OWN’s Freshman Dating Series ‘The Never Ever Mets’ Scores Early Season 2 Renewal

EXCLUSIVE: OWN has given its freshman dating and relationship series The Never Ever Mets an early Season 2 renewal. The news arrives ahead of its finale airing tonight at 8 p.m. as five couples remain.

Hosted by actor and musician, Ta’Rhonda Jones, the series follows seven couples who have been virtually dating, some for months and others for years, as they take their online relationships into the real world – all while living in a house together and navigating a variety of challenges and relationship-building exercises.

The host and relationship experts set challenges and meetings including couples therapy sessions as well as unconventional bonding activities, to test if the couples’ internet love can survive off the screen.

According to OWN, the first season ranked as Friday night’s no. 1 original series on ad-supported cable in its time period across all key African American demos, consistently drove double-digit growth over the season and has been watched by nearly 4 million total viewers to date on the cable network.

“Through its impressive growth over its freshman season and its ranking as the number one Friday night series among all key African American demos, The Never Ever Mets clearly resonated with our viewers and validated the need to bring fans a second season,” Tina Perry, President of OWN, shared in a statement.

The Never Ever Mets is produced by Bunim Murray Productions for OWN.