BET Acquires ‘House Of Payne’

By R. Thomas Umstead
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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.”

R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.