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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?
No. I love this show. Please dont end this show.
Like Red before me, I am sad that there won’t be a nine season. Tyler Perry help created a classic series. I still hope that Tyler Perry will change his mind and there will be a ninth and ten season.
Yes I was shocked to read that Have and have Nots was not going to have a ninety season. Oh Tyler say it ain’t so!!!!!
Most ppl in this day and age can’t afford cable and do not have access to watch the show I love the show but have to wait to see them when they get posted on Hulu that is the only way I get to watch a lot of shows I link into my daughter account because it is either way or pay for cable
I hate to see the show end and they need to bring If loving you is wrong back on alsi all the good shows they want to end please don’t end the show.
I do not want the show to end at all. This was his first and still the very best, it should not have to end. I know there is a loyalty among the people that do watch.
I am very sorry and sad to hear the show will not resume I use to look forward every week for that show to come on and hated when the season ends and I had to wait for the next season .cant wait go thing to work out and come on season 9
I want a ninth season. I’ve watched since the beginning.
Renew
I really hate to see this show end… But if something else is coming then I be watching. !!
I truly enjoyed it..
I haven’t missed an episode since it began. I will be very disappointed if the show ends. Seems like every time you see a show you like its taken away and most of the time the storyline is in the air, no conclusion. I hope they reconsider to not end the show. Come on writers do your job.
I’m disappointed that the show will not have a continued yes
I used to love the show but come on how many times do someone get stabbed, drowned or somebody tries to kill them another way for them to return on the next episode like nothing ever happened?
I hope this is not the end of this legacy. This show is the only reason I pay for cable tv.
To sexualized..nothing encouraging on the show
I am so disappointed I wanted to see Candace and the Pres elect get together and have a baby..deal with Jim and katherine cryer. Bennie and Mitch get the tow truck up and running, Hannah and that handsome lawyer get it on..leaving Derrick in the dark..and Veronica getting her just rewards jeffrey and the hospital dude getting ready for a break thru..the policeman locked up..and landrum finding a new Love.