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Bringing Up Bates
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Bringing Up Bates
Bringing Up Bates is an Up TV reality series featuring Gil and Kelly Jo Bates, their 19 children (which is why it’s stylized “Br1n9ing Up Bates“), and their grandchildren.

The Bates family got their start in reality TV when they appeared on 19 Kids and Counting alongside their friends, the Duggars. After that, they starred in a 2012 TV series called United Bates of America on TLC. Bringing Up Bates premiered on UP TV in January 2015.
- Genres: Reality-TV
- Premiere Date: Jan. 1, 2015
- Cast: Gil, Kelly Jo, Zachary, Michaela, Erin, Lawson, Nathan, Alyssa, Tori, Trace, Carlin, Josie, Katie, Jackson, Warden, Isaiah, Addallee, Ellie, Callie, Judson, and Jeb Bates
- Where to Watch: Up TV
Learn more about Bringing Up Bates on Up TV’s website.

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‘Bringing up Bates’: The Bates Family Announces a Birth and a Wedding on Day of Show Cancelation

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‘Bringing Up Bates’ Cancelled During Filming, Followers Theorize That Something Big Happened

UpTV has officially canceled the Bates family after filming on season 11 of their series had already begun. Family followers have a lot of theories about why.

by Andrea Francese

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‘Bringing Up Bates’: Carlin and Evan Stewart Dragged for Their Pregnancy Announcement Venue Choice

The Bates family will be adding another face to their ever-expanding group. While no one is surprised by that, they are surprised and annoyed that Carlin and Evan Stewart decided to announce their pregnancy with a photo shoot in the middle of a Target store

by Andrea Francese

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‘Bringing up Bates’: Nathan Bates and Esther Keyes Won’t Be Settling in Pennsylvania After Their Wedding

The Bates family has two weddings happening before 2021 is over. In October, Nathan Bates and Esther Keyes will wed, and Katie Bates will marry Travis Clark in December. Now that dates are tied down; fans want to know where they will live once they are man and wife. Esther revealed that she wouldn't be living in Pennsylvania for much longer.

by Andrea Francese

‘Bringing up Bates’: Family Critics Notice Lawson Bates and Tiffany Espensen Appear to Be Breaking Long-Held Courtship Rules

The Bates family has long been considered laxer than the Duggar family regarding courtship rules, but Bates family followers have noticed something interesting lately. Lawson Bates and his girlfriend, Tiffany Espensen, appear to be breaking even the relaxed dating rules of the Bates family. The couple is getting physically closer, but there is no engagement ring in sight just yet.

by Andrea Francese

‘Bringing up Bates’: Lawson Bates Teased Big News on Instagram, but It Wasn’t What Fans Thought

Lawson Bates and Tiffany Espensen have been dating for six months and have spent those six months traveling together and documenting their life on Instagram. When Lawson announced that he had big news, fans assumed a proposal had taken place. It's not a done deal yet, though. Lawson was just teasing fans. He shared information about new music instead.

by Andrea Francese

Are Gil and Kelly Jo Bates Still Friends With Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar?

The Bates family and the Duggar family were once great friends. In recent months, fans have noticed that Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar and Gil and Kelly Jo Bates' relationship has cooled. The matriarchs and patriarchs haven't been seen together, and Gil recently gave a sermon that seemed to use Josh Duggar as a bad example.

by Andrea Francese

Could the Cancelation of ‘Counting On’ Lead to the End of ‘Bringing Up Bates’?

The Bates family and the Duggar family were once close friends. In recent years, they seem to have been putting some distance between their two families. Still, fans of 'Bringing Up Bates' worry that Josh's arrest on two child pornography charges could spell trouble for his former family friends. So, is the series renewed or canceled? Unfortunately, UpTV isn't saying.

by Andrea Francese

‘Bringing up Bates’: Zach and Whitney Bates Announce the Arrival of Son, Update Fans on His Health

'Bringing Up Bates' stars, The Bates family, are adding new additions at a quick pace. Zach and Whitney Bates welcomed their fourth child on June 7. Two other Bates babies are expected to be born before the end of the month.

by Andrea Francese

‘Bringing Up Bates’: Nathan Bates Announces Engagement, Is Lawson Bates Next?

