Theme from New York , New York - wikipedia Theme from New York , New York Jump to : navigation , search `` Theme from New York , New York '' Single by Liza Minnelli from the album New York , New York Released June 21 , 1977 Genre Traditional pop Length 3 : 16 Label Capitol Songwriter ( s ) Fred Ebb , John Kander `` Theme from New York , New York '' Single by Frank Sinatra from the album Trilogy : Past Present Future B - side `` That 's What God Looks Like to Me '' Released April 1980 Format 7 '' single Recorded 1979 Genre Jazz Length 3 : 26 Label Reprise Songwriter ( s ) Fred Ebb , John Kander Producer ( s ) Sonny Burke Frank Sinatra singles chronology `` Night and Day '' ( 1977 ) `` Theme from New York , New York '' ( 1980 ) `` You and Me ( We Wanted It All ) '' ( 1980 ) `` Night and Day '' ( 1977 ) `` Theme from New York , New York '' ( 1980 ) `` You and Me ( We Wanted It All ) '' ( 1980 ) `` Theme from New York , New York '' ( or `` New York , New York '' ) is the theme song from the Martin Scorsese film New York , New York ( 1977 ) , composed by John Kander , with lyrics by Fred Ebb . It was written for and performed in the film by Liza Minnelli . It remains one of the best - known songs about New York City . In 2004 it finished # 31 on AFI 's 100 Years ... 100 Songs survey of top tunes in American cinema . Contents ( hide ) 1 History 2 Certifications 3 In popular culture 4 Parodies 5 See also 6 References 7 External links History ( edit ) In 1979 , `` Theme from New York , New York '' was re-recorded by Frank Sinatra for his album Trilogy : Past Present Future ( 1980 ) , and has since become closely associated with him . He occasionally performed it live with Minnelli as a duet . Sinatra recorded it a second time for his 1993 album Duets , with Tony Bennett . The first line of the song is : Start spreadin ' the news , I 'm leaving today I want to be a part of it : New York , New York . The song concludes with the line : If I can make it there , I 'm gon na make it anywhere , It 's up to you , New York , New York . Minnelli 's original recording of the song ( also used in the Tony Bennett version in Duets ) uses the following closing line : If I can make it there , I 'll make it anywhere , Come on come through , New York , New York . It should not be confused with the song `` New York , New York '' , from Leonard Bernstein / Adolph Green / Betty Comden 's musical On the Town ( 1944 ) , which features the lyric `` New York , New York , it 's a helluva town / The Bronx is up and the Battery 's down ... '' Composers Kander and Ebb stated on the A&E Biography episode about Liza Minnelli , that they attribute the song 's success to actor Robert De Niro , who rejected their original theme for the film because he thought it was `` too weak '' . The song did not become a popular hit until it was picked up in concert by Frank Sinatra during his performances at Radio City Music Hall in October 1978 . ( It was not even nominated for the Academy Award for ' Best Song ' ) . Subsequently , Sinatra recorded it in 1979 for his 1980 Trilogy set ( Reprise Records ) , and it became one of his signature songs . The single peaked at # 32 in June 1980 , becoming his final Top Forty charting hit . It was also an Adult Contemporary hit , reaching # 10 in the US and # 2 in Canada . The song made a minor showing in the UK ( # 59 ) , however , recharted several years later and reached # 4 in 1986 . Sinatra made two more studio recordings of the song in 1981 ( for his NBC TV special The Man and His Music ) and 1993 ( for Capitol Records ) . From the latter , an electronic duet with Tony Bennett was produced for Sinatra 's Duets album . The lyrics of the Sinatra versions differ slightly from Ebb 's original lyrics . Notably , the phrase `` A-number - one '' , which does not appear at all in the original lyrics , is sung twice at the song 's rallentando climax . ( Ebb has said he `` did n't even like '' Sinatra 's use of `` A-number - one '' ) . The phrase is both the first and fourth on a list of three superlative titles the singer strives to achieve -- `` A-number - one , top of the list , king of the hill , A-number - one '' -- where Ebb 's original lyrics ( performed by Minnelli ) were `` king of the hill , head of the list , cream of the crop , at the top of the heap . '' Despite Sinatra 's version becoming more familiar , original singer Minnelli had two of the tune 's most memorable live performances -- during the July 4 , 1986 ceremony marking the rededication of the Statue of Liberty after extensive renovations , and in the middle of the seventh inning of a New York Mets game , that was the first pro sports event in the metro area after the September 11 , 2001 attacks . She also sang it in the Olympic stadium during the 1984 Summer Olympics , accompanied by 24 pianos and strobe lights . Certifications ( edit ) Region Certification Certified units / Sales United Kingdom ( BPI ) Silver 250,000 shipments figures based on certification alone In popular culture ( edit ) The song has been embraced as a celebration of New York City , and is often heard at New York - area social events , such as weddings and bar mitzvahs . Many sports teams in the New York area have played this song in their arenas / stadiums , but the New York Yankees are the most prominent example . It has been played over the loudspeakers at both the original and current Yankee Stadiums at the end of every Yankee home game since July 1980 . Originally , Sinatra 's version was played after a Yankees win , and the Minnelli version after a loss . However , due to a complaint from Minnelli , the Sinatra version is now heard regardless of the game 's outcome . As of the 2005 season , at the Richmond County Bank Ballpark following Staten Island Yankees games , the Sinatra version is heard regardless of the game 's outcome , and was formerly done at Shea Stadium at the end of New York Mets games after the September 11 , 2001 attack . Previously , Mets fans felt it was a `` Yankee song '' , and began booing it when it was played . It actually first had snippets of the song played after World Series home runs by Ray Knight and Darryl Strawberry during Game 7 of the 1986 World Series . The song is also sometimes played at New York Knicks games . The Sinatra version is played at the end of every New York Rangers game at Madison Square Garden . It was played at the opening faceoff of Game 7 of the 1994 Stanley Cup Finals at the Garden . The song has also been the post parade song for the Belmont Stakes from 1997 to 2009 , and again from 2011 to the present . Sinatra 's version of the song has been played at the end of all four Super Bowls that the New York Giants have won to date , as well as before kickoff of Super Bowl XLVIII , while Minnelli 's version was heard after the Giants ' Super Bowl XXXV loss . The song was the musical basis for Jimmy Picker 's 1983 three - minute animated short , Sundae in New York , which won the Academy Award for Best Short Film ( Animated ) that year , with a likeness of then - mayor Ed Koch somewhat stumbling through the song , with clay caricatures of New York - based celebrities ( including Alfred E. Neuman ) and finishing the song with `` Basically I think New York is very therapeutic . Hey , an apple a day is ... uh ... great for one 's constitution ! '' and burying his face in a big banana split with `` THE END '' written on his bald head . ( Koch used the same rallentando climax Sinatra used , albeit with one big difference : `` A-number one , top of the list , king of the hill ... '' followed by his impression of Groucho Marx completing , `` ... and incidentally a heckuva nice guy ! '' ) An instrumental version of the song is used as the main theme music for NBC 's broadcasts of the Macy 's Thanksgiving Day Parade . It is also played during the annual Times Square New Year 's Day celebrations , immediately after `` Auld Lang Syne '' . Queen covered the song for the 1986 fantasy film Highlander . Unlike the other songs recorded for the film , it has never appeared on a Queen album . The song is performed by Brain Gremlin in the 1990 sequel Gremlins 2 : The New Batch . In DreamWorks ' Madagascar ( 2005 ) , the song is introduced in Central Park Zoo , and Marty later sings the song in the midst of Alex the Lion 's delirium . The song can be heard in the pilot episode of Blue Bloods which aired September 24 , 2010 . In the 2015 James Bond film Spectre , the instrumental introduction of the song was played inside the Aston Martin DB10 for a few seconds , when Bond presses one of the control buttons during a car chase scene in Rome . Parodies ( edit ) Swedish comedy group Galenskaparna och After Shave made a version of the song in 1985 , called `` Borås , Borås '' , about a town that is the mail order center of Sweden . Martin Short sang a parody named `` North Pole , North Pole '' during the 2006 theatrical feature film The Santa Clause 3 : The Escape Clause . Stephen Colbert sang a parody of the song on the 10 June 2014 episode of The Colbert Report . His version talked about New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo 's role in the state 's success in a hockey tournament . Professional wrestling team The New Day sang a parody on an episode of WWE Raw the night after they won the Tag Team Championships at SummerSlam in 2015 . The episode was filmed at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn . See also ( edit ) New York City portal `` I Love L.A. '' by Randy Newman `` My Kind of Town '' , composed by Jimmy Van Heusen and Sammy Cahn `` I Left My Heart in San Francisco '' , by Tony Bennett , who also covered New York , New York in a duet with Sinatra . References ( edit ) Jump up ^ Whitburn , Joel ( 1993 ) . Top Adult Contemporary : 1961 -- 1993 . Record Research . p. 221 . Jump up ^ `` Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada '' . Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1980 - 07 - 05 . Retrieved 2017 - 04 - 04 . Jump up ^ NPR : ' New York , New York ' , Present at the Creation Jump up ^ `` British single certifications -- Frank Sinatra -- New York New York '' . British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved June 25 , 2013 . Enter New York New York in the search field and then press Enter . Jump up ^ Knight , Graham ( 2005 - 09 - 24 ) . `` Yankee Stadium '' . Baseballpilgrimages.com . Retrieved 2014 - 04 - 17 . Jump up ^ `` 10 Facts About Yankee Stadium '' . Mentalfloss.com. 2008 - 09 - 23 . Retrieved 2014 - 04 - 17 . Jump up ^ Hockey Night in Canada : Game 7 of the 1994 Stanley Cup Finals ( television ) . CBC. 1994 - 06 - 14 . And Bob ( Cole ) , they 're hollering out all the artillery just for you , Sinatra , before the opening faceoff . It ca n't get any better than that for an excitement standpoint . Dick Irvin , Jr. told Bob Cole just before the opening faceoff , when Sinatra 's song was played over the PA system . Jump up ^ `` Belmont Stakes Traditions '' . Horseracing.about.com. 2010 - 06 - 15 . Retrieved 2010 - 10 - 07 . Jump up ^ `` Sinatra 's voice returns to Belmont Stakes '' . boston.com . Associated Press . June 4 , 2011 . Retrieved June 19 , 2012 . Jump up ^ `` Sundae in New York video '' . Zappinternet.com . Retrieved 2014 - 04 - 17 . Jump up ^ Ball Drop 2011 on YouTube Jump up ^ Laurie , Timothy ( 2015 ) , `` Becoming - Animal Is A Trap For Humans '' , Deleuze and the Non-Human eds . Hannah Stark and Jon Roffe . 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Sister Wives - wikipedia Sister Wives Jump to : navigation , search This article is about the reality television series . For the 2000 Israeli documentary , see Sister Wife . For the general concept , see Polygamy . Sister Wives Genre Reality Starring The Brown family Country of origin United States Original language ( s ) English No. of seasons 7 No. of episodes 114 ( list of episodes ) Production Executive producer ( s ) Timothy Gibbons Bill Hayes Christopher Poole Kirk Streb Producer ( s ) Deanie Wilcher Location ( s ) Lehi , Utah ( 2010 -- 11 ) Las Vegas , Nevada ( 2011 -- ) Camera setup Multiple Running time 42 minutes Production company ( s ) Figure 8 Films Puddle Monkey Productions Release Original network TLC Picture format 480i ( SDTV ) 1080i ( HDTV ) Original release September 26 , 2010 ( 2010 - 09 - 26 ) -- present External links Website Sister Wives is an American reality television series broadcast on TLC that premiered on September 26 , 2010 . The show documents the life of a polygamist family , which includes patriarch Kody Brown , his four wives , and their 18 children . The family began the series living in Lehi , Utah , but has since moved to Las Vegas , Nevada in 2011 . Brown and his four wives have stated they participated in the show to make the public more aware of polygamist families and to combat societal prejudices . Brown believes his polygamist arrangement is legal because he is legally married only to one woman , and the other marriages are spiritual unions . The series led to the Brown family being investigated for possible prosecution . Contents ( hide ) 1 Concept 2 Development 3 Episodes 3.1 Season 1 3.2 Season 2 3.3 Season 3 3.4 Season 4 3.5 Season 5 4 Reception 4.1 Critical reception 4.2 Ratings 5 Brown Family 5.1 Parents 5.2 Children 5.3 Children - In - Law 5.4 Grandchildren 6 Litigation 7 See also 8 References 8.1 Notes 8.2 Bibliography 9 External links Concept ( edit ) The show follows the lives of advertising salesman Kody Brown , his wives Meri , Janelle , Christine , and Robyn , and their 18 children . In the first season the show televised Brown 's courting and marriage of his fourth wife , Robyn Sullivan , in 2010 . Sullivan was the first new wife to enter the family in 16 years . The only legal marriage was between Kody and his first wife Meri , until their legal divorce in September 2014 . ( He legally married fourth wife Robyn in December 2014 in order to legally adopt her three children ) . The other marriages are considered spiritual unions . As of 2015 Kody has been married to Meri for 25 years , Janelle for 22 years , Christine for 21 years , and Robyn for 5 years . Kody and Meri have a daughter named Mariah , their only child . Kody and Janelle have six children : daughters Madison and Savanah and sons Logan , Hunter , Garrison , and Gabriel . Kody and Christine have six children : daughters Aspyn , Mykelti , Gwendlyn , Ysabel , and Truely and son Paedon . Robyn had three children from her first marriage , which was monogamous : Dayton , Aurora , and Breanna . Kody legally adopted them in June 2015 . Kody and Robyn have two children : son Solomon and daughter Ariella . The family has one grandchild , Axel , from Kody and Janelle 's daughter , Madison . Meri , Robyn , and Christine were all raised in polygamist families , but Janelle was not . Although Christine 's mother left the faith she still supports them . Months before the marriage of Janelle and Kody , however , Janelle 's mother entered into a polygamist marriage with Kody 's father . The Brown family belongs to the Apostolic United Brethren ( AUB . ) For years before the series , the family kept their polygamist lifestyle what they called a `` quasi-secret '' . Development ( edit ) In the autumn of 2009 , independent producers Timothy Gibbons and Christopher Poole approached Figure 8 Films , a North Carolinian company , with the concept of a reality series about the Brown family . Bill Hayes , the president of Figure 8 Films , said the company agreed to the idea after meeting with the Browns and deciding their lives would make a great story . Camera crews shot footage of the family in mid-2010 to be used in the first season , ending in May with the marriage of Kody Brown and Robyn Sullivan . The crews continued to film them afterward in case the series was picked up for a second season . Sister Wives was publicly introduced on August 6 , 2010 , at the Television Critics Association summer media tour in Beverly Hills , California . The series ' first episode , an hour long , was broadcast on TLC on September 26 , 2010 , and the first season continued with six half - hour chapters until October 17 , 2010 . The broadcast of Sister Wives came at a time that polygamy and multiple marriages were a prevalent topic in American pop culture . Big Love , the hit HBO series about fictional Utah polygamist Bill Henrickson , his three sister wives , and their struggle to gain acceptance in society , had already been on the air for several years . In early September 2010 , the drama series Lone Star , about a con man on the verge of entering into multiple marriages , premiered on Fox but was quickly canceled after two episodes , and when Sister Wives debuted , actress Katherine Heigl was in the process of developing a film about Carolyn Jessop , a woman who fled from a polygamist sect . In October 2010 , TLC announced it had commissioned a second season , which began in March 2011 . A TLC interview with the Brown family was broadcast on October 31 , 2010 , and a one - hour program featuring the honeymoon of Kody Brown and Robyn Sullivan aired on November 22 , 2010 . Episodes ( edit ) The Browns ' house in Lehi Main article : List of Sister Wives episodes Season Episodes Average Viewership ( in millions ) Originally aired Season premiere Season finale 9 2.14 September 26 , 2010 November 21 , 2010 23 1.95 March 13 , 2011 November 27 , 2011 21 2.01 May 13 , 2012 December 30 , 2012 20 2.07 July 21 , 2013 February 23 , 2014 5 20 TBD June 8 , 2014 March 1 , 2015 6 22 TBD September 13 , 2015 November 22 , 2015 7 TBA TBD November 27 , 2016 TBA Season 1 ( edit ) 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 . Later , Kody and Meri go to Mexico to celebrate their twentieth wedding anniversary , where Meri discussed her sadness about her infertility problems and the jealousy that has arisen from Kody 's engagement to Robyn . Kody proposes in vitro fertilisation , but she turns down the idea as she is only interested in a naturally occurring conception . As Robyn 's wedding approaches , the three sister wives help Robyn prepare , and they begin to bond . However , Kody upsets his wives when he reveals he secretly chose Robyn 's wedding dress himself , which makes Christine feel so betrayed that she angrily walks away in mid-interview . Kody eventually apologizes , and the five reconcile . The first season finale ends with the wedding of Kody and Robyn , where Meri , Janelle , and Christine present her with a Claddagh ring to welcome her into the family . Season 2 ( edit ) Season 2 ran 23 episodes from March 13 , 2011 to November 27 , 2011 , though many sources refer to the episodes airing from September 25 , 2011 to November 27 , 2011 as Season 3 . This is due to a short hiatus from June 5 , 2011 to September 25 , 2011 . Season 2 begins with the Browns heading to New York to appear on national television for the first time as open polygamists , while back home the kids head off to their