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‘Being Mary Jane’ ratings down almost 30% in BET return

Gabrielle Union, star of the BET series "Being Mary Jane."
Gabrielle Union, star of the BET series “Being Mary Jane.”
(Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
By Greg BraxtonSenior Writer, Culture and Representation 

“Being Mary Jane,” starring Gabrielle Union as a single African American woman juggling a hectic personal and professional life, caused a big splash last year when it debuted as BET’s first scripted drama.

But the return of the series this week was more of a ripple than a splash.

Viewership for the second season launch of “Being Mary Jane” fell off almost 30% from last season. The episode attracted 3.6 million viewers compared with the 5.2 million viewers who tuned in to last season’s premiere.

The series, from the husband and wife team of Mara Brock Akil and Salim Akil, has already been renewed for a third season.

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Greg Braxton

A lifelong Los Angeles resident, Greg Braxton has written for the Los Angeles Times for more than three decades. He currently is a staff writer covering television for the Calendar section, and has also written extensively about trends and cultural issues in the entertainment field.

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