Derick Prepares to Propose

The season finale of 19 Kids and Counting airs in less than 20 minutes. Here's a short preview:

Watch Derick's Proposal Tonight

Tune in to TLC tonight at 9PM EST/8PM CST for the season finale of 19 Kids and Counting. In this hour-long episode, watch Derick Dillard propose to Jill Duggar! 

And don't miss the Duggar marathon this afternoon. TLC will air reruns of every episode from season eight, starting at 1PM EST/12PM CST

 

June 3, 9:00 PM EST/8PM CST

The Proposal

While the girls are out promoting their new book, Derick takes the opportunity to do some secret planning back at home. After getting permission from Jim Bob to ask for Jill's hand in marriage, will he be able to pull off an intricate proposal?

Season Finale Tonight

Inquiring minds want to know...Is tonight really the season finale of 19 Kids and Counting? The answer is yes, but TLC has assured us that they are in full production mode for next season. New episodes of 19 Kids and Counting will return in 2014.

Tune in tonight at 9pm CST/8pm CST for "Flea Market Finale," and then stick around for "Josh & Anna: Our Story," a one-hour special featuring new interviews and photos from the couple's five years together.

A seven-hour Duggar marathon starts at 2pm EST/1pm CST this afternoon and runs until the premiere of tonight's new episodes (schedule on the Showtimes page). 

Oct 22, 9pm EST/8pm CST

Flea Market Finale

This big family is preparing for an even BIGGER event! The Duggars are gearing up for the first ever Duggar Family Flea Market to benefit Arkansas Children's Hospital. With a long to-do list and an ambitious goal, will they be able to pull it off?

Oct 22, 10pm EST/9pm CST

Josh & Anna: Our Story

They may not have 19 kids, but with 3 and counting, Josh and Anna Duggar have quite the story to tell. Watch as we take a retrospective look at their defining moments from courtship to marriage, with never-before-seen footage of Josh and Anna through the years.

Season Finale Recap

Tonight on the season finale of 19 Kids and Counting, "Baby Gender Reveal & the Final Weigh In"...

• Mackynzie tries to bribe Mr. Jim to reveal the gender of Anna's baby early, offering to give him her monkey. Mr. Jim won't budge.
• One Sunday morning, the entire family visits Restoration Church, where Jim Bob and Josh's personal trainer attends. In cahoots with Jim, Pastor Howard reveals the gender of grand-Duggar #3 to the entire congregation. He ties the announcement into his sermon on family relationships: "I'm just so excited to let you in on our little secret, that you're having a baby boy," he tells Josh and Anna after calling them up to the front.
• Anna says she would have been happy either way but was secretly hoping for a boy. She and Josh have chosen a name but are not announcing it.
• The service is "peppier" than the Duggars' home church, by they enjoy seeing how other people worship the Lord. "We were definitely expecting it to be lively and just a different style of worship, and it was," says Jill.
• Jim Bob, Michelle, Josh, and Anna meet with their doctor for the results of the weight-loss challenge. Josh is still overweight but is no longer considered obese. Jim Bob's health has also improved, but his triglycerides are still high. For both men, this is just the beginning of a long journey.
• The day before Jim Bob and Josh's final workout, personal trainer Steve Conley gathers the family in the living Josh and divides them into two teams, with Grandma Duggar on Steve's team.

Team Jim Bob Michelle Joseph Jana Josie Jeremiah Jessa Jordyn Joy-Anna Jason Justin Johannah

Team Josh Anna John-David Jill Michael Jedidiah Jinger Mackynzie Josiah James Jackson Jennifer

• The final workout is an obstacle course. Most of the family gets away with fun tasks, like walking across balance beams, riding bikes, pushing utility vehicles, eating pickles, and changing doll diapers. Jim Bob and Josh have to race through a challenging course spanning across one acre.
• At the end, Jim Bob grabs the flag at the top of the climbing wall seconds before Josh. 
• Then comes the final weigh-in. Jim Bob gets a four-pound weight advantage for winning the obstacle course, and Josh gets a four-pound weight advantage because the doctor says he has made the biggest improvement.
• Jim Bob, who weighed 214 pounds at the beginning of the contest, ends at 194 (198 minus 4). Josh, with an initial weight of 224 pounds, ends at 198 (202 minus 4).
• "Words can't describe how proud I am of both of you to see that you did great on this weight-loss challenge," says Steve. "I have one more surprise that you need to watch out for." At that moment, John-David and Joseph sneak up from behind and pour coolers of ice-cold sports drink on Jim Bob and Josh.
• As punishment, Josh makes breakfast in bed for Jim Bob. He prepares toast, turkey bacon, eggs, and a smoothie. "I tried to make sure that I didn't load up on any butter or anything like that," says Josh. "I gave him dry toast, you know, so it wasn't that bad."
• "Josh is a good cook, and he can really surprise me because there's a lot of things I just didn't know he knew how to make," says Anna.
• Jordyn and Josie wander into the kitchen and sweet-talk Josh into making breakfast for them. The two girls and Josh carry a tray up to Jim Bob, who is fast asleep. "Josh fixed a wonderful breakfast," says the dad of 19.
• Both Jim Bob and Josh plan to continue losing weight by eating healthy and exercising regularly.
• At the end of the show, Josh and Anna gather the family to make a big announcement. After much prayer and wise counsel, they have decided to accept the job that Josh was offered and move to Washington D.C.
• "Arkansas is home for me," says Josh. "I really have no desire to move away, but sometimes when you have opportunities, you have to go out and seek them."
• "I'm happy for them," says Jessa. "But at the same time it's really sad because we're all so close."
• "Michelle and I have dedicated our children to the Lord from the time that they were small, and our goal is for each one of them to follow where the Lord leads them, and if He leads them away from our area and we just see them once in a while, then that's the way it's meant to be," says Jim Bob.

