Counting On

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: Jessa Seewald, Jinger Vuolo, Joy-Anna Forsyth, their sixteen siblings, as well as 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]

Counting On
GenreReality
StarringThe Duggar Family
Country of originUnited States
Original language(s)English
No. of seasons10
No. of episodes91 (list of episodes)
Production
Camera setupMultiple
Running time17–44 minutes
Release
Original networkTLC
Picture format480i (SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
Original releaseDecember 13, 2015 (2015-12-13) –
present
Chronology
Preceded by19 Kids and Counting
External links
Website

The show follows the lives of the older Duggar children, 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 children and their respective families. Notable events throughout the show have included the weddings of Jinger to Jeremy Vuolo, Joy-Anna to Austin Forsyth, Joseph to Kendra Caldwell, Josiah to Lauren Swanson, and John-David to Abbie Burnett as well as the pregnancy announcements of Jessa, Jill, Joy, Kendra, Jinger, Lauren, and Abbie. The show has also featured the births of nine grandchildren out of a total of seventeen; four births were featured on 19KAC and four were not aired.

Cast

Main:

  • Jana
  • John, his wife Abbie and their daughter Grace.
  • Jessa, her husband Ben and their children, Spurgeon, Henry and Ivy.
  • Jinger, her husband Jeremy and their daughter Felicity.
  • Joe, his wife Kendra, their children, Garrett and Addison.
  • Josiah, his wife Lauren and their daughter Bella.
  • Joy, her husband Austin and their son Gideon.
  • Jim Bob and Michelle as well as their ten younger children: Jedidiah, Jeremiah, Jason, James, Justin, Jackson, Johannah, Jennifer, Jordyn and Josie, as well as the couple's great-nephew, Tyler, over whom they have legal guardianship.
  • Josh's wife Anna and their children Mackynzie, Michael, Marcus, Meredith and Mason.

Previous:

  • Mary Leona Duggar (née Lester), the mother of Jim Bob. She died on June 9, 2019, from a stroke at the age of 78.
  • Jill, her husband Derick and their son Israel. Their second son, Samuel, was not featured on the show due to his parents’ withdrawal from the cast.

Family

James Robert "Jim Bob" Duggar – born (1965-07-18) July 18, 1965

Michelle Annette Duggar (née Ruark) – born (1966-09-13) September 13, 1966

Jim Bob and Michelle were married on July 21, 1984 and have nineteen children, eight of which are married. Additionally, they have seventeen grandchildren (nine grandsons and eight granddaughters) with two granddaughters on the way.

Children
Name Date of Birth Notes
1 Joshua “Josh” James (1988-03-03) March 3, 1988 Married to Anna Keller with three daughters and three sons.
2 Jana Marie (1990-01-12) January 12, 1990
3 John-David "John" Married to Abbie Burnett with a daughter.
4 Jill Michelle (1991-05-17) May 17, 1991 Married to Derick Dillard[2] with two sons.
5 Jessa Lauren (1992-11-04) November 4, 1992[2] Married to Ben Seewald[3] with two sons[4] and a daughter.
6 Jinger Nicole (1993-12-21) December 21, 1993[2] Married to Jeremy Vuolo with a daughter and expecting their second child, a daughter.[5]
7 Joseph "Joe" Garrett (1995-01-20) January 20, 1995[6] Married to Kendra Caldwell with a son and daughter.[7][8]
8 Josiah Matthew (1996-08-28) August 28, 1996[9] Married to Lauren Swanson with a daughter.[10][11]
9 Joy-Anna "Joy" (1997-10-28) October 28, 1997[2] Married to Austin Forsyth with a son and expecting their second child, a daughter.[12]
10 Jedidiah Robert (1998-12-30) December 30, 1998[9]
11 Jeremiah Robert
12 Jason Michael (2000-04-21) April 21, 2000[9]
13 James Andrew (2001-07-07) July 7, 2001
14 Justin Samuel (2002-11-15) November 15, 2002
15 Jackson Levi (2004-05-23) May 23, 2004
16 Johannah Faith (2005-10-11) October 11, 2005
17 Jennifer Danielle (2007-08-02) August 2, 2007
18 Jordyn-Grace “Jordyn” Makiya (2008-12-18) December 18, 2008
19 Josie Brooklyn (2009-12-10) December 10, 2009

• Jim-Bob and Michelle suffered a miscarriage with what would have been their second pregnancy on January 23, 1989, with a baby that they named Caleb Ryan Duggar. They didn't know the gender.

• They had a second miscarriage on December 11, 2011, with a daughter that they named Jubilee Shalom Duggar, at 20 weeks into the pregnancy.

• Jim Bob and Michelle have custody of their great-nephew, Tyler Wayne Hutchins (born February 10, 2008).

