A reality series that follows the life, loves, laughs and tears of a family with 19 children.
EPISODE 1
Meet the Bates
The girls throw a huge baby shower to celebrate.
EPISODE 2
Courtship and Marriage
Erin invites her siblings over for a sleepover to help ease the transition from a full house to living with only her new husband, Chad.
EPISODE 3
Bates Go Wild
The whole Bates family packs up and heads to the great outdoors!
EPISODE 4
Training Up Bates
The younger kids get a lesson on “Train Up,” Gil and Kelly’s method for discipline, and Kelly takes 11 of them shopping for the ultimate test!
EPISODE 5
Nashville Son
Budding country singer/songwriter Lawson heads to Nashville to meet with a record label executive, while Kelly and the younger kids start planting a fall garden.
EPISODE 6
Organized Chaos
Get ready for the Bates seasonal clothing switchover, where nothing goes to waste! The family is asked to sing at a bluegrass music festival.
Gil Bates
Kelly Jo Bates
Bill Hayes
Deanie Wilcher
Kirk Streb
Mary Wilcher