Season Finale Tonight

Tonight on TLC's hour-long season finale of 19 Kids and Counting...

 

9:00 PM EST/8:00PM CSDT

Baby Gender Reveal & the Final Weigh In

Josh and Anna are caught off guard when the whole family visits Restoration Church and Pastor Howard reveals a big secret! Plus, after 90-days of training, a Duggar weight loss champ is crowned. And Josh and Anna reveal a life changing decision. 

 

 

Will the Duggars Return?

The season finale of 19 Kids and Counting aired Tuesday, leaving readers wondering when they can expect to see their favorite super-sized family back on TLC.

Rest assured, the Duggars will be back. (Can we hear a sigh of relief?) According to the network, new episodes will return in 2013.

Recap: Michelle's Birthday Makeover

On tonight's season finale of 19 Kids and Counting, "Michelle's Birthday Makeover"...

• While Michelle spends the day with John-David, Jim Bob calls a family meeting to plan 24 hours of surprises for his wife's 46th birthday. The kids spend the remainder of the day making cards and writing clues. 
• When Michelle returns home, the birthday supplies have been hidden. the family is gathered in the living room, pretending to be immersed in Bible time. 
• The day before Michelle's birthday, the kids prepare activity number one. While she is telling the cameramen that "True character is revealed by what you do in secret," Anna and the older girls are smuggling a balloon target behind Michelle's back.
• Birthday kickoff: While the family looks on, Michelle shoots at the target until she pops the balloon containing a clue.
• Surprise #1: Dinner with the man with whom she is smitten. Before dinner, the girls give Jim Bob a new hairstyle. (Friends have compared the back of Jim Bob's head to the back end of a duck.)
• While Jim Bob and Michelle are enjoying fried chicken at a local restaurant, the boys deliver flowers and Michelle's next clue.
• Surprise #2 : The happy couple spends a quiet night in a hotel room decorated by the girls.
• Surprise #3: Room service times nineteen! For breakfast, Jim Bob calls "room service," and the kids show up with Michelle's favorites...and her next clue.
• Surprise #4: While Michelle enjoys ice cream with Grandma and Amy, Jim Bob accompanies the five youngest (Jackson, Johannah, Jennifer, Jordyn, and Josie) to the dentist. Jim Bob admits that he is nervous--taking the kids to the dentist is usually Michelle's job.
• Michelle is also a little unsure. "Ah, this is going to be quite a sight!" remarks the mother of nineteen. 
• Surprise #5: Michelle meets Anna, Jessa, and Joy at a boutique to shop for new clothes. The cashier hands Michelle her next clue.
• Surprise #6: Coffee with Jinger, Jill, and Jana. The next clue is hidden in a picture frame on the shelves of the coffee shop's gift corner.
• Surprise #7: Birthday makeover! Cindy, Michelle's best friend since grade school, is waiting at the salon. Under Cindy's watchful eye, the stylist gives the Duggar matriarch a new look. Does Michelle like it? She prefers curls but says that she will learn to love her new do. "This is what I look like when I get out of the shower," she jokes.
• What is Michelle's surprise for the family? Her hair! The family is stunned, but they approve. 
• The kids line up oldest to youngest, each holding a letter and facing towards the wall. As Michelle correctly answers questions about her family, the children turn around and reveal a message: TRIP TO JAPAN AND CHINA.
• Michelle hugs and kisses all of her babies, big and small, to thank them for a lovely day.
• Hours before the big trip, a mild epidemic infects the Duggar clan. Jackson, Johannah, Jennifer, Jordyn, Josie, Mackynzie, and Michael all catch the flu.
• That night, Jim Bob and Michelle give up their bed for Johannah, Jennifer, Jordyn, and Josie, but the little girls end up joining Mommy and Daddy on the floor.

Duggar Marathon and Season Finale

Tune in to TLC this afternoon at 2:00 pm EST/1:00 pm CST for a six-hour marathon of 19 Kids and Counting. Take a quick break, pop some popcorn, and settle in for the sixty-minute season finale, "Michelle's Birthday Makeover," at 9:00 pm EST/8:00 pm CST. 

2:00 pm EST/1:00 pm CST:Duggars Down the Aisle

3:00 pm EST/2:00 pm CST:Duggars Dinner Party

3:30 pm EST/2:30 pm CST: Busy Duggars

4:00 pm EST/3:00 pm CST: A Duggar on Her Own

4:30 pm EST/3:30 pm CST: Grand Ole Duggars

5:00 pm EST/4:00 pm CST: Hunting and House Guests

5:30 pm EST/4:30 pm CST: Baby Steps

6:00 pm EST/5:00 pm CST: Kittens & Konstruction

6:30 pm EST/5:30 pm CST: First Grandson Turns 1

7:00 pm EST/6:00 pm CST: Thrill Seeking Duggars

7:30 pm EST/6:30 pm CST: Fencing & Fireworks

9:00 pm-10:00 pm 

SEASON FINALE

19 Kids and Counting (Season 6): Michelle's Birthday Makeover

Michelle Duggar is getting the birthday of a lifetime as the older Duggar girls and Anna prepare a day of surprises for the Duggar matriarch. But perhaps the biggest surprise may be from Jim Bob himself. And Michelle has a little surprise of her own for the family.

11:00 pm-12:00 am

19 Kids and Counting (Season 6): Michelle's Birthday Makeover