The Here Comes Honey Boo Boo empire came crashing down in October 2014, when TLC canceled the series amid allegations that Thompson's mother, June "Mama June" Shannon, was dating a convicted child molester ... who had allegedly molested her daughter, Anna "Chickadee" Shannon, when Anna was 8 years old.

At the time, TMZ reported that TLC had filmed a full season's worth of episodes but chose not to air them for the sake of the children's welfare. "Supporting the health and welfare of these remarkable children is our only priority," the network said in a statement. "TLC is faithfully committed to the children's ongoing comfort and well-being."

On an episode of Oprah's Where Are They Now, Alana said she didn't know why the show had been cancelled. When she asked her mom why the camera crew hadn't been around lately, she was simply told they "stopped filming the show." There's a silver lining to this whole ugly scenario, however, in that Mama June claimed the family wasn't too sad to see the series end. "There's nothing like being back at home and knowing that you don't have to deal with drama and you don't have to deal with craziness," she said (via HuffPost). "It's been more nicer [sic] to have it calm and have peace for once."