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Sunday Best
Sunday Best logo used from seasons 1-8
Genre	Reality competition
Presented by	Kirk Franklin
Judges	Bebe Winans CeCe Winans Erica Campbell Tina Campbell Donnie McClurkin Yolanda Adams Kim Burrell Kierra Sheard Kelly Price Jonathan McReynolds
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	10
No. of episodes	101
Production
Producers	D'Angela Proctor Steed and Nia T. Hill of Strange Fruit Media Kirk Franklin Erica and Tina Campbell
Running time	60 minutes
Original release
Network	BET
Release	October 2, 2007 (2007-10-02) – August 30, 2015 (2015-08-30)
Release	June 30, 2019 (2019-06-30) – August 23, 2020 (2020-08-23)

Sunday Best is a reality television singing competition series hosted by Kirk Franklin. It first aired on BET on October 2, 2007.

In each season, the show and its judges set out to find the best undiscovered gospel talent in the United States. Finalists competed each week until a winner was crowned. The judges throughout the series' run included Gospel singers Yolanda Adams, Kierra Sheard, Donnie McClurkin, Mary Mary, Bebe Winans & Cece Winans. Gospel singer Kim Burrell served as the on-screen mentor.

Each season's winner receives a national recording contract, a new automobile, and an undisclosed cash prize benefiting his or her community as well as the title of 'Sunday Best'.

On April 18, 2019, it was announced that the series would return for a ninth season, which premiered on June 30, 2019. Franklin returned as host and former Mary Mary member Erica Campbell also returning as a judge, with Kelly Price and Jonathan McReynolds joining as judges. Sunday Best was renewed by BET for a tenth season which premiered on July 5, 2020.

Winners

References

1. "Gospel Greats Donnie McClurkin and Yolanda Adams Join the All-Star Team of Judges... - PASADENA, Calif., Jan. 14 /PRNewswire/" (Press release). California, Nigeria: Prnewswire.com. Retrieved September 12, 2011.
2. "SR Gospel: Kim Burrell Joins Sunday Best 3". Singersroom.com. April 29, 2010. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
3. "BET Networks Announces the Return of All Inspiring Gospel Competition Series, "Sunday Best," for Its Ninth Season". The Futon Critic. April 18, 2019.
4. "Behind the Stage - Joshua Rogers is Sunday Best". BET.com. September 2, 2012. Archived from the original on September 5, 2012.
5. "Tasha Page-Lockhart Is Sunday Best!". BET.com. September 1, 2013. Archived from the original on September 4, 2013.
6. "Geoffrey Golden Is Sunday Best!". BET.com. August 31, 2014. Archived from the original on September 3, 2014.
7. "Jackson native wins BET's Sunday Best competition". www.clarionledger.com. August 31, 2015.
8. "Melvin Crispell, III Declared Winner of Sunday Best". blackchristiannews.com. August 28, 2019.
9. "Stephanie Summers Crowned Winner of BET's Sunday Best Season 10". gospelmusic.org. August 26, 2020.

External links

• BET Shows – Sunday Best
• Sunday Best at IMDb

• 2000s American reality television series
• 2010s American reality television series
• 2020s American reality television series
• 2007 American television series debuts
• 2015 American television series endings
• 2019 American television series debuts
• 2020 American television series endings
• BET original programming
• Singing talent shows
• American television series revived after cancellation