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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Mama’s Boys is just plain pointless and dumb and judging by the comments listed here so are the people watching it. Anyone who knows the first thing about Arthur Avenue knows none of these guys live on there. Not one of the houses they show as their homes is anywhere near Arthur Ave. The whole show is a complete fake. The people who say how they like to watch the show to see the neighborhood, why don’t you get in your car and drive there.
Right on I know what you mean!!!!!!!
good show. i’m italian and not offended by them. it’s the learning channel they won’t show fighting and sex like jersey shore. the guys and their moms were funny and just showing us a piece of their lives and community. they weren’t going around hurting anyone. where can we petition to bring the show back?
Bring the show backk TLC!! I hope another channel picks it up
Listen. TLC….ARE YOU CRAZY?????? The problem was in the timing….so much all going on at the same time, the dvr only records so much at a time. You never gave the show a chance, bring it back….those guys are awesome and so are their moms.. Please put them in a different time slot or put them back and take that undercover boss off. The public has to have a chance to work all these shows in and to remember the time slot…..BRING THEM BACK, I HAVE BEEN HUNTING FOR THEM SINCE LAST WEEK…..I LOVE ALL OF YOU GUYS…..you HANDSOME, WONDERFUL… Read more »
Bring it back, it was a a funny show. I sure will not watch the other stupid programs on TLC….
I’m Italian and I loved it. Bring it back!!!!!
The show was stupid. Four 40 year old losers, with no future, who still live with their mothers is not entertaining. The show has nothing to do with being Italian-American or our culture. The main idea of the show was for these buffoons to ham it up in front of the camera. These dummies are just not likable. Watching them go to a deli, hold up a piece of mozzarella and say “fuhgetaboutit” is old, lame and tired. Instead of glorifying dumb Italians, maybe TLC (or any other network) can do a new show about four Italian-American geniuses.
OMG. TLC is repeating Hoarding bad UndercoverBoss all night. You mean to tell me there is no room for Mamas Boys. There is something very wrong here and I wish someone could explain it to us.
The show was pretty stupid. A very lame attempt to copy the Jersey Shore.
The cast were not very likable.
Such BS! For someone who grew up in NY and shopped/visited Arthur Ave I can’t believe that TLC cancelled this show! And then to replace it with some dumb show undercover boss abroad no less really pi–es me off. How do we bombard TLC to get it back on????
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Bring back the show!! I loved it!! I am 100% Sicilian, and I love these guys!!
I cannot believe tlc canceled the show i looked for it every nite what is wrong with you all im african american and enjoyed the show, i even asked my mother what happen to it after searching every nite for it on tv bring ti back two weeks is not enough time
I enjoyed this show. TLC you have a bunch of other crap on this network. Why take this show off?
i like the show and in my opinion they never gave the show a chance by puttin it on at 10 pm on friday come nobody is home on the weekends
Very disappointed. Looked forward to watching every episode. Might have to boycot TLC