Overview - 19 Kids and Counting

Overview

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.

Seasons

• Name: Specials

  Episode: 15

  Date first aired: 2004-09-06

• Name: Season 1

  Episode: 19

  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.

  Date first aired: 2008-09-29

• Name: Season 2

  Episode: 13

  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.

  Date first aired: 2009-02-24

• Name: Season 3

  Episode: 28

  Season three began airing on June 30, 2009 and finished airing on December 22, 2009. The show featured 28 regular episodes.

  Date first aired: 2009-06-30

• Name: Season 4

  Episode: 19

  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.

  Date first aired: 2010-01-31

• Name: Season 5

  Episode: 20

  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.

  Date first aired: 2010-08-03

• Name: Season 6

  Episode: 12

  Season six began airing on January 24, 2011, and finished airing on March 28, 2011. The season included twelve regular episodes.

  Date first aired: 2011-01-24

• Name: Season 7

  Episode: 11

  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.

  Date first aired: 2011-06-07

• Name: Season 8

  Episode: 10

  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.

  Date first aired: 2011-09-27