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TBS & TYLER PERRY BRINGS MAJOR ‘PAYNE’: Critics can’t stand it, but viewers break ratings records during Wednesday premiere.
*As previously reported, the premiere of Tyler Perry’s new TV series “House of Payne” on Wednesday wreaked havoc by becoming TBS’ highest-rated sitcom of all time among key adult demos and viewers, as well as basic cable's No. 1 scripted series telecast for the year-to-date among 18-49 and 25-54.
After the final number crunching on Friday, it was announced that the series’ second episode has become basic cable's No. 1 sitcom telecast of all time.
"We weren't expecting the best of all time," said Turner Entertainment Networks president Steve Koonin. "We had high hopes, but even our highest hopes were exceeded."
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'House of Payne' cast
Despite harsh criticism by critics, (Variety wrote: “How he got the cabler to pony up for 100 episodes of such an uncharacteristically unfunny sitcom as ‘House of Payne’ is worthy of a sitcom on its own), viewers turned out in droves to support the two-part premiere from 9-10 p.m., with an average of 5.2 million total viewers tuning in to the 9 p.m. episode and 5.8 million watching at 9:30 p.m., according to Nielsen Media Research. That's good enough to give the 9:30 p.m. episode the ranking as basic cable's most-watched sitcom telecast ever.
Over the hour, "Payne" even trumped broadcast competition in its 9-10 timeslot, outperforming a new episode of the CW Network's "One Tree Hill" (2.2 million viewers).
Created, directed and produced by Perry, "Payne" revolves around the lives of three generations of a black family living under one roof. Allen Payne stars as a fireman who is forced to move in with his parents, played by LaVan Davis and Cassi Davis, when his crack-addled wife burns down the house. (At least this was where the storyline headed during an initial run of shows last summer.)
Although Perry made an appearance in Wednesday’s premiere episode as his alter ego Madea, the filmmaker says the character’s appearance on future episodes will be few and far between.
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