Tyler Perry’s Divorced Sistas Quickly Rises to Become BET+’s Most Watched Original Series in Platform History

Today, BET+ shared performance data for its newest drama series about five friends whose unbreakable bonds help them navigate life and relationship woes, Tyler Perry’s Divorced Sistas. Just halfway through the eight-episode season, existing subscribers and new fans of the show have boosted the drama series to the most-watched series premiere on BET+ in just three weeks.

Divorced Sistas follows five friends - Rasheda, Geneva, Naomi, Tiffany, and Bridgette -  all battling life and relationship woes at some stage of divorce, marriage, and dating...but it’s the battle within their circle that tests their true character and love for one another.

To maximize awareness of the new series, the network gave linear audiences a special sneak peek of the first episode directly after the BET Awards 2025 broadcast (Monday, June 9), with the second episode dropping on BET+ on Thursday, June 12. 

Key Highlights:

• The Divorced Sistas season premiere marks the most-watched premiere of any BET+ series since the service launched in September 2019.

  
  
  
  

• Since its premiere, Divorced Sistas has driven 415,000 new subscription starts, 178% more than any season one original series across third-party platforms* and BET+, ranking as the third most successful series launch in platform history.

  
  

• On social, the series has accumulated 46.8 million video views and 23.4 million minutes watched across BET’s social channels.

  
  

From Tyler Perry Studios, Divorced Sistas is created, written, and directed by Tyler Perry, who also serves as an executive producer.

New episodes of Divorced Sistas drop weekly on BET+, with the first half of season one concluding on Thursday, July 24.

Series exclusively produced or commissioned by BET+* Including the Roku Channel, DirectTV, DISH/Sling, Verizon Plus Play, and YouTubeTV.