Meet the Browns (TV series)

Meet the Browns is an American sitcom created and produced by playwright, director, and producer Tyler Perry. The show initially revolved around Mr. Brown running a senior citizens' home in Decatur, Georgia, with his daughter Cora Simmons, but as the show progressed, this idea was gradually phased out and it became a typical family sitcom about a multigenerational clan living under one roof. The show premiered on Wednesday, January 7, 2009 and finished its run on November 18, 2011 on TBS. 
It is made in the model of his play and film of the same name. The show stars David Mann and Tamela Mann, who starred in the earlier stage play and motion picture. It is also a spin-off of "Tyler Perry's House of Payne".
Production history.
As season 2 began, Brianne Gould, who played Brianna, was removed from the series for undisclosed reasons. She was replaced by Logan Browning.
In the series, Eddie Walker, one of Will's former friends, who was close to molesting Joaquin, became the first on-screen character to die. He suffered stab wounds and the surgery is done to try to save his life was performed by Will himself. Also, in season 4, Brianna's friend Antonio is killed in a car crash involving texting while driving.
David Mann is the only cast member who appears in every episode.
Mabel "Madea" Simmons, a recurring character in many of Tyler Perry's works, is an unseen character in this series though mentioned many times. Throughout the show's five seasons, she never made an on-camera appearance.
Other unseen characters include Brown's brother and sister-in-law, LB, and Sarah. Both appeared in the stage play and film adaptation of "Meet the Browns" but they've never graced the series. However, LB was mentioned once in the backdoor pilot episode which aired as an episode of "House of Payne".
In November 2011, TBS suddenly announced that the series finale would be airing since it was canceled. The final two episodes aired on November 18, 2011, concluding the series with 140 episodes in total. 
In February 2020, it was announced that David Mann and Tamela Mann would be reprising their roles in a sequel series titled "Tyler Perry's Assisted Living" which premiered September 2, 2020, on BET. "Assisted Living" takes place years after the events of "Meet the Browns". Brown and Cora act as investors for another retirement home, owned by a family who belongs to Brown’s church.
Cast and characters.
Main characters.
The show revolves around the misadventures of the multi-generational Brown family. They live in suburban Atlanta, Georgia. All main cast members are credited only for the episodes in which they appear.
Home releases.
Lionsgate Home Entertainment has released all five seasons on DVD in Region 1. But these are arranged differently than the TV broadcast in which the DVD releases make up seven seasons with twenty episodes each. 
Setting.
Locations seen in the show set in Atlanta, Georgia include Brown Meadows and the school where Cora and Mr. Brown work. The Brown Meadows Home is a two-story building, and throughout the series 5 rooms have been featured: the kitchen, the living room, the dining room, Brianna's room, and Mr. Brown's room. The outside patio is also on display. Will and Sasha's, Joaquin's, Cora's, and residents' rooms have never been seen. Season 3 takes us into the hospital where Will, Sasha, Renee, and Mr. Brown work. Season 4 shows The Colonel and Edna's home.
Ratings.
When the series premiered on January 7, 2009, it received a viewership of 4,027,000 viewers based on Nielsen ratings. In March 2010, "Meet the Browns" became TBS's #1 sitcom having a viewership of 2.3 million and among adults 18–49 having 1.2 million. In October 2010, the show continued to be TBS's #1 and #2 sitcom telecasts with an audience of 1.2 to 1.4 million among adults 18–49.
Syndication.
"Meet the Browns" began airing in off-network syndication in September 2010 on stations covering more than 70% of the U.S., with major station groups carrying the program including Fox Television Stations, Tribune Broadcasting, Weigel Broadcasting, CBS Television Stations, Capitol Broadcasting Company, Cox Media Group, Meredith Corporation, Granite Broadcasting, Belo. and CW Plus, Reruns are primarily aired on affiliates of MyNetworkTV and The CW (the latter network's CW Plus service also carries the program as part of its national schedule). BET began airing reruns of the series in October 2016.