Jon & Kate Plus 8

Jon & Kate Plus 8 is a reality television show produced in the United States about the Gosselin family, consisting of parents Jon and Kate and their eight children - a set of twins and a set of sextuplets. The show follows the family through their daily lives, focusing on the challenges of raising multiple children. The show airs Tuesdays at 10:00PM EST on the Discovery Health Channel and also on TLC. The family originally appeared in an episode "Surviving Sextuplets and Twins", which was a part of a Discovery Health Channel show Multiples.

The family lives in Southeastern Pennsylvania.

Family
Parents


 * Jonathan "Jon" Gosselin (April 1, 1977)
 * Kate Gosselin (March 28, 1975)

Twins

The twins were born on October 8, 2000.


 * Madelyn Kate "Mady" Gosselin
 * Cara Nicole Gosselin

Sextuplets

The sextuplets were born on May 10, 2004 at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center in Hershey, Pennsylvania.

In birth order (and birth weight):
 * Alexis Faith Gosselin - 2 lb 11.5 oz
 * Hannah Joy Gosselin - 2 lb 11 oz
 * Aaden Jonathan Gosselin - 2 lb 7.5 oz
 * Collin Thomas Gosselin - 3 lb 0.5 oz
 * Leah Hope Gosselin - 2 lb 14.5 oz
 * Joel Kevin Gosselin - 2 lb 9.7 oz