简介：<p>Mrs.Brown’sBoysbecamearunawaysuccessuponitsinitialbroadcast.EveryepisodeairedwonitstimeslotforRTÉ,withanaverageviewershipof753,500inJanuary,2011.Oneepisode’sratingbeatthatofRTÉ’sownratingsgiantTheLateLateShow,with856,000viewerstuningintowatch.However,criticsdislikedtheshow.&#34;Thewholethingisentirelypredicatedonviewersfindingamandressedasafoul-mouthedelderlywomanintrinsicallyfunny,&#34;notedBerniceHarrisonintheIrishTimes.&#34;Ifyoudo,you’reawayinahack(andtheviewingfiguresareastronomical),butifyoudon’t,andyouthinkthatdiedoutwithLesDawsonandDickEmery,thenit’salonghalf-hour.&#34;TheIrishIndependentsaidthatMrsBrown’sBoyswasthetypeofTVprogrammethat&#34;thatmakesyouvaguelyembarrassedtobeIrish&#34;.TheDailyTelegraph’sSamRichardsnotedthatshow’scomedyhasa&#34;rudimentarynature&#34;,consistingof&#34;anold-fashionedblendofsillyvoicesandslapstick,playedoutinfrontofalivestudioaudiencewhocollapseintogigglesatthemerementionoftheword“willy”.</p>