19 Kids and Counting — Season 1, Episode 1: Big Family Meets Big Apple

Episode synopsis

The Duggars are heading to New York City to be featured on NBC's Today Show as part of Mother's Day. However, Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar have a big secret – Michelle is expecting baby #18, and the Duggars are trying to keep the news a secret until they can surprise the other 17 children on national television.

About 19 Kids and Counting

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.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1Big Family Meets Big Apple
• E2Duggars Do New York
• E3Josh Gets Engaged
• E4Duggar Dating Rules
• E5When Big Families Collide
• E6Bates vs. Duggars Smackdown
• E7Cheaper by the Duggars
• E8Trading Places, Duggar Style
• E9Big Family Reunion
• E10Duggars Learn to Drive
• E11...And Baby Makes 18!
• E12Once a Bride, Always a Duggar