TLC Ratings High: '19 Kids & Counting' Duggar Family Not Affecting Numbers After Cancellation

So long Duggars. While many might have thought that pulling the plug on one of most successful series on TLC in the wake of a scandal would only spell trouble for The Learning Channel, it seems that the complete opposite was true. Fans of the network were very pessimistic about the future of the channel after pulling two very successful shows, 19 Kids and Counting and Here Comes Honey Boo Boo, from the lineup after molestation scandals erupted for both. Yet, it looks like taking 19 Kids off the air after Josh Duggar's sexual abuse reports became public knowledge doesn't seem to be causing too much of a dent in the network's overall ratings.

According to Radar Online, the latest figures show that TLC has only increased in viewership since pulling the plug on the very successful show. While the show was constantly one-upping itself and breaking records even 10 seasons in, TLC is doing fine and holding steady without their main family bringing home the bacon.

A photo posted by Jessa Seewald (@jessaseewald) on May 17, 2015 at 2:34pm PDT

Reports are claiming that after the network initially pulled the show from the schedule during the week of May 24, that there was a little dip in viewers to the sound of 269 million, but that the first week without the Duggars on the schedule saw a rise to 484 million viewers.

In comparison to when the Duggars were still on the network during the week of February 17, the season premiere brought in 3.3 million viewers to the station out of a weekly gross of 447 million, meaning 41 million more fans tuned into the network after the Duggars were canceled.

It doesn't look like this will bode to well for those fans that are still hoping for a Jessa and Jill Duggar spinoff.

[Image courtesy of TLC Video Screen Shot]