Counting On

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Counting On
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Genre Reality
StarringThe Duggar Family
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons11
No. of episodes96 (list of episodes)
Production
Camera setup Multiple
Running time17–44 minutes
Original release
Network TLC
ReleaseDecember 13, 2015 (2015-12-13) 
September 22, 2020 (2020-09-22)
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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]

Contents

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

Series overview

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1 3December 13, 2015 (2015-12-13)December 27, 2015 (2015-12-27)
2 8March 15, 2016 (2016-03-15)May 3, 2016 (2016-05-03)
3 13August 23, 2016 (2016-08-23)November 15, 2016 (2016-11-15)
4 7January 16, 2017 (2017-01-16)February 27, 2017 (2017-02-27)
5 8June 12, 2017 (2017-06-12)July 24, 2017 (2017-07-24)
6 7September 11, 2017 (2017-09-11)October 23, 2017 (2017-10-23)
7 7February 26, 2018 (2018-02-26)March 26, 2018 (2018-03-26)
8 11July 30, 2018 (2018-07-30)October 1, 2018 (2018-10-01)
9 7February 11, 2019 (2019-02-11)March 25, 2019 (2019-03-25)
10 10October 15, 2019 (2019-10-15)December 17, 2019 (2019-12-17)
11 12July 7, 2020 (2020-07-07)September 22, 2020 (2020-09-22)

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References

  1. "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.
  2. 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.
  3. "'Counting On' matriarch 'Grandma' Mary Duggar died of an accidental drowning after church". USA Today .