Fans of hit Tyler Perry drama, “The Haves and the Have Nots,” apparently could not wait until the new year reunited them with the OWN series.

For, upon its season premiere on Tuesday (1/3), the show not only topped competitor as the night’s #1 cable telecast for women and the #1 show on all television for African-American viewers, but was also the #1 most social show across all broadcast, cable and syndication and across all day parts.

A consistent ratings winner since its debut, tuck in below to find out just how many people tuned in to see the antics of The Cryers, The Harringtons, and co.:

Ratings = 3 million

Via official press release:

The season premiere of OWN’s hit Tyler Perry drama “The Haves and the Have Nots” (1/3/17) delivered 3 million total viewers and a 2.52 W25-54 rating.  The premiere episode was Tuesday night’s #1 cable telecast for women, the #1 show on all television for African-American viewers and was the #1 most social show across all broadcast, cable and syndication and across all dayparts.

Additionally, OWN was Tuesday night’s #1 cable network for women and the #1 network on television across all key African-American demos.

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