MOM GONE
Teen Mom ‘FIRED’ from show after star’s ‘story didn’t catch on’ with viewers amid series’ ‘terrible’ ratings
A TEEN Mom star has reportedly been fired from the show because viewers were not getting hooked on her story, as the show suffers disappointing viewing figures.
It was recently revealed that Kayla Jones has been dropped from the MTV franchise.
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Regarding the new season of Teen Mom: Young and Pregnant, source close to Kayla, 22, told “Kayla [Jones] got dropped.
“They did not renew her contract so she won’t be in the new 12 episodes.
“She was disappointed, especially since she has so much happening in her life right now that would be good to film.
“But MTV made their choice so there’s really nothing she can do.”
Sources claimed to the outlet that Teen Mom producers planned to keep Kayla on the show and fire Madisen Beith, though viewers seem to identify with Madisen’s storyline more.
CHOOSING MADISEN
The insider explained: “[The producers] feel like, because Kayla is older than Madisen, and because Kayla’s pregnancy was intentional, her story didn’t really catch on the way [the producers] had hoped.
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"The network thought that, because Kayla’s story included a transgender partner, it was timely and topical, but it just didn’t catch on."
While Kayla is no longer starring on Teen Mom: Young and Pregnant, she may appear in an upcoming episode after she attended a birthday party for costar Kiaya Elliott’s son a few months ago.
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DECLINING RATINGS
Kayla has been dropped from the cast after it was surprisingly renewed for another season following low ratings.
After debuting on March 12, 2018 with 660,000 viewers, Teen Mom: Young and Pregnant climbed into the high-800,000s in the first season.
Many viewers stopped tuning in during the second season, with the finale only bringing in 470,000 viewers.
The viewership for the show has continued to go downhill and the most recent season’s premiere in September only had 260,000 viewers.
Teen Mom: Young and Pregnant isn’t the only show to suffer from poor ratings, as many fans have also stopped tuning in to Teen Mom OG.
TEEN MOM TROUBLE
In light of the low ratings, reported MTV and the Teen Mom shows’ advertisers are more concerned with the percentage of viewers that fall between the ages of 18 and 49.
Teen Mom OG has historically had many viewers from that age range tune in, though a November 2021 episode barely made the Top 30 and Young and Pregnant ranked 83 in the metric.
The decrease in viewership comes as fans regularly complain on social media that the current seasons of the Teen Mom shows are "boring."
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In addition to Kayla, Madisen, and Kaiya, Teen Mom: Young and Pregnant also stars Brianna Jaramillo, Kayla Sessler and Rachel Beaver.
The fired star made her debut on Teen Mom: Young and Pregnant in September 2021, where fans watched her co-parent daughter Mecca with ex Makel.
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