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TBS brings more 'Payne'


July 22, 2009 What such sitcoms as "Cheers," "Seinfeld" and "Friends" accomplished in seven or eight seasons, Tyler Perry's "House of Payne" has been able to do in only two years. Tyler stands alone in the entertainment business today as an entrepreneur who knows his audience. Perry funded the production of 10 episodes, which Debmar-Mercury gave for free to local stations in key markets and to TBS' WTBS Atlanta for a test run in summer 2006.

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