
16 and Pregnant is an American reality television series that debuted June 11, 2009, on MTV. It follows the stories of pregnant teenage girls in high school dealing with the hardships of teenage pregnancy. Each episode features a different teenage girl, with the episode typically beginning when she is 4 ¹⁄2 – 8 months into her pregnancy. The episode typically ends when the baby is a few months old. The series is produced in a documentary format, with an animation on notebook paper showing highlights during each episode preceding the commercial breaks. 16 and Pregnant has spawned several spin-off series: Teen Mom, Teen Mom 2 and Teen Mom 3. Each series follows the lives of four girls from their respective season of 16 and Pregnant as they navigate their first years of motherhood. As of July 2013, casting for the fifth season of the series is taking place.
Maci is the classic overachiever and cheerleader. Now that's all set to change as she's pregnant and planning to graduate early and move in with her boyfriend, Ryan.
Farrah is a popular cheerleader from Council Bluffs, Iowa. When her friends start gossiping about her becoming a single mom, she abandons her high school life and starts spending way too much time with her overbearing mother.
Amber never imagined she'd spend her senior year moving in with her well meaning, but immature, boyfriend Gary. But with a baby on the way, the two will have to juggle adult responsibilities on a teenage budget.
A military brat from Colorado Springs, Ebony and her boyfriend Josh plan to join the Air Force after senior year. But the responsibilities of a new baby may keep them from enlisting, and maybe even from graduating.
A southern belle from small town Georgia, Whitney is definitely the baby of the family. But with her mom pregnant as well, the house gets too crowded, and Whitney and her boyfriend must figure out how to move out.
16 year-old Catelynn is the voice of reason in an otherwise hot-tempered family. With the support of her boyfriend Tyler, she's taking the biggest stand of her life and pursuing adoption without the approval of her parents.
North Carolina beach bunny who loves partying realizes her long-distance boyfriend isn't coming back, and that she's too immature to raise a baby herself.
Nikki is half prankster, half princess, whose posse of friends adore her but hate her disrespectful, trouble-making boyfriend Josh. Can she convince her friends and family that Josh is worthy of being a father to their son?
Adopted in to a family of 11 kids, Valerie is striving to give her baby the family she never had. Confronted with a boyfriend that denies he's the father, she endures a perilous labor and nearly loses her baby.
Popular senior is caught up with her school life and fighting with her boyfriend Adam. She thinks things will go back to normal after she gives birth, but instead learns that she can choose her daughter above everything else.
Lori's parents want her to choose adoption, but as someone who was adopted herself, Lori doesn't want her baby to be haunted by all that's haunted her. With an ex-boyfriend who is unreliable, she eventually realizes that she may have no other options.
Samantha is a cute, bubbly 'good girl' who never misses a homework assignment but devastates her family when she follows in her mother's footsteps and becomes a teen mom.
Nicole is dating a 15-year-old. Although they are very in love, not everyone in the family is supportive and they both have a lot of growing up to do.
This West Virignia cheerleader is having twins with the boy she was dating for one month. And if that wasn't already hard enough, she develops health complications that put the babies lives at risk.
When Lizzie's pregnancy forces her to drop out of high school and the marching band, Lizzie looks to her boyfriend Skylar for support...until she discovers he hasn't always been faithful.
Kailyn's mom left her pregnant daughter to move in with her boyfriend, forcing Kailyn to move in with her immature boyfriend and his family. Lost, she reaches out to the father she's never known for help.
Tomboy Brooke spends all her free time tuning up cars and driving on racetracks. However, with a baby on the way, Brooke and husband Cody work to balance life as high school students while trying to move into their own place.
The youngest of five, Felicia is the only one in her family who still has the chance to graduate high school. But when her boyfriend stops supporting her and she moves out of her family home, will she be forced to drop out?
An all American girl has to hang up her majorette baton after getting pregnant. Moving an hour away from her boyfriend, Emily faces the pressure of starting over in a new school and new town.
