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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 am disappointed the Haves and the Have Nots are coming to an end
PLEASE KEEP THE HAVE AND THE HAVE NOTS ON OUR FAVORITE SHOW. EMPIRE CANCELLED. WE LIKED IT BUT WE LOVE THE HATHN BEST DRAMA ON TV
Us too since Empire was canceled there’s so few good African-American adult shows. And this has humor and great plots
Please do not cancel HAHN! This is a very good show. Always keep me on the edge of my seat, leave me wanting to see more, and be looking forward to the next week’s episode.
Please do not end the show i love this show
A true lady always know when to leave.
Please do not cancel. It’s great entertainment. Find something else to cancel.
I am COMPLETELY devastated to hear the show will be ending! I have watched and loved this show from DAY 1. I love all the new shows as well—but HAHN is my FAVORITE! Tyler is SUPER busy, and I wish true HAHN fans could help some kind of way with suggestions on ratings and keeping the show going. HAHN is my “Knots Landing”, my “Dynasty”, and my “Dallas” from the 80’s. PLEASE keep the HAHN on the air!!
What is Tyler busy with?
Please do not cancel this show! I look forward to it every Tuesday night. Great show!!
Every season takes way to long to return and people simply forget about the show. I hate that show will end this season
Please do not cancel this show. It’s other shows can be canceled instead of HAHN
Please do not cancel the haves and the have nots it’s a great show just give it a chance please do not cancel it
I absolutely hate that the show is ending.
Please don’t end this show me and daughter enjoy every minute of it. I love “THE HAVE AND HAVE NOT” I will love see the president elect Charles happy he is a good man. I love the all cast of the show please don’t end we will love see season nine
Please do not cancel I look forward to watching the Have and the Have Nots
Oh no that’s the only thing on tv now please take some other show of.
I Can’t Fathom this.. because @ this point it’s become an Urban Soap Opera. It’s NEVER Supposed to just End.
Dont take off this show I love it and have been watching since it came on