{"id":17581,"date":"2021-02-18T18:43:08","date_gmt":"2021-02-18T23:43:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=17581"},"modified":"2021-02-18T18:43:08","modified_gmt":"2021-02-18T23:43:08","slug":"tlcs-newest-family-the-blended-bunch-find-love-after-devastating-loss-as-two-widows-combine-their-11-children-into-one-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/02\/18\/tlcs-newest-family-the-blended-bunch-find-love-after-devastating-loss-as-two-widows-combine-their-11-children-into-one-family\/","title":{"rendered":"TLC&#8217;s Newest Family &#8220;The Blended Bunch&#8221; Find Love After Devastating Loss as Two Widows Combine Their 11 Children Into One Family"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15004\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/tlc-logo-disc.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/tlc-logo-disc.jpg 700w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/tlc-logo-disc-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/tlc-logo-disc-560x350.jpg 560w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/tlc-logo-disc-260x163.jpg 260w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/tlc-logo-disc-160x100.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>What started with tragedy, manifested into a once-in-a-lifetime love story. Before meeting, Erica, a mother of 7, lost her husband to cancer, and Spencer, a father of 4, lost his wife in a fatal car crash. Their worlds were completely shattered until they serendipitously met in an online widower support group. Finding love almost immediately, Erica and Spencer exchanged vows and were married after just 13 months. Premiering on Tuesday, March 16 at 9PM ET\/PT, THE BLENDED BUNCH will feature the Shemwells, a large, newly blended family that will face all kinds of challenges as they merge 11 children under one roof and adjust to a new life in Utah.<\/p>\n<p>From shifting dynamics within their extended families to step-sibling squabbles and struggles over adoption, these newlyweds are everyday parents who are trying their best to manage it all. Watch as the Shemwells shop with 11 children under the age of 13, potty train toddlers, make dinner for the lively brood, tackle bedtime and more. THE BLENDED BUNCH will take viewers on an emotional journey and show a new, large family from a whole other lens.<\/p><div id=\"morty-1634717842\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Our family series are a cornerstone of programming at TLC and these days, the word family has expanded to mean many things,&#8221; says Howard Lee, President of TLC. &#8220;We are constantly evolving and the Shemwells are a wonderful reflection of the varied families in today&#8217;s world.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Meet the entire family:<\/p>\n<p>Erica Shemwell has seven children, four girls and three boys:<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Landon (12 years old)<\/p><div id=\"morty-4268346195\" class=\"morty-content_2\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00b7 Emma (10 years old)<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Lily (9 years old)<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Sophie (8 years old)<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Tanner (6 years old)<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Amelia (5 years old)<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Caleb (3 years old)<\/p>\n<p>Spencer Shemwell has four children, three boys and one girl:<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Brayden (12 years old)<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Harper (8 years old)<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Avery (6 years old)<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Bexley (4 years old)<\/p>\n<p>Follow TLC on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, and YouTube for the latest on all things THE BLENDED BUNCH. Join the conversation using #THEBLENDEDBUNCH.<\/p>\n<p>THE BLENDED BUNCH is produced by Critical Content for TLC.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What started with tragedy, manifested into a once-in-a-lifetime love story. Before meeting, Erica, a mother of 7, lost her husband to cancer, and Spencer, a father of 4, lost his wife in a fatal car crash. Their worlds were completely shattered until they serendipitously met in an online widower support group. Finding love almost immediately, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15004,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17581","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tv_news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.1 (Yoast SEO v27.1.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>TLC&#039;s Newest Family &quot;The Blended Bunch&quot; Find Love After Devastating Loss as Two Widows Combine Their 11 Children Into One Family - Morty&#039;s TV<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/02\/18\/tlcs-newest-family-the-blended-bunch-find-love-after-devastating-loss-as-two-widows-combine-their-11-children-into-one-family\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"TLC&#039;s Newest Family &quot;The Blended Bunch&quot; Find Love After Devastating Loss as Two Widows Combine Their 11 Children Into One Family\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"What started with tragedy, manifested into a once-in-a-lifetime love story. Before meeting, Erica, a mother of 7, lost her husband to cancer, and Spencer, a father of 4, lost his wife in a fatal car crash. Their worlds were completely shattered until they serendipitously met in an online widower support group. Finding love almost immediately, [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/02\/18\/tlcs-newest-family-the-blended-bunch-find-love-after-devastating-loss-as-two-widows-combine-their-11-children-into-one-family\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Morty&#039;s TV\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mortystv\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:author\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mortystv\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2021-02-18T23:43:08+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/tlc-logo-disc.