TLC has canceled “All-American Muslim” due to the reality show’s poor ratings, the Detroit Free Press reported Wednesday.
The program, which ran for one season from Nov. 13 to Jan. 8, focused on five Arab-American Muslim families living in Dearborn, Mich.
The show became embroiled in controversy in December, when Lowe’s pulled its sponsorship of the program after it received complaints from a conservative family group which claimed the series “hides the Islamic agenda’s clear and present danger to American liberties.”
Some conservative Muslims also said the cast members were not pious enough to adequately represent the Islamic community.
The advertising pull created a backlash among fans and the network said in December that it still had “strong advertising support” despite the hardware store’s decision to exit.
“Having the opportunity to be a part of such a groundbreaking series with TLC has been extraordinary,” Suehaila Amen, who appeared on the program with her sister Samira Amen-Fawaz, told the Free Press.
“We are well aware that, at the end of the day, it is a business decision for any network,” she added.
A rep for the Discovery-owned network confirmed the show was not renewed for a second season but had no further comment.