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The eighth season of The Haves and the Have Nots just kicked off on OWN this week. While the series hasn’t been cancelled, it seems like the Tyler Perry drama is coming to an end in 2021 and won’t have a ninth season.
Airing on Tuesday nights, The Haves and the Have Nots stars John Schneider, Tika Sumpter, Angela Robinson, Renee Lawless, Crystal Fox, Peter Parros, Tyler Lepley, Gavin Houston, and Aaron O’Connell. The drama centers on the complicated dynamic between the Cryer, Harrington, and Young families of Savannah, Georgia. In season eight of this drama series, Judge Cryer (Schneider) and his rich friends are all finding out what happens when personal flaws go unchecked. Karma has not been kind to the elite one-percenters.
The eighth season of The Haves and the Have Nots currently averages a 0.10 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 873,000 viewers. Compared to season seven, that’s down by 60% in the demo and down by 34% in viewership. The series was once the cable channel’s highest-rated show but the premiere’s numbers put it much closer to the bottom of the list. Is it time for the show to end?
New York Post recently ran a profile about Robinson under the title “Haves and Have Nots star breaks down its final season”. The article goes on to confirms that the series is ending by noting “It kicks off its final season Tuesday at 8 p.m. on the cable network.” and “Robinson tells fans to expect the final season of The Haves and Have Nots to be an emotional rollercoaster.”
But wait, hasn’t the cast already filmed a ninth season? Maybe not.
In 2019, Houston said that he was about to start filming the ninth season of the series. The season lengths for this series have been very inconsistent — ranging from nine to 44 episodes a season — so, OWN could have changed their plans about how the episodes would be grouped.
OWN has been quiet about the show’s immediate future. However, Perry’s other shows on the channel have already ended. In 2017, Perry signed a deal to produce 90 episodes of television each year for ViacomCBS outlets (including BET and BET+) so that’s been keeping him very busy.
It’s unclear how many episodes in season eight but hopefully, The Haves and the Have Nots will have a satisfying conclusion.
What do you think? Do you enjoy The Haves and the Have Nots TV show? Are you sorry to hear that there won’t be a ninth season?
I love the Haves and the Have Nots.
This show has everything. Characters you love to hate, some romance and total suspense that makes you keep watching every episode. How can Tyler Perry stop now?
I’ve been waiting for information on the premiere but there was none coming, I Love to have and have nots and hope to see the night season,however there are some places that don’t carry on or bet your bet plus and I have to watch it on my phone but I’ll do my best to try and keep up and I missed the first episode in new season here in small town USA the cable is very very bad because it’s dish so I may not get any inkling as to where when and what time.
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE LET THERE BE A SEASON 9 IT’S NOT THAT PEOPLE AREN’T INTERESTED ALOT OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE WATCHED THE SHOW HAS PASSED AWAY BECAUSE OF THE CORONA WHICH IS VERY SAD BUT THER ARE STILL PEOPLE WHO ENJOY THIS SHOW AND I AM ONE OF THEM AND MY MOM WHO IS 76 LOOKS FORWARD TO LOOKING AT IS .IT CAN’T END LIKE THIS
I think that the show has ran it course and time to end.
Please don’t let the Haves and the have nots go off the air it’s is good if you take off the air them it go off the air and stupid
Please don’t cancel.I love the show, please it is still the best show on TV.
Please don’t let have and the not go off the air keep it because it getting good
Please don’t cancel the show. I got the OWN channel and paying extra to have it, just so I can see the Haves and the Have Nots. I look forward to Tuesdays. There are some parts that are not as exciting. But now it’s getting too good to end. We had told my son that he & his family should be on the show because of the drama he’s gone through. If Loving You Is Wrong is the show he can be in also. The Haves And The Have Nots is More exciting than the new show Sistas. I think… Read more »
Please don’t end!!!!!
This is such a great show. Each episode is always great.
I was not much on watching TV. But when covid had to quit working then l started browsing.. l found this series on Hulu and watch it for hours . Once seasons ended l was waiting for season 8 l am so disappointed to hear its leaving I Really Love This SHOW..
Hope something can be fixed so we can still watch it..
Tyler Perry is my favorite .. one day l want to meet this man..
Are you kidding, this is the best show on TV.
I love watching the have nots, let it continue, a huge fan. A highlight of the week. I hope it airs forever.
I hope it’s a better series finale than If Loving You Is Wrong. That ending was not good. Tyler left too much unsolved questions for his fans. A big turn off
I look forward to Tuesday night waiting to see the Have and the Have notes. The stuff that goes on in those series are real life issues. I want have anything else yo watch. Love you Tyler Perry.