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Q: I'm a great fan of "If Loving You Is Wrong." Can you please tell me when it will be returning this year? I can't wait to see it.

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Author: 
Adam Thomlison / TV Media

I'm afraid I can't -- OWN is taking its time dishing out renewals for its shows. I can, however, double-speculate.

First I have to speculate about whether it will be renewed for another round, which seems fairly likely at this point. OWN (otherwise known as the Oprah Winfrey Network) clearly enjoys being in the Tyler Perry business: "If Loving You Is Wrong" is one of the multiple hit shows and films that have come out of writer/director/producer/actor Perry's brain in recent years.

Though "If Loving You Is Wrong" took a bit of a dip in the ratings this season -- it shed about 300,000 viewers over the course of season 3, and season 3 was already drawing fewer than season 2  -- its numbers are still strong for a cable show. Indeed, the only OWN show that's doing better is "The Haves and the Have Nots," which also happens to be a Tyler Perry show.

In other encouraging news, none of the stars have suddenly fled to other shows since the third season ended in March. All this makes it fairly likely that the show will be picked up for a fourth season.

As for when, that's an even easier guess: every other season so far has debuted in September, so the next one, if it happens, will likely do the same.

When it will finish, however, is another matter. You may have noticed that OWN is splitting the seasons in half, and the second halves have been a little less dependable in their debut dates.

 

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