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"700\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"438\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"morty\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/mortystv\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@mortystv\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"morty\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/02\/18\/tlcs-newest-family-the-blended-bunch-find-love-after-devastating-loss-as-two-widows-combine-their-11-children-into-one-family\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/02\/18\/tlcs-newest-family-the-blended-bunch-find-love-after-devastating-loss-as-two-widows-combine-their-11-children-into-one-family\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"morty\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/ec63b069cf8528fdbe3b63a882c84e55\"},\"headline\":\"TLC&#8217;s Newest Family &#8220;The Blended Bunch&#8221; Find Love After Devastating Loss as Two Widows Combine Their 11 Children Into One Family\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-02-18T23:43:08+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/02\/18\/tlcs-newest-family-the-blended-bunch-find-love-after-devastating-loss-as-two-widows-combine-their-11-children-into-one-family\/\"},\"wordCount\":337,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/02\/18\/tlcs-newest-family-the-blended-bunch-find-love-after-devastating-loss-as-two-widows-combine-their-11-children-into-one-family\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/tlc-logo-disc.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"TV News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/02\/18\/tlcs-newest-family-the-blended-bunch-find-love-after-devastating-loss-as-two-widows-combine-their-11-children-into-one-family\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/02\/18\/tlcs-newest-family-the-blended-bunch-find-love-after-devastating-loss-as-two-widows-combine-their-11-children-into-one-family\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/02\/18\/tlcs-newest-family-the-blended-bunch-find-love-after-devastating-loss-as-two-widows-combine-their-11-children-into-one-family\/\",\"name\":\"TLC's Newest Family \\\"The Blended Bunch\\\" Find Love After Devastating Loss as Two Widows Combine Their 11 Children Into One Family - Morty&#039;s TV\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/02\/18\/tlcs-newest-family-the-blended-bunch-find-love-after-devastating-loss-as-two-widows-combine-their-11-children-into-one-family\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/02\/18\/tlcs-newest-family-the-blended-bunch-find-love-after-devastating-loss-as-two-widows-combine-their-11-children-into-one-family\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/tlc-logo-disc.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-02-18T23:43:08+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/02\/18\/tlcs-newest-family-the-blended-bunch-find-love-after-devastating-loss-as-two-widows-combine-their-11-children-into-one-family\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/02\/18\/tlcs-newest-family-the-blended-bunch-find-love-after-devastating-loss-as-two-widows-combine-their-11-children-into-one-family\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/02\/18\/tlcs-newest-family-the-blended-bunch-find-love-after-devastating-loss-as-two-widows-combine-their-11-children-into-one-family\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/tlc-logo-disc.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/tlc-logo-disc.jpg\",\"width\":700,\"height\":438},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/02\/18\/tlcs-newest-family-the-blended-bunch-find-love-after-devastating-loss-as-two-widows-combine-their-11-children-into-one-family\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"TLC&#8217;s Newest Family &#8220;The Blended Bunch&#8221; Find Love After Devastating Loss as Two Widows Combine Their 11 Children Into One Family\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"Morty's TV\",\"description\":\"TV  News, Big Brother Fan Pages with Daily Updates, and Obits\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Morty's TV\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/seo-logo.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/seo-logo.jpg\",\"width\":1226,\"height\":375,\"caption\":\"Morty's TV\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mortystv\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/mortystv\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mortystv\/\",\"https:\/\/mortystv.bsky.social\/\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/ec63b069cf8528fdbe3b63a882c84e55\",\"name\":\"morty\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f8d193cd52b136c105466b1a6e275471a201e3f2ef36511576a5b559448768be?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f8d193cd52b136c105466b1a6e275471a201e3f2ef36511576a5b559448768be?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"morty\"},\"description\":\"TV historian and Big Brother fan. Former contributor to The Philadelphia Inquirer TV section.\",\"sameAs\":[\"http:\/\/mortystv.com\",\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mortystv\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/mortystv\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/author\/morty\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"TLC's Newest Family \"The Blended Bunch\" Find Love After Devastating Loss as Two Widows Combine Their 11 Children Into One Family - Morty&#039;s TV","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/02\/18\/tlcs-newest-family-the-blended-bunch-find-love-after-devastating-loss-as-two-widows-combine-their-11-children-into-one-family\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"TLC's Newest Family \"The Blended Bunch\" Find Love After Devastating Loss as Two Widows Combine Their 11 Children Into One Family","og_description":"What started with tragedy, manifested into a once-in-a-lifetime love story. Before meeting, Erica, a mother of 7, lost her husband to cancer, and Spencer, a father of 4, lost his wife in a fatal car crash. Their worlds were completely shattered until they serendipitously met in an online widower support group. Finding love almost immediately, [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/02\/18\/tlcs-newest-family-the-blended-bunch-find-love-after-devastating-loss-as-two-widows-combine-their-11-children-into-one-family\/","og_site_name":"Morty&#039;s TV","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mortystv","article_author":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mortystv","article_published_time":"2021-02-18T23:43:08+00:00","og_image":[{"width":700,"height":438,"url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/tlc-logo-disc.