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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Being Italian American mom that I live in South Philadelphia with my son still home @ 31, I’m 47, (young mom I was) do the math.. Lol myself an son couldn’t wait for Mama’s Boys to come on cause we could relate an we would have tears rolling down our face cause it was very true, which is great to see, an What do you do TLC , cancel the show!!!! Maybe if you were from Bronx, South Philly or any other Italian American strong neighborhood as we call it in Philly, you could relate an kept it on.. Big… Read more »
this show was the best I looked forward to watching it please bring it back.
all the characters are jokes reminds me of some of my
friends and family. my mom and I would watch the show
and laugh and enjoy ourselfs please bring it back
Bring back the show
omg…. i loved watching these guys they were hilarious…..bad choice TLC… but you kept that BS… kate plus 8 on forever…. thumbs down TLC….
This show was a real Hoot!!!!!! I loved the 2 episodes I saw. They should definitely bring it back. Of all the Really Really Stupid reality shows out there, I can think of at least a half a dozen that are 10 times worse and still they are running. Exactly what Rocket Scientist is deciding all this because it certainly is not “the people”.
Please bring it back. I haven’t seen a funny reality show such as this one in a long time. Even my husband got into watching it and he really doesn’t like to watch tv. Bring it back please!
This dosen’t make any sense. There was nothing wrong with that show! That hooch Kim Kardashian and her whiny big butt still got a show but some neighborhood guys can”t catch a break. What’s going on here MANAGGIO!!!!
I loved this show. It became my favorite after only 2 episodes. The characters are true to life and very funny. TLC made a big mistake.
I loved this show. Every one on it was a riot. I didn’t watch it when it was aired because
I was working and thought I’d find it on demand later. Its too bad I really enjoyed this
Show. I watched one marathon that probably aired all of the shows but was in tears laughing because of true characters. I think tlc is missing out and didn’t give it a true chance to be successful.
I thought the show was so funny and interesting to watch. I also loved the show “roseanns nuts” another great “real to life” show and they took that off so now I am forced to watch “dancing with the fake stars” lucky me.
Give the viewers what they want, bring back the MAMA’s BOYS of the Bronx….The people want funny,and this show was very funny…..[hilarious]
Bring the show back already. Or some other network please pick it up.
This show is hilarious!! I dont see why they pulled it off the air…its better than half of the crap on t.v. right now, like the Kardashians, Bad Girls Club and plenty of other stupid sh**. Bring it back!!!
Very addicting,please bring back the show.
That’s my old neighborhood – enjoyed it – sorry it’s been taken off. People are really like that in the Italian part of The Bronx!