What time will 'The Blended Bunch' air? How to live stream, where to watch for free and all about TLC's show
TLC's Tuesday night programming is about to get exciting once again. The void left after three of the biggest shows on the network -- 'My Big Fat Fabulous Life', '7 Little Johnstons', and 'Unpolished' -- finished airing their respective seasons is about to be filled by this new show which again is focused around family, in this case, a blended family. 'The Blended Bunch' is a modern-day spin on the late '60s sitcom 'The Brady Bunch' that used to air on ABC.
It features the Shemwells, a large and newly blended family that will be seen facing all kinds of challenges as they attempt to move ahead in life with their 11 children, all under one roof, adjusting to a new life in the touristy state of Utah. Continue reading below to know all about it.
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Release Date
Season 1 of 'The Blended Bunch' will premiere on March 16, 2021. A new episode of the show will air every Tuesday night between 9 pm to 10 pm on TLC.
Plot
Widow Erica, a mother of seven children and widower Spencer, father to four toddlers, lost their spouses tragically but as luck would have it, they found love again in each other, almost immediately and the two married each other. The Shemwells will be seen raising their 11 children, all under the age of 13, potty training the toddlers, making dinner for the lively brood, tackling bedtime and much more on the show. "'The Blended Bunch' will take viewers on an emotional journey and show a new, large family from a whole other lens," a press release from TLC stated.
Cast
Erica and Spencer met each other on an online widower support group. The former lost her husband to cancer and Spencer's wife died in a fatal car accident, but it is through these tragedies that their lives turned into a love story for the two of them. These everyday parents will try to manage the shifting dynamics within their extended families along with step-sibling squabbles and struggles over adoption amongst other issues, on the show. Below is a list of the eleven children from this blended family.
Erica Shemwell's seven children, four girls and three boys:
Landon (12 years old)
Emma (10 years old)
Lily (9 years old)
Sophie (8 years old)
Tanner (6 years old)
Amelia (5 years old)
Caleb (3 years old)
Spencer Shemwell's four children, three boys and a girl:
Brayden (12 years old)
Harper (8 years old)
Avery (6 years old)
Bexley (4 years old)
Trailer
TLC has released a teaser from the new show where Erica and Spencer speak briefly about the tragic deaths of their respective spouses, how they found each other, and how they broke the ice with each other's kids. You can watch the video by clicking on the play button below.
Creators
'The Blended Bunch' is produced by Critical Content for TLC.
Where to watch for free and how to live stream
Apart from its television premiere on TLC, 'The Blended Bunch' can be live-streamed on the Philo app, Hulu Live TV, Sling, YouTube TV, as well as on the TLC website and the TLC Go app, for free for a limited trial period.
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