Tyler Perry's House of Payne

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Tyler Perry's House of Payne
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Also known asHouse of Payne
Genre Sitcom
Dramedy
Created by Tyler Perry
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons12
No. of episodes385 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producerTyler Perry
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running time20–23 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network Syndication
ReleaseJune 21 (2006-06-21) 
July 19, 2006 (2006-07-19)
Network TBS
ReleaseJune 6, 2007 (2007-06-06) 
August 10, 2012 (2012-08-10)
Network BET
ReleaseSeptember 2, 2020 (2020-09-02) 
present
Related

Tyler Perry's House of Payne, also known as simply House of Payne, is an American sitcom television series created and produced by Tyler Perry that premiered in syndication on June 21, 2006. [1]

Contents

The series revolves around a multi-generational family living under one roof in Atlanta led by patriarch Curtis Payne and his wife Ella. While primarily a comedy, with elements of slapstick, House of Payne was known for featuring dark themes and subject matter, such as substance abuse and addiction. [2]

Reaching 254 episodes upon the conclusion of its sixth season, House of Payne has aired more episodes than any other television series with a predominantly African American cast, surpassing The Jeffersons with 253 episodes, Family Matters with 215 episodes, and The Cosby Show with 202 episodes. [3]

Production history

The sitcom ran in first-run syndication for 10 episodes during mid-2006 on the Atlanta-area broadcast of WTBS (now WPCH-TV), along with nine other broadcast outlets across the country, as a limited run, with additional episodes to be available for national distribution on TBS in June 2007. An order of 100 episodes was later requested by TBS.

A cable record for sitcom airings was broken with 5.2 and 5.8 million for the two premiere episodes on TBS on June 6, 2007. [4] However, the audience declined to 4.3 million as of the week ending September 30, 2007 and 2.260 and 2.099 as of May 19, 2010. [5]

The principal cast remained the same (with the exception of Lance Gross being added), led by LaVan Davis. The original format of the series centred around C.J. (Allen Payne) and his family moving in with his Aunt Ella (Cassi Davis) and Uncle Curtis (LaVan Davis). Robinne Lee had a recurring guest stint in Season 1–2 as Malik and Jazmine's principal Nicole Jamieson, whom C.J. began dating. Rochelle Aytes originally portrayed Nicole Jamieson in the test pilot episodes as Malik's math teacher. In the test run, Ella and Curtis were originally C.J.'s parents and his name was Curtis Jr., but in its televised format, Calvin is their son and C.J. their nephew and his name was changed to Clarence. Despite his top billing, Allen Payne is not considered the main actor of the series, especially since his long absence in the fifth season. The show was recorded in front of a live studio audience but sometimes used a laugh track.

At the beginning of the fifth season, China Anne McClain (Jazmine) and Denise Burse (Claretha) were removed from the series. The characters were written out, with Jazmine going away to a school for gifted children in North Carolina and Claretha marrying a prince and moving away. In real life, McClain had gotten her own show on Disney Channel ( A.N.T. Farm ) and Burse left the series for undisclosed reasons. In the beginning of Season 6, both McClain and Burse returned (albeit in a recurring role). Some of the cast members of Tyler Perry's House of Payne were on The Mo'Nique Show in October 2009. Beginning with the seventh season, China Anne McClain appeared infrequently due to her work schedule for A.N.T. Farm . Denise Burse was no longer credited as a regular cast member; she appeared in a recurring role.

Larramie "Doc" Shaw, who portrayed Malik, appeared infrequently after the sixth season. This was due to Shaw's work schedules for The Suite Life on Deck and Pair of Kings . He remained a cast member throughout the series.

Tyler Perry directed every episode of the first 3 seasons. Throughout Season 4, each episode was directed by actress Kim Fields or her mother Chip Hurd. Tyler Perry directed some of the episodes in seasons 5 and 6 while other episodes were directed by Kim Fields, Chip Hurd, and producer Roger M. Bobb.

On September 28, 2011, TBS ordered 42 episodes. [6] The second half of Season 5 began airing October 21, 2011, and concluded the series with a total of 254 episodes. The show aired its final two episodes on August 10, 2012.