first day of public school . Throughout the season , the Browns visit various friends and family members and reflect on how their relationships have changed with these people since they became open polygamists . These friends and family members include Kody 's parents ( also polygamists ) , Kody 's high school friends , and various monogamous couples that Kody and the sister wives know . Part 1 of Season 2 also follows the Browns through Kody and Janelle 's anniversary camping trip , preparing and participating in Halloween , and Christmas , which the Browns celebrate in a snowy mountain cabin . During Season 2 we also learn more about Meri 's personal struggle with her risk of cancer and the loss of her sister . In episode 5 , Kody , Christine , and their children take a trip to Las Vegas , which we later learn is the beginning of the Browns ' subsequent move to Las Vegas . The final episodes of Season 2 follow the Browns with their real estate agent Mona Riekki through their struggle to find a home in Las Vegas suitable for polygamists , telling the kids that they are moving , and the subsequent move to Las Vegas . Realtor , Mona Riekki finds rental homes for each of the wives and Kody . Once the Browns settle into their new homes they discuss the possibility of finding a home for all of them to live together or four homes in one cul - de-sac . In the last episode before the hiatus , Robyn announces that she is expecting her and Kody 's first child . The second part of Season 2 brings the announcement of the sex of Robyn and Kody 's baby and the Browns ' struggle to adjust to life in Las Vegas . The episodes following the Season 2 hiatus focus largely on Robyn 's pregnancy and the kids ' adjustment to their new lives . The abrupt move to Las Vegas brings about behavioral problems in some of the older kids , which is also discussed largely in the second half of Season 2 . During these episodes the Browns also explore possible businesses that the five of them ( Kody and the sister wives ) can run together . Several episodes after the hiatus discuss specific topics such as jealousy among the sister wives , especially regarding courting a new wife , how the parents combat the influence of Las Vegas on their children , and how the Browns are preparing the older children for college . Mona Riekki is back in this season and is working with the family on finding a permanent home in Vegas . In the finale , Robyn gives birth to baby Solomon on October 27 , 2011 and the possibility of Meri having more children once again resurfaces . Although the ongoing investigation of the Browns is brought up during Season 2 , it is not extensively discussed , and the progress of the investigation is unknown . Season 3 ( edit ) Season 3 premiered on May 13 , 2012 after vague details surfaced about the show 's spring return on the Twitter account of sister wife Robyn Sullivan Brown . The twenty one episode season mainly dealt with the family 's inability to be a cohesive unit while living in four separate homes . Meri explains more about the infertility problems she has experienced , while Christine discloses more on her jealousy of Robyn . The season returned from hiatus on November 18 , 2012 , to the Brown family still discussing their options into moving their family onto one property , and invest in a cul - de-sac where they can build four homes . It is more evident this season that living in separate homes is tearing the family apart . Towards the end of the season , the family plans a three - day trip to Nauvoo , Illinois , the birthplace of American polygamy . In the last episode on December 30 , 2012 , the family also deals with the upcoming departure to college of the eldest Brown child , Logan . Season 4 ( edit ) Season 4 premiered on July 21 , 2013 . It chronicles the family as they move into four adjacent houses within the same neighborhood . The wives are still working on starting their jewelry business . Meri comes to a decision following Robyn 's offer to be her surrogate . Season 5 ( edit ) Season 5 includes seven episodes , eight if you include the `` Tell All '' at the end , and eleven if you include the `` Sitting Down with the Browns '' , `` Meri - Behind the Scenes '' , and the `` Robyn - Behind the Scenes '' episodes . Season 5 begins with two daughters , Mykelti and Madison , graduating high school . The grown ups plan to lip sync a song to celebrate , but it brings out some negative feelings for Janelle , who is not comfortable being so outgoing and admits to being embarrassed in public by the others ' behavior . And a deeper issue of feeling like she 's not heard bubbles to the surface and she sees a therapist to discuss that along with her challenging relationship with first wife Meri . On a business level , the family discusses whether to turn down investors ' money and keep full ownership of Sisterwives ' Closet and whether to keep the products all their own creations or branch out and resale other artists ' designs and products . Christine 's mother moves in with her in Las Vegas , and in episode four , the Browns allow two anthropologists to live with them for two days to see the inner workings of polygamy , an arrangement that could either put their lifestyle in a positive or negative light . Finally , after five years of mental deliberation , Meri files for legal divorce from Kody so Kody can adopt Robyn 's three children from her previous marriage . By the end of the season , Meri and Kody maintained that they would continue their relationship . Reception ( edit ) Critical reception ( edit ) Considering its sensational subject matter , TLC 's `` Sister Wives '' has been refreshingly modest . The stars ( have ) a natural , honest presence in a genre fabled for the camera - hogging antics of Jersey Shore . Rather than merely emphasizing what 's different about the Brown family -- most obviously , their `` plural marriage '' -- Sister Wives shows us how normal they seem : loving and good - natured around their children , occasionally prone to envy and feelings of betrayal . `` '' Schuyler Velasco , Salon.com Sister Wives drew national media attention after its first season and garnered generally mixed reviews from critics . Washington Post staff writer Hank Stuever called it `` refreshingly frank '' and found most interesting the small details of the family 's everyday life , such as the food supply , division of labor , and minor arguments . Los Angeles Times television critic Mary McNamara said she was intrigued by the matriarchal nature of the polygamist family , a unit that is traditionally considered patriarchal . McNamara said the wives form the center of the family and that `` their bonds appear far stronger and more vital than the casual fondness with which they all treat Kody '' . Salon.com writer Schuyler Velasco praised Sister Wives for introducing viewers to unfamiliar subject matter and called it `` refreshingly modest '' considering its controversial subject matter . Velasco said it has `` a natural , honest presence in a genre fabled for the camera - hogging antics of Jersey Shore '' . Shelley Fralic of The Vancouver Sun called it fascinating and surprising and was impressed with the sensible and articulate way in which the family defended their lifestyle . When the Brown family made an October 2010 appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show , talk show host Oprah Winfrey said she found particularly fascinating the relationship between the sister wives . Mark A. Perigard of the Boston Herald criticized Kody Brown for opening himself and his family up to potential criminal prosecution by appearing in the series , describing him as `` a lawbreaker who is risking himself and the family he claims is so precious just to star in his own TV show '' . Elizabeth Tenety of The Washington Post called the series `` one part domestic drudgery , another part sensationalism '' and claimed it relied on a `` familiar reality TV recipe '' shared by other TLC series such as 19 Kids and Counting and Kate Plus 8 . Religion Dispatches writer Joanna Brooks shared Tenety 's perspective , criticizing the show for presenting polygamy in a manner that `` is about as interesting to me as Kate Gosselin 's latest makeover . '' In this vein Brooks criticized the show for not engaging the theology of plural marriage and for letting Kody Brown 's superficial comments about the dissimilarity of Fundamentalist and mainstream Mormonism pass onto the viewers without any critical scrutiny or added nuance . Shari Puterman , television columnist with the Asbury Park Press , felt the sister wives had issues with jealousy and self - worth , and she compared Kody to a cult leader . Puterman added , `` I ca n't speak for everyone , but I believe in the sanctity of marriage . It 's sad to see that TLC 's capitalizing on people who do n't . '' Former prosecutor and television personality Nancy Grace criticized the show and said she believed Kody Brown should go to jail , but she expressed doubt he would based on Utah 's history of overlooking polygamy . Christine Seifert , an associate professor of communications at Westminster College in Salt Lake City , said the show could give viewers who are unfamiliar with the LDS church the incorrect assumption that polygamy is accepted by the mainstream church . Several commentators have taken notice of the fact that the family 's religious convictions are downplayed in Sister Wives . Ratings ( edit ) According to