--- ---  # Josh Duggar's Sister Says 'Life Goes on' if _19 Kids and Counting_ Is Cancelled by [K.C. Baker / People](https://time.com/author/people/) ## K.C. Baker / People Jun 6, 2015 1:07 PM UTC  Josh Duggar speaks during the 42nd annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at the Gaylord National Resort Hotel and Convention Center in National Harbor, Md., on Feb. 28, 2015. Josh Duggar speaks during the 42nd annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at the Gaylord National Resort Hotel and Convention Center in National Harbor, Md., on Feb. 28, 2015.Kris Connor—Getty Images by [K.C. Baker / People](https://time.com/author/people/) ## K.C. Baker / People Jun 6, 2015 1:07 PM UTC With the future of her family’s long-running show, [_19 Kids and Counting_](http://www.people.com/people/news/category/0,,MediaProductsTax:19KidsandCounting,00.html) in question in the wake of unearthed police reports which revealed that her brother had molested five underage girls as a teen – including four of his sisters – [Jessa (Duggar) Seewald](http://www.people.com/people/news/category/0,,personsTax:JessaDuggar,00.html) says that if the show is canceled, “life goes on.” “We’re not a TV family,” Jessa, 22, said in an exclusive interview with Megyn Kelly on Friday’s _The Kelly File_ on Fox News. “We’re a family that just happened to be on TV.” After the scandal broke, [Josh Duggar](http://www.people.com/people/news/category/0,,personsTax:JoshuaDuggar,00.html) responded to the reports [with an apology](http://www.people.com/article/josh-duggar-molestation-accusations-duggars-respond)and [a resignation from his position at the Family Research Council](http://www.people.com/article/josh-duggar-resigns-family-research-council). One day later, [TLC pulled reruns of the hit show from the air](http://www.people.com/article/19-kids-counting-pulled-tlc-schedule-josh-duggar), saying, “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.” _This_ [_article_](http://www.people.com/article/19-kids-and-counting-cancellation-jessa-duggar-megyn-kelly-interview) _originally appeared on_ [_People.com_](http://www.people.com/people/) Josh Duggar Sister OK With 19 Kids and Counting Cancellation ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3911589/josh-duggar-molestation-sister-19-kids-and-counting/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3911589/josh-duggar-molestation-sister-19-kids-and-counting/"},"headline":"Josh Duggar's Sister Says 'Life Goes on' if 19 Kids and Counting Is Cancelled","datePublished":"2015-06-06T13:07:45.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T07:58:28.584Z","description":"\"We're not a TV family. We're a family that just happened to be on TV\"","url":"https://time.com/3911589/josh-duggar-molestation-sister-19-kids-and-counting/","keywords":["Television"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta2461295801ea0aa/6988520af887dca318e90a9d/josh-duggar1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"K.C. Baker / People"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta2461295801ea0aa/6988520af887dca318e90a9d/josh-duggar1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Josh Duggar","caption":"Josh Duggar","creditText":"Kris Connor—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/3911589/josh-duggar-molestation-sister-19-kids-and-counting/","name":"Josh Duggar's Sister Says 'Life Goes on' if 19 Kids and Counting Is Cancelled"}}]}] ```