Seeking Sister Wife

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Seeking Sister Wife
Genre Reality television
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons5
No. of episodes53
Original release
Network TLC
ReleaseJanuary 14, 2018 (2018-Jan-14) 
present

Seeking Sister Wife is an American reality television show on TLC that follows polygamous families, predominantly centered around the topic of looking for another wife to add to the family, or an already added new wife adjusting to the family. [1] [2]

Contents

Cast

FamilyMembersProspectsCultural
background
Seasons
12345
BrineyDrew, April, Auralee, Angela Mormon Main
AlldredgeJeff, Vanessa, [lower-alpha 1] SharisMelina (s1), Jennifer (s2) Mormon Main
SnowdenDimitri, AshleyJoselyn, Jakira (s1), Vanessa (s2), Christeline, Tayler (s3)Secular Main
WinderColton, Tami, SophieJay (s2), Kimberley (s3) Mormon Main
McGeeBernie, PaigeBrandy (s2) Biblical Main
ClarkJarod, Vanessa, KalehEmily (s3), Christa (s3)Secular Main
JonesSidian, [lower-alpha 2] ToshaAlexandra (s3), Arielle (s4)Secular Main
MerrifieldGarrick, DannielleRoberta (s3, s4), Lea (s4), Nathalia, Mariam (s5) Christian Main
DavisNick, April, JenniferDanielle (s4), Jasmine (s5)Secular Main
FoleySteve, BrendaApril (s4)Christian Main
EppsMarcus, Taryn, IndiaBina, Janae (s4)Secular Main
RyanJustin, BeckyYary (s5) Alamo Christian Foundation Main
SherwoodShane, AshleyGrace, Sarah (s5)Secular Main
SalahuddinNaeem, Nailah Muslim Main

Weddings

CoupleMarriedStill togetherNotes
Dimitri, Ashley, & VanessaYesNo [4] Married in episode "The Snowden's Say 'We Do!'"
Dimitri, Ashley, & ChristelineYesNo [5] Married in episode "One Nation"
Nick, April, Jennifer, & DanielleYesYesMarried in episode "Mr. and Mrs. and Mrs. ... and Mrs."

Episodes

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1 7January 14, 2018 (2018-Jan-14)March 4, 2018 (2018-Mar-04)
2 12January 20, 2019 (2019-Jan-20)April 14, 2019 (2019-Apr-14)
3 12March 22, 2021 (2021-Mar-22)June 7, 2021 (2021-Jun-07)
4 14June 6, 2022 (2022-Jun-06)September 5, 2022 (2022-Sep-05)
5 TBAMarch 4, 2024 (2024-Mar-04)TBA

Season 1 (2018)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal air dateUS viewers
(millions)
11"Let the Seeking Begin!"January 14, 2018 (2018-Jan-14)N/A
22"Risky Business"January 21, 2018 (2018-Jan-21)N/A
33"Three's Company or Three's Crowd?"January 28, 2018 (2018-Jan-28)N/A
44"13 is Enough!"February 11, 2018 (2018-Feb-11)N/A
55"Too Much Wrong, and Not Enough Right..."February 18, 2018 (2018-Feb-18)N/A
66"Blast from the Past"February 25, 2018 (2018-Feb-25)N/A
77"Plural Lives Equals Happy Wives?"March 4, 2018 (2018-Mar-04)N/A

Season 2 (2019)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal air dateUS viewers
(millions)
81"It's Time to Seek Again"January 20, 2019 (2019-Jan-20)N/A
92"Failure to Launch"January 27, 2019 (2019-Jan-27)N/A
103"Coming Out Plural"February 10, 2019 (2019-Feb-10)N/A
114"Unforeseen Circumstances"February 17, 2019 (2019-Feb-17)N/A
125"Thou Shall Not Sext"February 24, 2019 (2019-Feb-24)N/A
136"The Waiting Game..."March 3, 2019 (2019-Mar-03)N/A
147"Guess Who's Coming To Dinner?"March 10, 2019 (2019-Mar-10)N/A
158"Don't Go Breaking My Heart"March 17, 2019 (2019-Mar-17)N/A
169"It's Getting Steamy Up In Here!"March 24, 2019 (2019-Mar-24)N/A
1710"One Wedding And A Funeral?"March 21, 2019 (2019-Mar-21)N/A
1811"The Snowden's Say 'We Do!'"April 7, 2019 (2019-April-07)N/A
1912"Tell All"April 14, 2019 (2019-April-14)N/A

