Tyler Perry Drama 'If Loving You Is Wrong' Is Most Watched Series Premiere in OWN History with 1.93 Million Viewers

Tyler Perry's If Loving You is Wrong premiered September 9 on OWN.

The series premiere of OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network's second drama series from Tyler Perry, "If Loving You is Wrong," (September 9 at 9 p.m. ET/PT) broke records delivering 1.93 million viewers making it the most watched series premiere in network history. The episode delivered a 1.47 rating in the key W25-54 demo up triple digits (+206%) vs. one year ago, and built every quarter hour among W25-54 climbing +13% over the course of the hour.

Tyler Perry Drama 'If Loving You Is Wrong' to Premiere September 9 on OWN

Tyler Perry's If Loving You is Wrong premieres September 9 on OWN.

Tyler Perry's new primetime drama If Loving You is Wrong will premiere Tuesday, September 9 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network.

With a diverse cast and storylines ranging from heartfelt to scandalous, the sexy, sleek drama takes viewers into the lives of a group of husbands, wives and friends that live and love in the same middle class neighborhood. On the surface they are true-to-life, relatable people - raising children, working jobs, finding and maintaining romance - but just below the veneer of happiness, their lives are entangled by heartbreak, deceit and lies that threaten to destroy everything.

The season premiere opens in the middle of a torrid affair between neighbors Randal (Eltony Williams, 24) and Alex (Amanda Clayton, John Carter). Randal's wife Marcie (Heather Hemmens, Hellcats) desperately wants children, but Randal's attention is focused on the wife of his best friend Brad (Aiden Turner, All My Children). Just down the street, divorcee Esperanza (Zulay Henao, Single Moms Club) is trying to move on with her life, while keeping a budding relationship with Julius (Octavio Pizano, East Los High) a secret from her vindictive ex-husband Edward (Joel Rush, Days of Our Lives). Meanwhile, neighbor Kelly (Edwina Findley, Treme) longs to marry Travis (Denzel Wells) who is away on a relief mission in Haiti and who has promised to help her raise her 8-year-old son, Justice. Outside of the neighborhood, single mother Natalie (April Parker-Jones, Jericho) struggles to raise her children in the inner city. Lushion (Charles Malik Whitfield, Law and Order)., the father of her son Frank, has returned to town and stepped up to the plate to help. In addition, Natalie grapples with the tough decision whether or not to allow her fourth son, Joey (Matt Cook), to return home once he is released from prison.

Throughout the season, If Loving You Is Wrong continues to follow Alex, Kelly, Marcie, Esperanza and Natalie on their quest to find love in the midst of managing very complex lives. For these women, love is an ever-present necessity in spite of the high price that sometimes must be paid.

Check out a sneak peek of the series below:

OWN Drama 'If Loving You Is Wrong' Cast Includes Aiden Turner, Amanda Clayton, Heather Hemmens, Zulay Henao, Edwina Findley, April Parker-Jones

Former All My Children actor Aiden Turner will
star in Tyler Perry's If Loving You is Wrong.
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OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network has announced the principal cast of the previously announced television drama If Loving You is Wrong (former working title: Single Mom's Club) from prolific writer, director, producer Tyler Perry. The new series, premiering September 2014, follows the relationships of a group of husbands and wives that live and love on the same street. While the neighbors come from very different backgrounds, their lives are similar - raising children, dealing with exes, worrying about money and keeping romance in their relationships. But just below the surface --- secrets, lies and deception threaten to destroy what they have built.

Amanda Clayton (John Carter) plays Alex who is married to Brad, played by Aiden Turner (All My Children, Manhattanites). Together they have two children. The couple's relationship seems solid, but a secret threatens to derail their marriage.

Heather Hemmens (Hellcats) plays Marcie, a real estate agent married to Randal, played by Eltony Williams (24). Together they are struggling with Marcie's inability to have children.