Tyler Perry’s ‘For Better or Worse’ moving to OWN from TBS
Tyler Perry’s sitcom “For Better or Worse†is moving from TBS to OWN this fall.
The move extends the growing relationship between the actor/director and OWN, the cable channel owned by Oprah Winfrey and Discovery Communications. Perry signed a deal to create two new sitcoms for OWN last year.
“ ‘For Better or Worse’ is a great addition to our growing lineup of scripted programming from Tyler,†said OWN President Erik Logan in a statement.
The move of “For Better or Worse†from TBS to OWN officially ends Perry’s long-standing relationship with the Time Warner subsidiary. Perry had created two other sitcoms for TBS -- “House of Payne†and “Meet the Browns.†Both of those shows are no longer in original production.
OWN has already announced two new projects from Perry. One is a comedy called “Love Thy Neighbor†and the other is a drama called “The Haves and the Have Nots.†The new series are expected to launch later this year.
Getting into business with Perry was seen as a big shift in strategy for OWN, which initially wanted to focus on lifestyle programming and reality fare.
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