ALL ABOUT THE DUGGARS
Who are the Duggars and why are they famous?
THE Duggars are a religious family who gained popularity after they were featured on 19 Kids and Counting.
The show debuted in 2008 and ran for ten seasons on the TLC network.
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A spin-off of 19 Kids and Counting, Counting On, began airing in 2015.
Who are the Duggars?
The Duggars are a family of devout Baptists who shot to fame on 19 Kids and Counting on TLC.
The show frequently discussed values of purity, modesty, and faith in God.
They were all raised in the family home in Tontitown, Arkansas.
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The Duggars avoid birth control, saying they have decided to allow God to determine the number of children they have.
All of the children are homeschooled, and access to entertainment such as movies and television is limited.
They practice chaperoned courtship, in which a couple becomes acquainted only in a group setting.
How many Duggars are there?
There are 21 Duggars in total, though they are ever-expanding.
Jim Bob and Michelle head the Duggar family.
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All of their 19 children have names that begin with the letter J: Joshua, Jana, John-David, Jill, Jessa, Jinger, Joseph, Josiah, Joy-Anna, Jedidiah, Jeremiah, Jason, James, Justin, Jackson, Johannah, Jennifer, Jordyn-Grace, and Josie.
Why are they famous?
The Duggar family became famous when they were featured on the TLC reality television show 19 Kids and Counting.
It documented the lives of parents Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar and their 19 kids - nine girls and ten boys.
19 Kids and Counting ran for seven years from 2008 until it was canceled in 2015.
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The show was TLC's most popular, averaging 2.3 million viewers per new episode in Season 10.
On May 22, 2015, TLC suspended the series when the Duggars' eldest son Josh publicly apologized for having "acted inexcusably" following reports that he molested five girls, including some of his sisters, by fondling them.
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These events occurred in 2002 and 2003, when he was 14 to 15-years-old, and prior to the beginning of the show.
The show was officially canceled in July 2015 and would not resume production.
An Easter special, Counting Now: A New Life premiered on TLC in 2021.
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