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{{short description|American television series}}
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{{Infobox television
{{Infobox television
| show_name = Counting On
| image = Counting On.png
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| genre = [[Reality television|Reality]]
| image = Counting On.png
| starring = The Duggar Family
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| genre = [[Reality television|Reality]]
| starring = The Duggar Family
| country = United States
| country = United States
| language = English
| language = English
| num_seasons = 11
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| num_episodes = 96 <!-- Do not include episodes that have not been televised yet. -->
| num_seasons = 3
| list_episodes = List of Counting On episodes
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| num_episodes = 39 (plus webisodes)<!-- Do not include episodes that have not been televised yet. -->
| camera = [[Multiple-camera setup|Multiple]]
| camera = [[Multiple-camera setup|Multiple]]
| runtime = 17–44 minutes
| runtime = 17–44 minutes
| network = [[TLC (TV network)|TLC]]
| network = [[TLC (TV network)|TLC]]
| first_aired = {{Start date|2015|12|13}}
| picture_format = [[480i]] ([[Standard-definition television|SDTV]])<br />[[1080i]] ([[High-definition television|HDTV]])
| first_aired = {{Start date|2015|12|13}}
| last_aired = {{End date|2020|9|22}}
| last_aired = present
| related = {{Plainlist|
* ''[[19 Kids and Counting]]''
| website = https://www.tlc.com/tv-shows/counting-on/
}}
}}
}}
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'''''Counting On''''' (formerly '''''Jill & Jessa: Counting On''''') is an American [[reality television]] show that has aired on the cable channel [[TLC (TV network)|TLC]] since 2015. A [[Spin-off (media)|spin-off]] show of ''[[19 Kids and Counting]]'', it features the Duggar family: [[Jill Dillard]], [[Jessa Seewald]], sixteen of their seventeen siblings, and parents [[Jim Bob Duggar|Jim Bob]] and Michelle Duggar. The show was created in the wake of the [[Josh Duggar]] [[Josh Duggar#Molestation controversy|molestation controversy]] and subsequent cancellation of [[19 Kids and Counting]]. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/duggar-sisters-jill-and-jessa-return-in-counting-on/|title=Duggar sisters Jill and Jessa return in "Counting On"|publisher=CBSNews.com|accessdate=March 6, 2017}}</ref>


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'''''Counting On''''' (formerly '''''Jill & Jessa: Counting On''''') is an American reality television show that aired on the cable channel [[TLC (TV network)|TLC]] from 2015 to 2020. A spin-off show of ''[[19 Kids and Counting]]'', it features the Duggar family: [[Jessa Duggar Seewald|Jessa Seewald]], [[Jinger Vuolo]], [[Joy-Anna Forsyth]], and fifteen of their sixteen siblings, as well as their parents [[Jim Bob Duggar|Jim Bob]] and Michelle. The show was created in the wake of the [[Josh_Duggar#Molestation_scandal|molestation scandal]] concerning [[Josh Duggar]] and subsequent cancellation of ''19 Kids and Counting''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Duggar sisters Jill and Jessa return in "Counting On"|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/duggar-sisters-jill-and-jessa-return-in-counting-on/|work=[[CBS News]]|date=October 19, 2015 |access-date=March 6, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170307204207/http://www.cbsnews.com/news/duggar-sisters-jill-and-jessa-return-in-counting-on/|archive-date=March 7, 2017|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
The show follows the lives of the older Duggar children, with the early episodes focusing specifically on Jill and Jessa. Joshua Duggar does not feature on the show however his wife Anna and their four children have appeared in numerous episodes. Notable events have included the wedding of Jinger Duggar to [[Jeremy Vuolo]], the wedding of Joy-Anna Duggar to Austin Forsyth, the engagement of Joseph Duggar to Kendra Caldwell as well as the pregnancy announcements of [[Jill Dillard | Jill]] and [[Jessa Seewald | Jessa]].


