american reality television series broadcast began airing documents life family includes patriarch wives children family began series living utah moved las_vegas nevada brown wives said participated public aware families combat societal brown believes arrangement legal legally married woman marriages spiritual unions series led brown family investigated possible prosecution concept follows lives advertising salesman wives children season televised brown marriage fourth wife sullivan new wife enter family years legal marriage wife legal divorce september legally married fourth wife december order legally adopt children marriages considered spiritual unions married years years years years daughter named mariah child children daughters madison sons logan hunter garrison children daughters son children marriage aurora legally adopted june children son solomon daughter raised families mother left faith supports months marriage mother entered marriage father brown family belongs years series family kept lifestyle called quasi secret children children mariah july daughter logan son madison november daughter married brush june hunter february son garrison april son october son december daughter march daughter june daughter engaged august son july daughter march daughter april daughter solomon october son january daughter children marriage adopted june january son aurora june daughter april daughter development autumn independent producers approached figure north company concept reality series brown family president figure said company agreed idea meeting deciding lives great story camera crews shot footage family season ending marriage crews continued film afterward case series picked second season publicly introduced august summer media tour beverly_hills california series episode hour long broadcast september season continued half hour chapters october broadcast came time multiple marriages prevalent topic american pop culture big love hit hbo series fictional utah sister wives struggle gain acceptance society air years early september drama series con man verge entering multiple marriages premiered fox quickly canceled episodes debuted actress process developing film woman fled sect october announced commissioned second season began march interview brown family broadcast october hour program featuring honeymoon aired november episodes season episode season ran september november season premiere introduced viewers wives children lived ranch style home apartments chronicled dating engagement children marking time years courted wife new relationship creates jealousy wives ultimately accept welcome family fourth episode season gives birth sixth child brings family children including kids later mexico celebrate twentieth wedding anniversary discussed sadness problems jealousy arisen engagement proposes turns idea interested naturally occurring conception wedding approaches sister wives help prepare begin bond wives reveals secretly chose wedding dress makes feel betrayed angrily walks away mid interview eventually apologizes reconcile season finale ends wedding present ring welcome family season season ran episodes march november sources refer episodes airing september november season short hiatus june september season begins heading new_york appear national television time open home kids head day public school season visit friends family members reflect relationships changed people open friends family members include parents high school friends couples sister wives know season follows anniversary camping trip preparing participating halloween christmas celebrate snowy mountain cabin season learn personal struggle risk cancer loss sister episode children trip las_vegas later learn beginning subsequent las_vegas final episodes season follow real estate agent struggle find home las_vegas suitable telling kids moving subsequent las_vegas finds rental homes wives settle new homes discuss possibility finding home live homes sac episode hiatus announces expecting child second season brings announcement sex baby struggle adjust life las_vegas episodes following season hiatus focus largely pregnancy kids adjustment new lives abrupt las_vegas brings problems older kids discussed largely second half season episodes explore possible businesses sister wives run episodes hiatus discuss specific topics jealousy sister wives especially new wife parents combat influence las_vegas children preparing older children college season working family finding permanent home finale gives birth baby solomon october possibility having children ongoing investigation brought season extensively discussed progress investigation unknown season season premiered vague details surfaced spring return twitter account sister wife episode season mainly dealt family inability cohesive unit living separate homes explains problems experienced jealousy season returned hiatus november brown family discussing options moving family property invest sac build homes evident season living separate homes tearing family apart end season family plans day trip illinois birthplace american episode december family deals upcoming departure college eldest brown child logan season season premiered july chronicles family adjacent houses neighborhood wives working starting jewelry business comes decision following offer season season includes seven episodes include tell end include sitting scenes scenes episodes season begins daughters graduating high school madison grown ups plan lip song celebrate brings negative feelings comfortable outgoing admits embarrassed public behavior deeper issue feeling like heard bubbles surface sees discuss challenging relationship wife business level family discusses turn investors money ownership closet products creations branch artists designs products mother moves las_vegas episode allow live days inner workings arrangement lifestyle positive negative light finally years mental files legal divorce adopt children previous marriage end season maintained continue relationship reception critical reception drew national media attention season garnered generally mixed reviews critics washington_post staff writer called frank found interesting small details family everyday life food supply division labor minor arguments los_angeles_times television critic said intrigued nature family unit traditionally considered said wives form center family bonds appear far stronger vital casual fondness treat writer praised introducing viewers unfamiliar subject matter called modest considering controversial subject matter said natural honest presence genre camera antics vancouver sun called fascinating surprising impressed sensible articulate way family defended lifestyle brown family october appearance talk host said found particularly fascinating relationship sister wives criticized opening family potential criminal prosecution appearing series describing family claims precious star elizabeth washington_post called series domestic claimed relied familiar reality recipe shared series kids counting writer shared perspective criticizing presenting manner interesting latest vein brooks criticized engaging theology marriage letting superficial comments mainstream pass viewers critical scrutiny added television columnist felt sister wives issues jealousy self worth compared cult leader added speak believe marriage sad people don prosecutor television personality criticized said believed jail expressed doubt based utah history overlooking associate professor communications salt_lake_city said viewers unfamiliar church incorrect assumption accepted mainstream church commentators taken notice fact family religious convictions ratings according nielsen_media_research september hour premiere episode drew million viewers strong rating network marked biggest series debut launched stronger rating season hbo big love remaining episodes season half hour long broadcast thursday second week episode drew million viewers second drew million week drew similar results million viewers watching episode million watching second drew strongest ratings fourth final week season million viewers episode million season finale result million average viewership episodes ranked support cable channels age groups series drew triple digit ratings gains key demographics ranked second supported cable network shows time period litigation
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