OWN Doubles Order Of Tyler Perry’s ‘The Haves And The Have Nots’

Say what you will about Tyler Perry’s “The Haves and The Have Nots,” but somebody is watching it, so much so that the Oprah Winfrey Network has doubled its order of episodes for the new show. Originally, OWN ordered 16 episodes of the series which just premiered May 28 and now a total of 32 episodes will close out the season.

According to a news release, the show’s current cycle will air through September 3 and new episodes will premiere in early 2014. “The Haves and the Have Nots,” which follows the complicated dynamic between the rich and powerful Cryer family and the hired help who work in their opulent mansion, premiered May 28 and was the highest rated series premiere in network history.  

Since its launch, the series has become Tuesday night’s #1 original cable series for women 25-54 (1.42 rating) and is averaging over 1.5 million total viewers.


In addition, “The Haves and the Have Nots” is the #1 television show on Tuesday nights (non-sports) for all African-American women. I have to admit, I’ve personally gotten caught up in the new TP show as my Tuesday night, mindlessly entertaining guilty pleasure. It’s a basic mix of telenovela meets The Family That Preys meets Imitation of Life and since I like those three entities individually, combined it’s a win-win-win– sorta kinda. The bottom line is Tyler Perry is still winning, Oprah is finally winning, and those people who created a petition to get this show kicked off of the air are, well, losing.