Nielsen Media Research , the September 26 , 2010 , one - hour premiere episode of Sister Wives drew 2.26 million viewers , a strong rating for the network . It marked the biggest series debut for TLC since Cake Boss launched in 2009 and was a stronger rating than any of the season premieres for HBO 's Big Love . The remaining episodes of the first season were each a half - hour long , with two broadcast together each Thursday . In the second week , the first episode drew 1.88 million viewers , while the second drew 2.13 million . The third week drew similar results , with 1.89 million viewers watching the first episode and 2.05 million watching the second . Sister Wives drew its strongest ratings during the fourth and final week of the first season , with 2.67 million viewers for the first episode and 2.74 million for the season finale . As a result of the 2.7 million average viewership for the two episodes , TLC ranked first among all ad - support cable channels in the 18 -- 49 and 25 -- 54 age groups . The series drew double - and triple - digit ratings gains in all key demographics and ranked second in ad - supported cable network shows during its time period . Brown family ( edit ) Parents ( edit ) Name Date of birth Wedding Date Kody Winn Brown ( 1968 - 01 - 19 ) January 19 , 1968 ( age 50 ) Meri Caroline Brown ( 1971 - 01 - 16 ) January 16 , 1971 ( age 47 ) April 21 , 1990 Janelle Brown ( 1969 - 05 - 05 ) May 5 , 1969 ( age 48 ) January 17 , 1993 Christine Ruth Brown ( 1972 - 04 - 18 ) April 18 , 1972 ( age 45 ) March 25 , 1994 Robyn Alice Brown ( 1978 - 10 - 09 ) October 9 , 1978 ( age 39 ) May 22 , 2010 Children ( edit ) Name Date of birth Parents Notes Logan Taylor ( 1994 - 05 - 21 ) May 21 , 1994 ( age 23 ) Janelle & Kody Engaged to Michelle Petty Aspyn Kristine ( 1995 - 03 - 14 ) March 14 , 1995 ( age 22 ) Christine & Kody Engaged to David Mitchell Thompson Mariah Lian ( 1995 - 07 - 29 ) July 29 , 1995 ( age 22 ) Meri & Kody Dating Audrey Kriss Madison Rose ( 1995 - 11 - 03 ) November 3 , 1995 ( age 22 ) Janelle & Kody Married to Caleb Brush with one child 5 Mykelti Ann ( 1996 - 06 - 09 ) June 9 , 1996 ( age 21 ) Christine & Kody Married to Antonio `` Tony '' Padron 6 Hunter Elias ( 1997 - 02 - 08 ) February 8 , 1997 ( age 20 ) Janelle & Kody 7 Paedon Rex ( 1998 - 08 - 07 ) August 7 , 1998 ( age 19 ) Christine & Kody 8 Robert Garrison ( 1998 - 10 - 31 ) October 31 , 1998 ( age 19 ) Janelle & Kody 9 David Dayton ( 2000 - 01 - 16 ) January 16 , 2000 ( age 18 ) Robyn Born David Preston , Changed name when adopted by Kody . 10 Gabriel ( 2001 - 01 - 08 ) January 8 , 2001 ( age 17 ) Janelle & Kody 11 Gwendlyn ( 2001 - 07 - 23 ) July 23 , 2001 ( age 16 ) Christine & Kody 12 Aurora Alice ( 2002 - 06 - 04 ) June 4 , 2002 ( age 15 ) Robyn Adopted by Kody 13 Ysabel Paige ( 2003 - 03 - 07 ) March 7 , 2003 ( age 14 ) Christine & Kody 14 Savanah ( 2004 - 12 - 07 ) December 7 , 2004 ( age 13 ) Janelle & Kody 15 Breanna Rose ( 2005 - 07 - 10 ) July 10 , 2005 ( age 12 ) Robyn Adopted by Kody 16 Truely Grace ( 2010 - 04 - 13 ) April 13 , 2010 ( age 7 ) Christine & Kody 17 Solomon Kody ( 2011 - 10 - 26 ) October 26 , 2011 ( age 6 ) Robyn & Kody 18 Ariella Mae ( 2016 - 01 - 10 ) January 10 , 2016 ( age 2 ) Children - In - Law ( edit ) Name Date of birth Spouse Wedding Date Caleb James Brush 1987 ( age 30 -- 31 ) Madison Brown June 4 , 2016 Antonio `` Tony '' Padron 1994 ( age 23 -- 24 ) Mykelti Brown December 17 , 2016 Grandchildren ( edit ) Name Date of birth Parents Axel James ( 2017 - 05 - 20 ) May 20 , 2017 ( age &&&&&&&&&&&&0250 8 months 5 days ) Madison & Caleb Litigation ( edit ) Main article : Brown v. Buhman This section is empty . You can help by adding to it . ( January 2018 ) See also ( edit ) Book : Mormonism and polygamy Book : Latter Day Saints in popular culture My Five Wives , another reality TV series on TLC about a polygamist family References ( edit ) Notes ( edit ) ^ Jump up to : Tenety , Elizabeth ( September 26 , 2010 ) . `` ' Sister Wives ' : polygamy ' comes out ' on TLC '' . Washington Post . Retrieved September 27 , 2010 . Jump up ^ Keck , William ( September 23 , 2010 ) . `` Keck 's Exclusives : Meet the Real Big Love Bunch '' . TV Guide . ^ Jump up to : Katz , Neil ( September 27 , 2010 ) . `` Sister Wives ( PICTURE ) : Could You Survive a Polygamous Marriage ? '' . CBS News . Archived from the original on 2011 - 03 - 24 . Retrieved September 27 , 2010 . Jump up ^ Houk , Kimberly ( September 27 , 2010 ) . `` '' Sister Wives '' program could lead to legal trouble `` . KTVX . Retrieved September 27 , 2010 . ^ Jump up to : Fralic , Shelley ( September 26 , 2010 ) . `` Sister Wives and the puzzle of polygamy '' . The Vancouver Sun . Archived from the original on October 9 , 2010 . Retrieved September 27 , 2010 . ^ Jump up to : Stuever , Hank ( September 25 , 2010 ) . `` TLC 's ' Sister Wives ' : Frank , entertaining TV about polygamist Browns in Utah '' . The Washington Post . Retrieved September 27 , 2010 . ^ Jump up to : Perigard , Mark A. ( September 26 , 2010 ) . `` It 's all four one , one four all in TLC 's ' Sister Wives ' '' . Boston Herald . Retrieved September 27 , 2010 . Jump up ^ Seidman , Robert ( August 6 , 2010 ) . `` Love is All in The Family on TLC 's New Series Sister Wives Premiering Sunday , September 26 '' . TV by the Numbers . Archived from the original on October 24 , 2010 . Retrieved September 27 , 2010 . Jump up ^ Lamar , Michelle ( March 13 , 2011 ) . `` ' Sister Wives ' : Meet the Browns , TLC 's Polygamist Family '' . Babble . Retrieved March 21 , 2011 . ^ Jump up to : Horiuchi , Vince ( August 6 , 2010 ) . `` Utah polygamists star in reality TV show '' . The Salt Lake Tribune . Retrieved September 28 , 2010 . Jump up ^ Belloni , Matthew ( October 7 , 2010 ) . `` Bigamy investigation threatens TLC 's `` Sister Wives '' `` . Reuters . Retrieved October 18 , 2010 . ^ Jump up to : Seidman , Robert ( October 19 , 2010 ) . `` Sunday Cable Ratings : Kardashians Lead ; Mad Men Finale Up ; Rubicon Finale Down ; Broadway Empire , Sonny with a Chance & Much More '' . TV by the Numbers . Archived from the original on October 24 , 2010 . Retrieved October 20 , 2010 . Jump up ^ Freydkin , Donna ( September 26 , 2010 ) . `` Unfamiliar world of polygamy is opening up in TV shows , films '' . USA Today . Retrieved September 27 , 2010 . Jump up ^ Pierce , Scott D. ( October 29 , 2010 ) . `` TLC renews ' Sister Wives ' '' . The Salt Lake Tribune . Retrieved November 29 , 2010 . Jump up ^ Means , Sean P. ( October 22 , 2010 ) . `` Spend Halloween with the `` Sister Wives '' `` . The Salt Lake Tribune . Retrieved October 30 , 2010 . Jump up ^ France , Lisa Respers ( November 20 , 2010 ) . `` A ' Sister Wives ' honeymoon special '' . CNN . Retrieved November 29 , 2010 . ^ Jump up to : Shellnutt , Kate ( October 3 , 2010 ) . `` Sister Wives : Growing pains '' . Houston Chronicle . Retrieved November 29 , 2010 . ^ Jump up to : Shellnutt , Kate ( October 10 , 2010 ) . `` Sister Wives : Baby mama drama '' . Houston Chronicle . Retrieved November 29 , 2010 . Jump up ^ Reiher , Andrea ( October 17 , 2010 ) . `` ' Sister Wives ' finale : Will Season 2 see Robyn move into the house ? '' . Zap2it . Archived from the original on December 12 , 2010 . Retrieved November 29 , 2010 . Jump up ^ `` Sister Wives Episodes -- Sister Wives Full Episode Guides from Season 2 on TLC '' . TVGuide.com . Retrieved November 21 , 2012 . Jump up ^ `` Sister Wives ' Kody and Robyn Brown Expecting -- Today 's News : Our Take '' . TVGuide.com. April 10 , 2011 . Retrieved November 21 , 2012 . Jump up ^ `` Meet Solomon Brown First Photo Of Newest Sister Wives Baby '' . E ! Online . October 27 , 2011 . Retrieved November 21 , 2012 . Jump up ^ Kondolojy , Amanda ( July 2 , 2013 ) . `` ' Sister Wives ' Returns for a Fourth Season on TLC '' . TV by the Numbers . Archived from the original on July 6 , 2013 . Retrieved July 29 , 2013 . ^ Jump up to : Velasco , Schuyler ( October 16 , 2010 ) . `` Secrets of the polygamists '' . Salon.com . Archived from the original on October 21 , 2010 . Retrieved October 18 , 2010 . ^ Jump up to : Pierce , Scott D. ( October 24 , 2010 ) . `` ' Sister Wives ' revives Utah 's cultural ties to polygamy '' . The Salt Lake Tribune . Retrieved October 24 , 2010 . ^ Jump up to : McNamara , Mary ( September 25 , 2010 ) . `` Television review : ' Sister Wives ' : TLC show examines a real - life polygamous family '' . