Counting On
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| Counting On | |
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| Genre | Reality |
| Starring | The Duggar Family |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 10 |
| No. of episodes | 91 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Camera setup | Multiple |
| Running time | 17–44 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | TLC |
| Release | December 13, 2015 – present |
Counting On (formerly Jill & Jessa: Counting On) is an American reality television show that has aired on the cable channel TLC since 2015. A spin-off show of 19 Kids and Counting, it features the Duggar family: Jessa Seewald, Jinger Vuolo, Joy-Anna Forsyth, their sixteen siblings, as well as parents Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar. The show was created in the wake of the Josh Duggar molestation controversy and subsequent cancellation of 19 Kids and Counting.[1]
The show follows the lives of the older Duggar children, with the early episodes focusing specifically on Jill Dillard and Jessa Seewald. After its first season, the show expanded to include the rest of the Duggar children and their respective families. Notable events throughout the show have included the weddings of Jinger to Jeremy Vuolo, Joy-Anna to Austin Forsyth, Joseph to Kendra Caldwell, Josiah to Lauren Swanson, and John-David to Abbie Burnett as well as the pregnancy announcements of Jessa, Jill, Joy, Kendra, Jinger, Lauren, and Abbie. The show has also featured the births of nine grandchildren out of a total of seventeen; four births were featured on 19KAC and four were not aired.
Cast
Main:
- Jana
- John, his wife Abbie and their daughter Grace.
- Jessa, her husband Ben and their children, Spurgeon, Henry and Ivy.
- Jinger, her husband Jeremy and their daughter Felicity.
- Joe, his wife Kendra, their children, Garrett and Addison.
- Josiah, his wife Lauren and their daughter Bella.
- Joy, her husband Austin and their son Gideon.
- Jim Bob and Michelle as well as their eight younger children: Jedidiah, Jeremiah, Jason, James, Justin, Jackson, Johannah, Jennifer, Jordyn and Josie, as well as the couple's great-nephew, Tyler, over whom they have legal guardianship.
- Josh's wife Anna and their children Mackynzie, Michael, Marcus, Meredith and Mason.
Previous:
- Mary Leona Duggar (née Lester), the mother of Jim Bob. She died on June 9, 2019, from a stroke at the age of 78.
- Jill, her husband Derick and their son Israel. Their second son, Samuel, was not featured on the show due to his parents’ withdrawal from the cast.
Family
James Robert "Jim Bob" Duggar – born July 18, 1965
Michelle Annette Duggar (née Ruark) – born September 13, 1966
Jim Bob and Michelle were married on July 21, 1984 and have nineteen children, eight of which are married. Additionally, they have seventeen grandchildren (nine grandsons and eight granddaughters) with two granddaughters on the way. In 2016, they were granted permanent guardianship of Michelle's great nephew.
Children
| Name | Date of Birth | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joshua “Josh” James | March 3, 1988 | Married to Anna Keller with three daughters and three sons. |
| 2 | Jana Marie | January 12, 1990 | |
| 3 | John-David "John" | Married to Abbie Burnett with a daughter. | |
| 4 | Jill Michelle | May 17, 1991 | Married to Derick Dillard[2] with two sons and expecting a daughter.[3] |
| 5 | Jessa Lauren | November 4, 1992[2] | Married to Ben Seewald[4] with two sons[5] and a daughter. |
| 6 | Jinger Nicole | December 21, 1993[2] | Married to Jeremy Vuolo with a daughter and expecting their second child, a daughter.[6] |
| 7 | Joseph "Joe" Garrett | January 20, 1995[7] | Married to Kendra Caldwell with a son and daughter.[8][9] |
| 8 | Josiah Matthew | August 28, 1996[10] | Married to Lauren Swanson with a daughter.[11][12] |
| 9 | Joy-Anna "Joy" | October 28, 1997[2] | Married to Austin Forsyth with a son and expecting their second child, a daughter.[13] |
| 10 | Jedidiah Robert | December 30, 1998[10] | |
| 11 | Jeremiah Robert | ||
| 12 | Jason Michael | April 21, 2000[10] | |
| 13 | James Andrew | July 7, 2001 | |
| 14 | Justin Samuel | November 15, 2002 | |
| 15 | Jackson Levi | May 23, 2004 | |
| 16 | Johannah Faith | October 11, 2005 | |
| 17 | Jennifer Danielle | August 2, 2007 | |
| 18 | Jordyn-Grace “Jordyn” Makiya | December 18, 2008 | |
| 19 | Josie Brooklyn | December 10, 2009 |
• Jim-Bob and Michelle have also suffered the miscarriage with what would have been their second pregnancy on January 23, 1989, with a baby that they named Caleb Ryan Duggar. They didn't know if it was a boy or a girl.
