“The Haves and the Have Nots” & “Love Thy Neighbor” Return in January on OWN

Oprah Winfrey Network’s and Tyler Perry’s hit drama series “The Haves and the Have Nots” returns with all-new episodes on Tuesday, January 5 at 9 p.m. ET/PT.  Additionally, the popular Tyler Perry comedy series “Love Thy Neighbor” returns with new episodes on Friday, January 8 at 9 p.m. ET/PT with two back-to-back episodes.

“The Haves and the Have Nots” returns with Jim Cryer (John Schneider), his wife Katheryn (Renee Lawless) and their wealthy friends, David (Peter Parros) and Veronica Harrington (Angela Robinson), dealing with hard lessons they have sewed from past actions.  Jim Cryer is rendered powerless for the first time in his life as the charges against him mount.  Candace (Tika Sumpter) is haunted by a horrific crime that she and Jeffery (Gavin Houston) have committed and will stop at nothing to cover up the secret.  Meanwhile, Hanna (Crystal Fox) continues to be a moral pillar for her family and co-workers.

Most recently, the season finale of “The Haves and the Have Nots” (9/22/15) delivered 3.7 million viewers, ranking as the night’s #1 cable telecast across all key measures.  Yes Gawd. Come on Tyler Perry!

“Love Thy Neighbor” kicks off as Danny (Andre Hall) returns from Las Vegas with a new wife and things become complicated when Linda refuses to accept her into the family.  Still in love with Danny, Drew (Darmirra Brunson) is terribly jealous of Danny’s new flame, and Sam (Jonathan Chase) is also not ready to lose his best friend.  Meanwhile, Philip (Tony Grant), who would typically play the role of peacekeeper in the group, finds himself caught up dealing with Linda’s mood swings (Kendra C. Johnson) as she faces her final days of pregnancy.  Through it all, Hattie Mae (Patrice Lovely) and Floyd (Palmer Williams Jr.) attempt to keep things comedic with their ongoing jabs and feisty banter, but when Sam causes a major rift in his and Danny’s friendship Sam is left questioning whether he may lose his best buddy forever.