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved September 27 , 2010 . Jump up ^ Reiher , Andrea ( October 14 , 2010 ) . `` Oprah on ' Sister Wives ' : ' Most fascinated with the relationship the women have with each other ' '' . Zap2it . Retrieved October 18 , 2010 . ^ Jump up to : Brooks , Joanna ( September 27 , 2010 ) . `` TLC Premieres Polygamy Reality Show Sister Wives '' . Religion Dispatches . Retrieved September 27 , 2010 . Jump up ^ Puterman , Shari ( November 12 , 2010 ) . `` TLC capitalizing on ' Sister Wives ' '' . Asbury Park Press . Retrieved November 29 , 2010 . Jump up ^ Lane , Laura ( October 25 , 2010 ) . `` Nancy Grace on ' Sister Wives ' Investigation : `` Kody Should Go to Jail ! '' `` . OK ! . Archived from the original on October 29 , 2010 . Retrieved October 26 , 2010 . Jump up ^ Ravitz , Jessica . `` '' Sister Wives '' explained : A fundamentalist Mormon polygamy primer `` . CNN . Retrieved October 26 , 2010 . Jump up ^ Gorman , Bill ( September 28 , 2010 ) . `` Sunday Cable Ratings : Boardwalk Empire Falls ; Rubicon Stays Low + Glades , Mad Men , Kardashians , Dexter & Lots More '' . TV by the Numbers . Archived from the original on October 5 , 2010 . Retrieved October 2 , 2010 . Jump up ^ Hibberd , James ( September 28 , 2010 ) . `` TLC 's ' Sister Wives ' gets love from viewers '' . The Hollywood Reporter . Archived from the original on October 1 , 2010 . Retrieved October 4 , 2010 . Jump up ^ Seidman , Robert ( October 5 , 2010 ) . `` Sunday Cable Ratings : Broadwalk Empire Mostly Stable ; Rubicon Still Tiny ; Mad Men , Kardashians , Dexter & Lots More '' . TV by the Numbers . Archived from the original on October 10 , 2010 . Retrieved October 11 , 2010 . Jump up ^ Gorman , Bill ( October 12 , 2010 ) . `` Sunday Cable Ratings : Boardwalk Empire Plunges ; Rubicon Up ; Mad Men , Kardashians , MLB Playoffs & More '' . TV by the Numbers . Archived from the original on October 17 , 2010 . Retrieved October 18 , 2010 . Jump up ^ Seidman , Robert ( October 19 , 2010 ) . `` TLC 's Sister Wives Scores Big Finale and Season '' . TV by the Numbers . Archived from the original on October 21 , 2010 . Retrieved October 20 , 2010 . Bibliography ( edit ) Tenety , Elizabeth ( August 10 , 2011 ) , `` Warren Jeffs , ' Sister Wives , ' and American polygamy '' , Washington Post External links ( edit ) Official website Puddle Monkey , production company Sister Wives on IMDb Sister Wives at TV.com `` '' Brown v. Herbert `` '' ( pdf ) . Civil Rights Complaint . Utah : Jonathan Turley . July 2011 . 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( May 2017 ) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message ) Benue State State Nickname ( s ) : Food Basket of the Nation Location of Benue State in Nigeria Coordinates : 7 ° 20 ′ N 8 ° 45 ′ E  /  7.333 ° N 8.750 ° E  / 7.333 ; 8.750 Coordinates : 7 ° 20 ′ N 8 ° 45 ′ E  /  7.333 ° N 8.750 ° E  / 7.333 ; 8.750 Country Nigeria Date created 3 February 1976 Capital Makurdi Government Governor ( List ) Samuel Ortom ( APC ) Deputy Governor Benson Abounu Senators David Mark George Akume Barnabas Andyar Gemade Area Total 34,059 km ( 13,150 sq mi ) Area rank 11th of 36 Population ( 2006 Census ) Total 4,253,641 Rank 7th of 36 GDP ( PPP ) Year 2007 ( estimate ) Total $6.86 billion Per capita $1,592 Time zone WAT ( UTC + 01 ) ISO 3166 code NG - BE Benue State is a state in the mid-belt region of Nigeria with a population of about 4,253,641 in 2006 census . It is inhabited predominantly by the Tiv , Idoma and Igede peoples , who speak the Tiv language , Idoma , and Igede respectively . The Tivs comprise the Etulos while the Idomas comprise the Ufia 's ( Utonkon ) to Orokam at the west border of the state . There are other ethnic groups , including the Etulo , Abakwa , Jukun , Hausa , Igbo , ￼ ￼ Igala people , ￼ Akweya and Nyifon . With its capital at Makurdi , Benue is a rich agricultural region ; some of the crops grown there are potatoes , cassava , soya bean , guinea corn , flax , yams , sesame , rice , and groundnuts , Palm Tree . Benue State is named after the Benue River and was formed from the former Benue - Plateau State in 1976 , along with Igala and some part of Kwara State . In 1991 some areas of Benue state ( mostly Igala area ) , along with areas in Kwara State , were carved out to become part of the new Kogi State . Igbo people are found in the boundary areas of Ebonyi State and Enugu State in local government areas like the Obi , Oju etc . Samuel Ortom is the governor and Benson Abounu is the deputy governor . Both are All Progressives Congress ( APC ) members . Benue state has three universities : Federal University of Agriculture , Makurdi , Benue State University , Makurdi , and University of Mkar , Mkar , Gboko . It has two polytechnics : Benue State Polytechnic , Ugbokolo and Fidei polytechnic , Gboko as well as the Akperan Orshi college of Agriculture Yandev . There are about four colleges of education which are Federal College of Education Agasha , College of Education Oju , College of Education Kastina Ala . Benue State as it exists today is a surviving legacy of an administrative entity which was carved out of the protectorate of northern Nigeria at the beginning of the twentieth century . The territory was initially known as Munshi Province until 1918 when the name of its dominant geographical feature , the ' Benue River ' was adopted . Contents ( hide ) 1 History of Benue State 1.1 Population Structure and Distribution 1.2 Settlement Pattern and Urbanization 2 Geology and Environment 2.1 Geology 2.2 Mineral Resources 2.3 Natural Resources 2.4 Relief and Drainage 3 People and culture 3.1 Traditional Rulers 3.2 Culture 4 The State Capital 5 Local Government Areas 6 Economy 6.1 Agricultural production 6.2 Commerce and industry 6.3 Infrastructure and Transportation 6.4 Power supply 6.5 Telecommunications 6.6 Tourism and Recreation 7 References 8 External links History of Benue State ( edit ) Population structure and distribution ( edit ) The State which is in the has a total population of 4,253,641 in 2006 census , with an average population density of 99 persons per km2 . This makes Benue the 9th most populous state in Nigeria . However , the distribution of the population according to Local government areas shows marked duality . There are areas of low population density . such as Guma , Gwer East , Ohimini , Katsina - Ala , Apa , Logo and Agatu , each with less than seventy persons per km2 , while Vandeikya , Okpokwu , Ogbadibo , Obi and Gboko have densities ranging from 140 persons to 200 persons per km2 . Makurdi LGA has over 380 person per km2 . The males are 49.8 percent of the total population while females constitute 50.2 per cent . Settlement pattern and urbanization ( edit ) Benue State region was depleted of its human population during the slave trade . It is largely rural , with scattered settlements mainly in tiny compounds or homesteads , whose population range from 630 people , most of whom are farmers . Urbanization in Benue State did not predate the colonial era . The few towns established during colonial rule remained very small ( less than 30,000 people ) up to the creation of Benue State in 1976 . Benue towns can be categorised into three groups . The first group consists of those with a population of 80,000 to 500,000 people . These include Makurdi , the State Capital , Gboko and Otukpo the `` headquarters '' of the two dominant ethnic groups ( 125,944 and 88,958 people respectively ) . The second group comprises towns with a population of between 20,000 and 50,000 people and includes Katsina - Ala , Zaki - Biam , Ukum ￼ ￼ , and Adikpo , Kwande . These are all local government headquarters . The third category comprises towns with a population of 10,000 to 19,000 people and includes Vandeikya , Lessel , lhugh , Naka , Adoka , Aliade , Okpoga , lgumale , Oju , Utonkon , Ugbokolo , Wannune , Ugbokpo , Otukpa , Ugba and Korinya . Most of these towns are headquarters of recently created Local Government Areas and / or district headquarters or major market areas . Some of the headquarters of the newly created LGAs have populations of less than 10,000 people . Such places include Tse - Agberaba , Gbajimba , Buruku , Idekpa , Obagaji and Obarikeito . Apart from earth roads , schools , periodic markets and chemists ( local drug stores ) , the rural areas are largely used for farming , relying on the urban centres for most of their urban needs . Benue State has no problem of capital city primacy . Rather , three towns stand out very clearly as important urban centres which together account for more than 70 per cent of the social amenities provided in the state and almost all the industrial establishments . These centres are Makurdi , Gboko and Otukpo . They are amongst the oldest towns in the state and are growing at a much faster rate than the smaller younger towns . Makurdi doubles as the capital of the state and the headquarters of Makurdi LGA , while Gboko , Otukpo and Oju double as local government and ethnic headquarters ( i.e. for Tiv , Idoma , and Igede ) . All the roads in the state radiate from these three centres . As an administrative unit , Benue State was first created on 3 February 1976 . It was one of the seven states created by the military administration headed by General Murtala Mohammed , which increased the number of states in the country from 13 to 19 . In 1991 , its boundaries were re-adjusted with the creation of Kogi State . The new Benue State of today has twenty ( 23 ) local government areas , which are administered by local government councils . Geology and environment ( edit ) Benue State lies within the lower river Benue trough in the middle belt region of Nigeria . Its geographic coordinates are longitude 7 ° 47 ' and 10 ° 0 ' East . Latitude 6 ° 25 ' and 8 ° 8 ' North ; and shares boundaries with five other states namely : Nasarawa State to the north , Taraba State to the east , Cross-River State to the south , Enugu State to the south - west and Kogi State to the west . The state also shares a common boundary with the Republic of Cameroon on the south - east . Benue occupies a landmass of 34,059 square kilometres . Geology ( edit ) Based on Köppen climate classification , Benue State lies within the AW climate and experiences two distinct seasons , the Wet season and the Dry season . The rainy season lasts from April to October with annual rainfall in the range of 100 - 200mm . The dry season begins in November and ends in March . Temperatures