'Greenleaf' Is the Most Watched New Cable Show of Summer

OWN's hit drama series "Greenleaf" is the most watched new cable show of the summer, and year to date is the #1 original cable series on Wednesday nights for women. The series delivered record numbers with its season finale last night (8/31) with 2.4 million viewers and a 1.84 women 25-54 rating making it the network's most watched and highest rated Wednesday telecast in network history.

The success of "Greenleaf" along with Tyler Perry's "The Haves and the Have Nots" gave OWN its highest monthly primetime rank in network history in August (#12) among women 25-54, while OWN's +11% prime growth over last August made it the fastest growing Top 15 Network on ad-supported cable. The network also delivered two of the summer's Top 3 scripted series on ad-supported cable for women with "Greenleaf" and "The Haves and the Have Nots."

OWN Breaks Viewership Records; Delivers Most-Watched Quarter in Network History

Season 2 of Tyler Perry's If Loving You is Wrong premiered March 24 on OWN.

OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network delivered its most-watched quarter in network history in Q1 2015 with 581,000 total primetime viewers, up +44% vs. prior quarter. The network also achieved its highest quarterly rank in prime in network history at #21 in the key W25-54 demo (among ad-supported cable networks).

Additionally, OWN had its most-watched week in network history for the week of March 23, with 798,000 total viewers in prime. The records for both the most-watched quarter and the most-watched week are consistent in both Live+SD and Live+3 data. Moving forward, the network will be reporting Live+3 data, with the exclusion of live and event programming.

'The Haves and the Have Nots' Returns January 6 on OWN

John Schneider and Tika Sumpter star in The Haves and the Have Nots.

Tyler Perry's The Haves and the Have Nots returns Tuesday, January 6 at 9 p.m. ET/PT for an all-new, drama-filled second season on OWN.

The network's highest-rated series, The Haves and Have Nots follows the complicated dynamic between the rich and powerful Cryer and Harrington families and the Cryers’ hired help, including the less fortunate Young family.

In the new season, the devastating consequences of deception and reckless behavior come to fruition, as both the Cryer and Harrington families face personal tragedies that threaten their privileged status.

'The Haves and the Have Nots' Returns January 6

The Haves and the Have Nots returns on January 6.

Tyler Perry's The Haves and the Have Nots returns on Tuesday, January 6 at 9 p.m ET/PT for an explosive second season.

The popular OWN drama, which averages over 3 million viewers, follows the complicated dynamic between the rich and powerful Cryer and Harrington families and the Cryers' hired help, including the less fortunate Young family.

Viewers last saw Jim Cryer (John Schneider) as he was carried away from his mansion in a revenge kidnapping perpetrated by his former mistress (and former captive) Candace Young (Tika Sumpter).

In the new season, the devastating consequences of the lies, betrayal, deceit and adultery come to fruition.

Watch: John Stamos, Tika Sumpter and Jessica Press in 'My Man is a Loser'

John Stamos and Tika Sumpter

It all makes sense to me now. I finally understand why Blackie Parrish couldn't make it to the Nurses Ball on General Hospital. John Stamos, the man who brought Blackie to life, stars in the upcoming film My Man is a Loser.

Stamos plays Mike, a sexy ladies' man, who helps his two married best friends Marty (Michael Rapaport) and Paul (Bryan Callen) try to put the spark back in their relationships. Will his plan backfire? Will it take the lovely Tika Sumpter as Clarissa to teach Mike a thing or two about love?

Tika Sumpter Moves Arsenio Hall To Tears When Talking About Whitney Houston

Arsenio Hall found himself moved to tears while interviewing THE HAVES AND THE HAVE NOTS star Tika Sumpter on his talk show on Wednesday.

Hall, who was a longtime friend of Whitney Houston's, asked the 33-year-old what it was like working with "The Voice" on her last film Sparkle, which came out after she died in 2012.

"Whitney was everything," said Sumpter, who played the Grammy winner's daughter. "You'd be sitting in a corner, and I'd be just kind of quiet, they'd be changing for the set-up and she's like, 'You okay, baby? Who do I need to talk to to make sure you're all right?' And I'm like, 'I'm good' and she's like, 'All right, I got you.' She was just like a mother."