SUNDAY BEST's Show-stopping Season Six Inches Closer To Crowning The Next Gospel Superstar And SUNDAY BEST Winner On Sunday, September 1 At 8:00 P.M.*

SUNDAY BEST Season Six Top Two Finalists Are Detroit Native Tasha Page-Lockhart and Philadelphia Native Kefia Rollerson

NEW YORK, Aug. 19, 2013 -- Continuing its reign as television's #1 religious series, viewers are singing the praises of BET Networks' award-wining hit show SUNDAY BEST, with nearly three million viewers tuning into the season six premiere on July 7th. The show-stopping, foot-stomping competition is gearing up for the season finale premiere on Sunday, September 1 at 8 P.M. ET*.

And after weeks of fierce competition, the SUNDAY BEST judges have chosen their top two stand-outs, Detroit's Tasha Page-Lockhart and Philadelphia's Kefia Rollerson. Next week these two women will deliver unforgettable performances as America votes for who will be crowned this season's SUNDAY BEST victor. In addition to the coveted title, the winner of season six will receive a national recording contract with Fo Yo Soul / RCA Records, a brand new Ford Fusion, and a cash prize. The season finale features performances by some of today's top gospel and soul hit makers including Chaka Khan, CeCe Winans, Tamela Mann and Israel Houghton.

For continuous SUNDAY BEST updates, please visit http://www.bet.com/Sunday Best. Also, follow SUNDAY BEST on Twitter at www.twitter.com/BETSundayBest (hash tag: #BETSundayBest) and Facebook fan page at http://www.facebook.com/BETSundayBest.

*All times are ET/PT.

About BET Networks

BET Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA, VIAB), is the nation's leading provider of quality entertainment, music, news and public affairs television programming for the African-American audience. The primary BET channel reaches more than 90 million households and can be seen in the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, the United Kingdom and sub-Saharan Africa. BET is the dominant African-American consumer brand with a diverse group of business extensions: BET.com, a leading Internet destination for Black entertainment, music, culture, and news; CENTRIC, a 24-hour entertainment network targeting the 25- to 54-year-old African-American audience; BET Digital Networks - BET Gospel and BET Hip Hop, attractive alternatives for cutting-edge entertainment tastes; BET Home Entertainment, a collection of BET-branded offerings for the home environment including DVDs and video-on-demand; BET Event Productions, a full-scale event management and production company with festivals and live events spanning the globe; BET operates in the United Kingdom and oversees the extension of BET network programming for global distribution.