Wahlburgers (TV series)

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Wahlburgers
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Genre Reality television
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons10
No. of episodes95 (list of episodes)
Production
Running time21–42 minutes
Release
Original network A&E
Original releaseJanuary 22, 2014 (2014-01-22) 
July 31, 2019 (2019-07-31)
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.

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Premise

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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 Donnie.

Main cast

Episode overview

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1 9January 22, 2014 (2014-01-22)March 19, 2014 (2014-03-19)
2 9August 13, 2014 (2014-08-13)October 8, 2014 (2014-10-08)
3 9January 7, 2015 (2015-01-07)March 4, 2015 (2015-03-04)
4 8July 15, 2015 (2015-07-15)September 2, 2015 (2015-09-02)
5 8March 9, 2016 (2016-03-09)April 6, 2016 (2016-04-06)
6 8July 6, 2016 (2016-07-06)August 24, 2016 (2016-08-24)
7 10November 16, 2016 (2016-11-16)January 11, 2017 (2017-01-11)
8 14August 9, 2017 (2017-08-09)September 20, 2017 (2017-09-20)
9 9June 13, 2018 (2018-06-13)August 8, 2018 (2018-08-08)
10 11May 15, 2019 (2019-05-15)July 31, 2019 (2019-07-31)

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]

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