For Better or Worse (TV series)

For Better or Worse is an American television sitcom created, written and executive produced by Tyler Perry. The series is based on and is a TV spin-off to Perry's 2007 film "Why Did I Get Married?" and its 2010 sequel "Why Did I Get Married Too?" The show premiered on November 25, 2011 and aired on TBS for two seasons.
In 2013, Oprah Winfrey Network ordered a third season, which premiered on September 18, 2013. The show would run for three additional seasons on OWN.
Production.
TBS announced the straight-to-series order of "For Better or Worse" on April 26, 2011, the same day it was announced that "House of Payne" would be ending after its eighth season. Unlike "House of Payne" and "Meet the Browns", which are family-oriented, "For Better Or Worse" targets young adults. The premiere episode of the series acquired 3.33 million viewers, bringing the show to the top of the charts as basic cable's No. 1 comedy series for the month of October 2011.
In February 2012, TBS announced the thirty-five episode second season renewal, which premiered on July 13, 2012, with the first season averaging 2.9 million viewers. "For Better or Worse" was also basic cable's No. 1 sitcom of 2011 and the No. 1 show on all of television with African-American adults in the same year.
TBS declined to renew the series. In February 2013, Oprah Winfrey Network (which had entered into a development deal with Perry) ordered a third season. The third season of the series premiered on September 18, 2013. The second half of season 3 premiered on April 9, 2014. The third half of season 3 premiered on September 17, 2014. The fourth season of the series premiered on Friday, March 27, 2015. The second half of season 4 premiered on September 11, 2015. The fifth season of the series premiered on April 1, 2016. The second half 
of season 5 premiered on September 30. On January 30, 2017 OWN announced that the show will end after the sixth season. The sixth season premiered on Saturday, June 10, 2017. The series ended on July 22, 2017. The series had a total of 162 episodes.
Reception.
"For Better or Worse" received generally mixed reviews from critics. The "Boston Herald" described it as being "an upscale "Dynasty" crossed with "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" with a dash of urban sass", which "knocks you back with a bracing dose of its characters’ resentments and rages." Joshua Alston of "The A.V. Club" felt that "For Better or Worse" felt more "mature" and less "over-the-top" than Perry's other programs (comparing it, in particular, to BET's "The Game"), but that the pilot episode's attempts at humor fell flat.