• They also had a miscarriage on December 11, 2011, with a daughter that they named Jubilee Shalom Duggar, at 20 weeks into the pregnancy.
• Jim Bob and Michelle also have custody over their great-nephew, Tyler Wayne Hutchins (born February 10, 2008).
Children-in-Law
| Name | Date of Birth | Spouse | Wedding Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anna Renée Keller | June 23, 1988 | Joshua | September 26, 2008[14] |
| 2 | Derick Michael Dillard | March 9, 1989 | Jill | June 21, 2014[15] |
| 3 | Benjamin “Ben” Michael Seewald | May 19, 1995 | Jessa | November 1, 2014[16] |
| 4 | Jeremy Joseph Vuolo | September 5, 1987 | Jinger | November 5, 2016[17] |
| 5 | Austin Martyn Forsyth | December 11, 1993 | Joy-Anna | May 26, 2017[18] |
| 6 | Kendra Renee Caldwell | August 11, 1998 | Joseph | September 8, 2017[19] |
| 7 | Lauren Milagro Swanson | May 18, 1999 | Josiah | June 30, 2018[20] |
| 8 | Abbie Grace Burnett | April 16, 1992 | John-David | November 3, 2018[21] |
Grandchildren
| Name | Date of Birth | Parents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mackynzie Renée Duggar | October 8, 2009 | Josh and Anna |
| 2 | Michael James Duggar | June 15, 2011 | |
| 3 | Marcus Anthony Duggar | June 2, 2013 | |
| 4 | Israel David Dillard | April 6, 2015 | Jill and Derick |
| 5 | Meredith Grace Duggar | July 16, 2015 | Josh and Anna |
| 6 | Spurgeon Elliot Seewald | November 5, 2015 | Jessa and Ben |
| 7 | Henry Wilberforce Seewald | February 6, 2017 | |
| 8 | Samuel Scott Dillard | July 8, 2017 | Jill and Derick |
| 9 | Mason Garrett Duggar | September 12, 2017 (age 7 years) | Josh and Anna |
| 10 | Gideon Martyn Forsyth | February 23, 2018 (age 6 years) | Joy and Austin |
| 11 | Garrett David Duggar | June 8, 2018 (age 6 years) | Joe and Kendra |
| 12 | Felicity Nicole Vuolo | July 19, 2018 (age 6 years) | Jinger and Jeremy |
| 13 | Ivy Jane Seewald | May 26, 2019 (age 5 years) | Jessa and Ben |
| 14 | Addison Renee Duggar | November 2, 2019 (age 4 years) | Joe and Kendra |
| 15 | Bella Milagro Duggar | November 8, 2019 (age 4 years) | Josiah and Lauren |
| 16 | Maryella Hope Duggar | November 27, 2019 (age 4 years) | Josh and Anna |
| 17 | Grace Annette Duggar | January 7, 2020 (age 4 years)[22] | John and Abbie |
| 18 | Baby Forsyth | Due August 19, 2020 | Joy and Austin |
| 19 | Baby Vuolo | Due November 20, 2020 | Jinger and Jeremy |
| 20 | Baby Dillard | Due 2021 | Jill and Derick |
• Josh and Anna suffered a miscarriage in 2010.
