--- ---  # Hulu Executive Explains Decision to Pull _19 Kids & Counting_ by [Christopher Rosen / Entertainment Weekly](https://time.com/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Christopher Rosen / Entertainment Weekly May 29, 2015 2:43 AM UTC  The Duggar family visits 'Extra' at their New York studio in Times Square in New York City on March 11, 2014 The Duggar family visits 'Extra' at their New York studio in Times Square in New York City on March 11, 2014D Dipasupil—Getty Images by [Christopher Rosen / Entertainment Weekly](https://time.com/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Christopher Rosen / Entertainment Weekly May 29, 2015 2:43 AM UTC On Thursday, [Hulu pulled all episodes of _19 Kids & Counting_](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/05/28/19-kids-and-counting-no-longer-streaming-hulu) from its streaming platform. “It expired from our service,” a Hulu rep told EW. Speaking to CNN’s Brian Stelter, [Hulu chief executive Mike Hopkins explained that the decision to remove the episodes was made with TLC](http://money.cnn.com/2015/05/28/media/hulu-19-kids-and-counting/index.html), the network that airs _19 Kids & Counting_. “We’re partners. We license the show from them. And of course, as you know, they took it off of their platforms, so we did the same,” Hopkins said. Last week, after Josh Duggar [admitted to “wrongdoing” following allegations that he sexually molested five girls as a teenager](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/05/21/people-duggar-family-speaks-after-josh-duggar-accused-molestation), TLC removed _19 Kids & Counting_ from its schedule. “TLC has pulled all episodes of _19 Kids and Counting_ currently from the air,” [read a statement from the network](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/05/22/tlc-yanks-19-kids-and-counting). “We are deeply saddened and troubled by this heartbreaking situation, and our thoughts and prayers are with the family and victims at this difficult time.” As of now, _19 Kids & Counting_ has not been canceled by TLC. For more, [head to CNN](http://money.cnn.com/2015/05/28/media/hulu-19-kids-and-counting/index.html). [_This article originally appeared on EW.com_](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/05/28/hulu-19-kids-and-counting) Hulu Executive Explains Decision to Pull 19 Kids & Counting ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3901067/duggar-molestation-hulu-19-kids-counting-tlc/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3901067/duggar-molestation-hulu-19-kids-counting-tlc/"},"headline":"Hulu Executive Explains Decision to Pull 19 Kids & Counting","datePublished":"2015-05-29T02:43:09.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T07:43:48.669Z","description":"On Thursday, Hulu pulled all episodes of 19 Kids & Counting from its streaming platform. “It expired from our service,” a Hulu rep told EW....","url":"https://time.com/3901067/duggar-molestation-hulu-19-kids-counting-tlc/","keywords":["Television"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte16791707e3f3494/69885169e20a8701aca8b7d6/duggar-family.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Christopher Rosen / Entertainment Weekly"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte16791707e3f3494/69885169e20a8701aca8b7d6/duggar-family.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Robert Wagner And The Duggar Family Visit \"Extra\"","caption":"Robert Wagner And The Duggar Family Visit \"Extra\"","creditText":"D Dipasupil—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3901067/duggar-molestation-hulu-19-kids-counting-tlc/","name":"Hulu Executive Explains Decision to Pull 19 Kids & Counting"}}]}] ```