Teen Mom Junkies

About a week ago, news got around that Alex may have a boyfriend. Now, normally people would be happy for a single mother to find someone who can treat her and her child like they deserve, but people began getting a little hesitant when they found out that the guy Alex was allegedly dating has a colorful criminal record, and a past that isn't squeaky clean.

Alex, who might be Teen Mom 3's most outspoken cast mate, made some comments yesterday on her twitter that set off some of her followers. Alex, mother to Arabella, tweeted about her stance on abortion by saying, "Today is pro-life day and I am pro-life all the way except in the case of rape or life threatening"

The New York Times released some information from a study in an article yesterday talking about how the shows 16 & Pregnant and Teen Mom have helped to decline the teen pregnancy rate in the United States. The article was quoted as saying "A new economic study of Nielsen television ratings and birth records suggests that the show she [Kailyn Lowry] appeared in, "16 and Pregnant," and its spinoffs may have prevented more than 20,000 births to teenage mothers in 2010."

As most of you already know, the rumor I posted last week has been confirmed over the weekend. Teen Mom 3 officially received the ax, leaving all 15 of their fans left out in the cold (I kid, sort of). The cast of the show took to twitter over the weekend to express their sour grapes as they took shots at the two successful versions of Teen Mom in the process. It's a pretty hilarious read for many reasons, and you can read the entire thing at starcasm, but I'll post some highlights.

I have it on good authority that Teen Mom 3 will not be renewed for a second season. That's all I can really write about it considering I didn't even watch the season, but I wasn't alone. The highest rated episode was the season premiere at only 1.8 million viewers, and the numbers only went down from there. To put it in perspective, Teen Mom 2's season 1 premiere received 3.5 million viewers, and topped 4 million a few times before dropping quite a bit during season 3. The lowest rated Teen Mom 2 episode was rated at 1.13 million viewers, and that was on Christmas Eve (not a good time for TV ratings).

Jenelle may have lost the award for the biggest social media meltdown queen among the Teen Moms! Teen Mom 3 has yet to air and already there is some serious drama flying around the web!

Steve's Note: I know this blog hasn't been updated in a long time. I've been busting my butt with the Big Brother blog, so don't really have time to follow the drama of the moms. My guest writer (Joan) has been a bit busy, but I have still been looking for someone to keep the blog floating during the summer months. I'm going to be testing out some more guest writers, and if they pass the standards, they'll probably write a bit more.

After blogging Teen Mom for so many years now, I have learned one key thing - MTV is very slow with production. After many months of rumors and speculation, it appears we are closer than ever to getting an actual date for the Teen Mom 3 premiere. Teen Mom Confidential has reported the season should begin in late August, but that's all we know so far.

If you don't remember this season on 16 and Pregnant, Alexandria Sekella was the small town girl who tried to deal with a boyfriend who had some major drug issues throughout the episode. It was sad to see it unfold the way it did, and it appears that life caught up with Matt McCann as he was involved in a life changing accident last night.

It's been one of MTV's worst kept secrets on who will be starring in the new Teen Mom 3 series, but the girls basically confirmed it recently by tweeting to each other about how excited they were about their upcoming meeting. I mean talking about serving it on a silver platter, you have Alex tweeting Mackenzie, Briana, and Katie about how excited she is about them all getting together.