''Counting On'' (formerly ''Jill & Jessa: Counting On'') is an American reality television show that aired on the cable channel
TLC
TLC may refer to:
Arts and entertainment Television
* ''TLC'' (TV series), a 2002 British situational comedy television series that aired on BBC2
* TLC (TV network), formerly the Learning Channel, an American cable TV network
** TLC (Asia), an A ...
from 2015-2020. A spin-off show of ''
19 Kids and Counting
''19 Kids and Counting'' (formerly ''17 Kids and Counting'' and ''18 Kids and Counting'') is an American reality television series that aired on the cable channel TLC for seven years until its cancellation in 2015. The show features the Dugga ...
'', 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
James Robert Morrison, known as Jim Bob, is a British musician and author. He was the singer of indie punk band Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine.
Biography
Jim Bob played in various bands during the late 1970s and early 1980s, including Jami ...
and Michelle. The show was created in the wake of the
Josh Duggar
Joshua James Duggar (born March 3, 1988) is an American convicted sex offender and former reality television personality from the TLC (TV network), TLC series ''19 Kids and Counting''. The eldest of Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar's nineteen childre ...
molestation controversy and subsequent cancellation of ''19 Kids and Counting''.
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.
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
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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
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Joy-Anna and Austin Forsyth, with their son Gideon
*
Jim Bob
James Robert Morrison, known as Jim Bob, is a British musician and author. He was the singer of indie punk band Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine.
Biography
Jim Bob played in various bands during the late 1970s and early 1980s, including Jami ...
, 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
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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
at age 78.
Series overview
References
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2010s American reality television series
2020s American reality television series
2015 American television series debuts
2020 American television series endings
Duggar family
English-language television shows
Television shows filmed in Arkansas
TLC (TV network) original programming
American television spin-offs
Reality television spin-offs
Television series about families