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. 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 languageEnglish
No. of seasons11
No. of episodes96 (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.

Cast

Main:

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

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, Sam, 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 whom are married and one who is engaged. They have nineteen grandchildren (nine grandsons and ten granddaughters) with one more granddaughter 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 two daughters.[5]
7 Joseph "Joe" Garrett (1995-01-20) January 20, 1995[6] Married to Kendra Caldwell with a son and daughter, expecting their third child, a daughter.[7][8][9]
8 Josiah Matthew (1996-08-28) August 28, 1996[10] Married to Lauren Swanson with a daughter.[11][12]
9 Joy-Anna “Joy” (1997-10-28) October 28, 1997[2] Married to Austin Forsyth with a son and daughter. [13]
10 Jedidiah Robert (1998-12-30) December 30, 1998[10]
11 Jeremiah Robert
12 Jason Michael (2000-04-21) April 21, 2000[10]
13 James Andrew (2001-07-07) July 7, 2001
14 Justin Samuel (2002-11-15) November 15, 2002 Engaged to Claire Spivey[14]
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, they named the baby Caleb Ryan, without knowing the gender.

• They had a second miscarriage on December 11, 2011, a daughter that they named Jubilee Shalom, 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 Josh September 26, 2008[15]
2 Derick Michael Dillard (1989-03-09) March 9, 1989 Jill June 21, 2014[16]
3 Benjamin "Ben" Michael Seewald (1995-05-19) May 19, 1995 Jessa November 1, 2014[17]
4 Jeremy Joseph Vuolo (1987-09-05) September 5, 1987 Jinger November 5, 2016[18]
5 Austin Martyn Forsyth (1993-12-11) December 11, 1993 Joy May 26, 2017[19]
6 Kendra Renee Caldwell (1998-08-11) August 11, 1998 Joe September 8, 2017[20]
7 Lauren Milagro Swanson (1999-05-18) May 18, 1999 Josiah June 30, 2018[21]
8 Abbie Grace Burnett (1992-04-16) April 16, 1992 John November 3, 2018[22]
9 Claire Yvonne Spivey (2001-02-27) February 27, 2001 Justin 2021

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 "Sam" Scott Dillard (2017-07-08) July 8, 2017 Jill and Derick
9 Mason Garrett Duggar (2017-09-12) September 12, 2017 Josh and Anna
10 Gideon Martyn Forsyth (2018-02-23) February 23, 2018 Joy and Austin
11 Garrett David Duggar (2018-06-08) June 8, 2018 Joe and Kendra
12 Felicity Nicole Vuolo (2018-07-19) July 19, 2018 Jinger and Jeremy
13 Ivy Jane Seewald (2019-05-26)May 26, 2019 (age 1 year 8 months) Jessa and Ben
14 Addison "Addie" Renee Duggar (2019-11-02)November 2, 2019 (age 1 year 3 months) Joe and Kendra
15 Bella Milagro Duggar (2019-11-08)November 8, 2019 (age 1 year 3 months) Josiah and Lauren
16 Maryella Hope Duggar (2019-11-27)November 27, 2019 (age 1 year 2 months) Josh and Anna
17 Grace Annette Duggar (2020-01-07)January 7, 2020 (age 1 year 1 month) John and Abbie
18 Evelyn "Evy" Mae Forsyth (2020-08-21)August 21, 2020 (age 5 months 18 days) Joy and Austin
19 Evangeline "Evy" Jo Vuolo (2020-11-22)November 22, 2020 (age 2 months 17 days) Jinger and Jeremy
20 Baby Duggar Due February 21, 2021 Joe and Kendra


• Josh and Anna suffered a miscarriage in 2010.[23]

• 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.[24]

• Joy and Austin suffered a miscarriage of a stillborn daughter whom they named Annabell Elise on June 26, 2019, at 20 weeks into the pregnancy.[25]

• Jinger and Jeremy suffered a miscarriage in November of 2019.[26]

Episodes
Main article: List of Counting On episodes
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 12 July 7, 2020 (2020-07-07) September 22, 2020 (2020-09-22)

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.
  5. "Jinger Duggar Gives Birth, Welcomes First Child With Jeremy Vuolo: See the Pic". Us Weekly. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 22, 2018.
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  11. "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.
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  14. "Counting On Star Justin Duggar Is Engaged to Claire Spivey: 'We Cannot Wait to Be Married'". People.com. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
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  19. "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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  21. "Crying! Curls! A Car! The Must-See Photos from Josiah Duggar's Wedding to Lauren Swanson". People. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
  22. "John David Duggar and Abbie Burnett Are Married! See Their Wedding Photo". People. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
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  24. https://www.intouchweekly.com/posts/josiah-and-lauren-reveal-first-babys-name-after-miscarriage-asa/
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  26. https://www.today.com/parents/jinger-duggar-opens-about-her-miscarriage-t189734
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