fluctuate between 21 -- 37 degrees Celsius in the year . The south - eastern part of the state adjoining the Obudu - Cameroun mountain range , however , has a cooler climate similar to that of the Jos Plateau . Much of Benue State falls within the Benue Valley / trough which is believed to be structurally developed . During the Tertiary and possibly the Interglacial periods of the Quaternary glaciation , the Benue and Niger Valleys , otherwise known as the Niger / Benue trough , were transgressed by the waters of the Atlantic Ocean . As a result , marine sediments form the dominant surface geology of much of Benue State . Mineral resources ( edit ) Benue State is blessed with abundant mineral resources . These resources are distributed in the Local Government Areas of the state . Of these mineral resources , only Limestone at Tse - Kucha near Gboko and Kaolinite at Otukpo are being commercially exploited . Other mineral deposits include Baryte , Gypsum , Feldspar , Wolframite , Kaolinite , mineral salts and Gemstone etc . Natural resources ( edit ) Benue State is the nation 's acclaimed food basket because of its rich agricultural produce which include Yam , Rice , Beans , Cassava , Sweet - potato , Maize , Soybean , Sorghum , Millet , Sesame , cocoyam etc . The state accounts for over 70 % of Nigeria 's Soybean production . Agriculture is the mainstay of the economy , engaging over 75 % of the state farming population . The State also boasts of one of the longest stretches of river systems in the country with great potential for a viable fishing industry , dry season farming through irrigation and for an inland water highway . The vegetation of the southern parts of the state is characterised by forests , which yield trees for timber and provide a suitable habitat for rare animals types and species . The state thus possesses potential for the development of viable forest and wildlife reserves . Relief and drainage ( edit ) The land is generally low lying ( averaging 100m - 250m ) and gently undulating with occasional inselbergs , Knoll , Laterite etc . It is only at the boundary area with Cameroon , also Kwande and Oju Local Government Areas that hilly terrain with appreciable local relief is encountered . Here , the terrain is characterised by steep slopes , deep incised valleys and generally rugged relief . Elsewhere , gradients average less than 4 ° . River Benue is the dominant geographical feature in the state . It is one of the few large rivers in Nigeria . The Katsina - Ala is the largest tributary , while the smaller rivers include Mkomon , Amile , Duru , Loko Konshisha , Kpa , Okpokwu , Mu , Be , Aya , Apa Ogede and Ombi . The flood plains which are characterised by extensive swamps and ponds are good for dry season irrigated farming . Though Benue State has high drainage density many of the streams are seasonal . Hence , there is an acute water shortage in the dry season in Local Government Areas such as Guma , Okpokwu , Ogbadibo , Gwer West ( Naka , Nigeria ) and Oju . People and culture ( edit ) The state is populated by several ethnic groups : Tiv , Idoma , Igede , Etulo , Abakpa , Jukun , Hausa , Igbo , Akweya and Nyifon . The Tiv are the dominant ethnic group , occupying 14 local government areas with the Etulo and Jukun , while the Idoma , Igede , Igbo , Akweya and Nyifon occupy the remaining nine local government areas . Most of the people are farmers while the inhabitants of the river areas engage in fishing as their primary or important secondary occupation . The people of the state are famous for their cheerful and hospitable disposition as well as rich cultural heritage . Traditional rulers ( edit ) The Benue State Government accords high respect to traditional rulers in recognition of their role as custodians of culture and as agents of development . Also , their roles in enhancing peace and order at the grassroots level are also recognised . To enhance their contribution to the affairs of the state , government has established a three - tier traditional council system made up of Local Government Area Traditional Councils , Area Traditional Councils and the State Council of Chiefs with the Tor Tiv ( Tiv king ) as chairman . The two Area Councils are the Tiv Traditional Council and the Idoma Traditional Council . The former has the Tor Tiv ( Tiv King ) as chairman of all the traditional rulers from the Tiv dominant Local Government Areas , while the latter has the Och ' Idoma ( Idoma king ) as the chairman of all the traditional rulers from the Idoma dominant Local Government Areas . The State Council of Chiefs had the Tor Tiv , Orchivirigh Professor James Ortese Iorzua Ayatse ( Tor Tiv V ) ( ) , with Och'Idoma and all second class Chiefs / Chairmen of the Local Government Traditional Council as members . Culture ( edit ) Dancers in Benue state attire Benue State possesses a rich and diverse cultural heritage which finds expression in colourful cloths , exotic masquerades , supplicated music and dances . Traditional dances from Benue State have won acclaim at national and international cultural festivals . The most popular of these dances include Ingyough , Ange , Anchanakupa , Swange and Ogirinya among others . The socio - religious festivals of the people , colourful dances , dresses and songs are also of tourist value . The Alekwu ancestral festival of the Idoma people , for instance , is an occasion when the local people believe their ancestors re-established contact with the living in the form of masquerades . The lgede - Agba is a Yam Festival , marked every year in September by the lgede people of Oju and Obi local government areas . Among the Tiv , the Tiv Day , marriage ceremonies and dance competitions ( e.g. Swange dance ) are often very colourful . Kwagh - hir is a very entertaining Tiv puppet show . Social life in Benue State is also enriched by the availability of diverse recreational facilities . Apart from parks , beaches , dancing and masquerades mentioned above , the big hotels in Makurdi , Gboko and Otukpo are equipped with several indoor sporting facilities . There are golf clubs , the Makurdi Club , Railway Club , Police Club and Air Force Club , where , apart from the sale of drinks and snacks , various types of games are played . There is a standard Arts Theatre , a modern Sports Complex which includes the Aper Aku Stadium , which has provisions for such games as tennis , basketball , volleyball and handball , an indoor sports hall and Olympic size swimming pool in Makurdi . A Smaller stadia exist in Gboko ( J.S. Tarka Stadium ) , Katsina - Ala , Adikpo , Vandeikya and Otukpo . The BCC Lawn Tennis tournament attracts players from all over the country . Benue State has three teams in the professional soccer ranks , Lobi Stars F.C. in Division One , BCC Lions FC in Division Two , Mark mentors as the basketball premier league team . The State capital ( edit ) Makurdi , the state capital was established in the early twenties and gained prominence in 1927 when it became the headquarters of the then Benue Province . Being a river port , it attracted the establishment of trading depots by companies such as United Africa Company of Nigeria and John Holt plc . Its commercial status was further enhanced when the Railway Bridge was completed and opened in 1932 . In 1976 , the town became the capital of Benue State and today , doubles as the headquarters of Makurdi Local Government Area . The town is divided by the River Benue into the north and south banks , which are connected by two bridges : the railway bridge , which was built in 1932 , and the new dual carriage bridge commissioned in 1978 . The southern part of the town is made up of several wards , including Central Ward , Old GRA , Ankpa Ward , Wadata Ward , High Level , Wurukum ( Low Level ) , New GRA etc . Important establishments and offices located here include the Government House , The State Secretariat , The Federal Secretariat , The Central Bank of Nigeria Regional headquarters , Commercial Banks , Telecommunication companies , Police Headquarters , Nigeria Prisons Service , Aper Aku Stadium , Nigeria Air force Base , Makurdi , The Makurdi Modern Market , the Federal Medical Centre , Nigeria Railway Station , Benue Printing and Publishing Company Limited , Radio Benue , Nigerian Television Authority ( NTA ) , Nigerian Postal service , Benue Hotels Makurdi , Benue Plaza hotel , Benue State University , Benue State Breweries . The North bank area of the town houses among other establishments , the Federal University of Agriculture , the Nigerian Army School of Military Engineering , the headquarters of the 72 Airborne Battalion and the State Headquarters of the Department of Customs and Excise . Owing to its location in the valley of River Benue , Makurdi experiences warm temperatures most of the year . The period from November to January , when the harmattan weather is experienced is , however , relatively cool . Makurdi can be reached by air , rail , road and water . The major northern route is the Makurdi -- Lafia -- Jos road . The southern routes are Makurdi -- Otukpo -- Enugu and Makurdi -- Yandev -- Adikpo -- Calabar roads . Traffic from the west comes through Makurdi -- ( 3 ) Naka -- Adoka Ankpa ( 3 ) -- Okene ( 1 ) roads and from the east through Makurdi -- Yandev -- Katsina Ala -- Wukari roads . These Makurdi Rail Bridge provides the only rail link between the northern and eastern parts of Nigeria . Makurdi Airport has the Nigerian Airways and