Bates Family to Return to Reality TV

The Bates family has two big announcements to make. (Just to clear things up right now, they are not expecting their 20th child...yet.) 1. Z...
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New Bates Family Pictures

While driving through the hills of eastern Tennessee yesterday, we dropped by the Bates' house for lunch and fellowship. Gil and Kelly B...
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Keeping Up with the Bates Family

If you are an avid watcher of 19 kids and Counting , you  have probably met Gil and Kelly Bates and their 19 children. Family friends with t...
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Bates' Show: No Plans for 2nd Season

According to a Knoxville.com news article , TLC has no plans to film a second season of United Bates of America. * All eight episodes are st...
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Happy Labor Day!

Happy Labor Day to our readers in the United States and Canada! Enjoy a relaxing, rain-free day with family and friends. Reminder: Tune in t...
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Recap: "Bates & Duggar Reunion"

This evening on United Bates of America "Bates & Duggar Reunion"... The episode opens as the Bates begin preparing for the Bi...
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7 New Episodes!

Coming up next on 19 Kids and Counting (and United Bates of America). Keep scrolling to find out what new episodes TLC has in store. 19 Ki...
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"United Bates of America" Premiere

Gil and Kelly Bates and their nineteen children are ready to show the world how they make it all work. United Bates of America premieres Mo...
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Duggars vs Bates

New episodes of 19 Kids and Counting return in less than three weeks--mark your calender for August 28th at 9PM EST/8PM CST! For our lovely...
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Duggar Graduation

Congratulations to Jinger and Joseph Duggar on their graduation! On another note, the Bates' eight-week TLC series premieres on Monday, ...
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