On January 30, 2017, a spin-off follow-up series titled The Paynes was ordered by Oprah Winfrey Network. It follows Ella and Curtis Payne as they enjoy retirement in Florida only to get caught in a real-estate deal that turns their lives upside down. The series was greenlighted for 38 episodes and premiered on January 16, 2018. [7] [8]

After a possible revival was teased on Twitter, [9] it was officially announced on February 4, 2020, that House of Payne would return with a seventh season to premiere on BET in the fall. [10] [11] [12] The seventh season premiered on September 2, 2020. [13]

On May 3, 2021, it was announced that the eighth season would premiere on May 25, 2021. [14] On the same day, it was renewed for a ninth season ahead of the eighth season premiere. The ninth season premiered on March 23, 2022. [15] The tenth season premiered on March 22, 2023. [16] On April 16, 2024, the series was renewed for an eleventh season, which premiered on August 13, 2024. [17] [18]

Episodes

SeasonEpisodesOriginally released
First releasedLast releasedNetwork
1 10June 21, 2006 (2006-06-21)July 19, 2006 (2006-07-19) Syndication
2 10037June 6, 2007 (2007-06-06)September 26, 2007 (2007-09-26) TBS
22December 5, 2007 (2007-12-05)January 30, 2008 (2008-01-30)
16March 5, 2008 (2008-03-05)April 23, 2008 (2008-04-23)
25June 4, 2008 (2008-06-04)August 4, 2008 (2008-08-04)
3 26December 3, 2008 (2008-12-03)June 3, 2009 (2009-06-03)
4 46November 4, 2009 (2009-11-04)January 19, 2011 (2011-01-19)
5 4020March 30, 2011 (2011-03-30)June 15, 2011 (2011-06-15)
20October 21, 2011 (2011-10-21)January 13, 2012 (2012-01-13)
6 42January 20, 2012 (2012-01-20)August 10, 2012 (2012-08-10)
7 25September 2, 2020 (2020-09-02)January 13, 2021 (2021-01-13) BET
8 22May 25, 2021 (2021-05-25)January 18, 2022 (2022-01-18)
9 22March 23, 2022 (2022-03-23)December 28, 2022 (2022-12-28)
10 22March 22, 2023 (2023-03-22)September 6, 2023 (2023-09-06)
11 2216August 13, 2024 (2024-08-13)December 17, 2024 (2024-12-17)
6March 25, 2025 (2025-03-25)April 16, 2025 (2025-04-16)
12 TBAApril 30, 2025 (2025-04-30)TBA

Cast

House of Payne revolves around the Payne family who resides in the suburban Atlanta. It is noted that all main cast members are credited only for the episodes in which they appear.

ActorCharacterSeasons
123456789101112
LaVan Davis Curtis Booker T. Payne Main
Cassi Davis Ella Williams-Payne Main
Allen Payne Clarence "C.J." Payne, Jr. Main Does not appear
Larramie "Doc" Shaw Malik Payne Main
China Anne McClain Jazmine Sierra Payne Main Does not appear Main Does not appear Main
Denise Burse Claretha Jenkins Main Recurring Does not appear
Lance Gross Calvin Payne Main
Demetria McKinney Janine Shelton-Payne Main Recurring Does not appear Recurring
Keshia Knight Pulliam Miranda Lucas-PayneDoes not appear Main
Palmer Williams Jr. Floyd JacksonDoes not appear Recurring Main Recurring Main Does not appear Recurring
Bobb'e J. Thompson Deshawn SpearsDoes not appear Recurring Does not appear
Ahmarie HolmesLisaDoes not appear Main Does not appear
Quin WaltersLauraDoes not appear Main

Main

Others

Special appearances

Releases

Lionsgate Home Entertainment has released the first 10 volumes on DVD in Region 1. It is unknown about the release of the two remaining volumes. According to listings of the previous volumes through Amazon.com, the series DVD releases has been put out of print.

DVD TitleEp #Release Date Blu-ray Disc
Tyler Perry's House of Payne Volume 11–20December 4, 2007
Tyler Perry's House of Payne Volume 221–40July 1, 2008
Tyler Perry's House of Payne Volume 341–60January 13, 2009
Tyler Perry's House of Payne Volume 461–80June 16, 2009
Tyler Perry's House of Payne Volume 581–100January 13, 2010
Tyler Perry's House of Payne Volume 6101–124February 8, 2011 [19]
Tyler Perry's House of Payne Volume 7125–148April 5, 2011
Tyler Perry's House of Payne Volume 8149–172June 14, 2011
Tyler Perry's House of Payne Volume 9173–192June 19, 2012 [20]
Tyler Perry's House of Payne Volume 10193–212March 5, 2013 [21]
Tyler Perry's House of Payne Volume 11213–233TBA
Tyler Perry's House of Payne Volume 12234–254TBA

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