Bringing Up Bates

Bringing Up Bates (stylized as Br1n9ing Up Bates) is an American reality television show on Up TV. It is centered around Gil and Kelly Bates, their 19 children, and extended family.

On January 18, 2022, Up TV announced the show's cancellation after 10 seasons, with the network stating that they are shifting their focus onto new movies and scripted shows for 2022. The family and film crew had already filmed episodes for season 11 which will not air due to its cancellation.

Background
The Bates family was previously featured on a 2012 TV series called United Bates of America on TLC, and it was later announced in October 2014 that the family would return in a new series which would be called Bringing Up Bates on Up TV. The series debuted on January 1, 2015.

The show follows the daily lives of Gil and Kelly Jo Bates, not far from Knoxville, Tennessee and their large family of eighteen children. Another child was born in 2012, bringing the number to 19 children.

Cast
The cast includes William Gilvin "Gil" Bates, Kelly Jo Bates, and their children Zachary, Michaela, Erin, Lawson, Nathan, Alyssa, Tori, Trace, Carlin, Josie, Katie, Jackson, Warden, Isaiah, Addallee, Ellie, Callie, Jud and Jeb.