TLC airs 'Jill and Jessa: Counting On' special in wake of scandals

On Sunday night, TLC aired their Duggar special that focused on daughters Jill Duggar Dillard and Jessa Duggar Seewald titled Jill and Jessa: Counting On.

The special focused on the girls and their families. While Jessa and her husband, Ben, were busy preparing for their baby’s arrival, Jill and her husband, Derick, got ready to go on a mission trip to Central America with baby Israel.

Jessa gave birth to her son, Spurgeon, a month before the special aired.

Intercut with these scenes were interviews with some of the Duggar siblings, including Jinger, Josiah, Joseph, John David, Jana, and Joy Duggar. The interviews focused on the family’s feelings after the scandals involving big brother, Josh, came out.

These included cheating on his wife, Anna, addiction to pornography, and molesting five girls when he was younger, including four of his sisters.

One of the biggest revelations came from John David, who is the second oldest boy in the family of 19 kids. He said that after the revelations, he told Josh “I don’t want to be like you anymore.”

Jana also talked about not knowing whom to trust while they also talked about trying to move forward as a family. Next week’s episode will see Anna, Josh’s wife, give her own interview for the first time. A teaser for her interview was released previously.

The other two parts of the special will air Dec. 20 and Dec. 27.

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