The Houstons: On Our Own

*The Houstons: On Our Own*
The Houstons: On Our Own
Genre	Documentary
Starring	Bobbi Kristina Brown; Cissy Houston; Gary Houston; Pat Houston; Rayah Houston;
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	14
Production
Executive producers	Gena McCarthy; Julie Insogna-Jarrett; Noah Pollack; Pat Houston; Rob Sharenow; Seth Jarrett; Tracey Baker Simmons; Wanda Shelley;
Running time	20–22 minutes
Production company	Jarrett Creative Group
Original release
Network	Lifetime
Release	October 24, 2012 –; February 13, 2013

The Houstons: On Our Own is an American reality documentary television series that premiered on October 24, 2012, on Lifetime.^[1] The series was announced on May 11, 2012, with the working title of The Houston Family Chronicles and was to have ten episodes.^[2]^[3] The Houstons: On Our Own chronicles the lives of Whitney Houston's family as they move on from her death. It ran for 14 episodes.

Cast

Bobbi Kristina Brown: Whitney and Bobby Brown's daughter
Cissy Houston: Whitney's mother
Gary Houston: Whitney's older brother
Rayah Houston: Pat and Gary's daughter
Pat Houston: Whitney's sister-in-law, manager, and Krissy's guardian
Nick Gordon: Bobbi Kristina's partner

Episodes

No.	Title	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)
1	"100 White Roses"	October 24, 2012 (2012-10-24)	1.333^[4]
The Houston family comes together for their first Mother's Day without Whitney. Bobbi Kristina announces some shocking news.
2	"Houston, We've Got a Problem"	October 31, 2012 (2012-10-31)	1.313^[4]
Pat attempts to get Bobbi Kristina more involved with the family and starting her own career but there are some problems that need to be worked out first.
3	"Nothing Saint About Simon"	November 7, 2012 (2012-11-07)	0.722^[5]
Pat and Bobbi Kristina take a trip out of town for a girls weekend getaway. Ray and Gary talk to Nick about responsibility.
4	"Too Little, Too Late"	November 14, 2012 (2012-11-14)	0.689^[6]
Pat and the family fly to Los Angeles for BET's tribute to Whitney.
5	"Moving Pieces"	November 21, 2012 (2012-11-21)	0.723^[6]
Pat and Nick work to help Bobbi Kristina lift her spirits. Pat and Gary play a game of basketball.
6	"Cupcakes for Krissy"	November 28, 2012 (2012-11-28)	0.889^[7]
Pat reaches out to Bobbi Kristina's godmother, CeCe Winans, to invite her over for dinner. Bobbi Kristina is confronted by her cousin due to her outrageous behavior.
7	"A Cabin in the Mountains"	December 5, 2012 (2012-12-05)	0.933^[7]
The Houstons attend a spiritual retreat but chaos ensues when a member of the family is rushed to the emergency room.
8	"Calling All Houston's"	December 12, 2012 (2012-12-12)	0.675^[8]
The family realizes how important each other are after the recent hospital scare. Pat attempts to strengthen her bond with Bobbi Kristina.
9	"Guess Who's Coming to Dinner"	December 19, 2012 (2012-12-19)	0.710^[8]
Bobbi Kristina isolates herself from the family while getting her career together.
10	"All That Sparkles"	December 26, 2012 (2012-12-26)	0.981^[9]
The family flies to Los Angeles to attend the debut of Sparkle.
11	"A Houston Family Vacation"	January 23, 2013 (2013-01-23)	1.078^[9]
Pat gets the family together again for a spiritual retreat in Hawaii. While in Hawaii, island natives perform a ceremony to assist the family in moving on.
12	"We Are Family"	January 30, 2013 (2013-01-30)	1.022^[10]
Bobbi Kristina goes apartment hunting. Gary comes to terms with his declining health and promises to improve himself.
13	"New Beginnings: Part 1"	February 6, 2013 (2013-02-06)	1.137^[10]
Bobbi Kristina and Nick host a housewarming party. Bobbi Kristina later informs Nick that he's not the only man she is seeing.
14	"New Beginnings: Part 2"	February 13, 2013 (2013-02-13)	1.059^[10]
The family is unsure of Pat's plans for Bobbi Kristina's career.

Critical reception

The show was met with mixed or average reviews with a score of 43 out of 100 on Metacritic based on 7 reviews.^[11] The New York Daily News said that the show does not have any kind of effect the viewers might want, at least at first.^[12] The Los Angeles Times said the show is intrusive and also uncomfortable.^[13]