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”与景、构图和摄影已免过火厉害了吧，我疯狂截图。其中车子穿过草坪的那一幕变了四次光，有点被惊到，约莫是我见识少。正在雪山上横拉日出的镜头，我也好爱。加油站男主出门找火伴时用了一个玻璃窗内恍惚的视角，很高明。门、窗、隧道、公路，废弃的泳池，高低错落的跳火台，翠绿环抱的湖边小憩图……齐程聚焦摄影和构图，以至于我都没怎样注意剧情。