MTV
MTV's "Teen Mom" follows the lives of teenagers with children and the challenges they face with relationships, custody, housing and caring for their kids. This is Maci and her son, Bentley. Both are featured in the second season of the show.
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"Nanny 911" follows a team of nannies armed with the dos and don'ts of child-rearing. Each nanny has a specific area of expertise, ranging from proper etiquette to controlling temper tantrums, and all are ready to help exhausted parents tackle the issues creating chaos in their home and whip their families into tip-top shape.
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TLC's "Sister Wives" introduces viewers to a polygamist family living in Lehi, Utah. Kody Brown, his four wives and their 16 combined children as they attempt to navigate life.
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"Jon and Kate Plus 8" followed the lives of Jon and Kate Gosselin and their sextuplets and twin girls. After the Gosselin's marriage imploded, TLC renamed the show "Kate Plus 8." Lately, Kate and her kids have been hanging out with Sarah Palin.
ABC
ABC's "SuperNanny" follows professional nanny Jo Frost into the lives of a family that is struggling with child rearing. Through instruction and observation, Frost demonstrates how parents can use alternative ways to discipline their children and regain order in their households.
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CMT's "Trading Spouses" follows two families with glaring differences as they swap wives or husbands for a week. At the end of the week, each family is awarded $50,000, with the stipulation that the guest mother decides how her host family must spend the money.
ABC
ABC's "Wife Swap" follows the lives of two different families as they live with switched wives who are often also moms. Like "Trading Spouses," the drama usually kicks in when parenting styles differ.
