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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?
Tyler please don’t do us like that!! We love you and all your shows but Hahn is my baebaaay
Please Please Please Don’t do this I love this show what I’m I gonna do without you please don’t do this I can’t breathe
Please stay on my heart is broken. Never been a boring show. What will I do on Tuesday nights. Continue on BET. This show changed television. I never miss a episode faithful from the beginning.
I know Tyler you are extremely busy take a break for about a year from the Have Nots but come back
While on break have some of the characters go on the Oval Office while on break. Veronica character can play the sister to the first lady. Talk about fire
Please don’ t go
I love the show but lately the episodes have been boring and the writing has been sloppy. HAHN viewers deserve to see a proper ending to the series. I hope TP doesn’t keep us hanging.
This movie came along way please don’t end it like this
This is one of my favorites. Would really love to see more seasons.Its an awesome show.
Please don’t cancel this show us people of color need this Show to relay on our everyday life
I love this show. Please don’t end it. Please.
O no I love this show,what going on? Why ? I’m sure you have the followers, if you need a new writer hit me up, don’t take the show off
I love that show it is so exiting, I wish it wasn’t going off.
I truly enjoy this show and am very upset that it will not be returning. There are quite a few storylines that Tyler can write to continue the show in the future. Hopefully, we can look forward to a 2 hour movie update, hopefully, maybe! It really is a GOOD show!
Put it back on later. I find myself missing it at 7 pm central time. I have to record it. That hour our town later makes a difference. I love the show, keep it coming
I love the show!! I hope they don’t cancel it! Every time I find a great show, it seems that it ends!!
I don’t want the series to end! I look forward to watching it every Tuesday night.
It’s one of the best and intense shows ever. Veronica and Candance need to receive a grammy award for there acting.