Teen Mom 2

This article is about the American reality television series. For teenage pregnancy and motherhood, see Teenage pregnancy.

Teen Mom 2
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Genre	Reality
Created by	Concept by: Lauren Dolgen
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	24 (after second season)
Production
Executive producers	Morgan J. Freeman Dia Sokol Savage Liz Gateley Lauren Dolgen
Producer	Kendra Greenwood
Running time	60 minutes
Production company	11th Street Productions
Original release
Network	MTV
Release	January 11, 2011 (2011-01-11)-present
Related
16 and Pregnant Teen Mom Teen Mom 3

Teen Mom 2 is an American reality television show which chronicles the lives of four girls from the second season of 16 and Pregnant as they navigate their first year of motherhood. In addition to being a mother, the series focuses on the themes of their changing relationships between family, friends, and boys, while highlighting the struggles teenage mothers have to go through to raise their children.

Cast

Cast Member	Current age	Hometown	Biography
Jenelle Evans	20	Oak Island, North Carolina	Jenelle continues to reconcile the responsibilities of motherhood with her love of partying. With the birth father of her son Jace out of the picture, Jenelle relies heavily on her mother Barbara. The two have an explosive relationship, which is amplified by the fact that Barbara has temporary custody of Jace. Through it all, Jenelle struggles to prove herself as a mom and responsible adult, but her party girl ways—and her trouble-maker boyfriend, Kieffer—keep leading her down the wrong path. When Jenelle and Keiffer get arrested, she must choose between changing her ways or continuing on a downward spiral that could quickly hit rock bottom.
Chelsea Houska	20	Vermillion, South Dakota	Since giving birth to Aubree, Chelsea’s life has been consumed with taking care of her daughter and trying (in vain) to make her tumultuous relationship with Aubree’s father, Adam, succeed. She still hasn’t graduated from high school, but Chelsea luckily has a strong network of support from friends and family to help her on the road to independence. As her emotional tug-of-war with Adam escalates, she finally gets the strength to call it quits, trying to move forward and focus on what’s best for her and her daughter. Her friends and family just hope she can stay away from Adam for good this time.
Kailyn Lowry	20	Whitehall, Pennsylvania	Always a motivated young woman and focused mom, Kailyn is the mom of baby Isaac. Kailyn and Isaac’s father Jo’s relationship crumbled under the stress of balancing their lives and raising their child, and Kailyn moved out amidst their constant fighting. A romance with coworker Jordan begins to get more serious as she turns to him for emotional support during a bitter custody battle with Jo. Through it all, Kailyn keeps two jobs and goes to school full time, determined to better her situation for her son while navigating her complicated relationship with Jo and struggling to finally move out on her own.
Leah Messer	19	Elkview, West Virginia	Former cheerleader Leah is the teen mother of twins Aliannah and Aleeah. From a small town outside of Charleston, West Virginia, Leah sacrificed everything her senior year in order to graduate, take care of her babies and try to make things work with her daughters' father, Corey. However, because Leah cheated on him with her ex-boyfriend, the two broke up and have a turbulent relationship. Leah is a country girl who wears her heart on her sleeve and when she discovers that Aliannah is developing at a slower rate than her sister, she reaches out to Corey. Now that one of their daughters is sick, the two attempt to strengthen their bond. In the next season, it is revealed Leah marries another, new boyfriend. Local reports say that Corey will move into their new home with them.

Series overview

Season		Episodes	Season Premiere	Season Finale
	1	12	January 11, 2011	March 29, 2011
	2	12	December 6, 2011	February 14, 2012
	3	TBA		TBA

