Is ‘McBee Dynasty’ Star Steve McBee Going to Jail? Read More: McBee Dynasty News

Although Season 2 of The McBee Dynasty is in the books and the cameras have stopped rolling, life continues on for the McBee family, and so does the drama.

Patriarch Steven McBee Sr. was absent from the second installment due to his legal issues, leaving many fans wondering where he stands in the midst of the proceedings.

What Did Steve McBee Do?
The Bravo reality show follows the McBee family as they run their rural family business, McBee Farm & Cattle. In the middle of Season 1 of the show, McBee disappeared from filming as he was being investigated for crop insurance fraud.

At the time, he was accused of falsifying a report to the insurance company, Rain and Hail. That document resulted in him receiving more than $3 million in insurance benefits.

In Nov. 2024, he pled guilty and waived his right to a grand jury.

A statement from the U.S. Attorney’s Office says McBee “admitted that he engaged in fraudulent activity from 2018 to 2020 that caused an economic loss to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.”

Is Steve McBee Going to Jail?
Nearly a year after the Missouri farmer pleaded guilty, he has still not been sentenced. A date for the official sentencing has been delayed a fourth time.

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Per People, McBee has been ordered to turn over some personal belongings, including three designer watches, as “substitute assets in partial satisfaction” of what he owes.

The original sentencing date was set for March 2025. However, it has been pushed back multiple times from March to June, then September, and now to October.

He faces up to 30 years in prison.

Where Is Steve McBee Now?
Because of his legal proceedings, McBee has stayed out of the public eye. His son Steven Jr. tells People the decision to keep him off the second season of the show was to “protect him and protect our family.”

The family patriarch was a part of a 2024 episode of the Meet the McBees podcast. The episode was shared after the first season ended, and likely when the second season was being filmed.

Although he did not address his legal issues, McBee talked about the criticism he received following the first season of the show, mostly about his love life.

Will There Be a Season 3 of ‘The McBee Dynasty’?
As this time, a third season of The McBee Dynasty has not been announced. The show has grown in popularity as it went from streaming on Peacock, to being broadcast on Bravo.

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Reality TV Show Stars Who Died in 2024
Fans of Survivor, American Idol, The Bachelor and more got very sad news this year. Popular contestants from each of these reality shows died in 2024. Here are 10 reality TV deaths we never saw coming.
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Sonja Christopher – ‘Survivor’ Season 1
Sonja Christopher was the very first person ever voted off the island on Survivor, during Season 1 in 2000. She still watched every episode until her death at age 87 in April. A cause of death was not revealed.

Lizzy Musi – ‘Street Outlaws: No Prep Kings’
Lizzy Musi became the first woman to win an event on Street Outlaws: No Prep Kings when she took the checkered flag in 2023. The 33-year-old was a talented driver who shared a Stage 4 triple-negative breast cancer diagnosis in April 2023. Over the next year she’d chronicle treatment and her journey before dying on June 27 in North Carolina.

Nick Mavar – ‘Deadliest Catch’
Nick Mavar was an integral part of Deadliest Catch until he left the show in 2021. He served for Sig Hansen on F/V Northwestern, and his best known episodes involved injury or illness.

The New York Times would quote his nephew in sharing that Mavar had a heart attack before he died in June at age 59.

Mandisa – ‘American Idol’ Season 5
Mandisa Hundley finished ninth on American Idol in 2006 and enjoyed a strong career in gospel music. Her death in April was unexpected, and some mystery surrounded the circumstances until the autopsy revealed she died due to complications of Class III obesity.

Autumn Crittendon – ’16 and Pregnant’
Police were still investigating the death of Autumn Oxley (Crittendon), a star of MTV’s 16 and Pregnant. She died on July 20, and few details were made public.

The 27-year-old had her first child, Drake, during the show and went on to have to more children. A GoFundMe was set up after her death to raise money for the funeral and other expenses.

Hailey Merkt – ‘The Bachelor’ Season 21
Bachelor alum Hailey Merkt died on July 26 after a battle with leukemia. She was only 31 years old, and toward the end had begun to document treatment. Her time on the ABC reality show came in 2016, with bachelor Nick Niall.

Naomi Pomeroy – ‘Top Chef Masters’
Chef Naomi Pomeroy appeared on shows like Iron Chef and Top Chef Masters in 2010 and 2011, but was better known in Portland as a world-renowned force behind a restaurant called Beast.

On July 13, she and her husband were tubing when a rope holding the tubes together snagged along the Willamette River. She drowned and died at age 49.

Perry Kurtz – ‘America’s Got Talent’
Comedian Perry Kurtz was killed in a hit-and-run accident near Los Angeles on Aug. 15. His vehicle was struck by a Honda Civic at about 11:20PM, with the COD listed as blunt force injuries.

