It was a history-making night for BET, as the season finale of the network’s critically acclaimed series KEYSHIA COLE: THE WAY IT IS triumphed as the #1 series telecast in BET history. More than 2.9 million viewers and 2.0 million households tuned in on Tuesday, December 11 to watch the special one-hour season finale, scoring a phenomenal 2.3 BET Coverage Rating.

KEYSHIA COLE now stands as the #1 series in BET history, with an average 1.53 rating, bringing in an average of 1.3 million households and 1.8 million viewers throughout its second season. The finale of KEYSHIA COLE posted gains of +52% versus the show’s premiere episode and is BET’s #2 telecast of the 2007-08 season behind the BET HIP HOP AWARDS 2007.

In the season finale, Keyshia and her mother Frankie receive the results of a DNA test to reveal whether a man claiming to be Keyshia’s long-lost father actually is. Meanwhile, her manager Manny organizes a family reunion to bring together Keyshia’s foster family and biological family, including two siblings she has only recently become acquainted with.

The finale of KEYSHIA COLE: THE WAY IT IS will re-air on Thursday, December 13 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT, Friday, December 14 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT and Saturday, December 15 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT. BET will also air a marathon of the second season of KEYSHIA COLE on Sunday, December 16 from 6:30-10:00 p.m. ET/PT. The finale will also air following an encore of the BEYONCE EXPERIENCE on Tuesday, December 18 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT.

From heart-wrenching therapy sessions and family pathos to handling the day-to-day life of a platinum-selling artist, KEYSHIA COLE: THE WAY IT IS gives one-of-a-kind insight into the world of one of music’s most captivating and complex rising stars.

Congratulations Keysh!

Keyshia Cole Hosts Top 11 Countdown

In celebration of her new album, ‘Just Like You,’ Keyshia Cole is hosting our Top 11 Show this week!

In addition to rocking a hot blond ‘do, the leather-clad singer takes us through the 11 hottest videos right now, according to you. She also talks about the continuation of her BET reality show, ‘Startime,’ working with Kanye West, and why making a music video is such hard work.

Click here for the Top 11 Countdown!

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Almost no TV show, “reality” or otherwise, can survive with only a lead character, no matter how famous that character is.

So what makes R&B singer Keyshia Cole’s BET show more compelling as it enters its second season is that Cole’s mother creates as much dramatic tension as the star herself.

Cole’s mother, Frankie, spent the first season in jail, finishing up a three-year sentence on drug charges. Now Frankie’s out, and while she’s saying the right things, nothing about her life suggests we’re guaranteed a “happily ever after” ending.

Cole, for now, has moved her mother into her Atlanta mansion and is trying to provide the material and emotional support for her to stay clean and sober.

This includes a “no visitors” rule that also applies to her sister Neffie, who has a drinking problem.

Neffie doesn’t like the rule, friction develops, and Cole asks a therapist if she can help her family without debilitating herself.

“Reality” shows live for these kinds of soap-opera scenarios, of course, but this one feels a little more genuine than most.

One long scene has Cole reclining on a couch, asking for a cup of tea and telling her manager not to cancel a couple of magazine photo shoots, just reschedule them. She looks genuinely worn down.

But the greatest dramatic promise here may lie with Frankie, whose life feels as if it’s still up for grabs. She says the right things - about how she has to work to regain the love and trust of people in her life - but one imagines all addicts say that.

The question is whether she will follow through. That battle, the stakes of which go way beyond its TV entertainment value, is a major reason “Keyshia Cole 2,” will be worth return visits.

Fans flocked to BET for the return of the network’s top-rated and critically acclaimed docu-drama KEYSHIA COLE: THE WAY IT IS, now BET’s #1 Returning Series Premiere Performance in BET history and its #1 Original Series Premiere this season. Tuesday’s show scored a 1.41 rating, with 1.24 million households and 1.49 million total viewers tuning in, according to Nielsen Media Research.

As the #1 KEYSHIA COLE telecast in BET history, the premiere of the second season of KEYSHIA COLE: THE WAY IT IS builds on the momentum of the show’s top-rated first season. Tuesday’s show is also among the highest-rated series premieres ever in BET history.

This season, R&B songstress Keyshia Cole is back and more compelling than ever, as she attempts to deal with all of her family drama while putting the finishing touches on her new CD, Just Like You. KEYSHIA COLE: THE WAY IT IS airs on BET on Tuesdays at 10:30 p.m. ET/PT.

Congratz Keyshia! We’ve very proud of you!

Keyshia Cole: The Way It Is 2 premiers every Tuesday on BET @ 10:30 PM. Leave your comments on the first episode of the new season here.

Keyshia Cole makes her return to reality television next week, back for a second season of her BET hit show “Keyshia Cole: The Way It Is.”

Following on the heels of the successful release of her second album Just Like You, Keyshia is back on the small screen. In the new season “Keyshia Cole 2: The Way it Is” reunites audiences with Keyshia’s poignant struggle to balance her family crises with her budding career as an R&B star.

This time around, cameras capture Cole as she works to complete and release her sophomore CD Just Like You while also sharing the wealth with her mother, recently released from prison, and her sister Neffie, whose battles with alcohol fueled much of the drama behind the show’s first season.

The platinum success of Cole’s debut album has provided a better life for her and her family, but after the singer invites her mother and sister to live in her Atlanta mansion the two find Keyshia’s rules too hard to live by. With the rigors of her career pulling at her, Keyshia is faced with more difficult choices.

In related news, VH1 has their own plans for the Bay Area native. Keyshia Cole has been selected for “VH1 Unplugged,” performing hits from her debut as well as new songs from Just Like You.

[View Keyshia's Unplugged Performance Here]

“Keyshia Cole 2: The Way It Is” premieres Tuesday, October 30 at 10:30 p.m. on BET.