BET has renewed its original series Tyler Perry’s Sistas for a fourth season as the network draws strong weekly ratings for its original series.

Tyler Perry’s Sistas follows a group of single Black women as they navigate their love lives, careers and friendships, said network officials. The network also announced that it will premiere a new edition of its The Tyler Perry Show: The Sistas After-Show Edition on Dec. 22.

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The announcement comes as the network enjoyed strong ratings performances from the season premieres of several comedy series. The Oct. 12 and Oct. 13 season premieres of Tyler Perry’s House of Payne, Tyler Perry’s Assisted Living, Tyler Perry’s The Oval, Tyler Perry’s Sistas, Twenties and Twenties After-show with B. Scott drew 5.6 million viewers on a Nielsen Live+3 basis across BET and BET Her, the network said.  

 BET has greenlit additional seasons for Tyler Perry-produced series House of Payne and Assisted Living in advance of each show's season premiere later this month.

The network has renewed House of Payne for a ninth season prior to the comedy’s eighth season debut on May 25. The series, which initially aired on TBS for its first six seasons and premiered its seventh season on BET last year, stars LaVan Davis, Cassi Davis Patton, Allen Payne, Lance Gross, and Keshia Knight Pulliam.

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Assisted Living, which stars David and Tamela Mann as well as J. Anthony Brown and Na’im Lynn, has been renewed for a third season in advance of its second season premiere on May 25. 

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BET’s Wednesday night premiere of two original comedy series from prolific producer Tyler Perry drew a combined 4 million viewers, according to Nielsen.

Tyler Perry’s Assisted Living, which stars Na’im Lynn, J. Anthony Brown, David and Tamela Mann, averaged 1.1 million viewers in its two-episode premiere on BET and BET Her, said Nielsen.

The two-episode premiere of Tyler Perry’s House of Payne -- the first new episodes for the long-running comedy series since 2012 -- averaged 1 million viewers across the two networks, according to Nielsen. 

Including encore airings, House of Payne and Assisted Living drew a combined 6.6 million viewers Wednesday night, according to BET. 

OWN will team with Tyler Perry to launch a spinoff series from Perry’s House Of Payne, the network said Monday.

The new series, The Paynes, will bring back House Of Payne main characters Curtis Payne (LaVan Davis) and Ella Payne (Cassi Davis) who are trying to enjoy their retirement in Florida only to get roped into a real estate deal that will tumble their lives, said OWN. House Of Payne ran on TBS and OWN from 2006 to 2012.

In addition, the network announced the fourth and final season of comedy series Love Thy Neighbor on March 4 and the fifth and final season of For Better or Worse on June 10.

Also, the network said it has ordered 44 additional episodes of Perry-produced hit drama series The Haves and The Have Nots and 18 episodes of If Loving You is Wrong.

OWN president Erik Logan said in a statement: “Tyler has been an incredible collaborator, a great partner and has an unprecedented track record of success with his hit scripted series. Tyler’s shows are must see TV for his loyal audience and we are excited to offer up a brand-new comedy and more episodes of their favorite Tyler dramas on OWN.  We also would like to thank the entire casts of both Love Thy Neighbor and For Better or Worse who have given us loads of laughs over the years.  Both series have had great runs and we appreciate everyone’s hard work and dedication.”

BET has secured rights to Debmar-Mercury’s comedy series Tyler Perry’s House Of Payne, the network said Wednesday.

The network has acquired all 254 episodes of the series, which follows the exploits of a multigenerational family living under one roof. BET will launch the series Nov. 1 with a 24-hour marathon, the network said.

House of Payne, which stars Allen Payne, LaVan Davis and Cassi Davis, debuted on TBS in 2007 and ran until 2012.

 “We identified House of Payne as a highly compatible series for our daytime sitcom staples,” says Maureen Guthman, Senior Vice President of Programming & Acquisitions for BET. “Not only is our audience a fan of this successful series but The Mann Family has been a talent on BET for years.”