Braxton Family Values
Braxton Family Values (abbreviated BFV) was an American reality television series that airs on WE tv and premiered on April 12, 2011. It chronicles the lives of the Braxton sisters—Toni, Traci, Towanda, Trina and Tamar and their mother, Evelyn. "Braxton Family Values" had received favorable reviews from critics and has been recognized as a "guilty pleasure" by several media outlets. The fourth season was the most watched season with 1.5 million total viewers, up 8% compared to the previous seasons. The show's spin-off series, "Tamar & Vince", premiered on September 20, 2012. Production. In January  2011, WE tv confirmed that it had signed Toni Braxton for a reality series, entitled "Braxton Family Values", which was being marketed as one of the network's flagship shows. In its first four airings, "Braxton Family Values" averaged a 0.63 household rating, attracting 350,000 women in the 18–49 demographic, three times WE tv's average in the Tuesday 9 pm slot. This led the network to renew the series for a 13 episode second season. In July 2011, WE tv ordered additional episodes for season two—bringing the season total to 26 episodes. In July 2012, WE tv renewed  the show for a third season that debuted on March 14, 2013. The third season returned on November 14, 2013. The second half of season three resumes where the series left off prior to its hiatus, with Traci discovering that her husband may have cheated on her. Trina facing her own marital troubles and makes the decision to file for a divorce from her husband. Towanda is in celebration mode as she approaches a milestone birthday. Toni is in the midst of a career rebirth as she finishes up her new album "Love Marriage & Divorce" with Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds and  prepares for her first tour in over five years. Tamar has launched her album "Love and War", her tour, and taking care of her newborn son. Season 3 averaged 1.4 million viewers. On March 20, 2014, WE tv announced the fourth season renewal of "Braxton Family Values". Season 4 consisted of 26 episodes and premiered on August 14, 2014. On May 19, 2016, the fifth season aired to We tv. On May 12, 2017, Tamar Braxton announced in an interview with Billboard the series would return with a sixth season. On June 27, 2018, it was reported that the show  would go on an indefinite hiatus during the filming of the remainder of the sixth season after Toni, Towanda, Trina, Tamar, and Evelyn did not show up to film in Atlanta due to being underpaid. On July 19, 2018, WE tv announced that the remainder of the sixth season would begin airing on August 16, 2018. The show was renewed for a seventh season, which premiered on November 5, 2020, on WE tv. In October 2021, Tamar Braxton confirmed the series would be returning for an eighth season but on another, unannounced network. In February 2022, Towanda Braxton confirmed on  her YouTube channel that the show had indeed been cancelled by WE tv. Home media. The first season was released to DVD on May 1, 2012, featuring all 10 episodes and reunion episode plus exclusive clips. The second season was released to DVD in two volumes both released on June 6, 2013. On March 25, 2014, volume 1 of the third season was released to DVD.