Braxton Family Values (2011)
Like their famous sister Toni Braxton, Traci, Towanda, Trina and Tamar were all blessed with the gift of song and shared that gift as a group called "The Braxtons," managed by their mom Evelyn. Now, after battling debilitating illnesses that left her out of the spotlight, Toni Braxton is now fighting her way back to the top. She enlists the help of her sisters, but the drama they bring proves to be too much at times.
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Episode 1 - R.E.S.P.E.C.T
Release Date: 2011-11-10First they’re bickering, then they’re booty shaking – Trina, Towanda, Traci, Toni and Tamar are back. When Evelyn and Traci visit Toni in LA, tensions flare due to Tamar’s newfound fame. Trina’s marriage is put to the test thanks to her new houseguests, and Toni admits she’s been seeing her ex.
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Episode 2 - Beauty School Drop-Out
Release Date: 2011-11-17Unhappy with the producer Vince has chosen for her, Tamar goes behind his back to meet with someone else. Traci considers opening a salon and Towanda attempts to whip Toni’s new assistant into shape.
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Episode 3 - A Snooping Dog
Release Date: 2011-12-01Gabe and Trina fight over the GPS he installed in her phone while Tamar flies to Chicago to be a guest D.J. After talking to Towanda about their relationship, Andre’s inspired to write a book.
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Episode 4 - New Doo-Whop Chick
Release Date: 2011-12-08Toni asks Traci to back her as a singer for a show in Indiana, and also asks Tamar to teach Traci the choreography, but the lesson takes a bad turn when Traci walks off the stage; and Trina meets Evelyn's new boyfriend.
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Episode 5 - The Graduate
Release Date: 2011-12-15Trina graduates from business school and receives a surprise from her dad and also throws a party to celebrate; and Toni and Tamar fight when Toni announces that she's firing her manager.
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Episode 6 - The Family Unites
Release Date: 2011-12-22Toni has surgery; Andre writes a book; Tamar heads into the studio for the recording of her album Love and War.
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Episode 7 - Family Feuding
Release Date: 2011-12-29Trina and Gabe agree it’s time for Towanda and Andre to move out of their house, but disagree on how and when to tell her. With Evelyn on a break from seeing Doc, Towanda informs her mother that she’s fixing her up on a blind date. Evelyn reluctantly agrees to go.
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Episode 8 - NYC or Bust
Release Date: 2012-01-05Tamar tells her sisters how stressed she is about their upcoming gig in New York City. They haven’t sung together in a while and have little time to prepare. Terrence, the girls’ vocal coach, runs scales with the girls until Tamar interrupts, saying they don’t have time for Traci being unprepared. Terrence suggests they remove all the bad energy which offends Tamar.
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Episode 9 - Like Husband, Like Wife
Release Date: 2012-01-12Tamar gathers the girls to ask if they want to record a song without Toni. Traci says she’s been down this road before and isn’t ready to give up her cosmetology career to pursue the family album. Towanda assures her they’ll still be able to pursue their own passions.
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Episode 10 - Sisters at War
Release Date: 2012-01-19Over lunch, Toni tells her sisters that she’s being inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame. Toni asks her sisters to sing at the ceremony as a tribute to her. They are flattered and agree to do it, but worry they’ll have trouble working together without fighting.
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Episode 11 - Desert Divas
Release Date: 2012-01-27True feelings are revealed during a therapy session; Toni opines that Traci needs to lose weight, and she tells her sisters that she is through carrying them.
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Episode 12 - Rocky Relationships
Release Date: 2012-02-03Tamar and Vince clash during a trip to Chicago; Towanda shows off her new place, but her mood is dampened by a request from Andre; and Trina's husband suggests marriage counseling.
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Episode 13 - Critical Condition
Release Date: 2012-02-09Traci explains how she embraced Toni’s advice to lose some weight, and how seeing Vince’s scary situation was even more motivation.
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Episode 14 - Stir Crazy
Release Date: 2012-02-17Mamma Braxton gives her reason as to why Vince pulled through such a rough medical state, and why her family is always there for one another.
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Episode 15 - Soul-O Act
Release Date: 2012-02-23The family gathers to be with Tamar, who’s stressed about Vince’s recovery. Evelyn asks what’s going on with the Soul Train Awards and Tamar reveals she was asked to sing a Gladys Knight song. Her sisters are surprised. Trina, Towanda and Traci are going to present with Tamar, but they had no idea Tamar was also asked to sing.
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Episode 16 - Bridezilla
Release Date: 2012-03-01All the sisters go shopping for Evelyn’s wedding dress in Atlanta. They all have opinions but are frustrated because Evelyn is being indecisive. Toni returns to L.A. while everyone else visits the Botanical Gardens as a possible wedding venue. They discuss music, but Evelyn’s not sure what she wants.
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Episode 17 - Wedding Daze
Release Date: 2012-03-08Momma E is so stressed from the wedding plans that she’s driving her daughters crazy!
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Episode 18 - A Clean Break
Release Date: 2012-03-15Evelyn calls off the wedding; Toni tells Tamar that she has parted ways with Vince; Gabe tries to make amends by confessing his transgressions against Trina to the family at dinner.
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Episode 19 - We Got You
Release Date: 2012-03-22Trina copes with leaving Gabe, and performs original material in front of her sisters for the first time; Tamar speaks with a fertility doctor; and the family appears on "Dr. Phil" to vent their issues.
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Episode 20 - Reunion
Release Date: 2012-03-29The reunion show, hosted by Wendy Williams, features the girls, Evelyn and Dr. Sherry. Toni discusses her work, Trina and Towanda explain their complicated marriages and Tamar comments on everything.
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Episode 21 - Baby Business & Background Singers
Release Date: 2012-08-16Tamar starts fertility treatments. Tamar and Towanda tell their husbands about the surrogacy idea. Toni enlists her sisters’ help to find new background singers. Evelyn opens a life coaching business.
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Episode 22 - Sock It to 'Em
Release Date: 2012-08-23Trina calls a truce with Gabe for the kids and drops her band to focus on her solo career. Toni models for Autism cause at Fashion Week; Tamar and Vince meet potential surrogates to carry their baby.
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Episode 23 - Great Eggspectations
Release Date: 2012-08-30Evelyn sets Towanda up on a blind date while Trina starts production on her first music video and asks Gabe to invest. Tamar nervously gets her eggs harvested, fertilized and frozen.
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Episode 24 - Birthday Party or Go Home
Release Date: 2012-09-06Trina hustles to get ready for her music video shoot. Traci brushes up on her vocals, and sisters throw her a surprise birthday party. The girls worry about Evelyn and stage a diabetes intervention.
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Episode 25 - Making the Cut
Release Date: 2012-09-13Toni asks sisters to perform with her in St. Lucia while Gabe gets a makeover from Evelyn to prove to Trina he’s a changed man. Trina screens her music video for her biggest critics Tamar and Toni.
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Episode 26 - For Better or Worse
Release Date: 2012-09-20The Braxtons go on vacation in St. Lucia where Toni performs on stage with her sisters. Trina surprises the family with an impromptu vow renewal ceremony, much to the disapproval of her sisters.