Bringing Up Bates has officially been cancelled.
The UPtv network revealed that the Bates family would not be returning to the small screen for its new season, despite announcing last year that season eleven would air on February 10, 2022.
“We will not be premiering ‘Bringing Up Bates’ season 11 on UPtv as planned as we will be focusing our programming in 2022 on movies and a new scripted series to be announced soon,” a tweet from the show’s official account read. “When we premiered ‘Bringing Up Bates,’ the series was focused on parents with 19 kids who were teenagers and young children. The cameras were there to capture the love, laughs and big life moments, as the family continued to grow. Thank you to Gil and Kelly Jo Bates for welcoming viewers into your family’s home over the past ten seasons. Thank you to the fans who tuned in every Thursday night to be part of the journey. We’re looking forward to continuing to uplift you with our programming in the future.”
— BringingUpBates (@BringingUpBates) January 18, 2022
The family of 19 children and now 18 grandchildren has been a part of many viewers’ lives since 2011 when they appeared on the Duggar family’s 19 Kids and Counting. They then received their own show in 2012 and started Bringing Up Bates in 2015.
The Bates family shared a statement with People about the show being cancelled, stating:
“The last ten seasons of filming with Bringing Up Bates have been an amazing journey for our family. We never expected or aspired to be on TV, but we are forever grateful to UP for all of the friendships we have formed as a result. Filming and opening up our home has been both rewarding and challenging, but there are not enough words we could say to show appreciation for the amazing film crew and all of the staff who have invested so much time into making this show possible,” their statement continued. “They have become family and have impacted us forever. We are also grateful for all of the encouragement we have received over the years from those who have watched the show and have reached out to message us or pray for us.”
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