Season 3 (2021)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal air dateUS viewers
(millions)
201"Polygamist and Proud!"March 22, 2021 (2021-Mar-22)N/A
212"Irreconcilable Differences"March 29, 2021 (2021-Mar-29)N/A
223"I Gotta Have Faith"April 5, 2021 (2021-Apr-05)N/A
234"Emotions and Commotions"April 12, 2021 (2021-Apr-12)N/A
245"Sharing Is Caring"April 19, 2021 (2021-Apr-19)N/A
256"Got to Be Real"April 26, 2021 (2021-Apr-26)N/A
267"Miss You Much"May 3, 2021 (2021-May-03)N/A
278"Full House"May 10, 2021 (2021-May-10)N/A
289"You Dropped a Bomb on Me"May 17, 2021 (2021-May-17)N/A
2910"Deeper and Deeper"May 24, 2021 (2021-May-24)N/A
3011"Can't Fight This Feeling"May 31, 2021 (2021-May-31)N/A
3112"One Nation"June 7, 2021 (2021-Jun-07)N/A

Season 4 (2022)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal air dateUS viewers
(millions)
321"Who Doesn't Like Thirds?"June 6, 2022 (2022-Jun-06)N/A
332"Little Do They Know"June 13, 2022 (2022-Jun-13)N/A
343"Can't Clip These Wings"June 20, 2022 (2022-Jun-20)N/A
354"Three's a Crowd"June 27, 2022 (2022-Jun-27)N/A
365"Do You Have Condoms?"July 4, 2022 (2022-Jul-04)N/A
376"A Distant Dream"July 11, 2022 (2022-Jul-11)N/A
387"Roses Are Red, But Not on the Bed!"July 18, 2022 (2022-Jul-18)N/A
398"I'm in Love with Your Big Brain"July 25, 2022 (2022-Jul-25)N/A
409"You Want All the Juicy Details?"August 1, 2022 (2022-Aug-01)N/A
4110"So Many Things Could Go Wrong"August 8, 2022 (2022-Aug-08)N/A
4211"Brazil or Bust"August 15, 2022 (2022-Aug-15)N/A
4312"An Emotional Rollercoaster"August 22, 2022 (2022-Aug-22)N/A
4413"No Kiss Friends"August 29, 2022 (2022-Aug-29)N/A
4514"Mr. and Mrs. and Mrs. ... and Mrs."September 5, 2022 (2022-Sep-05)N/A

Season 5 (2024)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal air dateUS viewers
(millions)
461"Seeking Can Be a Shock"March 4, 2024 (2024-Mar-04)N/A
472"Seeking Danielle Davis"March 11, 2024 (2024-Mar-11)N/A
483"Seeking Something Real"March 18, 2024 (2024-Mar-18)N/A
494"Seeking the Truth"March 25, 2024 (2024-Mar-25)N/A
505"Seeking Can Be Complicated..."April 1, 2024 (2024-Apr-01)N/A
516"Seeking Commitment"April 8, 2024 (2024-Apr-08)N/A
527"Seeking Answers"April 15, 2024 (2024-Apr-15)N/A
538"Seeking the Unexpected"April 22, 2024 (2024-Apr-22)N/A

Abuse allegations

Christeline Petersen filed for a restraining order against Dimitri Snowden in March 2021 and alleged domestic abuse. [6] [7] Prior Snowden sister wife from before the show began, Ariadne Joseph, came forward and reported abuse as well. She alleged she told TLC this during season 1, and they did nothing. [8]

See also

Notes

  1. Sister of Mitch Thompson, Sister Wives daughter Aspyn Brown's husband
  2. Grandson of Rolling Thunder by way of his daughter Morning Star. [3]

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