Wahlburgers (TV series)

This article is about TV series. For restaurant chain, see Wahlburgers.

Wahlburgers
Genre	Reality television
Starring	Paul Wahlberg Mark Wahlberg Donnie Wahlberg Alma McPeck Wahlberg Conroy Jenny McCarthy
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	10
No. of episodes	95 (list of episodes)
Production
Running time	21–42 minutes
Original release
Network	A&E
Release	January 22, 2014 (2014-1-22) – July 31, 2019 (2019-7-31)
Related
Donnie Loves Jenny

Wahlburgers is an American reality television series that aired from January 22, 2014, to July 31, 2019, on A&E. ^[1] During its 10 seasons, Wahlburgers aired 95 episodes.

Premise

Restaurant logo

The series is based on the casual dining burger restaurant and bar Wahlburgers, a chain of restaurants that started in the Greater Boston town of Hingham, Massachusetts, ^[2] and the lives of the Wahlberg family. The Wahlburgers business is owned by chef Paul Wahlberg in partnership with two of his brothers, actor Mark and singer/actor Donnie.

Main cast

• Mark Wahlberg, actor, producer, rapper
• Donnie Wahlberg, actor, producer, a member of New Kids on the Block
• Paul Wahlberg, chef, actor
• Alma Wahlberg , mother of Donnie, Mark, and Paul, actress; she died on April 18, 2021
• Brandon Wahlberg, nephew of Donnie, Mark, and Paul
• Bob Wahlberg, brother of Mark, Donnie and Paul
• Henry "Nacho" Laun, a childhood friend of the brothers
• Johnny "Drama" Alves, a childhood friend of the brothers and an aspiring actor, miscellaneous crew, and special effects
• Kari Burke, Paul's assistant and operations manager
• Billy Leonard, a childhood friend of Mark and an investor in the restaurant
• Jenny McCarthy, Donnie's wife ^[3] and actress, producer, and writer
• Rhea Durham, Mark's wife ^[4] and model and actress

Episode overview

Further information: List of Wahlburgers episodes

Season	Episodes		Originally released
			First released	Last released
1	9		January 22, 2014 (2014-1-22)	March 19, 2014 (2014-3-19)
2	9		August 13, 2014 (2014-8-13)	October 8, 2014 (2014-10-8)
3	9		January 7, 2015 (2015-1-7)	March 4, 2015 (2015-3-4)
4	8		July 15, 2015 (2015-7-15)	September 2, 2015 (2015-9-2)
5	8		March 9, 2016 (2016-3-9)	April 6, 2016 (2016-4-6)
6	8		July 6, 2016 (2016-7-6)	August 24, 2016 (2016-8-24)
7	10		November 16, 2016 (2016-11-16)	January 11, 2017 (2017-1-11)
8	14		August 9, 2017 (2017-8-9)	September 20, 2017 (2017-9-20)
9	9		June 13, 2018 (2018-6-13)	August 8, 2018 (2018-8-8)
10	11		May 15, 2019 (2019-5-15)	July 31, 2019 (2019-7-31)

Reception

Allison Keene of The Hollywood Reporter said that "only a true and abiding love for the Wahlbergs will keep viewers interested." ^[5] Brian Lowry of Variety said the show is "generally playful, but it is just empty calories". ^[6] Mark A. Perigard of The Boston Herald gave the show a B−. ^[7]

In 2014 and 2015, Wahlburgers received Emmy nominations for Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program. ^{[8] [9]}

Spin-off

Donnie Loves Jenny is a reality television series based on the newlywed Donnie Wahlberg and Jenny McCarthy's relationship and premiered on January 7, 2015. ^[10]

Syndication

AXS TV acquired syndicated rights to the series, which began airing on February 27, 2022. ^[11]

Further reading

• McLeod, Katie (January 22, 2014). "'Wahlburgers' is all about family, burgers, and Boston". The Boston Globe . Retrieved February 2, 2014.
• Gay, Verne (January 20, 2014). "'Wahlburgers' review: Where's the drama?". Newsday . Retrieved February 2, 2014.

References

1. "A&E Network Orders 18 More Episodes of 'Wahlburgers'". TV By the Numbers. Archived from the original on March 2, 2014. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
2. Chesto, Jon (June 11, 2018). "Wahlburgers CEO stepping down after leading group for more than six years". The Boston Globe . Retrieved June 11, 2018.
3. Tan, Michelle. "Jenny McCarthy Engaged to Donnie Wahlberg". People Magazine. Retrieved April 16, 2014.
4. "News - Mark Wahlberg, Rhea Durham Expecting Fourth Child - Celebrity News". UsMagazine.com. September 3, 2009. Retrieved October 8, 2010.
5. "Wahlburgers: TV Review". The Hollywood Reporter. January 22, 2014. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
6. "TV Review: 'Wahlburgers'". Variety. January 21, 2014. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
7. "Mama's boys battle it out on 'Wahlburgers'". The Boston Herald. January 22, 2014. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
8. "Emmy Awards 2014: the nominations in full". Daily Telegraph. July 10, 2014. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
9. ""Nominees/Winners". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences".
10. Nellie Andreeva (November 11, 2014). "A&E Orders 'Donnie Loves Jenny' Reality Series As Part Of Development Deal With Donnie Wahlberg and Jenny McCarthy". Deadline Hollywood .
11. Petski, Denise (February 1, 2022). "'Wahlburgers' Reality Series Heads To AXS TV". Deadline Hollywood .

External links

• Official website – television show
• Wahlburgers at IMDb