Lil' Kim: Countdown to Lockdown explained

Runtime:30 minutes (with commercials)
Num Seasons:1
Num Episodes:6
List Episodes:
  1. Episodes
Opentheme:"Whoa"
(performed by Lil' Kim)
Country:United States

Lil' Kim: Countdown to Lockdown is a reality television series which premiered on March 9, 2006 on BET. The 6-part show followed Lil' Kim's last 14 days of freedom before she entered the Federal Detention Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for a 366-day sentence.

The series never got an official DVD release. It was however released on iTunes in late 2006.[1] It has since been taken down for unknown reasons.

Cast members

Production and broadcast

The original title for the television series was "Lil' Kim Goes to the Big House" and was produced by Queen Bee Productions and Tracey Edmonds of Edmonds Entertainment. The show was filmed in September 2005. Edmonds stated in the Daily Variety that several networks have expressed interest. BET picked the series up and re-titled the show "Countdown To Lockdown".[2]

Almost six months after Lil' Kim's incarceration, the show premiered on BET on March 9, 2006 and, at the time, was the most watched series debut in BET's 25 year-history with 1.9 million viewers nationwide.[3] It was also the highest rated cable original series among black viewersthat year.[4] Filming for the second series began shortly after Lil' Kim was released from prison but for unknown reasons, the project was cancelled.[5]

Promotion

On March 8, 2006, the entire cast (with the exception of Lil' Kim) appeared on The Tyra Banks Show and discussed the show before its BET premiere.[6]

Episodes

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: BET Networks Is Breaking New Ground With Hot Programming Now Available on iTunes Store . PRNewswire . 2006-12-12 . 2012-10-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303233320/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/bet-networks-is-breaking-new-ground-with-hot-programming-now-available-on-itunes-store-56188522.html . 2016-03-03 . dead .
  2. Web site: Ross . Dalton . Lil' Kim's schedule: Celebreality, then prison | PopWatch | EW.com . Popwatch.ew.com . 2005-09-16 . 2012-02-24.
  3. Web site: Washington . The . Tuning In . Washington Times . 2007-07-30 . 2012-05-09.
  4. Web site: Rap Star's Final Hours of Freedom Documented in BET's Lil' Kim: Countdown to Lockdown Season Finale . PR Newswire . 2006-04-20 . 2012-10-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304082550/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/rap-stars-final-hours-of-freedom-documented-in-bets-lil-kim-countdown-to-lockdown-season-finale-premiering-tonight-at-930-pm-etpt-56464062.html . 2016-03-04 . dead .
  5. Web site: Nolan Strong . Lil' Kim Off House Arrest Aug 3., Preparing Season 2 Of 'Countdown To Lockdown' . AllHipHop.com . 2006-08-01 . 2012-02-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160307160812/http://allhiphop.com/2006/08/01/lil-kim-off-house-arrest-aug-3-preparing-season-2-of-countdown-to-lockdown/ . 2016-03-07 . dead .
  6. Web site: The Tyra Show Episode Guide 2006 - Lil' Kim . TVGuide.com . 2012-02-24.
  7. Web site: Lil Kim: Countdown to Lockdown - Episode List . IMDb . 2012-10-20.

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