{"id":29804,"date":"2014-10-26T18:15:48","date_gmt":"2014-10-26T10:15:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=29804"},"modified":"2014-10-26T16:19:27","modified_gmt":"2014-10-26T08:19:27","slug":"tlc-cancels-here-comes-honey-boo-boo-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2014\/10\/26\/tlc-cancels-here-comes-honey-boo-boo-series\/","title":{"rendered":"TLC cancels \u2018Here Comes Honey Boo Boo\u2019 series"},"content":{"rendered":"
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NEW YORK\u2014The TLC network on Friday cancelled its colorful series about child beauty pageant contestant Honey Boo Boo and her Georgia family.<\/p>\n

The network had already completed filming of another season of \u201cHere Comes Honey Boo Boo\u201d and was set to begin airing it at the end of this year.<\/p>\n

TLC wouldn\u2019t publicly cite a reason for the cancellation, but it said in a statement that \u201csupporting the health and welfare of these remarkable children is our only priority. TLC is faithfully committed to the childrens\u2019 ongoing comfort and well-being.\u201d<\/p>\n

The cancellation came after published reports that June Shannon was dating a man with a criminal past.<\/p>\n

June Shannon posted what she called a \u201ctruth video\u201d on the Alana Thompson (Honey Boo Boo) fan page Friday morning denying the allegations. In the video, Shannon said she learned from TLC on Friday that the show would no longer be produced, adding that TLC had told her to be \u201chush-hush\u201d about the situation.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe statement of me dating a sex offender is totally untrue. Pumpkin (the nickname for the man she is reported to have dated) has openly said that I did not date him,\u201d Shannon said in the nearly three-minute video which had more than 5,800 \u201clikes\u201d and more than 1,100 \u201cshares\u201d from the page\u2019s 1.1 million fans within two hours after it was posted.<\/p>\n

\u201cI would not ever, ever, ever put my kids in danger. … That is my past. I have not seen that person in 10 years.<\/p>\n

The series\u2019 star was Alana \u201cHoney Boo Boo\u201d Thompson, one of four daughters of June Shannon from rural McIntyre, Georgia. \u201cHoney Boo Boo\u201d earned her own series after attracting attention in the TLC show \u201cToddlers & Tiaras,\u201d and is known for coining catchphrases like \u201ca dolla makes me holla.\u201d She\u2019s 9 years old.<\/p>\n

\u201cHere Comes Honey Boo Boo\u201d was such a fast hit for TLC that two years ago, the network ordered Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas specials surrounding the family. Viewership has fallen off sharply since then, but it still averaged 1.5 million viewers for its most recent season this summer and remains one of TLC\u2019s most popular shows.<\/p>\n

TLC is discussing ways to support the children following the cancellation, such as providing tutoring or counselling, said an executive at the network who spoke on condition of anonymity because the network didn\u2019t want to publicly discuss those plans.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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