Counting On
| Counting On | |
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| Genre | Reality |
| Starring | The Duggar Family |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 39 (plus webisodes) |
| Production | |
| Camera setup | Multiple |
| Running time | 17–44 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | TLC |
| Picture format |
480i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Original release | December 13, 2015 – present |
| External links | |
| Website | www |
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.
The reality show aims to follow the lives of the older Duggar children as they get married, have children, and move out of the Duggar home. 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. Since the show aired 3 of the Duggar children started courting including Jinger, Joy and Joseph. Jinger is now married to Jeremy Vuolo, Joy is now married to Austin Forsyth and Joseph is now engaged to Kendra Caldwell. During the show, Jessa welcomed 2 children, Spurgeon and Henry. Jill and Derick also announced they were expecting their 2nd child, Samuel, born on July 8th. His birth will be on Season 4 of Counting On.
Season 4 of the series will resume airing on September 11, 2017.
Kids Featured in the show:
Jana Duggar, John-David Duggar, Jill & Derick Dillard with children Israel David & Samuel Scott, Jessa & Ben Seewald with children Spurgeon Elliot & Henry Wilberforce, Jinger & Jeremy Vuolo, Joseph Duggar & Kendra Caldwell, Josiah Duggar & Joy-Anna & Austin Forsyth
Background Information on the couples:
Jill & Derick Dillard met via FaceTime after Derick had talked with Jim-Bob for a couple of months. They met in Kathmandu, Nepal. Derick proposed in Early 2014. The couple was married on June 21, 2014 in front of close family and friends. Shortly after getting married The Dillard's announced they were pregnant with their 1st child, A boy. On April 6, 2015 after a 72 hour labor, being transferred to the hospital and being 2 weeks over due Israel David Dillard was born. In November of 2016 The Dillard's announced their 2nd pregnancy, Another boy. On July 8, 2017 the couple welcomed their second son Samuel Scott Dillard.
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