(OWN)
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 Have and Have Not’s. Please don’t cancel it. I am on the edge of my sit up until the end of the show for that week. Then look forward to the next week!
Yes I love the show. My house hold smiles when we hear that it’s coming back on. I would really hate to see this show leave. This show and If loving you is wrong, has been my favorite shows. I pray that they will come back.
I love that show he don’t leave it on long enough i don’t know of an other show he has that is as good as the have and have not take assisted living off its not that great
Great show.kep it going
Favorite TV show
This is my favorite TV show.and would be very sad if the show is ending.best show ever
One of my favorite series. Much drama. Don’t cancel Haves and Havenots!
Please don’t cancel this show it’s the best
HAHN’s went from classy to trashy with too many incomplete story lines. It lost it’s luster. It’s time to go!
I will truly miss the Have and The Havenot’s. It is a fantastic show and extremely well written. The show should be continued.
I always look forward to this show. As a matter of fact I love all of Tyler Perry shows. Please do not end. But if so have the spinoff as the Preside t elect and Ca dance start off fresh.
Please don’t cancel this show. It is my black nighttime soap opera and my guilty pleasure. I enjoy watching it!!
I am glad that the show is ending because it wasn’t good anymore from season 1 to season 8 is still the same thing going off on season 1 so it’s really got boring watching it so yes go ahead and take it off
Well it was one of my favorites but the story lines became boring and unrealistic. I hope it doesn’t end the same as if loving you is wrong. That left us all baffled and no answers .
Dear Mr. Perry;
Why are you canceling? This is way too much! I can’t wait for Tuesday night to see whats about to happen. First, If Loving You Is Wrong, now The Have and Have Nots! I must say you have had my Attention every since day one of each of these programs. I pray you will bring them back on BET+. Now on retirement I must come up with money for another T.V. station. BUMMER!