'The Haves and the Have Nots' and 'If Loving You is Wrong' Lead OWN to Most-Watched Night in Network History

The season premiere of If Loving You is Wrong drew 2.9 million viewers.

OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network broke records Tuesday night with the season finale of its primetime soap The Haves and the Have Nots and the season premiere of If Loving You is Wrong, both from Tyler Perry. The season finale of The Haves and the Have Nots delivered 3.7 million total viewers and a 3.1 rating W25-54, while the season premiere of If Loving You is Wrong delivered 2.9 million total viewers and 2.6 rating W25-54.

HAHN was Tuesday night’s #1 cable telecast for W25-54 and total viewers and the most watched telecast in OWN history. The season premiere of ILYIW at 10 p.m. ranked #1 in the time period across all cable in all key demos.

The Haves and the Have Nots follows the complicated dynamic between the rich and powerful Cryer family and the hired help who work in their opulent mansion set in Savannah, Georgia. The series is produced for OWN by Tyler Perry Studios. It is created, written, directed and executive produced by Tyler Perry.

If Loving You is Wrong is the dramatic series created for television by writer/director Tyler Perry. With a diverse cast and storylines ranging from heartfelt to scandalous, the sexy, sleek drama takes viewers into the lives of a group of husbands, wives and friends that live and love in the same middle class neighborhood. On the surface they are true-to-life, relatable people – raising children, working jobs, finding and maintaining romance – but just below the veneer of happiness, their lives are entangled by heartbreak, deceit and lies that threaten to destroy everything. The series is produced for OWN by Tyler Perry Studios.