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TCA16: TV Critics Grill TLC GM on Duggar, Honey Boo Boo Controversies

thomas.umstead@futurenet.com (R. Thomas Umstead) — Thu, 07 Jan 2016 23:00:00 +0000

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TV critics at the Television Critics Association showed little love to TLC general manager Nancy Daniels, questioning her on the network’s screening process for its reality series in light of recent controversies surrounding the network’s reality shows.

Daniels, appearing at the TCA to tout the networks new reality series Single Dad Seeking, was asked by several writers about how aggressively the network screens its reality series stars after sexual molestation allegations linked to 19 Kids and Counting star Josh Duggar and Honey Boo Boo star June Shannon’s relationship with a convicted sexual predator.

Daniels defended the network's development of its characters and reality shows, saying the network “has a strong screening process.”

She also pointed to the network’s December special following Duggar sisters Jill Dillard and Jessa Seewald, which drew 3 million viewers in December.

No More Boo Boos: TLC Cancels ‘Honey Boo Boo’

thomas.umstead@futurenet.com (R. Thomas Umstead) — Fri, 24 Oct 2014 15:00:00 +0000

TLC has cancelled its reality series Honey Boo Boo after reports that star June Shannon was dating a convicted sex offender.

The network released a statement Friday cancelling the show a day after saying that it was “reassessing the series” following a TMZ reported earlier in the week that Shannon -- who is the mother of 9-year old beauty pageant winner Alana “Honey Boo Boo" Thompson -- is once again dating Mark McDaniel who was convicted of molesting a child in Shannon’s family years earlier when they first dated.

Shannon on her facebook page denied that she was dating McDaniel.

"TLC has cancelled the series Here Comes Honey Boo Boo and ended all activities around the series, effective immediately," TLC said in the statement. “Supporting the health and welfare of these remarkable children is our only priority. TLC is faithfully committed to the children's ongoing comfort and well-being.”

TLC finished airing new episodes from the series’ fourth season of the series in August 2014.

TLC Weighing Future of ‘Honey Boo Boo' Series

thomas.umstead@futurenet.com (R. Thomas Umstead) — Thu, 23 Oct 2014 19:45:00 +0000

TLC is re-evaluating the future of its hit reality series Here Comes Honey Boo Boo after a recent TMZ report that series star June Shannon is dating a convicted sex offender.

TMZ earlier this week reported that Shannon, who is the mother of 9-year old beauty pageant winner Alana “Honey Boo Boo Thompson,” is once again dating Mark McDaniel, who was convicted of molesting a child in Shannon’s family years earlier when they first dated, according to Fox News.

TLC in a statement said: "TLC is not currently in production on Here Comes Honey Boo Boo. We are very concerned about this new information and are reassessing the future of the series."

The network finished airing new episodes from the series’ fourth season of the series in August 2014. The news was reported earlier, including by Variety.