Tyler Perry

====OWN and partnership with Oprah====
In 2009, Perry co-produced ''[[Precious (film)|Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire]]'' alongside [[Oprah Winfrey]] and [[Lee Daniels]]. The film was directed by Daniels and starred [[Gabourey Sidibe]] and [[Mo'Nique]]. While promoting the film Oprah told an interviewer, "I think [Perry] grew up being raised by strong, black women. And so much of what he does is really in celebration of that. I think that's what Madea really is: a compilation of all those strong black women that I know and maybe you do too? And so the reason it works is because people see themselves."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/tyler-perry-responds-spike-lee-claim-work-comparable-amos-n-andy-article-1.380544| title=Tyler Perry responds to Spike Lee's claim that his work is comparable to 'Amos 'n' Andy'|author=Issie Lapowsky |work=Daily News|date=October 26, 2009 | location=New York|access-date=January 3, 2023}}</ref>

On October 2, 2012, Perry struck an exclusive multi-year partnership with [[Oprah Winfrey]] and her [[Oprah Winfrey Network]] (OWN). The partnership was largely for the purposes of bringing [[television program#scripted entertainment|scripted television]] to OWN, Perry having had previous success in this department.<ref name="oprah" />

''[[Tyler Perry's For Better or Worse]]'', based on his films ''[[Why Did I Get Married?]]'' and ''[[Why Did I Get Married Too?]]'', premiered on TBS on November 25, 2011. The series was cancelled by TBS in February 2013 but was revived by OWN for a third season, which began on September 18, 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/07/25/own-greenlights-its-primetime-starring-deion-sanders-announces-lindsay-lohan-interview-to-air-august-18/193929/ |title=OWN Greenlights 'It's Primetime' Starring Deion Sanders, Announces Lindsay Lohan Interview to Air August 18 |last=Bibel |first=Sara |work=TV by the Numbers |date=July 25, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130828010434/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/07/25/own-greenlights-its-primetime-starring-deion-sanders-announces-lindsay-lohan-interview-to-air-august-18/193929/ |archive-date=August 28, 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|title=OWN Picks Up Tyler Perry's Sitcom 'For Better Or Worse', Orders Third Season|url=https://www.deadline.com/2013/02/own-picks-up-tyler-perrys-sitcom-for-better-or-worse-orders-third-season/|access-date=May 24, 2013|newspaper=Deadline|date=February 20, 2013}}</ref>

Perry had two other television series featured on OWN: the hour-long [[soap opera]]/[[dramatic programming|drama series]] ''[[The Haves and the Have Nots (TV series)|The Haves and the Have Nots]]'' and the sitcom ''[[Love Thy Neighbor (American TV series)|Love Thy Neighbor]]''. ''The Haves and the Have Nots'' premiered on May 28, 2013, and completed its series run after 8 seasons on July 20, 2021.<ref>{{cite news|last=Yvonne Villarreal|first=Greg Braxton|title=Tyler Perry-Oprah alliance marks new turn for OWN|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/la-et-st-oprah-own-network-tyler-perry-20130526-story.html|access-date=January 3, 2023|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=May 24, 2013}}</ref> The program was credited by Oprah Winfrey as bringing success to her network and opened the door for a host of other highly rated dramas to OWN. During its series run, ''The Haves and the Have Nots'' had numerous [[Nielsen rating]] highs for the OWN broadcasting station: it was reported on May 29, 2013, that ''The Haves and the Have Nots'' set a new record for OWN, scoring the highest ratings ever for a series premiere on the network.<ref name="thppi">{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/tv-ratings-tyler-perry-premiere-559937/ | title=TV Ratings: Tyler Perry Premiere Gives OWN a Record Launch | work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] | date=May 29, 2013 | access-date=January 3, 2023 | author=Michael O'Connell}}</ref><ref name="ddpl">{{cite web |url=https://www.deadline.com/2013/05/solid-debut-for-tyler-perrys-the-haves-and-have-nots-on-own/ | title=Solid Debut For Tyler Perry's 'The Haves And Have Nots' On OWN | website=Deadline Hollywood | date=May 29, 2013 | access-date=May 30, 2013 | author=Nellie Andreeva}}</ref> ''Love Thy Neighbor'' scored the second highest ratings ever for a series premiere on OWN, behind ''The Haves and the Have Nots.''<ref name="variety1">{{cite news|author=Rick Kissell @ratesrick |url=https://variety.com/2013/tv/news/love-thy-neighbor-off-to-a-promising-start-of-its-own-1200490035/ |title=TV Ratings&nbsp;– 'Love Thy Neighbor' Off to a Promising Start on OWN |work=Variety |access-date=May 31, 2013}}</ref> ''The Haves and the Have Nots'' gave OWN some of its highest ratings during its 8-year series run,<ref name="Rick Kissell @ratesrick">{{cite magazine|first=Rick|last=Kissell|url=https://variety.com/2014/tv/ratings/haves-and-have-nots-sets-own-ratings-record-with-its-finale-1201130322/|title='Haves and Have Nots' Sets OWN Ratings Record With Its Finale|magazine=Variety|date=March 12, 2014|access-date=March 17, 2014}}</ref> the program hailed as "one of OWN's biggest success stories with its weekly dose of soapy fun, filled with the typical betrayals, affairs and manipulations."<ref>{{cite web|last=Halterman|first=Jim|url=http://www.thebacklot.com/aaron-oconnell-gavin-houston-weigh-in-on-the-haves-and-the-have-nots-gay-story/08/2013/|title=Aaron O'Connell & Gavin Houston On 'The Haves and the Have Nots' Gay Story|publisher=thebacklot.com|access-date=August 21, 2013}}</ref>

Contrastingly, ''Love Thy Neighbor'' had struggled in ratings. ''The Have and the Have Nots'' remained the network's highest rated program for most of its run.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/tyler-perrys-haves-have-nots-597266 |title=Tyler Perry's 'Haves and Have Nots' Rises to Series High on OWN |work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=July 31, 2013 |access-date=August 14, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/08/tyler-perry-the-haves-and-the-have-nots-sets-series-high_n_3727829.html |title=Tyler Perry 'The Haves and the Have Nots' Sets Another Series High|work=The Huffington Post|date= August 8, 2013|access-date=August 14, 2013|first=Brennan|last=Williams}}</ref> On February 4, 2014, ''The Haves and the Have Nots'' came in as [[List of The Haves and the Have Nots (TV series) episodes#Season 2 (2014)|the most watched program in all of cable television]] for the night.<ref>{{cite news|author=Rick Kissell @ratesrick |url=https://variety.com/2014/tv/news/owns-haves-and-the-have-nots-surges-to-series-highs-1201088345/ |title=OWN's 'Haves and the Have Nots' Surges to Series Highs |work=Variety |access-date=February 6, 2014}}</ref> On March 11, 2014, a ''Haves and the Have Nots'' season 2 episode set an OWN record when it scored the highest ratings in the network's history. The record-breaking episode brought in 3.6 million viewers, surpassing the 3.5 million that tuned in for the ''[[Oprah Prime|Oprah's Next Chapter]]'' interview with Bobbi Kristina which was the network's previous highest rated viewing.<ref name="Rick Kissell @ratesrick"/>

On January 9, 2014, as part of Perry's continued partnership with OWN, the network ordered its fourth scripted series (and fourth series by Perry) based on the feature film, ''[[The Single Moms Club]]'', called ''[[If Loving You Is Wrong (TV series)|If Loving You Is Wrong]]''. The hour-long drama series premiered on September 9, 2014.