Last week, we reported that a number of prominent corporations want nothing to do with the Duggar family, and they made their feelings known by severing ties with TLC after learning that the network aired their commercials during episodes of Jill & Jessa: Counting On.
According to In Touch, fifteen more advertisers demanded that their ads not be aired during Counting On just in the past few days, with several companies issuing statements assuring the public that they do not endorse the Duggars or TLC’s decision to bring the family back to television:
Cici’s Pizza: “Cici’s prides itself on being a family-friendly restaurant…When we learned one of our ads was placed adjacent to controversial programming, we took immediate action to stop it.”
The UPS Store: “It was not our intention to advertise on the program. This specific program is [now] on our list of exclusions as well as any other potential Duggar programming.”
Choice Hotels: “We are not a sponsor or an advertiser on any TV shows or specials about the Duggars,” Choice Hotels says. “If any ads run, it is an error of the network as our advertising agency has directed them to remove our advertising from the show.”
Verizon Wireless: “We did not have control over where the advertisement ran. We never intended to advertise on the program or on TLC.”
As you may remember, it was a lack of advertisers that eventually forced TLC to cancel 19 Kids and Counting in July of last year, after several months of quietly hoping that the Josh Duggar sex scandals would blow over.
In other words, if you’re a fan of the show, you may want to watch Jill & Jessa: Counting On online while you still can.
