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19 Kids and Counting

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2008 | 15 seasons | 22 min | Reality, Documentary, Drama, Family

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Why it’s a Sunday Safe Bet

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Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for families and the curious.
The mood
Feel-good, eye-opening.
The pace
15 seasons and 233 episodes: a long-haul commitment, short, snackable episodes, about 85 hours in all.
What might put you off
  • Rated TV-PG. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
  • A big time investment at 15 seasons.
  • It was cancelled, so the story may not get a proper ending.

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.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsNot counted

    Not enough reviews on record yet

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Reach & staying powerSolid

    Ran for 15 seasons and reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactStrong

    About 524K people sought it out in the past year

Season by season

The show overall is a Sunday Safe Bet. Here's how each season stacks up.

  1. Season 12008 · 19 episodes
    Not rated yet
  2. Season 22009 · 13 episodes
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  3. Season 32009 · 28 episodes
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  4. Season 42010 · 19 episodes
    Not rated yet
  5. Season 52010 · 20 episodes
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  6. Season 62011 · 12 episodes
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  7. Season 72011 · 11 episodes
    Not rated yet
  8. Season 82011 · 10 episodes
    Not rated yet
  9. Season 92012 · 9 episodes
    Not rated yet
  10. Season 102012 · 17 episodes
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  11. Season 112013 · 12 episodes
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  12. Season 122013 · 10 episodes
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  13. Season 132014 · 14 episodes
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  14. Season 142014 · 18 episodes
    Not rated yet
  15. Season 152015 · 21 episodes
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Cast & crew

  • Jim Bob DuggarSelf
  • Michelle DuggarSelf
  • Jill DillardSelf
  • Josh DuggarSelf
  • Jinger VuoloSelf
  • Jessa SeewaldSelf
  • Anna DuggarSelf
  • Derick DillardSelf
  • Jana DuggarSelf
  • Johannah DuggarSelf