TLC renews Sister Wives for Season 6

TLC’s polygamist reality series Sister Wives is in the midst of perhaps its biggest headline-grabbing controversy in the history of the show after we broke the story that family patriarch Kody Brown had legally divorced his first wife Meri Brown and later legally married his fourth wife Robyn Brown in a move that the family later described as “legally restructuring” in a statement. Seemingly in support of the notion that in reality TV programming there is no such thing as bad publicity, TLC has officially announced they have renewed Sister Wives for a sixth season.

The renewal announcement comes in a press release issued by the network earlier today which is, on the surface, more about the two-hour Season 5 finale in which details about why Kody divorced and remarried will (we assume) be revealed. Here is the full press release followed by a preview video for the finale on March 1:

TLC’S Sister Wives ENDS ITS SEASON WITH A TWO-HOUR FINALE AND TELL ALL THAT ADDRESSES THE QUESTIONS ON EVERYONE’S MINDS

Sister Wives Picked up for a Sixth Season

Los Angeles, CA – Rumors and speculation have surrounded the recent legal restructuring of the Brown family and they intend to set the record straight when the season wraps up on Sunday March 1st. The season finale airs Sunday March 1 at 8/9c with a special Tell All airing immediately after at 9/8c.

In the season finale, additional details emerge that add clarity to Meri’s decision to divorce Kody and the family’s decision to take the additional step of Robyn marrying Kody. The Tell All, moderated by NBC Today Show co-host Tamron Hall, dives into all the topics that had people talking this past season. No subject is off limits and the Brown family shares exclusive details about what really happened this season.

Kody and the Sister Wives – Meri, Janelle, Christine and Robyn – have dealt with struggles within their relationship, children leaving the nest, all culminating in one of the most exciting and emotional season finales to date.

TLC is ordering a sixth season scheduled to air in the fall of 2015.