BET Awards 2025: Start Time, Channel & How to Watch Tonight’s Big Show Live

LOS ANGELES – “Culture’s Biggest Night” is locked and loaded. The 25th annual BET Awards rolls into downtown L.A.’s Peacock Theater on Monday, 9 June 2025, and fans are asking one thing: What time do the BET Awards 2025 start? Start time and schedule • Live ceremony: 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT on BET, simulcast on BET Her, VH1, Logo and MTV2. • Red-carpet preshow: 6 p.m. ET / 3 p.m. PT, featuring arrivals, style breakdowns and early winner reveals. • Post-show encore: midnight ET for night-owls and West Coast prime-time viewers. Where to watch & stream Cable/Satellite: Tune to BET at 8 p.m. ET. Cord-cutters: The show will stream live on BET.com with a TV-provider login and on live-TV packages such as YouTube TV, Hulu + Live TV, Sling Blue, DirecTV Stream and Philo. Most services offer free trials that cover the broadcast window. Paramount+ Premium subscribers can also watch via their local BET feed. Who’s hosting? Comedian and box-office titan Kevin Hart takes the reins for the first time, promising the “most unpredictable opening monologue in BET Awards history”. Key location facts The ceremony returns to L.A.’s 7,100-seat Peacock Theater (formerly Microsoft Theater), the show’s home for more than a decade. Performance tease BET has confirmed a multi-era tribute to 50 years of hip-hop, surprise collaborations from the year’s Billboard Hot 100 toppers, and a finale honoring Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Mary J. Blige (full performer list on BET.com). Why the BET Awards time matters for viewers • Prime-time slot maximizes live social chatter—hashtags #BETAwards and #CulturesBiggestNight trend globally by 8:07 p.m. ET every year. • West Coast fans get a rare real-time broadcast at 5 p.m. PT, eliminating spoilers. • International viewers can plan: 1 a.m. BST (London), 2 a.m. CEST (Paris), 5:30 a.m. IST (Mumbai), 8 a.m. SGT (Singapore), 10 a.m. AEST (Sydney). FAQs – BET Awards 2025 time & viewing Q: What channel is the BET Awards 2025 on? A: BET in the U.S.; check local listings for BET International partners in the U.K., Africa and the Caribbean. Q: Is there a free BET Awards 2025 live stream? A: Yes. Start a free trial on services like YouTube TV or Philo, or log in to BET.com with a participating cable credential. Q: What time does the red carpet start? A: 6 p.m. ET / 3 p.m. PT with fashion hosts Terrence J and Novi Brown. Q: How long is the show? A: The live window is three hours, ending at 11 p.m. ET, followed by a 30-minute wrap-up special. Mark your calendar, set your DVR, and turn on those notifications—because when the clock strikes 8 p.m. ET on 9 June, the BET Awards 2025 time slot belongs to the culture.