''Planet Groove'' is a music oriented talk show that premiered in late 1996 on

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, when the short-lived ''Unreal'' was cancelled. This show's hostess was

Rachel Stuart Rachel Stuart (born 1972) is a Jamaican-Canadian model, actress, tv host and beauty pageant titleholder. Personal life Stuart attended Mohawk College. Rachel Stuart is married to Paxton Baker, former vice president of BET Digital Networks and has ...

(who originally hosted '' Caribbean Rhythms''). Like ''

Video Soul ''Video Soul'' was a two–hour long American music video program that originally aired on BET from June 26, 1981 to September 1996. The program was devoted to showcasing R&B and Soul recording artists and performers' music videos. History '' ...

'', the show had a primetime slot, airing from 8PM-10PM (Eastern Time) as a 2-hour long music video program. It also had a Top-20 countdown on Fridays as well.

Hour change/New time

In late 1997, the show's time slot was changed to 7PM-9PM (Eastern). 1998 saw a decrease in hours, going from two hours to one.

Cancellation

With a decrease in popularity, the show was cancelled in 1999. ''Planet Groove'' was somewhat revived when BET launched ''

106 & Park ''106 & Park'' is an American hip hop and R&B music video show, set up in a countdown format, that was broadcast on weekdays at 6:00 pm ET/5:00 pm CT on BET; it aired on a one-day delay on BET International. It was the network's highest- rated ...

'' in 2000. ''106 & Park'' was a top-ten video countdown show that aired live every weekday in the United States and Japan. It was cancelled in 2014.

References

{{BET 1990s American television talk shows BET original programming 1996 American television series debuts 1999 American television series endings