TLC has yanked Mama’s Boys From the Bronx from their schedule after two weeks on the air. The reality series revolves around a handful of thirty-something Italian-American guys who live at home with their moms in the northernmost boroughs of New York City.
According to TVMediaInsights and Nielsen, week-to-week Mama’s Boys dropped from 808,000 to 610,000 viewers at 10pm, and 817,000 to 563,000 viewers at 10:30pm. The cable channel has replaced Mama’s Boys with installments of Undercover Boss Abroad.
Castmembers have been encouraging fans of the show to petition TLC to bring the show back. One of the stars, Anthony Zoccolillo, wrote on Facebook, “You know whats funny TLC? We filmed all this great stuff about our culture, values, and traditions and you cut it all out and make them add all this nonsense then cancel us cause nobody liked what you told our production team to shoot.. what do you know about our Italian culture… let us be who we really are and then maybe we would have got better ratings.”
TLC commissioned eight episodes and four have yet to air. There’s no word on when or if they ever will.
What do you think? Did you like this reality series? Do you think that TLC should air the rest of the episodes?
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What the heck, finally we got a great show.about the italian cultures and etc…..and you guys take it off…you never gave them a chance..damn it…:(
Come on TLC just air the shows. It was entertaining to watch and it can’t be any worse than some of the other stuff thats out there. Hoarding, my strange addiction? Really if you can have them then bring back the mamas boys.
“Mama’s Boys” is a cute, wittty, funny show that I was able to enjoy with my sons. It showed that the son’s truly loved and respected their moms. I think it is an outrage that they have cancelled this show and will put on “Say Yes to the Dress” constantly on that channel. They should explore this show and see what they can do!
Loved watching TLC’s Bronx Boys. Please bring them back!! It was enjoyable to watch and very real. It was different than a lot of other shows out there. I miss watching them each week. Please at least air the last few episodes.
Okay, the idea of flying your dirty laundry from the Bronx to Florida so that your
mom can get everything nice and clean is a little out there, but the show was really
fun to watch. I for one will miss it.
bring back the show – the stuff that you see and hear on mamma’s boy’s does happen with the italians … the show is funny and many of us in canada do watch it — it was not really advertised properly – we only heard about it thru word of mouth.
Note: i have seen jersey shore usually they are drunk – and you cannot believe what is real or not —BRING MAMMA’S BOYS BACK —– TLC — you kept kate plus 8 on and the was terrible viewing.
Being an Italian – American I totally get the show. We really never leave our family until we find someone who loves us as much as our mom and dad does. And even after we get married we are still hanging onto our parents. We love to be loved and who else does it better than our own mamma and papa. TLC should bring th eshow back this time having all the guys trying to start a relationship that will lead them towards marry or some kind of commitood enough for their baby ment. It won’t be easy because as… Read more »
Bring it back.. give it a chance to develop a following.
It is very entertaining . That culture exists . It was certainly enjoyable and better than most shows on that network.
Sirs: I have been looking forward to this show for months. It was advertised and advrtised, I kept looking at our local caable tv guide for it, never found it !!! I now see its been cancelled, I am totally bummed out. Please put it back on the air, please it is real. Let the men on the show, show you how true this is, don’t re-write what they say or do. I am begging you all to put the darn show back on the air….and air at a time that people will watch, especially those that still work. 10… Read more »
Put the show back on! The show was really interesting and funny and gives the worled a good look of italian culture, I love you they kept Jersey Shore but the Can’t Keep Mama Boys Of The Bronx on ? Are you kidding me , cmon now put the show back on
Please and Thank you 🙂
Ok TLC you had me going crazy searching through the guide to see when it was going to be on. Is the show cheesy yes but funny and some of us who are Iatalian American can relate. How many of us can relate to being a gypsy?
Come on TLC. At least air the repeat episodes of mamas boys until you decide what you are going to do There’s plenty of air time seeing you can repeat other shows over and over again. How many times do you have to repeat your other programming? Air the mamas boys and see how many more viewers will tune in now that the word has gotten out. Bring back the mamas and their boys!!!
Come on TLC. How many more repeat episodes of gypsy wedding and long island medium undercover boss etc. yes to the dress, are you going to repeat? Put mamas boys back or at least air the repeat episodes for us. The only reason I am checking the network is to see if you have come to your senses and put the mamas and their boys back on the air. I’m sure you can replace mamas boys in the spot of one of these horrible repeats.
i agree with cast member’s i figured thats what tlc would do that you gotta think theres close 20 million itallains in the states if not more who can relate to the culture and to being mamas ….cuz every italian family has one i happen to be the one outta my family i assure you a few million more would agree forza itolamericani