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TLC gives 'Family by the Ton' a second season

TLC show Family By the Ton

Credit: Rodney Ho

Credit: Rodney Ho

TLC show Family By the Ton
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May 3, 2018

Posted Thursday, May 3, 2018 by RODNEY HO/rho@ajc.com on his AJC Radio & TV Talk blog

TLC has given its latest obesity-themed series "Family by the Ton" a second season, according to the Georgia Film & TV Office.

The show aired six episodes earlier this year featuring a trio of morbidly obese metro Atlanta-based family members.  Naomi Anderson, Chitoka Light and Drew Stewart are cousins who weighed a combined ton at the start of the series but have since had surgery and taken major steps to lose weight.

ExploreThe series was created by Atlanta-based Crazy Legs Productions, which also produces ID series such as "Dead Silent" and "Your Worst Nightmare." 

Atlanta bariatric surgeon Charles Proctor Jr.  has worked with the family to shed the pounds.

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Rodney Ho writes about entertainment for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution including TV, radio, film, comedy and all things in between. A native New Yorker, he has covered education at The Virginian-Pilot, small business for The Wall Street Journal and a host of beats at the AJC over 20-plus years. He loves tennis, pop culture & seeing live events.

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