Episode list

Season 1: 2011

Episode #	Title	Viewers (Millions)	Air Date
1	"Nothing Stays the Same"	3.570	January 11, 2011 (2011-01-11)
Jenelle's mom serves her papers to take away custody of baby Jace, while Leah attempts to win back Corey. Chelsea moves out of her dad's house and Kailyn is heartbroken when Jo breaks up with her.
2	"So Much to Lose"	3.656	January 18, 2011 (2011-01-18)
Leah turns to Corey for comfort after a visit to the doctor reveals that something is wrong with one of the twins. Chelsea starts hanging out with her ex-boyfriend Adam again, much to her friends' dismay. Kailyn starts dating Jordan but things go haywire when Jo and his family find out about it. Jenelle convinces her mom to let her come home when she realizes how much she misses Jace.
3	"Change of Heart"	4.048	January 25, 2011 (2011-01-25)
Kailyn reluctantly breaks up with Jordan after Jo's parents tell her she will not be permitted to live in their home while she's seeing him. Jenelle agrees to sign custody of Jace over to her mom after realizing she cannot afford a lawyer. Leah goes out with Corey and after a successful evening, they agree to get back together. Chelsea tells Megan she's giving Adam another chance.
4	"Moving In, Moving On"	3.795	February 1, 2011 (2011-02-01)
Kailyn is forced to borrow money from Jo to pay for her tuition at college. Chelsea breaks the news to her roommate Megan that she's going to let Adam move in with them so Aubree can have a normal family. Jenelle meets a new guy and stays out all night with him when she was supposed to watch Jace the following morning. Leah and Corey decide to move in together and find their own place.
5	"Too Much, Too Fast"	3.443	February 8, 2011 (2011-02-08)
While Jenelle is trying to figure out how to pay for school, she breaks Barbara's rules again. Things get tough for Corey and Leah once she's stuck at home watching the girls full time. Adam moves in and Chelsea tries to keep it from her dad, Randy. Kailyn starts school but has to figure out where she and Isaac should stay when Jo's parents kick him out.
6	"Taking Sides"	3.702	February 15, 2011 (2011-02-15)
Things between Adam and Megan reach a boiling point and he forces her to move out, with Chelsea torn between them. Barbara helps Jenelle get her financial aid and invites her to attend Jace's first birthday. Things improve between Leah and Corey and their romance heats up. Kailyn moves back in with Jo's parents and tells everyone that she doesn't want to be with Jo.
7	"Switching Gears"	4.006	February 22, 2011 (2011-02-22)
Corey surprises Leah with a marriage proposal, but things get hard when an eye doctor tells her Ali's development problems may originate in the brain. Chelsea tries to shift her focus back to school. Kailyn gets a second job so she can move out on her own, much to Jo's fury. Jenelle and her boyfriend Kieffer wear out their welcome at a friend's house and have to find a place to live while Jenelle begins college.
8	"Pushing the Limit"	3.434	March 1, 2011 (2011-03-01)
Jenelle and Kieffer are forced to ask Barbara if they can move in with her. Chelsea's dad continues to put pressure on Adam to find a job. Kailyn starts dating Jordan again without telling Jo. Leah and Corey put wedding planning on hold as the try to get some answers by bringing Ali in for an MRI.
9	"Slippery Slope"	3.710	March 8, 2011 (2011-03-08)
Jo confronts Kailyn about dating Jordan behind his back and she moves in with her mom. Leah and Corey continue planning for their wedding and get some good news regarding Ali's health. Jenelle and Kieffer run off to New Jersey to visit his brother, taking Barbara's credit cards with them. Things between Chelsea and Adam continue to go downhill, and they break up.
10	"Two Steps Forward"	4.52	March 15, 2011 (2011-03-15)
Things between Leah and Corey turn ugly when she starts having second thoughts about the wedding. Chelsea and her friends decide to celebrate both her birthday and her breakup with Adam by taking a road trip to a Lady Gaga show. Jenelle and Kieffer enjoy themselves in New Jersey until Jenelle's mother discovers her credit cards are missing; she calls Jenelle and tells her not to come back to her house. Kailyn settles into life at her mom's house but can't get her belongings back from Jo because she owes him money he lent her to pay for school.
11	"One Step Back"	4.39	March 22, 2011 (2011-03-22)
Chelsea is busy studying for her GED, but is too distracted by Aubree. Jenelle has to face the music about stealing her mom's credit cards. Kailyn tries to focus on college and files for an official custody agreement with Jo. Leah and Corey get closer when told they have to take Ali to another doctor just days before their wedding.
12	"Judgment Day"	4.59	March 29, 2011 (2011-03-29)
As Chelsea prepares for Aubree's first birthday party, her dad does what he can to keep Adam permanently out of the picture. Jenelle is arrested for breaking and entering and realizes Kieffer is a bad influence, but ends up bailing him out of jail anyway because she misses him. Kailyn goes to court to sign a joint custody agreement. Leah and Corey get married.

