It’s a sad day in the world of media.

BET has decided to cancel 106 & Park after 14 years of being on television. The daily music countdown showed will be airing its final episode on December 19th.

But that’s not it for 106 & Park. BET Networks has made the decision to shift the brand to a digital space on BET.com, while special events such as 106 & PARTY New Year’s eve show and live events during their award shows will continue on tv. BET’s President of Music Programming and Specials said in a statement:

All of us have been touched by 106 & Park.

Now it’s time for 106 & Park, as a daily TV entity, to take a bow and exit.

It’s been a great 14 year run as America’s top music/variety show on cable. And now that very valuable brand is going to take its talents to the digital realm. The interactive brand you helped build, 106 & Park, is alive and well…and it’s moving to the space in which our audience NOW interacts with music the most; online. It’ll be very exciting to connect with the millions of people that are already engaged with 106 & Park and other BET digital and social media entities and bring content that will further evolve the 106 & Park brand…and enhance the overall BET Networks brand. As we transition to the digital space, we look to continue 106 & Park’s role as both a leader of and a mirror to youth culture. We’ll have more information to share about how that is to roll out very soon.

He also mentioned:

I’m not trying to minimize it; this is a very big change. We thank all the people who have worked on the show over the years; the talented hosts, the hard-working staff, production crews, and all the incredible guests we’ve had. Most of all, we’d like to humbly thank the “livest audience”, both in studio and at home, who fueled this landmark TV show from the very beginning. Meet you in the digital domain.

What are your thoughts on the show being cancelled and going digital?

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