| Genre | Reality |
|---|---|
| Starring | The Duggar Family |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Num seasons | 11 |
| Num episodes | 96 |
| List episodes | List of Counting On episodes |
| Camera | Multiple |
| Runtime | 17–44 minutes |
| Network | TLC |
| First aired | December 13, 2015 |
| Last aired | September 22, 2020 |
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Counting On (formerly Jill & Jessa: Counting On) is an American reality television show that aired on the cable channel TLC from 2015 to 2020. A spin-off show of 19 Kids and Counting, 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 and Michelle. The show was created in the wake of the molestation scandal concerning Josh Duggar and subsequent cancellation of 19 Kids and Counting.[1]
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 for receiving and possessing child pornography.[2] In March 2026, seventh eldest Duggar child Joseph Duggar was arrested for "lewd and lascivious behavior", including molestation of a victim younger than 12, regarding an incident that occurred in 2020- a year before the show was cancelled- with a then 9-year-old girl in Panama City Beach, Florida while on a family vacation.[3][4] His wife Kendra, who married Joseph on a 2017 episode of Counting On, would soon afterwards be criminally charged for this alleged incident of child molestation as well.[5]
Cast
- Jana Duggar
- John-David and Abbie Duggar, with their daughter Grace
- Jessa and Ben Seewald, with their children: Spurgeon, Henry, and Ivy
- 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
- Joy-Anna and Austin Forsyth, with their son Gideon
- Jim Bob, 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 and Josh Duggar's children: Mackynzie, Michael, Marcus, Meredith, Mason and Maryella
- 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[6] at age 78.
Series overview
References
- ^ "Duggar sisters Jill and Jessa return in "Counting On"". CBS News. October 19, 2015. Archived March 7, 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved March 6, 2017.
- ^ D'Zurilla, Christie (June 30, 2021). "TLC finally cancels Duggar series 'Counting On' after Josh Duggar's child-porn arrest". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ Kahn, Melina (March 19, 2026). "Joseph Duggar's arrest is not family's first. See past controversies". USA Today. Retrieved March 19, 2026.
- ^ Schnieder, Mike (March 19, 2026). "Joseph Duggar, former reality TV star, arrested on child molestation charges". Associated Press. Retrieved March 19, 2026.
- ^ Jones, Sarah; Spargo, Chris; Bacher, Danielle (March 20, 2026). "Kendra Duggar Charged Alongside Husband Joseph Duggar as Police Announce New Counts in Ongoing Investigation". People. Retrieved March 21, 2026.
- ^ "'Counting On' matriarch 'Grandma' Mary Duggar died of an accidental drowning after church". USA Today