Bringing Up Bates (2015)

Name: Bringing Up Bates
Genre: Reality-TV
Rating: 5.9
Cast: Gil Bates, Kelly Jo Bates, Zach Bates, Whitney Bates, Erin Paine

Reality-TV

Twenty-seven years ago Gil and Kelly Jo Bates tied the knot with no plans to have kids. Fast forward 19 kids later and this tight-knit family, seemingly too good to be true, has a tremendous bond but are far from perfect. As you will see, when you have a house full of 19 children, from ages two to 25, daily chaos is multiplied exponentially, but so are the joyful and poignant moments that life can bring.

IMDb rating: 5.9 (303 votes)
Seasons: 1
Streaming (US): YouTube TV · UP Faith & Family Apple TV Channel · UP Faith & Family Amazon Channel · Tubi TV
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Aug 19, 2026 · 1 season indexed

Cast

Gil Bates Self
Kelly Jo Bates Self
Zach Bates Self
Whitney Bates Self
Erin Paine Self
Tori Smith Self

Seasons

Season 1 (2015)

7.70 avg 3 episodes 7.7 → 7.8 36 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Meet the Bates	7.7	11
2	Courtship and Marriage	7.6	9
3	Bates Gone Wild	7.8	7