Children-in-Law
Name Date of Birth Spouse Wedding Date
1 Anna Renée Keller (1988-06-23) June 23, 1988 Joshua September 26, 2008[13]
2 Derick Michael Dillard (1989-03-09) March 9, 1989 Jill June 21, 2014[14]
3 Benjamin “Ben” Michael Seewald (1995-05-19) May 19, 1995 Jessa November 1, 2014[15]
4 Jeremy Joseph Vuolo (1987-09-05) September 5, 1987 Jinger November 5, 2016[16]
5 Austin Martyn Forsyth (1993-12-11) December 11, 1993 Joy-Anna May 26, 2017[17]
6 Kendra Renee Caldwell (1998-08-11) August 11, 1998 Joseph September 8, 2017[18]
7 Lauren Milagro Swanson (1999-05-18) May 18, 1999 Josiah June 30, 2018[19]
8 Abbie Grace Burnett (1992-04-16) April 16, 1992 John-David November 3, 2018[20]

Grandchildren
Name Date of Birth Parents
1 Mackynzie Renée Duggar (2009-10-08) October 8, 2009 Josh and Anna
2 Michael James Duggar (2011-06-15) June 15, 2011
3 Marcus Anthony Duggar (2013-06-02) June 2, 2013
4 Israel David Dillard (2015-04-06) April 6, 2015 Jill and Derick
5 Meredith Grace Duggar (2015-07-16) July 16, 2015 Josh and Anna
6 Spurgeon Elliot Seewald (2015-11-05) November 5, 2015 Jessa and Ben
7 Henry Wilberforce Seewald (2017-02-06) February 6, 2017
8 Samuel Scott Dillard (2017-07-08) July 8, 2017 Jill and Derick
9 Mason Garrett Duggar (2017-09-12)September 12, 2017 (age 2 years 11 months) Josh and Anna
10 Gideon Martyn Forsyth (2018-02-23)February 23, 2018 (age 2 years 5 months) Joy and Austin
11 Garrett David Duggar (2018-06-08)June 8, 2018 (age 2 years 2 months) Joe and Kendra
12 Felicity Nicole Vuolo (2018-07-19)July 19, 2018 (age 2 years) Jinger and Jeremy
13 Ivy Jane Seewald (2019-05-26)May 26, 2019 (age 1 year 2 months) Jessa and Ben
14 Addison Renee Duggar (2019-11-02)November 2, 2019 (age 9 months 16 days) Joe and Kendra
15 Bella Milagro Duggar (2019-11-08)November 8, 2019 (age 9 months 10 days) Josiah and Lauren
16 Maryella Hope Duggar (2019-11-27)November 27, 2019 (age 8 months 22 days) Josh and Anna
17 Grace Annette Duggar (2020-01-07)January 7, 2020 (age 7 months 11 days)[21] John and Abbie
18 Baby Forsyth Due August 19, 2020 Joy and Austin
19 Baby Vuolo Due November 20, 2020 Jinger and Jeremy

• Josh and Anna suffered a miscarriage in 2010.

• Josiah and Lauren suffered a miscarriage on October 4, 2018. They named their baby Asa, who was originally due June 6, 2019. They have since described Asa as a boy although they did not know the sex of the baby.

• Joy and Austin suffered the miscarriage of a stillborn daughter on June 26, 2019, at 20 weeks into the pregnancy. They named her Annabelle Elise Forsyth.

• Jinger and Jeremy suffered a miscarriage in November of 2019.

Episodes
Main article: List of Counting On episodes

Series overview
Season Episodes Originally aired
First aired Last aired
1 3 December 13, 2015 (2015-12-13) December 27, 2015 (2015-12-27)
2 8 March 15, 2016 (2016-03-15) May 3, 2016 (2016-05-03)
3 13 August 23, 2016 (2016-08-23) November 15, 2016 (2016-11-15)
4 7 January 16, 2017 (2017-01-16) February 27, 2017 (2017-02-27)
5 8 June 12, 2017 (2017-06-12) July 24, 2017 (2017-07-24)
6 7 September 11, 2017 (2017-09-11) October 23, 2017 (2017-10-23)
7 7 February 26, 2018 (2018-02-26) March 26, 2018 (2018-03-26)
8 11 July 30, 2018 (2018-07-30) October 1, 2018 (2018-10-01)
9 7 February 11, 2019 (2019-02-11) March 25, 2019 (2019-03-25)
10 10 October 15, 2019 (2019-10-15) December 17, 2019 (2019-12-17)
11 TBD July 7, 2020 (2020-07-07) September 15, 2020 (2020-09-15)
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References
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  4. Macatee, Rebecca (April 20, 2015). "Jessa Duggar Is Pregnant, Expecting First Child With Ben Seewald!". E!. Archived from the original on April 22, 2015.
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  10. "Josiah Duggar and Lauren Swanson Are Married: 'Our Wedding Day Was Absolutely Perfect!'". People. Archived from the original on July 1, 2018. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
  11. "Counting On's Josiah, Lauren Welcome 1st Child After Miscarriage". Us Weekly. November 11, 2019.
  12. "Joy-Anna Duggar & Austin Forsyth Are Married!". People. May 26, 2017. Archived from the original on December 18, 2017. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
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  17. "From the Dress to the Dessert: The Prettiest Photos from Joy-Anna Duggar's Wedding to Austin Forsyth". People. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
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