Bringing Up Bates

Bringing Up Bates

This family based reality program follows Gil and Kelly Jo who are raising their 19 children with Love, Humor, and Christian values. No matter the situation, the family faces it together.

Genre: Reality-TV

Cast:Gil BatesKelly Jo BatesLawson BatesKatie BatesErin BatesNathan BatesTrace BatesAddallee BatesJeb BatesJosie BatesZach BatesJackson BatesIsaiah BatesCallie BatesTori BatesWarden BatesEllie BatesJudson Bates


1Season 8

S8.E1 ∙ Ultrasounds, Wedding Vows & a Bride to Be?

Thu, Jan 3, 2019

Josie plans her fall wedding; Tori and Bobby prepare for the birth of their first child; Zach and Whitney's vow renewal ceremony.

2Season 8

S8.E2 ∙ Big Apple Bride

Thu, Jan 10, 2019

Josie's found her dream wedding dress online...there's just one dilemma - the bridal designer's showroom is located in New York City. Can she convince Kelly Jo that a trip to the Big Apple is a priority, so that she can try on the dress? And now that Evan has permission from Gil and Kelly Jo to propose to Carlin, it's time to shop for an engagement ring!

3Season 8

S8.E3 ∙ A Proposal Plan and Wedding to Do's

Thu, Jan 17, 2019

Evan talks proposal plans for Carlin with Erin and Kelly Jo; Josie and Kelton have settled on the venue for their outdoor wedding.

4Season 8

S8.E4 ∙ A Sweet Shower & a Surprise Switch!

Thu, Jan 24, 2019

Kelly Jo and Josie return to New York for Josie to try on the wedding dress on last time; Evan is finishing up his proposal plan for Carlin, so he takes ballroom dancing lessons with his mother; Kelly Jo throws a bridal shower for Josie.

5Season 8

S8.E5 ∙ The Maine Event

Thu, Jan 31, 2019

Evan finally puts his marriage proposal for Carlin in place; Evan takes on her on a surprise getaway to Maine for the special event.

6Season 8

S8.E6 ∙ Bate & Switch

Thu, Feb 7, 2019

The family celebrates Katie's 18th birthday; Josie and Kelton go hunting for an apartment for them to live in once they are married.

7Season 8

S8.E7 ∙ A Bride, A Groom and a Love That's True!

Thu, Feb 14, 2019

The countdown starts to Josie and Kelton's wedding; The bride tries on her wedding dress one last time; It's time to say I Do.

8Season 8

S8.E8 ∙ Newlywed Special: Rookies vs. Pros

Thu, Feb 21, 2019

A newlywed game for the older married couples (Zach and Whitney, Michaella and Brandon, and Erin and Chad) vs. the newer married couples (Tori and Bobby and Josie and Kelton)

9Season 8

S8.E9 ∙ A Latte Love!

Thu, Feb 28, 2019

Josie and Kelton go on their honeymoon; The family hosts a baby shower for Tori and Bobby.

10Season 8

S8.E10 ∙ A Wedding to Plan and Fun with the Fam!

Thu, Mar 7, 2019

The Bates women have a reunion and take the children to a fun day; Gil takes Addallee, Ellie, and Callie to visit Erin to work on a special project.

11Season 8

S8.E11 ∙ Nursery Nashville Makeover

Thu, Mar 14, 2019

Tori and Bobby count down the days to Baby Kade's arrival; The Bates family heads out to Nashville to help decorate Kade's arrival; Katie attends cosmetology school.

12Season 8

S8.E12 ∙ A Newlywed Nest & Trace Put to the Test

Thu, Mar 21, 2019

Josie and Kelton settle into their new apartment; Gil and Kelly Jo take Addallee for a checkup; Judson and Jeb do indoor rock climbing.

13Season 8

S8.E13 ∙ A Proposal to Remember & a Baby on the Way

Thu, Mar 28, 2019

As Erin and Chad celebrate their 5th wedding anniversary, they take a walk down memory lane during a romantic getaway; As Tori's due date gets nearer, the family meets up and discusses how to be in Nashville for the birth of Baby Kade.

14Season 8

S8.E14 ∙ Ready or Not, Baby Kade Is on His Way!

Thu, Apr 4, 2019

Gil, Chad, Zach, and the rest of the Bates boys go mudding. While there they surprise Zach for his 30th birthday; Lawson and Gil get a phone call from Kelly Jo that Tori has gone into labor; Lawson, Gil, Erin, and Carlin try to get to Nashville before Baby Kade is born.

15Season 8

S8.E15 ∙ It's a Boy & Maybe One More?

Thu, Apr 11, 2019

After pushing all day, Tori finally gives birth to Baby Kade; Weeks later, during Christmas the entire Bates clan comes together and meets Baby Kade.