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#2021_arrest,_trial,_and_conviction_for_CSAM_(child_sexual_abuse_material)|Josh Duggar's arrest]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=D'Zurilla |first1=Christie |title=TLC finally cancels Duggar series 'Counting On' after Josh Duggar's child-porn arrest |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2021-06-30/josh-dugger-tlc-cancels-counting-on-series |work=Los Angeles Times |access-date=5 July 2021 |date=June 30, 2021}}</ref>
Season 4 of the series will resume airing on September 11, 2017.<ref name="three">{{cite web|
url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2017/05/08/counting-on-is-back-with-more-of-lifes-major-milestones-812015/20170508tlc01/|title="Counting On" Is Back with More of Life's Major Milestones|work=TheFutonCritic.com|accessdate=May 8, 2017}}</ref>


==Main Cast==
==Cast==
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*[[Jana Duggar]]
*John-David and Abbie Duggar, with their daughter Grace
*[[Jessa Duggar Seewald|Jessa]] and Ben Seewald, with their children: Spurgeon, Henry, and Ivy
*[[Jinger Duggar Vuolo|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 Duggar Forsyth|Joy-Anna]] and Austin Forsyth, with their son Gideon
*[[Jim Bob Duggar|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 Duggar Dillard|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<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2019/06/12/counting-on-matriarch-grandma-mary-duggar-drowned-after-slipping/1440571001/ | title='Counting On' matriarch 'Grandma' Mary Duggar died of an accidental drowning after church | website=[[USA Today]] }}</ref> at age 78.


===Jill Dillard===
==Series overview==
{{Main|List of Counting On episodes}}

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Jill Duggar and Derick Dillard met via FaceTime after Derick had talked with Jim-Bob for a couple of months. They met in person a few months later in [[Kathmandu, Nepal]], where Derrick was completing missionary work. Derick proposed in early 2014 and the couple married on June 21, 2014. Their first child, a son named Israel David Dillard, was born on April 6, 2015. Their second son, Samuel Scott Dillard, was born on July 8, 2017.

===Jessa Seewald===

Jessa Duggar and Ben Seewald met via church in 2013. They talked for months before entering a courtship in September of 2013. They got engaged in August 2014 and married on November 1, 2014. In early 2015 The Seewalds announced their first pregnancy. On November 5, 2015 their son Spurgeon Elliot Seewald was born. In mid 2016 The Seewalds announced their second pregnancy. Their second son, Henry Wilberforce Seewald was born on February 6, 2017

===Jinger Vuolo===

Jinger Duggar and Jeremy Vuolo met while on a mission trip to Central America in mid 2015. Jeremy expressed interest in Jinger in December of 2015. The couple began courting in June of 2016 and got got engaged in July of 2016. On November 5, 2016 the couple married. Following their honeymoon, Jinger moved to Laredo, Texas where Jeremy was already residing. Jeremy works as the pastor of a local church.

===Joy-Anna Forsyth===

Joy-Anna Duggar and Austin Forsyth met at a homeschooling conference when they were children. The couple began courting in late November 2016. After 3 months of courting the couple got engaged in March of 2017. The couple was married on May 26th, 2017.

===Joseph Duggar===

Joseph Duggar got engaged to Kendra Caldwell on May 26, 2017. The two met via church where Kendra's father is a pastor. They began courting in early 2017.

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===Jana Duggar===

The oldest Duggar daughter, Jana is not in a courtship and lives in the Duggar house with her parents and unmarried siblings.

===John-David Duggar===

Twin brother of Jana, John-David is not in a courtship and lives in the Duggar house with his parents and unmarried siblings.

== Episodes ==
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==References==
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Latest revision as of 12:36, 12 August 2024

Counting On
GenreReality
StarringThe Duggar Family
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons11
No. of episodes96 (list of episodes)
Production
Camera setupMultiple
Running time17–44 minutes
Original release
NetworkTLC
ReleaseDecember 13, 2015 (2015-12-13) –
September 22, 2020 (2020-09-22)
Related

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]

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

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  • 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

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Main article: List of Counting On episodes
SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
13December 13, 2015 (2015-12-13)December 27, 2015 (2015-12-27)
28March 15, 2016 (2016-03-15)May 3, 2016 (2016-05-03)
313August 23, 2016 (2016-08-23)November 15, 2016 (2016-11-15)
47January 16, 2017 (2017-01-16)February 27, 2017 (2017-02-27)
58June 12, 2017 (2017-06-12)July 24, 2017 (2017-07-24)
67September 11, 2017 (2017-09-11)October 23, 2017 (2017-10-23)
77February 26, 2018 (2018-02-26)March 26, 2018 (2018-03-26)
811July 30, 2018 (2018-07-30)October 1, 2018 (2018-10-01)
97February 11, 2019 (2019-02-11)March 25, 2019 (2019-03-25)
1010October 15, 2019 (2019-10-15)December 17, 2019 (2019-12-17)
1112July 7, 2020 (2020-07-07)September 22, 2020 (2020-09-22)

References

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  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.
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