Together with their own family, the former '19 Kids and Counting' stars will appear in at least one of the network's three new specials.
- Sep 25, 2015
AceShowbiz - Jessa Duggar and Jill Duggar will be back on television a few months after brother Josh Duggar's Ashley Madison scandal. TLC announced that the Duggar sisters would star in their own untitled specials which will premiere before the year ends.
The network said on Thursday, September 24 that two or three specials were in plan. One of them will follow Jill, her husband, Derick Dillard, and their infant son as they prepare to move to El Salvador for missionary work, as well as Jessa, who is pregnant with her first child with husband Ben Seewald.
Jessa is expected to deliver her baby on November 1, prompting TLC to fast track the specials. "What we will be following in these specials is Jessa preparing for her first child," TLC General Manager Nancy Daniels told The Associated Press, "and we'll be watching Jill preparing to make a major move to Central America with her family, which we know is something our audience will be interested in."
Jill and Jessa were stand-outs during TLC's "19 Kids and Counting" 15-season run. The series was canceled in July following Josh's earlier sex scandal which involved him molesting young girls including his own sisters. Josh checked into rehab in August amid infidelity allegations.
News about Jill and Jessa's reality show had actually emerged in May when "19 Kids and Counting" was yet officially canceled.
