Braxton Family Values was officially renewed for its second season on March 10, 2011, announced by WE tv.[1][2]
U.S. television ratings
The season's premiere episode "R.E.S.P.E.C.T" attracted over 1.18 million viewers during its initial broadcast on November 10, 2011, including 0.600 thousand viewers in the 18–49 demographic via Nielsen ratings.[3] The season's most watched episode "Desert Divas", attracted over 1.39 million viewers during its initial broadcast on January 26, 2012, including 0.800 thousand viewers in the 18–49 demographic via Nielsen ratings.[4]
In the Season 2 premiere, Toni reveals a secret about Tamar that leads to a tense confrontation; Trina's marriage suffers after Towanda and her family move in.
Tamar reveals her solo project to her sisters, then goes behind her husband's back to choose a producer she likes rather than her husband's choice; and Traci decides to give up singing and go back to beauty school.
Tamar gets a new job hosting a radio show; Trina tells her husband she's working on a solo project that will take her away from home more than usual; and Andre asks Towanda for ways they can improve their marriage.
Toni 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.
Trina 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.
Trina wants Towanda to move out, but it's left to Gabe to drop the hint; Tamar gets Traci get in a fight when Tamar gets Traci an internship at a Beverly Hills salon and Traci quits.
True 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.
Tamar 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.
Wedding stress gets to Evelyn; Traci meets with her father in Maryland; Tamar and Vince return home with their new puppy and clash over dog-training philosophies.
Evelyn 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.
Trina 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.