TLC's new Duggar family show "Jill and Jessa: Counting On," which is a spin-off of the "19 Kids and Counting" series, is facing even more setbacks as more companies continue to pull their ads from the show out of fear of upsetting their consumers.
Advertisers such as Credit Karma, Cici's Pizza and Verizon Wireless claimed that their ads appeared on the reality show without their knowledge. Now, Wrigley, Choice Hotels and UPS are following suit.
"Wrigley no longer advertises on television programs featuring the Duggar family; and any ads that have recently aired during TLC shows featuring the Duggar family were done so in error," Wrigley said in a statement provided to FOX 411. "It is never our intent to endorse content that could offend our consumers."
The same statement was echoed by Choice Hotels: "Thank you for sharing your concerns. We are not a sponsor or an advertiser on any TV shows or specials about the Duggars. 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."
As for UPS, a representative from the company explained that the UPS Store was not a direct advertiser of the program. "The spot ran as part of a larger media buy with the TLC network," the company's statement read. "As soon as we were made aware of the spot airing we notified our media buying agency who reached out to TLC to make sure that we do not run within any future broadcasts of this program."
Despite the upsetting news, TLC General Manager Nancy Daniels remains optimistic that a lot of people still love to see the Duggar family on television. She believes that there is only a small group voicing complaints against the family.
At the same time, Daniels explained that the network only places advertisers where they want to be. "At the end of the day, we have millions and millions of young loyal viewers who support the [Duggar] girls," she said.
