Tyler Perry’s 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.
Tyler Perry’s House of Payne was created and produced by Tyler Perry that premiered in syndication on June 21, 2006. The series would eventually be retooled and aired TBS from June 6, 2007, until August 10, 2012.
The series revolves around a multi-generational family living under one roof in Atlanta led by patriarch Curtis Payne and his wife Ella. While primarily a comedy, with elements of slapstick, House of Payne was known for featuring dark themes and subject matter, such as substance abuse and addiction. The show is also heavily serialized, with many references to past episodes, creating a continuing story arc.
Other sitcoms that premiered during this decade include:
By the early 2010s, black sitcoms had faded away on broadcast/network television (ABC, The CW, NBC, CBS, and FOX) but there were signs of a comeback with shows on cable networks such as, Are We There Yet?, Tyler Perry’s For Better Or Worse on TBS, Love That Girl! on TV One, Let’s Stay Together and Reed Between the Lines, on BET. Also, there have been a return of reruns of popular 1990s black sitcoms on BET, BET Her, Bounce TV, TV Land, TV One, MTV2, and TBS. (cont’d)