other private airlines provide air links between Makurdi and the rest of the country . The beautiful beaches of River Benue can be exploited to provide good sites for relaxation . The river itself provides tourist opportunities for boating angling and swimming . The Makurdi Moratorium that houses a variety of animals including some rare species also serves as another feature of tourist attraction . Local Government Areas ( edit ) Benué State consists of twenty - three ( 23 ) Local Government Areas . They are : Local Government Area Headquarters Ado Igumale Agatu Obagaji Apa Ugbokpo Buruku Buruku Gboko Gboko Guma Gbajimba Gwer East Aliade Gwer West Naka Katsina - Ala Katsina - Ala Konshisha Tse - Agberagba Kwande Adikpo Logo Ugba Makurdi Makurdi Obi Obarike - Ito Ogbadibo Otukpa Ohimini Idekpa Oju Anyuwogbu - ibilla Okpokwu Okpoga Otukpo Otukpo Tarka Wannune Ukum Sankera Ushongo Lessel Vandeikya Vandeikya Economy ( edit ) Agricultural production ( edit ) Agriculture forms the backbone of the Benue State economy , engaging more than 70 per cent of the working population . This has made Benue the major source of food production in the Nation . It can still be developed because most of the modern techniques are not yet popular to 98 % of Nigeria . Mechanization and plantation agriculture / agro-forestry are still at its infancy . Farm inputs such as fertilizers , improved seed , insecticides and other foreign methods are being increasingly used . However , cost and availability is still a challenge . Important cash crops include Soy - beans , Rice , Peanuts , mango varieties , Citrus etc . Other cash crops include Palm oil , Melon , African pear , Chili pepper , Tomatoes etc . Food crops indude Yam , Cassava , Sweet potato , Beans , Maize , Millet , Guinea corn , Vegetables etc . There is very little irrigation agriculture and techniques . Animal production include , Cattle , Pork , Poultry and Goat but no dairy and dairy products yet . Commerce and industry ( edit ) Banking services are available as all the banks in Nigeria have branches in the state with the Central Bank of Nigeria having its regional headquarters in Makurdi . Dangote Cement Company is a private company that operates within the state and provides a little employment to the people . This is a rough estimated employment percentage in the state : 75 % are farmers , 10 % traders , 6 % civil servants , 9 % private . Benue State has the capacity to support a wide range of industries using local agricultural and mineral resources although potentials are yet to be exploited . Private initiatives in commerce and industry , particularly by indigenes , is as also on a small scale and is limited to carpentry , shoe repairs and manufacturing , small scale rice mills , leather and plastic industries , weaving , printing , catering , block making , food processing etc . Industry and commerce have been greatly retarded by the absence of capital funds , basic infrastructure and the frequent political changes . Infrastructure and transportation ( edit ) The location of Benue State in the centre of the country plus the presence of bridges on two large rivers , the Benue River and Katsina - Ala River , make the state a major cross-roads centre . Two major highways connect the Eastern States to the North and North East . The present government has shown commitment to the construction of roads within the state capital Makurdi and other major roads leading in and out of the state . The roads are in an excellent condition . The Federal government is also remodelling and expanding the Makurdi Airport to become the largest agricultural cargo airport in the country . The rivers Benue and Katsina - Ala only needs to be dredged and a modern river port built at Makurdi , Turan , Buruku and Katsina - Ala to transport goods all over the nation since the state is at the middle of the country . Ships are sighted very occasionally offloading cargo for Benue company at the Abinsi jetty . The eastern rail line connects Makurdi , Otukpo , Taraku , Utonkon and lgumale with the rest of the country . Altogether , about 180 km of rail line traverses the state . Power supply ( edit ) Electricity is not yet stable but industrialists use private power plants . Telecommunications ( edit ) Benue has facilities for the GSM service companies operating in the Country The state also has 4 radio stations and 2 television stations . Tourism and recreation ( edit ) Benue State possesses immense tourism potentials which are yet to be exploited . Since some of the tourist attractions are best selected by the tourist , Benue State in her bid to develop tourism embarked on infrastructural development necessary for the overall well being of the tourist . The options are still opened to foreign investors . The programme of road development , hotels , postal , telephone and Email services , electricity , potable water , recreational facilities and the general hospitality of the people will eventually open up the state to tourists . An amusement park and Zoo have been developed at Makurdi . There is a wild life park at lkwe where a conference hall and chalets have been built to serve tourists . Tourist attractions in the state may be grouped into natural scenic , historical monuments and festivals . Natural Attractions in Benue State include hills and ranges such as Ikyogen , Abande , Ngokur , Mkar , Ushongo and Harga . There is a heavily wooded natural trench at Tse - Mker which is believed to be inhabited by dangerous creatures including Pythons . Gurgul is a waterfall on Katsina Ala River . The border stretch adjoining the Obudu / South Cameroon Plateau ranges features a beautiful scenery of forests , dissected hills , Dykes , dozens of fast flowing streams and incised valleys . In the Dry season , the water level in both the Benue River and Katsina - Ala River falls , giving rise to beautiful sandy river beaches and clean shallow waters . The waters are excellent for recreational boating and swimming . At Orokam in Ogbadibo Local government areas , occurs the Enumabia Warm Spring.At Epwa - Ibilla , Andi - Ibilla , Uchenyum - Ibilla , Okochi - Uwokwu , Irachi - Uwokwu , Ette - Uda - Uwokwu , Odepa - Uwokwu , Igbegi - Ipinu - Uwokwu , Edde - Ibilla - Uwokwu , and Ohuma - Uwokwu of Oju , are springs of clean water . There are masses of unusually tall trees in the deep valleys and on the pretty steep highlands , which are all however inhabited . Historical monuments in the state include the Royal Niger Company Trading Stores at Makurdi and Gbileve near Katsina - Ala ; the tombs of the first Dutch missionaries at Harga and Sai in Katsina - Ala Local Government Areas ; the tombs of the legendary politician , Mr. J.S. Tarka and past three Tor Tiv in Gboko town ; and the trench fortifications in Turan district of Kwande local government areas which were dug by the Tiv to ward off Chamba invasions in the 19th century . At Utonkon , is a thick forest with tall giant trees , the centre of which used to serve as a slave trade market , but is now the site of shrines and a periodic market . Swem is a shrine site at the foot of the Cameroon range in Kwande local government area from where the Tivs were said to have originated . References ( edit ) Jump up ^ `` 2006 PHC Priority Tables -- NATIONAL POPULATION COMMISSION '' . population.gov.ng . Retrieved 2017 - 10 - 10 . ^ Jump up to : `` C - GIDD ( Canback Global Income Distribution Database ) '' . Canback Dangel . Retrieved 20 August 2008 . Jump up ^ Seibert , Uwe . `` Languages of Benue State '' . Nigerian Languages . Department of Languages and Linguistics , University of Jos . Archived from the original on 9 May 2007 . Retrieved 3 April 2007 . Jump up ^ Ajaero , Chris ( 18 November 2007 ) . `` A Brand New Image For Benue '' . Newswatch magazine . Newswatch Communications . Archived from the original on 16 October 2008 . Retrieved 26 December 2007 . Jump up ^ `` New dawn , as Tiv land crowns Professor James Ortese Iorzua Ayatse King '' . Retrieved 22 May 2017 . External links ( edit ) Official Benué State Website `` Benue State Executive Council '' . Library of Congress Africa Pamphlet Collection -- Flickr . Retrieved 12 May 2014 . `` Benue State Executive Council -- Members and Special Advisers '' . Library of Congress Africa Pamphlet Collection -- Flickr . Retrieved 12 May 2014 . Governors of Benue State Abdullahi Shelleng Adebayo Lawal Aper Aku John Kpera Jonah David Jang Yohanna Madaki Ishaya Bakut Idris Garba Fidelis Makka Moses Adasu Joshua Obademi Aminu Isa Kontagora Dominic Oneya George Akume Gabriel Suswam States of Nigeria Federal Capital Territory ( FCT ) Abia Adamawa Akwa Ibom Anambra Bauchi Bayelsa Benue Borno Cross River Delta Ebonyi Edo Ekiti Enugu Gombe Imo Jigawa Kaduna Kano Katsina Kebbi Kogi Kwara Lagos Nasarawa Niger Ogun Ondo Osun Oyo Plateau Rivers Sokoto Taraba Yobe Zamfara Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Benue_State&oldid=816664193 '' Categories : States of Nigeria Benue State States and territories established in 1976 Hidden categories : Articles needing additional references from May 2017 All articles needing additional references EngvarB from November 2015 Use dmy dates from November 2015 Coordinates on Wikidata Library of Congress Africa Collection related Talk Contents About Wikipedia تۆرکجه Bân - lâm - gú Български Català Cebuano Dansk Deutsch Eesti Español Esperanto فارسی Français Galego 한국어 हिन्दी Igbo Bahasa Indonesia Italiano ქართული Kiswahili Kurdî Кырык мары Nederlands 日本 語 Norsk Polski Português Română Русский Српски / srpski Suomi Svenska Türkçe Українська اردو Yorùbá 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 22 December 2017 , at 21 : 26 . 