• Josiah and Lauren suffered a miscarriage on October 4, 2018. They named their baby Asa, who was originally due June 6, 2019. They have since described Asa as a boy although they did not know the sex of the baby.
• Joy and Austin suffered the miscarriage of a stillborn daughter on June 26, 2019, at 20 weeks into the pregnancy. They named her Annabelle Elise Forsyth.
• Jinger and Jeremy suffered a miscarriage in November of 2019.
Episodes
Series overview
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 3 | December 13, 2015 | December 27, 2015 | |
| 2 | 8 | March 15, 2016 | May 3, 2016 | |
| 3 | 13 | August 23, 2016 | November 15, 2016 | |
| 4 | 7 | January 16, 2017 | February 27, 2017 | |
| 5 | 8 | June 12, 2017 | July 24, 2017 | |
| 6 | 7 | September 11, 2017 | October 23, 2017 | |
| 7 | 7 | February 26, 2018 | March 26, 2018 | |
| 8 | 11 | July 30, 2018 | October 1, 2018 | |
| 9 | 7 | February 11, 2019 | March 25, 2019 | |
| 10 | 10 | October 15, 2019 | December 17, 2019 | |
| 11 | TBD | July 7, 2020 | September 15, 2020 | |
References
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- ^ a b c d "Family Scrapbook- The Girls". The Duggar Family (official website). Archived from the original on March 18, 2015. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
- ^ Steiner, Amanda Michelle (April 7, 2015). "Jill (Duggar) Dillard and Husband Derick Welcome First Child". People. Archived from the original on April 9, 2015.
- ^ Dennis, Alicia C. (November 1, 2014). "Jessa Duggar Marries Ben Seewald". People. Archived from the original on November 2, 2014.
- ^ Macatee, Rebecca (April 20, 2015). "Jessa Duggar Is Pregnant, Expecting First Child With Ben Seewald!". E!. Archived from the original on April 22, 2015.
- ^ "Jinger Duggar Gives Birth, Welcomes First Child With Jeremy Vuolo: See the Pic". Us Weekly. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 22, 2018.
- ^ "'19 Kids And Counting': Which Duggar Is Leaving Home For College?". The Inquisitr. Archived from the original on January 25, 2015. Retrieved February 1, 2015.
- ^ Strohm, Emily (September 8, 2017). "Joseph Duggar and Kendra Caldwell Are Married!". People. Archived from the original on September 9, 2017.
- ^ "Joe and Kendra's Baby Girl Is Here". TLCme. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
- ^ a b c "Family Scrapbook- The Boys". The Duggar Family (official website). Archived from the original on March 17, 2015. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
- ^ "Josiah Duggar and Lauren Swanson Are Married: 'Our Wedding Day Was Absolutely Perfect!'". People. Archived from the original on July 1, 2018. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
- ^ "Counting On's Josiah, Lauren Welcome 1st Child After Miscarriage". Us Weekly. November 11, 2019.
- ^ "Joy-Anna Duggar & Austin Forsyth Are Married!". People. May 26, 2017. Archived from the original on December 18, 2017. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
- ^ "Joshua Duggar & His New Wife Want a Big Family". People. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
- ^ "Jill Duggar Marries Derick Dillard". People. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
- ^ "See Jessa Duggar and Ben Seewald's Wedding Photo". People. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
- ^ "Jinger Duggar Marries Soccer Player Jeremy Vuolo in Front of Nearly 1,000 Wedding Guests". People. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
- ^ "From the Dress to the Dessert: The Prettiest Photos from Joy-Anna Duggar's Wedding to Austin Forsyth". People. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
- ^ "Joseph Duggar and Kendra Caldwell Are Married!". People. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
- ^ "Crying! Curls! A Car! The Must-See Photos from Josiah Duggar's Wedding to Lauren Swanson". People. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
- ^ "John David Duggar and Abbie Burnett Are Married! See Their Wedding Photo". People. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
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