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*According to a report in Multichannel News, Tyler Perry’s “For Better or Worse” didn’t do so well in the ratings on its debut night last Friday on TBS. The show averaged 3.4 million viewers – which isn’t bad, but it’s less than Perry’s two previous sitcom debuts. “House of Payne” brought in 5.2 million viewers [...]
*TV One’s “Love That Girl” returned this week for its third season with Tatyana Ali as that girl, a young divorcee who returns to southern California while trying to figure out her next move. The show is among a healthy crop of African American sitcoms that have found a warm embrace on cable. In fact, [...]
*Actor/director/screenwriter/producer/author Tyler Perry, whose films have grossed more than $500 million worldwide, sits alone atop a new Forbes list of the highest-paid men in entertainment, beating out such contenders as Simon Cowell, Jerry Bruckheimer and Leonardo DiCaprio. From May 2010 to May 2011, Perry raked in $130 million from a number of ventures, including his TV shows, [...]
*Tyler Perry fans already know about China Anne McClain, the 12-year-old actress-singer who starred alongside her older sisters in the director’s “Daddy’s Little Girls” and as Jazmine Payne on his TBS series “House of Payne.” The Disney Channel caught wind of the budding star in 2009, and promptly got her feet wet as a guest [...]
*Tyler Perry is bringing another television series to TBS. As previously reported, the multi-hyphenate has signed his latest deal with the Turner-owned network for “For Better or Worse,” a dramedy series based on his successful “Why Did I Get Married?” movie franchise. Michael Jai White (The Dark Knight) and Tasha Smith (Couples Retreat) are confirmed [...]
*Lionsgate has extended its first look movie and home entertainment deal with filmmaker Tyler Perry for at least another two years, continuing a partnership dating back to 2005. According to Variety, the agreement calls for Perry to deliver at least two more “Madea” movies, among other possible films. Perry’s 10 films for Lionsgate over the [...]
*The Disney Channel has ordered a live-action comedy series titled A.N.T. Farm starring China McClain, best known for her role as Jazmine Payne in Tyler Perry’s “House of Payne” and as China in “Daddy’s Little Girls.” McClain will play Chyna Sparks, a middle school music prodigy who gets into a special high school program. The series [...]
*A recent report from Richard prince’s “Journal-isms” column should raise a few eyebrows. That’s because black shows on the mainstream Turner networks are drawing more black viewers than BET and TV One. Of course the reason for this development is Tyler Perry. According to TV/cable rating service Nielson Co., Perry’s shows, “Meet the Browns” and [...]
*Yesterday, we brought to your attention, via our eurthisNthat.com blog, the new war of words between Spike Lee and Tyler Perry who both are considered successful hyphenates: actor/director/producer, with Tyler arguably the “more” successful. An-t-way, as noted, in an interview on “60 Minutes,” Perry got a chance to defend himself against comments made last spring [...]
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