19 Kids & Counting was always a polarizing television show — either you embraced the wholesome family-love triumphing over sensationalism aspect or you were absolutely irritated that TLC would give a show to people who had an inability to stop breeding. With news just emerging that TLC has cancelled the controversial show in the wake of a child molestation scandal, unsurprisingly, the internet is sharply divided once again.
Some of Twitter’s early responders are happy to see the show finally get the axe, while others are lamenting its demise and want TLC to suffer for pulling the plug. Others are just shocked it took TLC this long to do it. We’ve found several of all reactions.
Which side of the social media fence are you on?
TLC has cancelled “19 Kids and Counting” because the name “18 Kids and 1 Child Molester and Counting” was not doing well in focus groups.
— Rex Huppke (@RexHuppke) July 16, 2015
?? bye bye 19 Kids and Counting….
— TeenyZ (@EpicTeenyQuotes) July 16, 2015
Good riddance! MT @TPM: UPDATED: TLC is canceling “19 Kids and Counting” after Josh Duggar’s molestation allegations http://t.co/BrISEaXiCD
— Brenda (@FlyingGaPeanut) July 16, 2015
I thought that 19 Kids and Counting thing was done months ago. You mean we still haven’t sentenced Jim Bob to chemical castration? wtf.
— FreedomWorks Panda (@RDofJE) July 16, 2015
TLC is FINALLY cancelling ’19 Kids and Counting’ after the molestation bombshell. http://t.co/MH5gRdSZnp
— Complex Pop Culture (@ComplexPop) July 16, 2015
19 kids and counting finally got cancelled pic.twitter.com/XFLsH99l0A
— Matt Daly (@mattdaly) July 16, 2015
@TLC your viewings deserve to go down after removing 19 kids and counting off air! ??
— 28th August (@beliebinlovato1) July 16, 2015
Goodbye, Duggars. $DISCA http://t.co/kMMInF3kIu pic.twitter.com/vrrb24puzH
— Carl Quintanilla (@carlquintanilla) July 16, 2015
TLC decides to cancel after attempts to rename the show to “19 kids and counting – some of which weren’t molested” failed to gain traction.
— PoliticalGroove (@PoliticalGroove) July 16, 2015
i want 19 kids and counting back on my television
— an20na (@zxrrold) July 7, 2015
