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Wed, Jan 28
TBS has ordered 80 episodes of Tyler Perry’s Meet the Browns, Perry said Tuesday at NATPE in Las Vegas. TBS would not confirm, but a spokeswoman said a. ... Once the test-run is over, TBS is expected to premiere the show this summer as a companion to House of Payne. Like House of Payne before it, Debm...
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