Counting On
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| Counting On | |
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| Genre | Reality |
| Starring | The Duggar Family |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 39 (plus webisodes) |
| Production | |
| Camera setup | Multiple |
| Running time | 17–44 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | TLC |
| Release | December 13, 2015 – present |
Counting On (formerly Jill & Jessa: Counting On) is an American reality television show that has aired on the cable channel TLC since 2015. A 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 and Michelle Duggar. The show was created in the wake of the Josh Duggar molestation controversy and subsequent cancellation of 19 Kids and Counting. [1]
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 and Jessa.
Season 4 of the series will resume airing on September 11, 2017.[2]
Main Cast
Jill Dillard
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.
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
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 11 | December 14, 2015 | May 4, 2016 | |
| 2 | 20 | August 24, 2016 | February 28, 2017 | |
| 3 | TBA | June 12, 2017 | ? | |
References
- ^ "Duggar sisters Jill and Jessa return in "Counting On"". CBSNews.com. Retrieved March 6, 2017.
- ^ ""Counting On" Is Back with More of Life's Major Milestones". TheFutonCritic.com. Retrieved May 8, 2017.