About
19 Kids and Counting, rendered graphically as 19 Kids & Counting in its onscreen logo, is an American reality television show on TLC. The show is about the Duggar family, which consists of parents Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar and their 19 children—nine girls and ten boys, all of whose names begin with the letter "J". The series began on September 29, 2008. The twelfth season premiere was September 17, 2013.
Cast
Jim Bob Duggar
as Self
Michelle Duggar
as Self
Jill Dillard
as Self
Josh Duggar
as Self
Jinger Vuolo
as Self
Jessa Seewald
as Self
Anna Duggar
as Self
Derick Dillard
as Self
Jana Duggar
as Self
Johannah Duggar
as Self
Joy-Anna Forsyth
as Self
Jennifer Duggar
as Self
Jackson Duggar
as Self
Justin Duggar
as Self
James Duggar
as Self
Jason Duggar
as Self
Jeremiah Duggar
as Self
Jedidiah Duggar
as Self
Joseph Duggar
as Self
Josiah Duggar
as Self
Seasons
Season 1
Season one began airing on September 29, 2008 and finished airing on November 10, 2008. The season included ten regular episodes and one special episode: "And Baby Makes 18", which aired on December 22, 2008. The show was known as 17 Kids and Counting for the entirety of this season.
Season 2
Season two began airing on January 25, 2009 and finished airing on June 23, 2009. The season included twenty regular episodes and one one special episode: "A Very Duggar Wedding", which aired on January 25, 2009. The show's name was changed to 18 Kids and Counting part-way through the season.
Season 3
Season three began airing on June 30, 2009 and finished airing on December 22, 2009. The show featured 28 regular episodes.
Season 4
Season four began airing on January 31, 2010, and finished airing on May 25, 2010. The season included nineteen regular episodes. The season's title was officially changed to 19 Kids and Counting at the beginning of this season.
Season 5
Season five began airing on August 3, 2010, and finished airing on November 30, 2010. The season included twenty regular episodes and two special episodes: "Duggars Make a Movie", which aired on November 21, 2010, and "GrandDuggar First Birthday", which aired on December 7, 2010.
Season 6
Season six began airing on January 24, 2011, and finished airing on March 28, 2011. The season included twelve regular episodes.
Season 7
Season seven began airing on January 24, 2011, and finished airing on October 16, 2011. The season included fourteen regular episodes and one special episode: "First Grandson", which aired on June 19, 2011.
Season 8
Season eight began airing on September 27, 2011, and finished airing on November 8, 2011. The season included ten regular episodes and three special episodes: "Duggars World Tour: Scotland & Ireland", which aired on November 13, 2011, "World Tour: Royal Duggars", which aired on November 20, 2011, and "World Tour: Duggars Last Stop", which aired on November 27, 2011.
Season 9
Season nine began airing on February 14, 2012, and finished airing on March 27, 2012. The season contained nine regular episodes.
Season 10
Season ten began airing on August 28, 2012, and finished airing on October 30, 2012. The season contained seventeen regular episodes.
Season 11
Season eleven began airing on April 2, 2013, and finished airing on May 21, 2013. The season contained twelve regular episodes and three special episodes: "Duggars Do Asia: Tokyo, Japan", which aired on March 12, 2013, "Duggars Do Asia: Kyoto, Japan", which aired on March 19, 2013,", "Duggars Do Asia: Beijing, China", which aired on March 26, 2013 and "GrandDuggar Makes 3!", which aired on June 16, 2013.
Season 12
Season twelve began airing on September 17, 2013, and finished airing on October 22, 2013. The season contained ten regular episodes and one special episode: "Josh & Anna: Our Story", which aired on October 22, 2013.
Season 13
Season thirteen began airing on April 1, 2014, and finished airing on June 3, 2014. The season contained twelve regular episodes and two special episodes: "A Big Announcement" and " A Duggar Leaves Home" which aired on June 10, 2014.
Season 14
Season fourteen began airing on September 2, 2014, and finished airing on November 25, 2014. The season contained sixteen regular episodes and two special episodes: “Jill’s Wedding”, which aired on October 28, 2014 and “Amy’s Nashville Dreams”, which aired on November 25, 2014.
Season 15
Season fifteen began airing on February 17, 2015, and finished airing on May 19, 2015. It contained nineteen regular episodes and two special episodes: “Jessa’s Wedding” which aired on March 31, 2015 and “ Jill's Special Delivery" which aired on May 5, 2015. This was the last season before the show was cancelled, and later replaced by “Counting On”.
Episodes
Season 1
Big Family Meets Big Apple
The Duggars are heading to New York City to be featured on NBC's Today Show as part of Mother's Day. However, Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar have a big secret – Michelle is expecting baby #18, and the Duggars are trying to keep the news a secret until they can surprise the other 17 children on national television.
Duggars Do New York
The Duggar's visit to New York City continues, as they visit Central Park and Times Square.
Josh Gets Engaged
This episode features the Duggars rules about dating and courtship and includes a hidden camera view of oldest son Josh popping the big question to his fiancee Anna on her 20th birthday.
Duggar Dating Rules
Josh brings Anna to Arkansas after the engagement in the last episode. The Duggars explain their beliefs about relationships with the opposite sex, where hand holding is a privilege, chaperones always accompany the couple and (in addition to their opposition to premarital sex) saving your first kiss for your wedding day is a must.
When Big Families Collide
The Bates clan, a fellow mega-family from Tennessee (Gil, Kelly and their 16 children, with another on the way), decide to pay the Duggars a visit to their new Arkansas home. The episode centers around the logistical challenges of nearly 40 people in one house, as well as the similarities and differences between the two families.
Bates vs. Duggars Smackdown
The Bates and Duggars compete in paintball and dare each other to jump out of an airplane.
Cheaper by the Duggars
The Duggars explain their ways of thriftiness -- they do not use credit cards, only debit cards or cash; they purchase clothing from second hand stores, groceries from Aldi, grow their own vegetables, use firewood (from trees on their property) to heat their home and even have a recipe to make their own laundry detergent.
Trading Places, Duggar Style
Each Duggar has his/her own chores (or jurisdictions, as they call them), which are somewhat gender-specific. However, Jim Bob decides that, on this day, the jurisdictions will switch and the boys will do the cooking, laundry and cleaning, while the girls learn the basics about car repairs.
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