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Counting On (formerly Jill & Jessa: Counting On) is an American reality television show that aired on the cable channel TLC from 2015 to 2020. A spin-off show of 19 Kids and Counting, it features the Duggar family: Jessa Seewald, Jinger Vuolo, Joy-Anna Forsyth, and fifteen of their sixteen siblings, as well as their parents Jim Bob and Michelle. The show was created in the wake of the molestation scandal concerning Josh Duggar and subsequent cancellation of 19 Kids and Counting.[1]
| Counting On | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | Reality |
| Starring | The Duggar Family |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 11 |
| No. of episodes | 96 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Camera setup | Multiple |
| Running time | 17–44 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | TLC |
| Release | December 13, 2015 – September 22, 2020 |
| Related | |
The show follows the lives of the older Duggar offspring, 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 siblings and their respective families. The series was cancelled in 2021, due to Josh Duggar's arrest.[2]
Cast
edit- Jana Duggar
- John-David and Abbie Duggar, with their daughter Grace
- Jessa and Ben Seewald, with their children: Spurgeon, Henry, and Ivy
- Jinger and Jeremy Vuolo, with their daughter Felicity
- Joe and Kendra Duggar, with their children: Garrett and Addison
- Josiah and Lauren Duggar, with their daughter Bella
- Joy-Anna and Austin Forsyth, with their son Gideon
- Jim Bob, Michelle Duggar and their ten younger children: Jedidiah, Jeremiah, Jason, James, Justin, Jackson, Johannah, Jennifer, Jordyn and Josie; plus the couple's great nephew Tyler
- Anna Duggar and her children: Mackynzie, Michael, Marcus, Meredith, Mason and Maryella
- Jill and Derick Dillard, with their son Israel
- Mary Leona Duggar (née Lester), the mother of Jim Bob. She died on June 9, 2019, from drowning[3] at age 78.
Series overview
edit| 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 | 12 | July 7, 2020 | September 22, 2020 | |
References
edit- ^ "Duggar sisters Jill and Jessa return in "Counting On"". CBS News. October 19, 2015. Archived from the original on March 7, 2017. Retrieved March 6, 2017.
- ^ D'Zurilla, Christie (June 30, 2021). "TLC finally cancels Duggar series 'Counting On' after Josh Duggar's child-porn arrest". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
- ^ "'Counting On' matriarch 'Grandma' Mary Duggar died of an accidental drowning after church". USA Today.