Kurtz, 73, auditioned for Season 8 of AGT, but was eliminated when nobody voted for him. Performances on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and the Late Late Show with James Corden were other career highlights for a comic who worked regularly since the early 1980s.

Morgan Spurlock – ’30 Days’
Morgan Spurlock was best known for his documentary Super Size Me (2004), in which he spent 30 days eating only McDonald’s. That carried over into a reality show called 30 Days in which he or others would spend 30 days doing something uncomfortable to them. For example, he tried to live on minimum wage and then in prison for one month.

His death on May 23 came after a battle with cancer. He was 53 years old.

KeKe Jabbar
Friends of Keke Jabbar say the 42-year-old died of carbon monoxide poisoning in early July 2024. She was a star of Love and Marriage: Huntsville, a show on Oprah Winfrey’s OWN. Fans loved her authenticity and willingness to butt heads with family. She left behind a husband and three kids.
12 Binge-Worthy TV Shows Country Music Fans Can’t Get Enough Of
Every so often, a TV show comes around that unites country music fans. For decades, fans have enjoyed various sitcoms and dramas that have both warmed our hearts or gathered us together in the name of determination.

Recently, Taylor Sheridan has commanded the attention of country music lovers with his Yellowstone series and the prequels that have followed. However, fans of the genre have also found unity in comedies including Reba and King of the Hill, or reality series including Duck Dynasty and Fixer Upper. And who could pass up a drama like Nashville that puts viewers in the middle of Music City itself?
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‘The Beverly Hillbillies’
Once Jed Clampett strikes oil on his property, his family’s lives are changed forever. The Beverly Hillbillies is the ultimate rags-to-riches story as the fictional Clampett family go from their impoverished home in the swamp to a mansion in Beverly Hills. The show follows widowed Jed, his daughter Ellie May, his mother-in-law and cousin Jethro as they navigate their new living arrangements among the “city folk.”

The Beverly Hillbillies first aired on Sept. 26, 1962, on CBS. After nine seasons the series finale aired on March 23, 1971. The show starred Buddy Ebsen, Irene Ryan, Donna Douglas, Max Baer Jr., Raymond Bailey and Nancy Kulp.

‘Dallas’
Dallas is a soap opera centered around the fictional Ewing family, who live on a cattle ranch called Southfork in Dallas, Texas. The family own a very successful oil company — Ewing Oil — and are incredibly wealthy. The show focuses on the relationship between Bobby Ewing and Pamela Barnes and their feuding families.

The show ran for 14 seasons and dominated the ratings for most of that time. Dallas premiered on April 2, 1978, and continued until the finale on May 3, 1991. The series starred Barbara Bel Geddes, Jim Davis, Patrick Duffy, Victoria Principal, Larry Hagman, Linda Gray and Charlene Tilton.

‘The Dukes of Hazzard’
Just a couple of good old boys on probation for running moonshine in rural Georgia. The Dukes of Hazzard follows cousins Bo and Luke Duke along with their family, cousin Daisy and Uncle Jesse. The boys have plenty of adventures evading the county commissioner, Boss Hogg, and his sheriff, Rosco P. Coltrane, in this action-comedy series.

The show ran for seven seasons on CBS. It premiered on January 26, 1979, and aired its finale on February 8, 1985. Dukes of Hazzard starred Tom Wopat, John Schneider, Catherine Bach, Denver Pyle, James Best and Sorrell Booke. Waylon Jennings provided the theme song and also provided narration for each episode.

‘King of the Hill’
In this animated comedy, Hank Hill is the patriarch of the Hill family, who reside in the fictional city of Arlen, Texas. Hank and his wife Peggy do their best to navigate life with their son Bobby, sticking to their conservative values in a world that is constantly trying to change them. The show features several notable names as character voices, including Tammy Wynette, who was the original voice of Hank’s mother, Tilly.

King of the Hill premiered on Jan. 12, 1997, and ran for 13 seasons. The last episode aired on Sep. 12, 2009; however, it has since been renewed at Hulu. The streaming platform announced the show’s revival on Jan. 21, 2023. King of the Hill stars Mike Judge, Kathy Najimy, Pamela Adlon, Johnny Hardwick, Stephen Root, and Mike Judge.

‘Reba’
Reba McEntire stars in Reba as Reba Hart, a recently divorced mom with quite the dysfunctional family. Comedy ensues as she navigates life with her estranged husband and his younger wife, Barbra Jean, who’s pregnant. To make matters worse, her 17-year-old daughter gets pregnant by her high school boyfriend.

Reba ran for six seasons after its premiere on the WB on Oct. 5, 2001. Its final episode aired on Feb. 18, 2007, after the show was canceled mid-season. Reba starred McEntire, Christopher Rich, Joanna Garcia, Steve Howey, Scarlett Pomers, Mitch Holleman and Melissa Peterman. McEntire recorded the theme song for the show, “I’m a Survivor.”

