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19 Kids and Counting: Season 11

12 episodes Premiered Apr 2, 2013 Updated Oct 20, 2026

Season eleven of the American reality television series 19 Kids and Counting began airing on April 2, 2013, and finished airing on May 21, 2013. The television program focuses on the Duggar family, which consists of parents Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar alongside their nineteen children, comprising nine girls and ten boys whose names all begin with the letter J. The eleventh season of the documentary reality series fea

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Season 11 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ The television series follows the Duggar family, consisting of parents Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar and their nineteen children.
  • ⚡ The nineteen children consist of nine girls and ten boys, and all of their names begin with the letter J.
  • ⚡ The reality television program originally premiered in 2008 under the title 17 Kids and Counting on the cable channel TLC.
  • ⚡ The documentary reality series features the Arkansas family phenomenon and aired on TLC for seven years until its cancellation in 2015.
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Season overview

Season eleven of the American reality television series 19 Kids and Counting began airing on April 2, 2013, and finished airing on May 21, 2013. The television program focuses on the Duggar family, which consists of parents Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar alongside their nineteen children, comprising nine girls and ten boys whose names all begin with the letter J. The eleventh season of the documentary reality series featured twelve regular episodes as well as four special episodes. These special episodes included Duggars Do Asia: Tokyo, Japan, which aired on March 12, 2013, Duggars Do Asia: Kyoto, Japan, which aired on March 19, 2013, Duggars Do Asia: Beijing, China, which aired on March 26, 2013, and GrandDuggar Makes 3!, which aired on June 16, 2013. The series originally bowed in 2008 under the title 17 Kids and Counting before later changing its title as the family grew.

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Season 11 Episodes

Episode Guide

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S11·E1 Mytharc

Baby on the Way

Apr 2, 2013 · 42 min

After the Duggars return home from Asia, Anna invites the family over to tell them the news that she and Josh are expecting baby number three. Jana and Jill are studying to be midw

S11·E2 Core

Duggar Weight Loss Challenge

Apr 9, 2013 · 21 min

Jim Bob and Josh decide to take their health more seriously and challenge each other to see who can lose the most weight in 90 days. Meanwhile, Jason and the boys construct a green

S11·E3 Core

Things Are Changing

Apr 9, 2013 · 21 min

Jim Bob and Josh get the results from their physicals, and they're in for some shocking news! Can Michelle and Anna keep them motivated to improve their health? And a visit from An

S11·E4 Core

Pushups and Planting

Apr 16, 2013 · 21 min

Jim Bob and Josh are in for a rude awakening when they meet their new trainer, who gives them the toughest workout of their lives. Meanwhile, Jill and Jana's midwifery skills are p

S11·E5 Core

Coffee & Caricatures

Apr 16, 2013 · 21 min

Jessa and Jinger volunteer at a local coffee shop and have no idea what's in store. With Jinger being a big coffee fan, will she drink more than she sells? And Jackson and Johannah

S11·E6 Core

Duggars Take Flight

Apr 23, 2013 · 21 min

For his 18th birthday, Joseph leaves home for the first time to train with an emergency rescue team. Meanwhile, John David is one step closer to his pilot license when he flys Jose

S11·E7 Core

Love and Marriage

Apr 30, 2013 · 43 min

For the first time, Jim Bob and Michelle talk candidly about marriage, babies and everything in between as they head off to a marriage retreat to build on their strong relationship

S11·E8 Core

Dinner for Forty

May 7, 2013 · 21 min

The Duggar household fills up fast when trainer Steve's family, along with Pastor Howard and his family come by for a super-sized dinner. We check in with Joseph on his emergency r

S11·E9 Core

A Surgery and a Secret

May 7, 2013 · 21 min

Jim Bob and Josh are hurting as trainer Steve puts them through their toughest workout yet. Meanwhile, Jordyn gets her tonsils removed, and Josh and Anna go in for an ultrasound th

S11·E10 Core

Decisions & Deliveries

May 14, 2013 · 21 min

Josh is presented with a job opportunity 1,200 miles away and decide to seek guidance from Jim Bob and Michelle. Jana and Jill's client goes into labor and 9 weeks away from home,

S11·E11 Mytharc

Duggars Get Physical

May 14, 2013 · 21 min

Josh and Anna head down to Florida to visit Anna's family and meet the latest family addition, her newborn nephew Paul. And after several weeks of training, trainer Steve pushes Ji

S11·E12 Mytharc

Baby Gender Reveal & the Final Weigh In

May 21, 2013 · 43 min

Josh and Anna are caught off guard when the whole family visits Restoration Church where Pastor Howard reveals some baby secret news! Plus after 90-days of training, a Duggar weigh

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