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Country Folk in the Big City
"New York City is the last place you want to be when it's raining." (Nathan Bates)Do you think the Bates could survive in the Big Apple? While visiting Nathan's girlfriend, Ashley, several Bates family...
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Celebrating Chad Paine
Happy 29th birthday, Chad! He and Erin have been married since November 2013 and live in a small cottage-style home near Gil and Kelly Bates. Chad works for a metal company in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, and...
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Tori's Indignation
For those of you who are eager to learn more about Alyssa and John Webster, we have yet another Name That Bates clip to share! When Tori Bates asks which Bates family member they are each closest to,...
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Bates Grad Party Final Details
The Bates family has announced the final details of Trace Bates and Carlin Bates' graduation party. Anyone who is in East Tennessee on Saturday, April 30th, is invited to celebrate at Mount Moriah...
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Watch 'Bringing Up Bates' Season 3 Online
This announcement is sure to make your day...The first three episodes of Bringing Up Bates season three are available for free on UPtv.com! Click the links below to watch:Bringing Up Bates Season...
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Keilens Reflect on Married Life
Michaella (Bates) Keilen and Brandon Keilen reveal that are enjoying married life and that it has been a "sigh of relief" after such a busy season of life. "It was definitely very enjoyable, but I...
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Season 4 Premiere Date!
UP has announced the premiere date of Bringing Up Bates season four, and as we promised, it's in June! Tune in to UP on Thursday, June 2nd, at 9pm ET/8pm CT to watch this beloved supersized family from...
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Coming Up On Season 4...
Have you heard the big news? The Bates' hit reality TV show is returning to UP on Thursday, June 2nd! To find out what the family has in store for viewers in season four of Bringing Up Bates, read the...
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1st Trip to the Zoo!
Zach and Whitney Bates recently took 18-month-old Bradley Bates to the zoo for the first time. According to Whitney, Bradley tried to "moo" at all the animals (see photo on the top right). Does your...
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Hear From Jackson, Warden, and Isaiah,
For a change in pace, 14-year-old Jackson Bates hosts a segment of Name That Bates with Warden Bates, 12, and Isaiah Bates, 11. The three brothers discuss a handful of serious topics, including time...
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Submit Your Questions For the Bates
Do you have a burning question for the Bates family? They are currently in Atlanta, Georgia, visiting the UP head office and filming website content.Submit your questions now--either for individual...
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Big Bates News!
The Bates family is currently in Atlanta Georgia visiting UP's head office and filming interviews. You'll be thrilled to hear that the network was able to use a bunch of the questions you submitted to...
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Celebrate with the Bates
Are any of you planning to attend Carlin Bates and Trace Bates' graduation party this Saturday? (Click here for details.)A few of you asked why the two teens are celebrating their high school...
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Ellie Turns 9
Wishing Ellie Bates a blessed 9th birthday! Her name, Ellie Bridget, means "strong light," and her favorite activity is horseback riding. Did you know that Ellie is only 14 months younger than...
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Life in FL and IL
"It was a little shocking when there was snow--a lot of snow--near Thanksgiving."-Michaella (Bates) Keilen"Florida is...hot, and then a month of cold, and then hot again."-Alyssa (Bates) Webster...
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Bates Mother's Day Special
We know you are all counting down the days until the June 2nd season four premiere of Bringing Up Bates. You'll be thrilled to hear that UP has just announced a Bates Mother's Day special, set to air...
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32 Weeks!
As we roll into May, Whitney Bates is only eight weeks away from her June 25th due date. At 32 weeks, Kaci Lynn Bates is around 16 inches long. (Click here to see her first ultrasound photo.)In the...
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Bates #3 Turns 25
Wishing Erin Bates Paine a blessed 25th birthday! Did you know that Erin has a bachelor's degree in music ministry from The Crown College of the Bible and that she graduated with magna cum laude...
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Happy Birthday, Ashley!
If Nathan Bates marries Ashley Salyer, the gal he is courting, the Bates family will have five double birthdays! Both Erin Paine and Ashley are celebrating a birthday today.Have a blessed day, Ashley!...
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Zach and Whitney's 2nd Maternity Shoot
Here are a few snapshots from the maternity photo shoot that Zach and Whitney did with photographer Taryn Yager last week. Kaci Lynn Bates is due in less than eight weeks! How adorable is 18-month-old...
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