Wahlburgers

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Wahlburgers is a reality television series that debuted on February 10, 2014, on the TV channel A&E that ordered 18 episodes of Wahlburgers for initial two seasons. The series is now its ninth season.

The TV series is based on the casual dining burger restaurant and bar Wahlburgers, a chain of restaurants that started in Hingham, Massachusetts a town just outside the Boston area and now has 26 restaurants in its chain.. Wahlburgers is owned by chef Paul Wahlberg in partnership with two of his brothers, actors and singers Donnie and Mark Wahlberg.

Main cast

Mark Wahlberg, actor, producer
Donnie Wahlberg, actor, producer, a member of New Kids On The Block
Paul Wahlberg, chef, actor
Alma McPeck Wahlberg Conroy, mother of Donnie, Mark, and Paul, actress
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 and actress, producer, and writer
Rhea Durham, Mark's wife and model and actress
John Young GM (Lynnfield)

Episode overview

Reception

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

In 2014, Wahlburgers received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program.

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.