TV series

Bringing Up Bates

2015 · 10 seasons

A gentle, busy fly-on-the-wall look at a huge, cheerful family, easy to dip into and warm to watch.

Overview: 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.
How it feels: Warm, earnest, light and uplifting. Measured and fine in the background.
About: Family, parenthood, faith, love
Content: No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 1 of 3
upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
parenthood
faith
love
coming-of-age
Places: home
countryside
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: true story
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex none

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Genres: reality
Starring: Gil Bates, Kelly Jo Bates, Zach Bates, Whitney Bates, Erin Paine, Tori Smith, Michael Keilen, Carlin Stewart
Length: 10 seasons, 202 episodes, 22 min each
Network: UP TV
Country: United States of America
Languages: English