‘Teen Mom 2’ Crisis: Ratings Crash Without Jenelle, MTV In Talks To Bring Her Back
Nov. 17 2019, Updated 7:09 p.m. ET
Come back Jenelle!
‘Teen Mom 2’ ratings are crashing without Jenelle Evans and MTV has been talking about bringing her back, RadarOnline.com has exclusively learned.
The network fired Jenelle after her husband David Eason killed their family dog, which was a year after he was fired from the show for a homophobic rant.
Now MTV’s wildly popular show about women in their 20s that had babies when they were teenagers has plummeted in the ratings and the network is seriously considering bringing Jenelle back.
The season premiere without Jenelle premiered on Sept. 10, 2019 to a dismal 810,000 viewers, which was a shocking drop from the 1.18 million viewers for the previous season premiere, according to TVByTheNumbers.com.
And the numbers kept dropping, hitting a season low of 650,000 for the Oct. 29 episode.
Now RadarOnline.com has learned that the network is desperate.
“Jenelle has been talking to MTV and it has been about her coming back,” an insider snitched to RadarOnline.com about the controversial mother of three.
Scroll through the gallery for details about the ratings crisis that could win Jenelle her job back.
Loyal
Jenelle stood by her husband’s side after he killed the family dog and their children were temporarily taken away by Child Protective Services, but she announced on Oct. 31 that she had left him and was filing for divorce.
Back In
“Jenelle has been talking to MTV for a few weeks,” the insider snitched to RadarOnline.com.
Numbers Don’t Lie
The highest rated episodes of Season 9B had fewer viewers than the lowest rated episode of season 9A which had 890,000 viewers.
Failing Show
The highest rated episodes of Season 9B had 830,000 viewers, according to TVByTheNumbers.com.
Drastic Measures
Jenelle obtained a temporary restraining order against David in November.
All In The Family
The temporary order of protection was issued for Jenelle and her children, Jace, Kaiser and Ensley.
Marriage Trouble
Jenelle claimed in the Nov. 4 filing that David’s threats have “escalated” and “Because of his recent threats, his history of violence, his erratic behavior and his large stockpile of weapons, I am scared for my life and my children’s well-being.”
Dark History
Jenelle claimed that David went into a mad rage after she left town and arranged for childcare without telling him and sent her a photo of a man with the text, “This is your new boyfriend. I’m going to break his neck and feed you his head. My goal in life is to make sure you regret leaving me like this.”
Reality Bites
As RadarOnline.com previously reported, Jenelle filed for divorce when she realized she was running out of money after MTV stopped paying her the $400,000 per season.
Unemployed
As RadarOnline.com previously reported, Jenelle filed for divorce when she realized she was running out of money after MTV stopped paying her the $400,000 per season.
Getting Smart
“It went off like a lightbulb in her head. ‘I have this husband that doesn’t work? What in the hell am I going to do?’” the source previously told RadarOnline.com about her decision to divorce David.
Rage
Jenelle claimed that David screamed at her in Feb. saying, “You can die for all I care. You’re a piece of s**t. Biggest piece of s**t I’ve ever seen.”
Broke
Broke Jenelle tried to convince MTV to take her back. “So, she decided to end the marriage before it is too late. There is no money left and she wants to make money again.”
No More House
The source previously told RadarOnline.com that Jenelle was even willing to give up her property in North Carolina, nicknamed “The Land” to get away from David. “Jenelle doesn’t care about the house or the property. She will sell it if she has to. It’s just property. Nothing that matters.”
R.I.P. Nugget
RadarOnline.com exclusively reported that Jenelle and the three children were living in Tennessee after they left David behind in North Carolina. Here she was pictured holding the dog Nugget that David killed.