‘Longmire’
A modern western crime drama, Longmire follows Wyoming sheriff Walt Longmire and his staff as they investigate crimes in his area. Walt receives help from his daughter, Cady, in these investigations, as well as in his personal life after losing his wife. He must also navigate investigations with the tribal police on the reservations within his jurisdiction.

After premiering on June 3, 2012, Longmire aired on A&E for the first three seasons. When the network opted out of picking up a fourth season, Netflix jumped in and ran the show through season six. The final episode aired on Nov. 17, 2017. Longmire stars Robert Taylor, Kate Sackhoff, Lou Diamond Phillips, Adam Bartley, Cassidy Freeman and Bailey Chase.

‘Duck Dynasty’
This reality series follows the Robertson family and their wildly successful duck hunting business in West Monroe, Louisiana. Willie Robertson and his family own the multimillion-dollar sporting empire known as Duck Commander. Duck Dynasty captures all of their wild and crazy antics, while also showcasing just how close-knit this family is.

The A&E series premiered on March 21, 2012, and ran for 11 seasons before ending on March 29, 2017. The show featured brothers Phil and Si Robertson with Phil’s sons Alan, Jase, Willie and Jep. Phil’s wife Kay and Willie’s wife Korie also starred on the series, in addition to Willie’s daughter, Sadie.

‘Nashville’
There’s drama in Music City. Like the title suggests, Nashville centers around Nashville, following various artists at all levels of their careers. Rayna Jaymes is the queen of country music, while Juliette Barnes — although wildly popular — wants to be taken seriously as a country singer-songwriter. The show features other artists who will stop at just about nothing to succeed in this 10-year town.

Nashville premiered on ABC on Oct. 10, 2012. The network ran the series for four seasons before opting out of a fifth season. CMT picked it up and continued the story through seasons five and six, with the finale airing on July 26, 2018. The show stars Connie Britton, Hayden Panettiere, Clare Bowen, Eric Close, Charles Esten, Jonathan Jackson and Sam Palladio. Nashville also featured several cameos from real country artists including Brad Paisley, Luke Bryan, Chris Young and more.

‘Fixer Upper’
Fixer Upper could have been a sitcom with the smart-as-a-whip Joanna Gaines renovating old homes with her goofy, lovable husband, Chip Gaines. The couple are a match made in heaven, with Joanna designing the homes and Chip handling the construction as the pair fix up homes in Waco, Texas — the city where they met and now raise their family.

The reality series premiered on HGTV on May 23, 2013, and ran for five seasons. The final episode ran on April 3, 2018. Fixer Upper was revived in 2021 as Fixer Upper: Welcome Home. The reboot was short-lived, however, with just one season airing on the Gaines’ television network, Magnolia Network.

‘Yellowstone’
Yellowstone is a neo-western drama following the fictional Dutton family. The patriarch, John Dutton, owns the largest ranch — dubbed the Yellowstone — in the United States. With threats on their property from the Broken Rock Indian Reservation, Yellowstone National Park and developers, the Duttons will stop at nothing to protect what’s theirs.

Yellowstone premiered on Paramount Network on June 20, 2018, and is currently midway through Season 5. The series stars Kevin Costner, Luke Grimes, Kelly Reilly, Wes Bentley, Cole Hauser, Kelsey Asbille and Gil Birmingham. Due to its popularity, creator Taylor Sheridan has written several spinoffs, including 1883 and 1923.

‘1883’
The first of many Yellowstone spinoffs, 1883 shows how the Duttons made it — or didn’t make it — to Montana. The western drama series centers around James and Margaret Dutton with their daughter Elsa as they make the dangerous journey from their home in Tennessee to Oregon. Their journey picks up in Fort Worth, Texas, and ends with the family settling in Montana on what will eventually become the Yellowstone Ranch.

1883 streamed exclusively on Paramount+ for a single 10-episode season. The premiere arrived on Dec. 19, 2021, with the finale dropping on Feb. 27, 2022. The show starred Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Isabel May, Sam Elliott and LaMonica Garrett. Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson also had appearances in the Taylor Sheridan series.

‘1923’
The next chapter in the Yellowstone prequel saga, 1923 finds the Duttons navigating difficult times on the Yellowstone Ranch. The family endures the hardships of a drought, Prohibition and the beginnings of the Great Depression. Montana — where the ranch is located — experienced the devastation of the Depression years before the stock market crash of 1929.

This western drama stars Helen Mirren, Harrison Ford, Brandon Sklenar, Julia Schlaepfer, Jerome Flynn and Darren Mann. Isabel May makes her return as the narrator of the series. 1923 premiered on Paramount+ Dec. 18, 2022, and recently wrapped up its first season. Taylor Sheridan promises a second season is on the way, with a possible premiere coming either late 2023 or early 2024.