Todays announcement notes that production on Donnie Loves Jenny begins immediately. The new series has been picked up for 10 episodes, following Donnie Wahlberg and Jenny McCarthy on their wedding day and during their regular lives. The series will consist of a wedding special that will run for an hour on the network. Subsequently, 9 half-hour episodes are also being produced for TV.
Donnie Wahlberg is already a fixture on A&E. Hes part of the show Wahlburgers, which follows the famous Wahlberg family as they run a restaurant business. The various trials and tribulations of running a business are explored on the show, as are family matters. As a result of also focusing on family life, then-girlfriend Jenny McCarthy was introduced early during the shows run, as well. Wahlberg and McCarthy were only wed back in September, and its probably a no-brainer, ratings-wise, for A&E to sign on for Donnie Loves Jenny. But the decision should still feel like a bit of a slap in the face for many loyal A&E viewers.
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