Season 2: 2011-2012

Episode #	Title	Viewers (Millions)	Air Date
1	"Best Laid Plans"	4.154 million	December 6, 2011 (2011-12-06)
Jenelle is back with Kieffer after bailing him out of jail, but everything hits the fan when Barbara finds out that she's been lying about seeing Kieffer and kicks her out yet again. Leah's setting into her role as a stay-at-home mom, but she decides to get a job after feeling isolated from people her own age. She gets lucky when she is hired as a dental assistant at her mom's office, but has to deal with Corey's trust issues around her working full-time. Adam wants to get back together with Chelsea, but she struggles with whether to give him yet another chance. Kailyn and Jordan are getting a lot more serious,so she takes him trick or treating with her and Isaac for Halloween.
2	"Curveball"	3.416 million	December 13, 2011 (2011-12-13)
Leah is devastated when she finds out Ali has a small optic nerve and needs to be sedated again for an MRI of her brain. Jenelle is living in her car with Keiffer after getting thrown out of her mother's house, but things get intense when they get into a blow-out fight about him drinking. Chelsea decides to give Adam another chance, but she re-tears her ACL and finds out she will have to get surgery. After finding a nasty note from her mom's boyfriend, Kailyn decided to move out on her own.
3	"Intensive Care"	3.295 million	December 20, 2011 (2011-12-20)
Kailyn finds an apartment though a nonprofit organization and moves out without telling her mom. Jenelle decides to file domestic charges against Kieffer and she convinces her mom to let her come back home. Chelsea has knee surgery and is forced to rely on Adam to take care of Aubree while she's recovering. Corey and Leah take Ali to get her second MRI in one year. They get very emmotional.
4	"No Looking Back"	3.424 million	December 27, 2011 (2011-12-27)
Leah gets the results of Ali's brain MRI. Jenelle is spending time with Jace and finally at peace with her mom, but Kieffer calls and she agrees to take him to turn himself in for the domestic charges she filed against him. Kailyn and Jordan are having sex so she decides to try a new form of birth control, but struggles to have an adult conversation with Jordan about it. The day after her knee surgery Chelsea and Adam get into a huge fight.
5	"Home for Christmas"	3.165 million	January 3, 2012 (2012-01-03)
Kailyn adjusts to sharing Isaac for the holidays and being alone on Christmas and makes a gesture to amend her relationship with Jo's mom Janet. Jenelle spends Christmas with Jace and her mom but as the day goes on things get tense when she starts to regret filling charges against Keiffer that put him in jail. The twins' frst birthday and Christmas are in the same week, so Leah is working extra hard to make the holidays special since the twins spend their first Christmas in intensive care. Chelsea tries to enjoy Christmas activities with Adam and Aubree despite Randy banning him for his holiday celebrations.
6	"Lean on Me"	3.115 million	January 10, 2012 (2012-01-10)
Leah and Corey take Ali to the geneticist and get some troubling news. Jenelle and Kieffer reunite after he is bailed out of jail but tension build when they have to face court for their breaking and entering charges. Chelsea takes steps towards being more independent and gets some surprising news that one of her friends is pregnant. Jo agrees to let Kailyn take Isaac for a few hours on his birthday so she can throw him a party, but Kailyn get annoyed because she feels Jo isn't spending his time with Isaac.
7	"Breaking Point"	3.443 million	January 10, 2012 (2012-01-10)
Kieffer gets upset that Jenelle hung out with an old boyfriend while he was in jail. Leah gets the results of Ali's genetic testing. Chelsea finds a new apartment and moves in; but her relationship with Adam get tenuous as he starts to slip back into his old ways. Kailyn gets into a car accident and has to buy a new car. She debates whether she should file for child support because she feels like Jo isn't helping her out enough.
8	"Making Moves"	3.355 million	January 17, 2012 (2012-01-17)
Jenelle and Barb start fighting again and she decides to move in with her friend Tori. Kieffer reenters the picture and they decide to give it another shot. Chelsea searches for a new job to help pay rent and become independent, but her relationship with Adam is going downhill fast. Corey wants a new job and Leah is exited to move into a bigger house away from his parents. However, after thinking Ali was okay, hey get an alarming letter that says she still may have some unknown genetic problem. Jo confronts Kailyn about filing child support and they get into a big argument about who is more responsible parent.
9	"The Beginning of the End"	3.904 million	January 24, 2012 (2012-01-24)
Jenelle's downward spiral continues as she gets into a blow-out fight with both Kieffer and her roommate Tori. Adam breaks up with Chelsea and she struggles to deal with it on her first day of work at a tanning salon. Corey decides he doesn't want to move and Leah is livid when he tells her he wants to buy a truck instead. Jo appeals Kailyn's child support request and Jordan steps up to help take care of Isaac while Kailyn is in school.
10	"Love Comes and Goes"	3.353 million	January 31, 2012 (2012-01-31)
Leah and Corey cannot reach a resolution on their living situation, while Jenelle moves back in with her mother and is sentenced to a year of probation. Kailyn sets up a meeting between Jo and Jordan, and Chelsea gets involved in charity work for the March of Dimes.
11	"Falling"	4.088 million	February 7, 2012 (2012-02-07)
Chelsea meets with a counselor and buckles down for her GED, while Jenelle decides to seek outside help for her problems after she breaks up with Kieffer. Kailyn spends some more quality time with Jo and eventually asks him to stay over. Leah's revelation about a pre-marital fling leads to the destruction of her marriage with Corey, and she files for divorce after learning he has a lawyer and fears that he will take custody of the girls.
12	"Love Will Tear Us Apart"	3.459 million	February 14, 2012 (2012-02-14)
Corey arranges visitation rights and Leah moves into her new trailer. Jenelle arrives for inpatient treatment in Malibu and learns she may be bipolar. Chelsea decides to test for her GED and sees Adam for the first time since their break-up. Kailyn confesses about her hook-up with Jo, which ruins her relationship with Jordan.

