 The nine @-@ episode first season ran from September 26 to November 21 , 2010 . The season premiere introduced viewers to Kody Brown and his three wives , Meri , Janelle , and Christine , and their twelve children , all of whom lived in a ranch @-@ style home with three interconnected apartments . It also chronicled Kody 's dating and engagement to Robyn Sullivan , who herself has three children , marking the first time in 16 years Kody had courted another wife . The new relationship creates insecurity and jealousy among the other three wives , but they ultimately accept her and welcome her into the family . During the fourth episode of the season , Christine gives birth to her sixth child , Truely , which brings the family to 16 children including Robyn 's three kids . 
 The nine @-@ episode first season ran from September 26 to November 21 , 2010 . The season premiere introduced viewers to Kody Brown and his three wives , Meri , Janelle , and Christine , and their twelve children , all of whom lived in a ranch @-@ style home with three interconnected apartments . It also chronicled Kody <a href='null_genetive' title='1'><mark>'s</mark></a>dating and engagement to Robyn Sullivan , <a href='null_relcl' title='2'><mark>who</mark></a>herself <a href='got' title='3'><mark>has</mark></a> three children , marking the first time in 16 years Kody <a href='been_done' title='4'><mark>had</mark></a> courted another wife . The new relationship <a href='uninflect' title='5'><mark>creates</mark></a> insecurity and jealousy among the other three wives , but they ultimately accept her and welcome her into the family . During the fourth episode of the season , Christine <a href='uninflect' title='6'><mark>gives</mark></a> birth to her sixth child , Truely , which <a href='uninflect' title='7'><mark>brings</mark></a> the family to 16 children including Robyn <a href='null_genetive' title='8'><mark>'s</mark></a>three kids . 
Da nine @-@ episode first season ran from September 26 to November 21 , 2010 . The season premiere introduced viewers to Kody Brown and his three wives , Meri , Janelle , and Christine , and their twelve children , all of whom lived in a ranch @-@ style home wit three interconnected apartments . It also chronicled Kody  dating and engagement to Robyn Sullivan , herself got three children , marking the first time in 16 yrs Kody done courted anotha wife . Tdanew relationship create insecurity and jealousy among the other three wives , but they ultimately accept her and welcome her into thdaam . durin thedaurth episode of the dason , Christine give birth to her sixth child , Truely , which bring the famfam 16 children including Robyn  three kids .