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One of These Nights ( song ) - wikipedia One of These Nights ( song ) Jump to : navigation , search For other uses , see One of These Nights ( disambiguation ) . `` One of These Nights '' Netherlands picture sleeve , unusually crediting `` The Eagles '' Single by Eagles from the album One of These Nights B - side `` Visions '' Released May 19 , 1975 Format 7 '' Genre Soft rock , disco Length 4 : 55 ( album ) 3 : 28 ( single ) Label Asylum Songwriter ( s ) Don Henley , Glenn Frey Producer ( s ) Bill Szymczyk Eagles singles chronology `` Best of My Love '' ( 1974 ) `` One of These Nights '' ( 1975 ) `` Lyin ' Eyes '' ( 1975 ) `` Best of My Love '' ( 1974 ) `` One of These Nights '' ( 1975 ) `` Lyin ' Eyes '' ( 1975 ) `` One of These Nights '' is a song written by Don Henley and Glenn Frey and recorded by the American rock band Eagles . The title track from their One of These Nights album , the song became their second single to top the Billboard Hot 100 chart after `` Best of My Love '' and also helped propel the album to number one . The single version was shortened from the album version of the song , removing most of the song 's intro and most of its fade - out , as well . Henley is lead vocalist on the verses , while Randy Meisner sings high harmony ( not lead ) on the refrain . The song features a guitar solo by Don Felder that is `` composed of blues - based licks and sustained string bends using an unusually meaty distortion tone . '' Contents ( hide ) 1 Background 2 Personnel 3 Charts 3.1 Weekly charts 3.2 Year - end charts 4 References 5 External links Background The song was a conscious attempt by the band to write something different from a country - rock and ballad - type song . Don Henley said : `` We like to be a nice little country - rock band from Los Angeles ... about half the time . '' He added : `` We wanted to get away from the ballad syndrome with `` One of These Nights . '' With Don Felder in the band now , we can really rock . '' Frey said that they `` wanted ' One of These Nights ' to have a lot of teeth , a lot of bite -- a nasty track with pretty vocals . '' The writing was influence by R&B music and disco ; according to Frey , he was listening to Spinners and Al Green records when he started writing the song . Frey started the writing process by composing the music , and Henley then started with the lyrics . Frey said : `` I just went over to the piano and I started playing this little minor descending progression , and he comes over and goes , ' One of these nights ' . '' After that , Frey said : `` What usually happens is when we get the thing fused together , he gets involved in the music and I get involved in the lyrics . '' While they were recording the album in Miami , the band also shared a studio with the Bee Gees , and according to Henley , the `` four - on - the - floor '' bass - drum pattern is a nod to disco . In the liner notes of The Very Best Of , Frey had this to say about the song : `` We had Don Henley 's voice , which allowed us to go in a more soulful direction , which made me exceedingly happy ... A lot of things came together on One Of These Nights -- our love of the studio , the dramatic improvement in Don 's and my songwriting . We made a quantum leap with `` One Of These Nights . '' It was a breakthrough song . It is my favorite Eagles record . If I ever had to pick one , it would n't be `` Hotel California '' ; it would n't be `` Take It Easy . '' For me , it would be `` One Of These Nights . '' '' Frey also said that the song is about putting things off . `` We 've all said , ' One of these nights I 'm gon na do something -- get that girl , make that money , find that house . ' We all have our dreams -- a vision we hope will come true someday . When that ' someday ' will come is up to each of us . '' On the recording , Frey said : `` We cut the basic track in Miami in December at Criteria Studios . We took it to L.A. , put all the drone guitars and Felder 's solo on in L.A. , and went back to Miami to put the vocals on in March . '' The B - side , `` Visions '' , features lead vocals by guitarist Don Felder , the only Eagles song to do so . Personnel Don Henley -- lead vocals , drums Glenn Frey -- piano , backing vocals Don Felder -- lead guitar , rhythm guitar Randy Meisner -- bass guitar , backing vocals Bernie Leadon -- rhythm guitar , backing vocals Charts Weekly charts Chart ( 1975 ) Peak position Australia KMR 33 Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders ) 8 Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) 13 Canada Adult Contemporary ( RPM ) 18 Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) 7 New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) 5 UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) 23 US Billboard Hot 100 US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) 20 Year - end charts Chart ( 1975 ) Rank Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) 87 New Zealand 15 US Billboard Hot 100 9 References Jump up ^ Masley , Ed ( September 30 , 2014 ) . `` 10 / 1 : 5 essential Eagles albums - ' Hotel to ' Border ' '' . The Arizona Republic . Retrieved May 23 , 2015 . ^ Jump up to : Paul Gambaccini ( August 28 , 1975 ) . `` Eagles Fly High With Disco ' Night ' '' . Rolling Stone . Jump up ^ Prown , Pete ; Newquist , Harvey P. ( 1997 ) . Legends of Rock Guitar : The Essential Reference of Rock 's Greatest Guitarists . Milwaukee , WI : Leonard . p. 119 . ISBN 978 - 0 - 7935 - 4042 - 6 . Jump up ^ Travis Smiley . `` Glenn Frey Tribute -- Part 1 '' . PBS . Jump up ^ Browne , David ( June 10 , 2016 ) . `` Eagles ' Complete Discography : Don Henley Looks Back '' . Rolling Stone . Jump up ^ The Very Best Of ( CD ) . Eagles . Warner Music Group . 2003 . R2 73971 . Jump up ^ `` '' One of These Nights '' - The Eagles `` . Super Seventies . Jump up ^ `` Ultratop.be -- Eagles -- One of These Nights '' ( in Dutch ) . Ultratop 50 . Jump up ^ `` Top RPM Singles : Issue 4019a . '' RPM . Library and Archives Canada . Jump up ^ `` Top RPM Adult Contemporary : Issue 4016 . '' RPM . Library and Archives Canada . Jump up ^ `` Dutchcharts.nl -- Eagles -- One of These Nights '' ( in Dutch ) . Single Top 100 . Jump up ^ `` Charts.org.nz -- Eagles -- One of These Nights '' . Top 40 Singles . Jump up ^ `` Eagles : Artist Chart History '' . Official Charts Company . Jump up ^ `` Eagles Chart History ( Hot 100 ) '' . Billboard . Jump up ^ `` Eagles Chart History ( Adult Contemporary ) '' . Billboard . Jump up ^ `` Item Display -- RPM -- Library and Archives Canada '' . collectionscanada.gc.ca . Jump up ^ The Official New Zealand Music Chart -- NZ End Of Year Charts 1975 Jump up ^ Musicoutfitters.com External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Preceded by `` The Hustle '' by Van McCoy and the Soul City Symphony Billboard Hot 100 number - one single August 2 , 1975 ( one week ) Succeeded by `` Jive Talkin ' '' by The Bee Gees ( hide ) Eagles Glenn Frey Don Henley Bernie Leadon Randy Meisner Don Felder Joe Walsh Timothy B. Schmit Studio albums Eagles Desperado On the Border One of These Nights Hotel California The Long Run Long Road Out of Eden Live albums Eagles Live Hell Freezes Over Farewell 1 Tour - Live from Melbourne Compilation albums Their Greatest Hits ( 1971 -- 1975 ) Eagles Greatest Hits , Vol. 2 The Very Best of the Eagles Selected Works : 1972 -- 1999 The Very Best Of Eagles Singles `` Take It Easy '' `` Witchy Woman '' `` Peaceful Easy Feeling '' `` Tequila Sunrise '' `` Outlaw Man '' `` Already Gone '' `` James Dean '' `` Best of My Love '' `` One of These Nights '' `` Lyin ' Eyes '' `` Take It to the Limit '' `` New Kid in Town '' `` Hotel California '' `` Life in the Fast Lane '' `` Please Come Home for Christmas '' `` Heartache Tonight '' `` The Long Run '' `` I Ca n't Tell You Why '' `` Seven Bridges Road '' `` Get Over It '' `` Love Will Keep Us Alive '' `` Hole in the World '' `` How Long '' `` Busy Being Fabulous '' Other songs `` Desperado '' `` Ol ' ' 55 '' `` The Last Resort '' `` In the City '' Tours Long Road Out of Eden Tour History of the Eagles Tour Related Discography Poco Linda Ronstadt Flying Burrito Brothers Common Thread : The Songs of the Eagles History of the Eagles Heaven and Hell : My Life in the Eagles ( 1974 -- 2001 ) Book Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=One_of_These_Nights_(song)&oldid=810483618 '' Categories : 1975 singles Disco songs Eagles ( band ) songs Billboard Hot 100 number - one singles Songs written by Glenn Frey Songs written by Don Henley Asylum Records singles Song recordings produced by Bill Szymczyk 1975 songs Hidden categories : Wikipedia semi-protected pages Articles with hAudio microformats Singlechart usages for Flanders Singlechart usages for Canadatopsingles Singlechart usages for Canadaadultcontemporary Singlechart usages for Dutch100 Singlechart usages for New Zealand Singlechart usages for UKsinglesbyname Singlechart usages for Billboardhot100 Singlechart usages for Billboardadultcontemporary Talk View source Contents About Wikipedia Français 한국어 Italiano 日本 語 Norsk nynorsk Português Edit links This page was last edited on 15 November 2017 , at 15 : 06 . 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