It's been four years since UPtv canceled Bringing Up Bates and fans are still wondering what happened - and where the family is today. When the reality show premiered in 2015, it followed Gil Bates and wife Kelly Jo Bates as they raised their 19 children "with love, humor and Christian values," per the logline. As the seasons went on, the family grew with many of the couple's children welcoming kids of their own.