Trying to finish her senior year, Markai and her boyfriend James might be kicked out of her house when her disapproving mother has had enough. But will their relationship survive James' infidelity?
Aubrey and Brandon must prepare a new life together, all while she tries to get her GED. They get married, but their fresh start might cause them to resent one another because of all they've had to give up.
Christinna and football star Isiah have had to change their college plans as they prepare for their baby. His family is furious when he gives up his scholarship. Can they make it on their own or is the pressure too much?
Kayla is a southern belle with friends, horses, and a personal trainer. But now that she's pregnant, she has to start making her own tough decisions about marriage and her ability to make it without the help of her parents.
Megan gets pregnant and plans to raise the baby in her parent's basement with the help of her video game playing boyfriend, Nathan. With no idea of how to earn a living after she graduates high school, Megan has to grow up fast.
With no babydaddy, and with her family pushing for adoption, Ashley realizes that she can't let go and hopes that her aunt and uncle will adopt the baby. But she soon realizes that she's not sure she can live with her decision.
Jordan and her sister were best friends until her pregnancy. Now her boyfriend and her sister are competing to be her number one. At a time when she needs support, the most important people in her life are only adding stress.
A teen has to battle with her parents to accept her boyfriend before she gives birth to twin boys. With both sides refusing to speak to one another, she has to make a choice between them to get the support she desperately need.
Raised by a single mother, Jamie is a straight A student with big plans for the future. But after getting pregnant she struggles to mold her irresponsible boyfriend into the doting father she never had.
Being a daughter of a teen mom, Danielle struggles to prove she can do things differently. But upon moving in with her boyfriend, she learns that finishing school, working and raising a baby are impossible without some help.
Regarded as the most likely to succeed in her family, Cleondra shocks everyone by getting pregnant so young. Now she must face the tough decision to leave the comfort of her own home and move in with her boyfriend.
Kayla's anorexia comes back full-force when she gets pregnant and starts gaining baby weight. While struggling to put her looks aside for the health of her child, she realizes that her mother refuses to support her.
After hiding her pregnancy for eight months, Izabella is forced to reconsider who her true friends are. This young mom then risks her family ties when the boyfriend she brought into her family's house betrays their trust.
With an immature boyfriend and distant parents, Kianna wants more stability for her baby and considers adoption. When no one supports her decision, she and boyfriend Zak need to figure out how to be successful parents together.
Taylor's mom wants her to choose adoption, but Taylor and her boyfriend Nathan feel that they can be good teen parents. But when Nathan disappoints Taylor as they prepare for parenthood, she begins to question her decision.
After moving in with her boyfriend's dysfunctional family, Allie needs to decide whether to raise her baby in an unstable environment or without a dad.
Mackenzie has always lived in the moment and done what she wants. This all-American cheerleader has to suddenly get serious about her own life, especially when her boyfriend is nearly paralyzed in a car accident, just weeks before her due date.
Once her days were filled with college applications and racing ATVs with friends; but after getting pregnant, Katie has to completely rearrange her priorities.
When Briana finds out she's pregnant, her boyfriend breaks up with her and she must decide whether she's ready to be a single mom. To make matters worse, her sister Brittany finds out she's pregnant as well but decides not to continue with her pregnancy.
Lindsey has always fought to get ahead in everything she attempts to do. However, when she unexpectedly gets pregnant, she struggles to find a stable living situation with her inconsistent boyfriend, and to be able to follow through with her dreams.
Alex has always had dreams to open her own dance studio one day, but finding out she's pregnant at 16 puts everything on hold. Her boyfriend Matt is also growing increasingly unreliable, and Alex considers whether adoption might be the best choice.
Jordan's mother has never been her boyfriend Tyler's biggest fan, and the tension between the two only gets worse when Jordan gets pregnant. Even though Tyler is white and an outcast, Jordan wants to make it work.
