The first episode of BMF’s third season scored the highest viewership in the show’s history, much to the delight of 50 Cent. The rapper-turned-television hitmaker reacted to the spike in viewership by teasing two BMF spin-offs on Thursday (March 7).
“MF Up 25% in 3 day, progress is not a slow process over here,” he wrote on Instagram. “Wait till you see my two new spin off shows. GLG GreenLightGang you know the vibes. BOOM.”
BMF’s third season premiered on March 1. According to The Hollywood Reporter, 5.1 million viewers watched the episode over three days. The numbers marked a dramatic increase in views for BMF. The second season’s premiere had 4.1 million viewers.
Most of BMF’s audience watched the third season’s premiere via the STARZ app. Only 250,000 viewers saw the episode in its debut on the STARZ channel. But the on-air viewership was up too from last season. BMF’s second season had 170,000 viewers for its on-air premiere.
STARZ renewed BMF for a fourth season ahead of the third season’s premiere. Production on the fourth season is scheduled to begin this spring.
“Fans can’t get enough of the history in the making that is BMF,” STARZ president of original programming Kathryn Busby said. “We’re thrilled to start working on a new season that will continue bold storytelling of the legend of the Flenory brothers that has proven to resonate so deeply with our viewers.”
The renewal made sense for STARZ, which started to rely on 50 Cent producing multiple hits for the network. The G-Unit boss also produced the Power franchise.
50 Cent previously announced plans for three BMF spin-offs in January 2023. Months later, he claimed he would not produce any spin-offs due to his frustrations with STARZ. He changed his mind again, teasing spin-offs following the arrests of more than a dozen Black Mafia Family members in October 2023.