The Bates family has another engagement to celebrate. Less than two months after Katie Bates announced her intention to marry Travis Clark, Nathan Bates proposed to his girlfriend, Esther Keyes. Katie and Nathan might not be the only Bates family members headed toward marriage. Bates family followers want to know if Lawson Bates is next.

by Andrea Francese

‘Bringing up Bates’: Carlin Bates Suggest There Will Be 2 Bates Family Weddings This Year

Katie Bates is engaged, and Nathan Bates and Lawson Bates both have special someones. While fans have long assumed Katie would get married soon, Carlin Bates has suggested the supersized family might be planning for two weddings in 2021.

by Andrea Francese

‘Bringing up Bates’: The Bates Family Is Spilling All of Their Kissing Secrets

The Bates family, first introduced to fans through the Duggar family, believe in restricting physical affection before marriage. Gil and Kelly Jo Bates have encouraged their 19 children to save their first kiss for their wedding day. While many seemed to take that advice, it looks like that wasn’t the case. Several Bates kids are admitting they kissed before saying ‘I Do.’

by Andrea Francese

‘Bringing Up Bates’: Multiple Courtships Spark Wedding Rumors

The Bates family appears to be planning for at least three weddings in the next 12 months. Family followers are wondering if the Bates will have a secret wedding just like the Duggar family did. That doesn’t seem to be happening, but plenty of marriages are forthcoming.

by Andrea Francese

The 1 Big Way the Bates Family’s Courtships Are Different From The Duggar Family’s Courtships

The public was introduced to the Bates Family through the Duggar family. Now, the ultra-conservative Christian families have two different reality TV shows. Family followers largely think the Bateses might be a bit more progressive than the Duggars, and Josie Balka may have helped solidify that belief with a recent admission.

by Andrea Francese

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The Rumored Duggar and Bates Courtships

‘Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets’: The Bates Family Isn’t Attached to the Amazon Studios Docuseries

‘Bringing Up Bates’ Followers Accuse Erin Paine of Stealing Her Siblings’ Thunder

Only 1 Bates Family Member Appears to Be on Track to Have a Massive Family for Now

‘Bringing up Bates’: The Bates Family Announces a Birth and a Wedding on Day of Show Cancelation

‘Bringing Up Bates’ Cancelled During Filming, Followers Theorize That Something Big Happened

‘Bringing Up Bates’: Carlin and Evan Stewart Dragged for Their Pregnancy Announcement Venue Choice

‘Bringing up Bates’: Nathan Bates and Esther Keyes Won’t Be Settling in Pennsylvania After Their Wedding

‘Bringing up Bates’: Family Critics Notice Lawson Bates and Tiffany Espensen Appear to Be Breaking Long-Held Courtship Rules

‘Bringing up Bates’: Lawson Bates Teased Big News on Instagram, but It Wasn’t What Fans Thought

Are Gil and Kelly Jo Bates Still Friends With Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar?

Could the Cancelation of ‘Counting On’ Lead to the End of ‘Bringing Up Bates’?

‘Bringing up Bates’: Zach and Whitney Bates Announce the Arrival of Son, Update Fans on His Health

‘Bringing Up Bates’: Nathan Bates Announces Engagement, Is Lawson Bates Next?

‘Bringing up Bates’: Carlin Bates Suggest There Will Be 2 Bates Family Weddings This Year

‘Bringing up Bates’: The Bates Family Is Spilling All of Their Kissing Secrets

‘Bringing Up Bates’: Multiple Courtships Spark Wedding Rumors

The 1 Big Way the Bates Family’s Courtships Are Different From The Duggar Family’s Courtships

The Duggars Aren’t the Only Ones Headed Down the Aisle, Love Is in the Air for the Bates Family, Too

‘Bringing up Bates’: Lawson Bates Makes It Instagram Official Ahead of Valentine’s Day, but ‘Shippers Aren’t Happy

‘Counting On’: Did Joseph Duggar Date Carlin Bates?

Family Followers Want to See the Duggars and the Bates Announce a Courtship, Did It Already Happen?

‘Counting On’: Do the Duggars Really Have Shorter Courtships Than the Bates Family?

‘Bringing up Bates’: Fans Speculate About a Potential New Courtship

Fans Slam Carlin Bates For Taking a Vacation Amidst Pandemic: ‘That’s Not Social Distancing’