Mrs.Brown’sBoysbecamearunawaysuccessuponitsinitialbroadcast.EveryepisodeairedwonitstimeslotforRTÉ,withanaverageviewershipof753,500inJanuary,2011.Oneepisode’sratingbeatthatofRTÉ’sownratingsgiantTheLateLateShow,with856,000viewerstuningintowatch.However,criticsdislikedtheshow."Thewholethingisentirelypredicatedonviewersfindingamandressedasafoul-mouthedelderlywomanintrinsicallyfunny,"notedBerniceHarrisonintheIrishTimes."Ifyoudo,you’reawayinahack(andtheviewingfiguresareastronomical),butifyoudon’t,andyouthinkthatdiedoutwithLesDawsonandDickEmery,thenit’salonghalf-hour."TheIrishIndependentsaidthatMrsBrown’sBoyswasthetypeofTVprogrammethat"thatmakesyouvaguelyembarrassedtobeIrish".TheDailyTelegraph’sSamRichardsnotedthatshow’scomedyhasa"rudimentarynature",consistingof"anold-fashionedblendofsillyvoicesandslapstick,playedoutinfrontofalivestudioaudiencewhocollapseintogigglesatthemerementionoftheword“willy”.影片中的幽默元素巧妙地融入了紧张的剧情之中，为整体氛围增添了不少活力，尽管某些笑点显得有些生硬，但这种轻松的气氛却让观众倍感愉悦。 >>更多关于《布朗夫人的儿子们第一季(限量蓝光高清收藏版 )》