four seasons. The show will end with a 2-hour TV series finale movie. Details here.
 

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