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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 show please don’t take it off, Tyler
Love love this show it seems like all good things come to end. And charge so much for the own channel.
I am truly going to miss THAHN!! The cast has been phenomenal! Tyler PERRY IS THE BEST! Tuesday night tv will not be the same! Make a movie please! It would be good to see. All the cast would be wonderful actors! Everyone would have continued conversation about all of them! Remember you have lots of adoring fans! Tina
Please do season 9. I love this show
I love this show. I’m so sorry its going to end .
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There is nothing on tv that compares to Tyler Perry’s Haves and Have Nots. Please stop cancelling the few good shows we have. TWO THUMBS UP for Season 9!
Totally agree!
I am glad it is ending.Each new episode just repeats itself . The writing is predictable and boring. It seems like the actors have a fre scripted lines then tadmit. Ad lib.
We loved this show in the beginning but what happen, I think it should end cause it is starting to make no sense to me, if he would change the narrative to the story it might be again watchable , me and my girlfriends that was our thing to watch, but about half of us have already stopped watching the show. He can go ahead and stop the show now if he like to.
The HAHNs is my show I love the storylines especially how Canadace has changed and how evil Veronica can be! They should keep it going we need this show!
I love this show please don’t cancel.
Please dont do that,I be looking forward to it every Tuesday night. I love the drama and acting. If I could help Mr.T.Perry out and keeping the show going count me in,morning noon and night I will help any old kind of way to keep it on the air. Please think about it please.
Love the show with a new session comes changes. If they cancel so be it. Maybe something else will take it’s place for 2021.
I love the show and I hope it does not end.these are great actors
I hate this. I love the HAHNs and will miss it. I want the show to continue. I love all the characters!
One of my favorite shows. To much going on in 2020; should give it a chance after the covid-19 to slow down. I will be disappointed to see it go.