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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?
Please don’t cancel the have and have nots
Viewers are tired of all the breaks. We’ll see 4 or 5 episodes and have to wait a few months for the next 4. Quit the breaks and give us aleast eight straight episodes. We lose interest or find something else to watch when we are forced to wait in between breaks.
We love the have and have notes great show, renew always. This show brings great entertainment into our house ever week. I love Tyler Perry!
Renew always, this program brings alot of entertainment to my livingroom. We love the have and have notes. Great show!
I think because of criticism he’s doing this, but he should keep Have and Have Nots on, some of us appreciate him and all of his hard work and will continue to support him. Tyler, God gave you the vision not everyone else follow your heart and listen to God’s voice. Quite yourself and listen.
The show is very interesting look forward to watching it every week plz don’t cancel
Please please do not cancel the Haves and Have Not! This show is soooooooo good. It keep you waiting for the next show after the next. Full of drama never boring. Why can we not make TV series shows last like the good one days daytime soap operas!!!!!!!!
Urs iam very sad that it wont be one I love this show and tyler Perry has done an amazing job
My husband and I watch The Haves and Have Nots religiously we never miss an episode and absolutely hate it when a season ends. Please Please Please do not cancel this show it’s the BEST show on television it’s kinda like getting to watch soaps at night.
I pray that this show is nit cancelled. I wish that “If Loving You Is Wrong” had nit bee cancelled. I really enjoyed the nights when I could see what happened next.
I loved and enjoyed the Haves and have lots, I think it became lackluster when Kathryn went to prison. The Malones didn’t help it either. Not enough Candace or Hannah.Yet I think it could be revived if revised.
Please cancel this show. Tyler Perry needs to let other writers do the dialogue. It’s horrible. Tyler, you can’t do every thing. And….please kill Wyatt. Please. Just so so horrible. It’s nice actors are employed during the Pandemic but…..this series needs to end. No wonder Tika Sumpter is doing other abc show.
Please keep this show on alot of people cant wait to see it from week to week and plus it give people when they have had a crazy day on Tuesday this right here the show relax them plus it more enjoyable then the negative news that’s being going on keep the show on
I’m not excited to see the shows end. Although I thought the show could have move a bit quicker, I still tuned in each week to she what’s happening!
Please Renew