Specials

Ep #	Title	Viewers	Airdate
S1–01	"Catching Up With 16 and Pregnant: The Girls of Teen Mom 2"	N/A	December 28, 2010 (2010-12-28)
Before Jenelle, Chelsea, Leah, and Kailyn return as teenage mothers, the audience is presented with a look at the most significant moments from 16 and Pregnant.
S1–02	"Finale Special: Check Up with Dr. Drew"	3.64	April 5, 2011 (2011-04-05)
In this 2 hour special, Jenelle, Chelsea, Kailyn and Leah reflect on their first year of motherhood in the season finale, hosted by Dr. Drew Pinsky.
S1–03	"Unseen Moments"	1.74	April 12, 2011 (2011-04-12)
Dr. Drew Pinsky hosts this look at previously unseen moments of Season 1.
S2–04	"Unseen Moments"	2.48	February 7, 2012 (2012-02-07)
Dr. Drew Pinsky hosts this look at previously unseen moments of Season 2.
S2–05	"Check Up with Dr. Drew: Part I"	3.02	February 21, 2012 (2012-02-21)
The first part of the check up starts with Jenelle and Kailyn where they shared on how much they have grown and where Jenelle's relationship with her mother and Kailyn where her relationship is with Jo and Jordan.
S2–06	"Check Up with Dr. Drew Part II"	TBA	February 28, 2012 (2012-02-28)
The second part of the check up starts with Chelsea and Leah. Chelsea talks about her relationship with Adam and they open up to each other. Leah opens up about the divorce.

Controversy

Evans' legal problems

Jenelle Evans and her boyfriend Kieffer Delp, were arrested on October 15, 2010 for breaking and entering and drug possession. According to police, they were found on a vacant property in their hometown of Oak Island, North Carolina. She pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 12 months of supervised probation and a monthly drug and alcohol test. Prosecutors dropped the drug-possession and breaking-and-entering charges, and on May 6 dropped the paraphernalia charge after Evans had completed 24 hours of community service.

Evans was arrested again on March 28, 2011 for assault after a video surfaced of her in an altercation with another teen named Brittany Truett. She was booked into Brunswick County Detention Center in North Carolina and released on bond. In May 2011, Evans checked herself into a rehab center in Malibu, California. She was again arrested on August 8, 2011, for violation of her parole. According to her lawyer, Evans had a meeting with her parole officer and tested positive for marijuana and opiates.

Evans was arrested for a fourth time on January 10, 2012 for allegedly making harassing phone calls and communicating threats to former roommate, Hannah Inman. She was released after posting $1,000 bail. Evans would be taken back into police custody six days later on January 16, 2012 for violating a domestic violence protection order. She was recently arrested on March 5, 2012 for cyber-stalking charges after her former boss, James Duffy, issued a warrant. She is due back in court on March 23, 2012.

External links

• Official Show Website