Plot Synopsis

Hosted by Roseanne Barr, MOMSTERS: WHEN MOMS GO BAD is a half-hour series that uncovers a bizarre world where mothers stop at nothing to help their children be the best. From the little-league mama who stalks and threatens her son's coach to the pageant parent who will stop at nothing to get her daughter the crown, these mothers are not afraid to cross boundaries and get their hands dirty. Each 30-minute episode features the story of one or two bad mothers, including: Wanda Holloway (Channelview, TX), who is compelled to kill the competition when her daughter loses a spot on the high school cheer squad; Bonnie Sweeten (Feasterville, PA), who finds a creative and criminal way to fund her pricey IVF treatments; Janet Chiauzzi (East Meadow, NY), who leaves her sons little-league coach -- and his family -- living in fear after her angry letter-writing campaign; Lisa Burris (Murfreesboro, TN), whose serendipitous encounter in an online chat room gives her a titillating way to fund her divorce; Kerri Fae Brown (Pleasant Grove, UT), who checks out of the hospital early after giving birth to her fourth baby; Elizabeth Pack (Sumter County, SC / Buford, GA), who goes to extreme lengths to keep her two daughters competing in pageants; Michelle Braun (Hollywood, CA), who starts a booming business -- one that would certainly shock her suburban neighbors; Gwen Sherbondy (Coquille, OR), who heads up fundraising for her daughter's senior class -- until the other moms notice funds missing; Anne Marie Bloxsom (Brooksville, FL), who is a competitive pageant mom willing to go to great lengths to get her daughter the crown; Andrea Sanderlin (Scarsdale, NY), who is willing to break the law to support her daughters; and more moms gone bad. Leading up to the 10pm ET premiere of MOMSTERS: WHEN MOMS GO BAD, Barr hosts a "Black Friday Watch 'Til You Drop Marathon," kicking off at 2pm on Investigation Discovery during which fans should look for a code to enter at www.InvestigationDiscovery.com/Giveaway for a chance to win a $5,000 shopping spree. Plus, during the 10pm premiere of MOMSTERS: WHEN MOMS GO BAD, Barr did a live Twitter chat with fans @DiscoveryID @TheRealRoseanne #Momsters. Season 2 of MOMSTERS: WHEN MOMS GO BAD premiered on Friday, November 27, 2015 from 10-11pm ET/PT, as Investigation Discovery premiered back-to-back new episodes. With host Roseanne Barr returning for eight all-new 30-minute episodes, this series uncovers tories of when desperate moms call for desperate measures, doing anything in their power to ensure the best for their children even if it includes embezzlement, larceny or unruly murder. From the successful lawyer mother to the prison psychologist mama, these ladies are not afraid to cross normal boundaries and get their hands dirty -- or, sometimes, even bloody. In the season opener (10pm), "The Cost of Love," Nadia Cavner's not-so-little girl's heart is broken, and she'll utilize all her assets to make the young man pay. Ana Ovando is a stay-at-home mother to her five children -- she's hard up for cash, but is she a hardened criminal? Then in the night's second new episode (10:30pm), "Between Friends," Melinda Sayers' home burns the night before her daughter is to be released from the hospital. It's a tragic coincidence, but is there more to her story? Lisa Andres books vacations, but not everyone's trip is a dream.
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On Friday, December 18, 2015 from 10-11pm ET/PT, Investigation Discovery premiered the Season 2 finale of MOMSTERS: WHEN MOMS GO BAD. In the penultimate episode (10pm), "Sins of the Mother," mother and sole breadwinner Kathleen Jones needs cash fast, so her teenage daughters cook up a high-risk, high-reward scheme to save the day. Leslie Janous is a devoted mom who will do whatever it takes to make her daughter feel like a princess. Then, in the finale (10:30pm), "Home Scary Home," prison psychologist and mother Laurie Martinez is exposed to delinquency daily. When crime threatens her home life, she takes drastic measures to move on up. Single mom Erica Anderson falls on hard times and hatches an unorthodox plan to make bank.