Tyler Perry News

TBS's Friday night launch of Tyler Perry's For Better or Worse drew 3.4 million viewers, propelling the show to the top of the charts as basic cable's #1 comedy series for the month of November. On the strength of Tyler Perry's For Better or Worse and new episodes of Tyler Perry's House of Payne, TBS won Friday night as cable's #1 network in primetime among adults 18-34 and adults 18-49.

As the year comes to a close, TBS is ready to celebrate the most hilarious commercials to hit the television screen over the past 12 months in Funniest Commercials of the Year: 2011. Former professional football player, actor and ad sensation Isaiah Mustafa will return for his second year as host of the countdown special, which is set to premiere Wednesday, Dec. 14, at 10 p.m. (ET/PT), exclusively on TBS.

Tyler Perry's For Better or Worse drew 3.4 million viewers for its Friday night launch on TBS. The original sitcom is the latest from writer-director-producer Tyler Perry and is based on his Why Did I Get Married? movies.

GMC, America's favorite channel for uplifting music and family entertainment, will present the premiere of its first original gospel play series 'She's Still Not Our Sister.' The four episode series, will premiere, exclusively on GMC at 7 and 8 p.m. ET on Saturday, December 10 with episodes 1 and 2 and conclude with episodes 3 and 4 at the same times on Saturday, December 17.

Splash's Musical Mondays is set to present a very special edition of 'Curtain Call' with Broadway star Saycon Sengbloh.

Showtime Networks Inc. has named Stephen Espinoza as its new Executive Vice President, General Manager, Showtime Sports and Event Programming.

People magazine reports that talk show giant Oprah Winfrey is the recipient of an honorary Oscar Award. The Academy of Motion Picture's Arts & Science's bestowed the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award for Winfrey's outstanding philanthropic efforts.

The WARRIOR EP is now available online! DJ Serge Negri presents Saycon 'Warrior' is an EP that features the original song 'Warrior' and a special bonus track, Sorrow, Tears, & Blood for all those Afro-beat lovers and additional soulful house instrumentals to jam to! Saycon Sengbloh was featured as the powerful Sandra Iszadore in the Tony award winning musical Fela! about the life of afro-beat superstar Fela Kuti. She is featured on the Grammy nominated Fela! Broadway soundtrack. Warrior is a collaboration with house D.J. Serge Negri following his release the 'Cigarette EP' featuring vocalist Tasha Mabry, Serge geared up for this Warrior EP release with Saycon. Special thanks to BAMBOOSOUNDS for this special release just in time for the Holiday Season! Available on Amazon, Bamboosounds.net, Itunes, Afrodesiamp3.com and other online retailers.

Spice up the holiday season at the Kitchen Theatre Company; their 21st season continues with the ever-popular and side-splitting Gothic comedy, The Mystery of Irma Vep. Opening Night is December 3. The show runs for only three weeks, closing on December 18, 2011.

As anticipation builds for the Nov. 25 premiere of Tyler Perry's For Better or Worse on TBS, the cast of the all-new original sitcom will sit down for a live web chat on Thursday, Nov. 10.

Film and stage regular Ana Gasteyer has officially been made a series regular on ABC's 'Suburgatory,' reports Entertainment Weekly.

Ithaca College Theatre will present its fall musical 'The Light in the Piazza,' which is based on a novella by Elizabeth Spencer.

Only two weeks after their lavish wedding was aired on E! network, reality star Kim Kardashian and her husband of 72 days, Kris Humphries will be divorcing according to E! News.

Aurora Theatre's 16th Sensational Season continues with a great new comedy about Civil War re-enactors called Gray Area by John Ahlin, closing October 30, 2011.

Ithaca College Theatre will present its fall musical 'The Light in the Piazza,' which is based on a novella by Elizabeth Spencer.

Former Two and a Half Men star Charlie Sheen will return to television in summer 2012 on FX in Anger Management, a new sitcom loosely based on Revolution Studios' 2003 hit comedy feature of the same name, announced John Landgraf, President and General Manager, FX Networks.

The Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation, Inc. announced today that in celebration of the Statue of Liberty's upcoming 125th Anniversary on October 28th, Macy's has committed the proceeds from the sale of its newly recorded song 'Gift of Light' to benefit the Foundation's non-profit mission for projects at Liberty and Ellis Islands, working in partnership with the National Park Service.

Oxygen bolsters its production slate with a green light announcement for two new docu-series: the 'Eva Marcille Project (wt)' which chronicles the hectic yet fabulous life of fashion model, actor, producer and television host Eva Marcille ('America's Next Top Model,' Oxygen's 'Hair Battle Spectacular') and 'LA Style (wt)' which profiles four young, hip Los Angeles-based celebrity stylists.

Victoria Theatre Association presents Tyler Perry's riotously funny and equally poignant play, The Haves and the Have Nots, October 25-26, 2011 at the Benjamin & Marian Schuster Performing Arts Center.