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    *Media company Debmar-Mercury has announced television stations in ten markets that will begin airing Tyler Perry’s new comedy series “House of Payne” in the coming months.       

      Markets in New York, Houston, Chicago, Philadelphia, Washington D.C., Atlanta, Dallas, Miami, Baltimore and Raleigh will carry the series, with WWOR CH 9 in New York and KTXH CH 20 in Houston the first to air the show, beginning on May 8. Debmar-Mercury co-presidents Mort Marcus and Ira Bernstein say the stations participating in "House of Payne’s" ten-episode run represent all of the major station groups, including Fox, Tribune, CBS and Sinclair.       

       "The response from stations to the concept of a first-run, syndicated comedy with Tyler Perry as the creative driving force has been overwhelming," said Marcus in a statement. "As we suspected, there is a huge demand in television broadcasting for quality family comedy, and it's a demand that Tyler Perry's `House of Payne' will be able to meet."       

       Bernstein adds: "It was important for us to stay true to the independent spirit behind this project. We specifically selected two major stations from each station group in addition to two independents to give a fair and balanced run for these first airings of `House of Payne.'"       

       As previously reported, "House of Payne," is Perry’s first foray into television and centers on the comical situations that ensue when a multi-generational family lives under one roof.       

       Other stations slated to air the first ten episodes include: WCIU CH 26 Chicago, WPHL CH 17 Philadelphia, WBDC CH 50 Washington DC, WTBS CH 17 Atlanta, KTXA CH 21 Dallas, WBFS CH 33 Miami, WNUV CH 54 Baltimore and WRDC CH 28 Raleigh.

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