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