Myranda finds that love isn't the answer to everything when she gets pregnant. As she watches her own mom's battle with substance abuse spiral out of control, Myranda and boyfriend Eric struggle with preparing for a baby on their own.
Formerly a party girl, Hope gets pregnant after losing her virginity to Ben, a guy she barely knows. Absent at first, the two try to make a go of their relationship in order to provide a good family for their baby.
Sarah and Blake were high school sweethearts, until an unexpected pregnancy begins to pull them apart, when he clashes with her mom upon moving in. Blake wants to move away and work on a shrimp boat, but Sarah needs him to stick around for their baby.
Sabrina used to be a cool California girl, with a star athlete boyfriend and a large group of friends. But when she gets pregnant, she must move to her grandparent's house in Tennessee to start a brand new life. Sabrina hopes her boyfriend will come too.
Though Devon wants to raise her baby with her boyfriend Colin, an Iraq war veteran who is still in the reserves, Devon wonders if she can handle not living at home, especially if Colin is deployed.
When Kristina's boyfriend Todd dies just weeks after the couple finds out she's pregnant, Kristina must deal with the tragic loss while also preparing to welcome their baby into the world.
After a brutal breakup with her boyfriend, Maddy was on the rebound and met Cody. They hooked up after knowing each other for only 20 minutes and she got pregnant. Will Maddy be forced to move in with a guy she barely knows?
Ex-party girl tries to get her stoner boyfriend to straighten up before their bundle of joy arrives.
Party Girl with troubled past gets pregnant while her mom is in jail.
For this artsy girl, forgiving the father of her child might not be as easy as she thinks.
Southern girl tries to rebuild a relationship with her mom who is struggling with addiction.
Good girl manages bad boy antics as she's expecting twins.
Diabetic reformed bad girl must juggle a new baby and being a stepmom.
Sassy midwestern teen loses her parent's trust when she breaks their house rules.
Resillient teen tries to date a guy who is not the father of her baby.
Girly girl winds up pregnant and homeless.
Christian girl struggles with abstinence and passing along a cleft lip to her unborn son.
Sensitive girl tries to co-parent with ex-boyfriend turned friend.
madisen makes the transition from all-american cheerleader to unexpected motherhood in small town arkansas with the support of her dad, nick, her boyfriend, christian, and extended family.
Rachelle's parents always had big dreams for her. so when she got pregnant after only a month of dating her boyfriend, they were devastated. being pregnant while getting to know the father is a lot to juggle, especially without her family's support.
Maddie and her mom Crystal were best friends, but their relationship soured after Maddie began dating Korey, so they must all learn to co-exist for the sake of Maddie's baby Kaezleigh.
As the covid-19 pandemic begins, Camryn tries to maintain her composure, despite anxiety about finishing the semester and saving money with her boyfriend Cam before their baby Sadie arrives.
Kash has been with her boyfriend Nate for about a year but struggles with his immaturity. Kash has to see if Nate can handle these new adult responsibilities or if he's just not ready to get serious with her.
Kali must prove to her skeptical parents she and her boyfriend Auston can raise their son Bodhi as full-time students while the covid-19 pandemic keeps them all under one roof.
Selena and Sean have dated since middle school, but the strain of living with Selena's large family -- and allegations of abuse and infidelity -- complicates the arrival of their baby.
Shelby is getting ready to have her ex-boyfriend AJ's baby, but he's more focused on the baby he had six months prior with his current girlfriend.
Kyla moves in with her aunt as she and her boyfriend Jaboire prepare for the birth of their baby, but as her due date nears, Kyla tries to mend her strained relationship with her mother.
An unexpected pregnancy forces the overachieving Abygail to put her ambitious life plans on hold and focus on her emotional health as she continues to process the tragic loss of her father.
As Taylor prepares for the birth of her son, she's caught between her protective parents, the father of her baby and her new boyfriend.