Sister Wives: Season 1

The one-hour premiere episode introduces viewers to Kody Brown, his three wives Meri, Janelle and Christine, and their 12 children. They live in a ranch-style home that, although interconnected, is subdivided into three separate apartments which give each wife her own bedroom, kitchen and living space. Eventually, Kody and his wives tell the children he is courting a fourth wife, Robyn, who herself already has three children. Meanwhile, the wives explain they do not plan to force their children

This episode focuses on Kody's courtship of Robyn, marking the first time he has courted a woman since his third marriage 16 years earlier. Robyn lives five hours away from his home, so Kody must travel far and spend a great amount of time away from the rest of his family to date her. Robyn, who has three children under the age of 10, explains that although she grew up in a polygamist family, she has previously kept the lifestyle a secret until participating on Sister Wives. Meri, who had previo

Robyn is moving into a new house about half a mile from the Brown home. Since Kody and Robyn are only engaged, she cannot yet live in the house with the rest of his family. Although ultimately supportive of the idea of the new union, Meri, Janelle and Christine continue to experience conflicted feelings about the change it will bring to the family. Meri experiences an emotional breakdown and talks about the difficulties of being in a polygamist marriage, and Christine grows particularly upset wh

Kody escorts third wife Christine to the hospital for a checkup, since she's slightly past her due date, and they decide to induce labor that day. The hospital staff are very accepting of polygamists and talk casually to Kody and Christine about their family. Although polygamists often give birth at home in the family unit, Christine suffered a miscarriage the previous year and does not want to risk it again. Robyn takes care of Christine's younger children while she is at the hospital. At one p

Meri's teenager tells Kody they want to study pre-med at the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland; Kody is very proud, but fears prejudices against their polygamist family will prevent them from getting in. Later, Kody and Meri go to Mexico to celebrate their 20th wedding anniversary. Meri discusses her sadness about her infertility problems and the jealousy that has arisen from Kody's recent courtship and engagement to Robyn. When Meri asks how Kody would feel if she had a relationship with ano

As Robyn's wedding to Kody approaches, he and his other wives clash over whether Robyn is entitled to as much time with Kody as they are: Robyn and Janelle feel that, as fiancée, Robyn is entitled to equal time with Kody, while Meri and Christine feel she is not until they are married. Despite continued tension over the changes in the family due to the addition of Robyn, the four women mostly get along well. Wanting the sister wives to feel involved, Robyn invites them along to look at dresses,

The first-season finale episode features the wedding of Kody and Robyn. As the day begins, the family deals with various stresses leading up to the wedding, including the wedding invitations having the wrong address for the ceremony. Robyn struggles to prepare herself while maintaining her hyperactive and mischievous children. For religious reasons, the cameras are not permitted at the ceremony and it was not televised. During an outdoor reception, Meri, Janelle and Christine present Robyn with