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"morty","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/mortystv","twitter_site":"@mortystv","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"morty","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/02\/18\/tlcs-newest-family-the-blended-bunch-find-love-after-devastating-loss-as-two-widows-combine-their-11-children-into-one-family\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/02\/18\/tlcs-newest-family-the-blended-bunch-find-love-after-devastating-loss-as-two-widows-combine-their-11-children-into-one-family\/"},"author":{"name":"morty","@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/ec63b069cf8528fdbe3b63a882c84e55"},"headline":"TLC&#8217;s Newest Family &#8220;The Blended Bunch&#8221; Find Love After Devastating Loss as Two Widows Combine Their 11 Children Into One Family","datePublished":"2021-02-18T23:43:08+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/02\/18\/tlcs-newest-family-the-blended-bunch-find-love-after-devastating-loss-as-two-widows-combine-their-11-children-into-one-family\/"},"wordCount":337,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/02\/18\/tlcs-newest-family-the-blended-bunch-find-love-after-devastating-loss-as-two-widows-combine-their-11-children-into-one-family\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/tlc-logo-disc.jpg","articleSection":["TV News"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/02\/18\/tlcs-newest-family-the-blended-bunch-find-love-after-devastating-loss-as-two-widows-combine-their-11-children-into-one-family\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/02\/18\/tlcs-newest-family-the-blended-bunch-find-love-after-devastating-loss-as-two-widows-combine-their-11-children-into-one-family\/","url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/02\/18\/tlcs-newest-family-the-blended-bunch-find-love-after-devastating-loss-as-two-widows-combine-their-11-children-into-one-family\/","name":"TLC's Newest Family \"The Blended Bunch\" Find Love After Devastating Loss as Two Widows Combine Their 11 Children Into One Family - Morty&#039;s TV","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/02\/18\/tlcs-newest-family-the-blended-bunch-find-love-after-devastating-loss-as-two-widows-combine-their-11-children-into-one-family\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/02\/18\/tlcs-newest-family-the-blended-bunch-find-love-after-devastating-loss-as-two-widows-combine-their-11-children-into-one-family\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/tlc-logo-disc.jpg","datePublished":"2021-02-18T23:43:08+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/02\/18\/tlcs-newest-family-the-blended-bunch-find-love-after-devastating-loss-as-two-widows-combine-their-11-children-into-one-family\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/02\/18\/tlcs-newest-family-the-blended-bunch-find-love-after-devastating-loss-as-two-widows-combine-their-11-children-into-one-family\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/02\/18\/tlcs-newest-family-the-blended-bunch-find-love-after-devastating-loss-as-two-widows-combine-their-11-children-into-one-family\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/tlc-logo-disc.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/tlc-logo-disc.jpg","width":700,"height":438},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/02\/18\/tlcs-newest-family-the-blended-bunch-find-love-after-devastating-loss-as-two-widows-combine-their-11-children-into-one-family\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"TLC&#8217;s Newest Family &#8220;The Blended Bunch&#8221; Find Love After Devastating Loss as Two Widows Combine Their 11 Children Into One Family"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/","name":"Morty's TV","description":"TV  News, Big Brother Fan Pages with Daily Updates, and Obits","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#organization","name":"Morty's TV","url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/seo-logo.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/seo-logo.jpg","width":1226,"height":375,"caption":"Morty's TV"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mortystv","https:\/\/x.com\/mortystv","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mortystv\/","https:\/\/mortystv.bsky.social\/"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/ec63b069cf8528fdbe3b63a882c84e55","name":"morty","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f8d193cd52b136c105466b1a6e275471a201e3f2ef36511576a5b559448768be?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f8d193cd52b136c105466b1a6e275471a201e3f2ef36511576a5b559448768be?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"morty"},"description":"TV historian and Big Brother fan. Former contributor to The Philadelphia Inquirer TV section.","sameAs":["http:\/\/mortystv.com","https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mortystv","https:\/\/x.com\/http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/mortystv"],"url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/author\/morty\/"}]}},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/tlc-logo-disc.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":18405,"url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/03\/13\/new-series-the-blended-bunch-premieres-tuesday-march-16-9pm-on-tlc-video\/","url_meta":{"origin":17581,"position":0},"title":"New Series! &#8220;The Blended Bunch&#8221; Premieres Tuesday, March 16 @ 9PM on TLC [VIDEO]","author":"morty","date":"March 13, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"What started with tragedy, manifested into a once-in-a-lifetime love story. Before meeting, Erica, a mother of 7, lost her husband to cancer, and Spencer, a father of 4, lost his wife in a fatal car crash. Their worlds were completely shattered until they serendipitously met in an online widower support\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;TV News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"TV News","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/category\/tv_news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/blended-bunch-the.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/blended-bunch-the.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/blended-bunch-the.