The Teen Mother franchise has been in bother for a number of years now.

Even in the event you typically don’t take note of rankings, you’ve possible observed the indicators of decline.

Whereas Teen Mother was as soon as a spinoff-spawning juggernaut, MTV has spent the previous 12 months downsizing the franchise and its solid, combining a number of reveals into one sequence and eliminating longtime stars.

Teen Mother OG and Teen Mother 2 have been mashed collectively to create Teen Mother: The Subsequent Chapter, and Mackenzie McKee and Kailyn Lowry are now not with the present.

MTV hasn’t formally declared a moratorium on spinoffs, as Teen Mother Household Reunion — an in depth cousin of Subsequent Chapter — not too long ago wrapped up its second season.

The present has quite a bit in frequent with Subsequent Chapter, however MTV most likely prefers it for a lot of causes.

All the women shoot at one location for the newer sequence, which implies extra drama and a smaller funds.

Sadly, followers haven’t been responding properly to the Household Reunion experiment, and at this level, it appears unlikely that the present will return for a 3rd season.

The February 14 episode introduced in simply 210,000 viewers, making it the lowest-rated episode within the historical past of the Teen Mother franchise.

The week earlier than noticed 290,000 followers tune in, which means the drop-off from one week to the subsequent was additionally a franchise file.

Granted, February 14 was Valentine’s Day, which could account for a number of the speedy erosion in viewers.

However the reality is, Household Reunion was by no means an enormous hit, and the present has been on a downward trajectory since day one.

Within the earlier season, the highest-rated episode had 470,000 viewers, whereas simply 299,000 folks tuned in for the finale.

The scenario was unhealthy then, and it’s a lot worse now.

MTV execs have been most likely unsure about bringing Household Reunion again after such a middling first season.

And the present is placing up even decrease numbers in its second outing.

The rankings studies aren’t in but for Tuesday’s reunion episode, however there may need been a slight uptick in viewership because of the latest scandals involving Maci Bookout’s ex Ryan Edwards.

However the issues with Household Reunion are indicative of bigger issues inside the Teen Mother franchise.

Scores are declining throughout the board, and even longtime followers have tweeted that they’re leaping ship.

“Boring” is a phrase that crops up incessantly in social media discussions of the present, and it’s a criticism that’s been plaguing the sequence for years.

Stars who have been as soon as considered relatable have now been wealthy and well-known for therefore lengthy that viewers are struggling to determine with their plights.

Though if present tendencies proceed, Leah Messer, Catelynn Lowell, and firm would possibly discover themselves again among the many frequent people very quickly!