The Derricos: How much do they make? At least $25,000 per episode Another family – known as the Busbys on TLC – make a reported $25,000 to $40,000 per episode, so it’s likely the Derricos get the same.
To make the best of the space in their four-bedroom, 2,400-square-foot home, the Derricos have assembled bunk beds for the kids. As far as the groceries are concerned, the mother of 14 revealed that they spend easily around $2,500-$3,500 a month on groceries.
The Derricos: How much do they make? At least $25,000 per episode; Another family – known as the Busbys on TLC – make a reported $25,000 to $40,000 per episode, so it’s likely the Derricos get the same. As parents to 14 children, it is expected that the Derricos have a lot to pay for every year, from toilet rolls to enough food at the dinner table.
Alongside reality TV and real estate, the family also have their own website as a source of income. This is where fans of the Derricos can buy merch of their favourite TLC family. Their merch includes items such as t-shirts and hoodies with the family name displayed on them.
How much does the Derrico family spend on groceries?
As far as the groceries are concerned, the mother of 14 revealed that they spend easily around $2,500-$3,500 a month on groceries.
Unfortunately, a tragedy struck the Derricos household in 2014, when Deon got embroiled into a bogus criminal case of property theft and real estate fraud filed against him by the State of Nevada.
Why are the Derricos on TLC?
Because of their large family, the Derricos could very well be the reality TV family on TLC to rival the popularity of longtime reality stars the Duggars, of 19 Kids and Counting fame. Not only because of the size of their growing family, but also because of the family’s chickens coming home to roost. And if Derron decides to open up about the nonexistent state of his relationship with his parents, it could mean seriously bad press for the show.
ET. Although Doubling Down With the Derricos is TLC’s newest larger-than-life reality TV family, the skeletons are already starting to fall out of the closet. Because, while the show is about a family with a whopping 14 kids, it turns out that Deon and Karen Derrico have an adopted son who isn’t featured in it.
Only time will tell if the Derricos will have a long shelf life on TV. Watch Doubling Down With the Derricos on Tuesdays at 10 p.m. ET on TLC. Advertisement.
Despite being faced with charges relating to his real estate business long before TLC came knocking, Deon is still in real estate. It’s how he and his wife afford to take care of such a large family in Las Vegas and how they have remained able to keep having kids.
Derron isn’t featured on Karen or Deon’s respective Instagram accounts, which go back a few years each. Either he was never close enough to his adoptive parents to have them share photos of him, or they scrubbed their accounts of photos when they found out they were getting a reality show where they are featured with their 14 younger kids.
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Article continues below advertisement. The Derricos’ oldest son, Derron Derrico, was adopted long before they started having kids and he is well in his 20s now. Unfortunately, he isn’t part of the narrative being spun on the family’s new show, though some fans have already started wondering about the family’s past, which includes their eldest son.
The Derricos have yet to speak out about the absence of their son on Doubling Down With the Derricos, but Derron’s Facebook gives some insight into what may have happened between him and his parents. He often shares memes about cutting negative people out of his life and not being provoked by instigators. He also clapped back at comments …
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