I suspect TLC is scared witless about the reaction of pro-Duggar sorts, if they cancel. Some may be crossovers who follow some of the other TLC programs, too, and would walk away. ?
This is TLC’s most popular show. Can you imagine how many butts will be parked in front of the TV to see the season premiere if they keep it on after all of this press? What do they have to lose really? I’m sure they will be able to get new sponsors, and it’s not like they have a reputation for wholesome programming left to protect.
@movemetoo I was thinking the same thing. Some viewers maybe thinking why the whole family has to pay the price of the son and parents.
$$$$$$$$$$$$
Well, they have to find new sponsors, and most companies are not going to go out on a limb here to get involved in this controversy.
I suspect they are delaying any decisions as they are frantically trying to see if they can get enough (new) sponsors for the show. I can’t think of why any company would want to commit to a show that is a train wreck waiting to happen… again. There may be a few, but they need lots and lots of companies. Look at the list of companies who have sponsored the show before - it’s dozens and dozens and dozens. If you only have a few, they’re not going to be willing to shoulder most of the burden; they need it spread out.
If they do restart the show, or do a spin-off, I do think the Honey Boo Boo mom has a legitimate complaint.
And then there’s the ongoing threat of In Touch having more dirt to spill. If TLC recommits to the show and more nastiness is revealed, then TLC will look like absolute idiots. They need to admit that having children on reality shows is just almost always a bad idea, and almost always ends poorly.
I only watched Boo Boo once, but I don’t recall their being a Christian component to it. Perhaps 19 K has a different viewing demographic? Also, Josh Duggar wasn’t in jail, so there’s that.
@raclut: Interesting that Fox News got a catholic priest to comment on why the show should not be pulled…
@sylvan8798 I think Fox news is very supportive of the Duggars so I don’t think they would interview someone who was not supportive of them.
^ But I thought they were supposed to be “fair & balanced.”
^^ Interesting datapoint about Fox news from a friend of mine from church who is a national correspondent for that network – in his experience, Fox is much more accepting and supportive of same-sex partners than other networks (i.e., offered health care benefits to same sex partners long before any other media companies did).
Who’da thunk?
^Well they are not stupid when it comes to business practices and attracting talent. However, that being said, what they broadcast in regards to that issue and many other socially conservative issues and the stands of many of their pundits is very much the opposite, imo.
Sometimes by fair and balanced, Emily, I think commentators, particularly, at Fox take the other side of what is generally mainstream at a particular time and offer the opposite point of view.
Plus, the Kelly interview with the Duggars was a ratings bonanza. If your business is ratings and you find a way to get them, then you’re doing your job, no?
^ I’ve never heard of that as an explanation of “fair & balanced,” but I’ve also rarely heard any of their pundits take anything other than the conservative/republican position on issues - so you may be onto something.
Yes, they do an excellent job of keeping their viewers tuned in - which has nothing to do with the personal benefits their employees receive from NewsCorp.
http://www.ew.com/article/2015/06/27/jill-duggar-derick-dillard-moving-overseas
Derrick quit his job at WalMart, preparing to move overseas with wife Jill and baby Israel in July for long term religious mission work.
Interesting.
So I guess that means no Jill and Jessa spin-off show!
Wonder what happens to their large house in Arkansas?
I think it’s good for them to seperate from the Duggars and pursue their own plan for their family. They don’t specify a location, but I wonder if they are returning to Nepal?
Duggars react to Supreme Court’s gay marriage decision.
^^^ Such incredible hypocrisy. They quote the Old Testament and forget the words of Jesus to “first cast out the beam from your own eye.”
I do not like the horrible smearing of the whole Duggar family. One son made some mistakes and the parents reacted in a way that they thought was best. The show should have been cancelled, yes, but this does not make the whole family so terrible.
I suspect you missed much of the discussion. This is more than a random kid who “made some mistakes.”
It’s about their disgusting level of hypocrisy and intolerance for others. Clearly the revelations of the past few weeks re Josh have not modified their thinking at all.