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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 have always enjoyed The Haves and the Have Nots because Mr. Tyler Perry used the to teach us something Sometimes I relate myself in the Cr
He should take it over to BET! don’t leave us hang’n!!!
I agree with you on this. Instead of bringing it to an end or even CBS.
LUV THIS SHOW, PLEZ DON’T DO IT!!
Have and Have not is one of the Best Black television shows we have on the tv right now. Please dont take it away. It has the eyes of all adults including the elder adults bc my grandma wat hes it. We love the suspense and look forward to watching a episode every week… So you know its a hit.
It’s starting to become predictable. Veronica doesn’t seem to reap what she sows. You get tired of watching basically the same show different season. The ratings will continue to go down because it’s the same boring plot.
I would love for the haves and the Havesnots stay on t.v. please do not take it off air.
They kept airing a season then a longvwait for the next season. That’s why its using its viewership. People can never find it and get detered.
I love the show. My favorite is the relationship between Justin and Jeffrey.
Cancel HAHN. Should have kept Greenleaf.
Please don’t canceled the have and have not my name is Katie Wells I look forward to seeing this show
Please don’t let Have and Have nots end just go to another channel if neccessary!
Yes please keep the have and have not stay on .A lot of older people love to watch it.
I have always loved THE HAVE AND HAVE NOTS AND HATE TO SEE IT GO AWAY BUT GUESS TYLER KNOWS BEST. LOVE THAT PRODUCER
No please tell me that’s not true
I use to enjoy this show and look forward to it weekly,The last few seasons has become an bore, only things going on is sexing.no real story lines. I’m not at all surprised.
I concur with you. No story line with a lot of sexting!
I’ve really enjoyed the have and have nots and look forward to Tuesdays nights for the show an I truly
hope it continues.