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":1522,"url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2016\/12\/02\/netflix-announces-launch-date-for-santa-clarita-diet\/","url_meta":{"origin":17581,"position":1},"title":"Netflix Announces Launch Date for Santa Clarita Diet","author":"morty","date":"December 2, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"In Santa Clarita Diet, Joel (Timothy Olyphant, Justified) and Sheila (Drew Barrymore, Blended) are husband and wife realtors leading vaguely discontented lives in the L.A. suburb of Santa Clarita with their teenaged daughter Abby (Liv Hewson), until Sheila goes through a dramatic change sending their lives down a road of\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;TV News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"TV News","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/category\/tv_news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"bbott-07500","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/bbott-07500.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/bbott-07500.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/bbott-07500.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":68434,"url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/03\/28\/matt-barnes-and-anansa-sims-give-a-close-up-look-at-navigating-love-co-parenting-fame-and-more-in-new-series-the-barnes-bunch-premiering-friday-april-19-10pm-et-on-we-tv\/","url_meta":{"origin":17581,"position":2},"title":"Matt Barnes and Anansa Sims Give a Close-Up Look at Navigating Love, Co-Parenting, Fame, and More in New Series, &#8220;The Barnes Bunch,&#8221; Premiering Friday, April 19 @ 10PM ET on WE tv","author":"morty","date":"March 28, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"WE tv today shares a super tease and announces that the all-new reality series, The Barnes Bunch, will premiere on Friday, April 19 @ 10PM ET with new episodes available on the popular AMC streaming service ALLBLK every Tuesday. This endearing new series follows NBA champion and successful Podcaster, Matt\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;TV News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"TV News","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/category\/tv_news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/The-Barnes-Bunch.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/The-Barnes-Bunch.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/The-Barnes-Bunch.webp?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":99349,"url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2025\/05\/01\/nickelodeon-introduces-all-new-animated-series-wylde-pak-premiering-friday-june-6-video\/","url_meta":{"origin":17581,"position":3},"title":"Nickelodeon Introduces All-New Animated Series &#8220;Wylde Pak,&#8221; Premiering Friday, June 6 [VIDEO]","author":"morty","date":"May 1, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"A new living situation spells laughs, adventure, and growth in Nickelodeon's original 2D-animated series, Wylde Pak, premiering on Friday, June 6 @ 7:30PM (ET\/PT) in the U.S. and later this year internationally. Produced by Nickelodeon Animation, Wylde Pak explores the dynamics of a multigenerational and multicultural blended family as half-siblings\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;TV News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"TV News","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/category\/tv_news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Wylde-Pak.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Wylde-Pak.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Wylde-Pak.webp?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":95756,"url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2025\/03\/11\/nickelodeon-announces-all-new-animated-series-wylde-pak-moving-in-this-summer-video\/","url_meta":{"origin":17581,"position":4},"title":"Nickelodeon Announces All-New Animated Series &#8220;Wylde Pak,&#8221; Moving in This Summer [VIDEO]","author":"morty","date":"March 11, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Humor and heart await in Nickelodeon's all-new 2D-animated series Wylde Pak, which follows the daily life of a blended multigenerational Korean American family. Inspired by co-creators and executive producers Paul Watling and Kyle Marshall's family life, the 26-episode comedy series follows half siblings Lily and Jack as they learn to\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;TV News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"TV News","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/category\/tv_news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Wylde-Pak.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Wylde-Pak.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Wylde-Pak.webp?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":61811,"url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/11\/14\/see-the-official-disney-trailer-for-diary-of-a-wimpy-kid-christmas-cabin-fever-video\/","url_meta":{"origin":17581,"position":5},"title":"See the Official Disney+ Trailer for &#8220;Diary of a Wimpy Kid Christmas: Cabin Fever&#8221; [VIDEO]","author":"morty","date":"November 14, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Get ready for the Wimpiest Christmas ever! Today, Disney+ released the trailer for \"Diary of a Wimpy Kid Christmas: Cabin Fever,\" the latest animated movie based on Jeff Kinney's wildly successful book series. The original adventure, which is a hilarious and heartfelt holiday tale centered around everyone's favorite disaster-prone middle\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;TV News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"TV News","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/category\/tv_news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Diary-of-a-Wimpy-Kid-Christmas-Cabin-Fever-feat.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Diary-of-a-Wimpy-Kid-Christmas-Cabin-Fever-feat.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Diary-of-a-Wimpy-Kid-Christmas-Cabin-Fever-feat.webp?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17581","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17581"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17581\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15004"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17581"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17581"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17581"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}