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Megan Behnke

Jensen Ackles Shares Funny Thoughts On Whether He’ll Let His Daughter Watch Countdown Or The Boys: ‘She Is Begging Me’

Jensen Ackles' Mark with gun outside of motel door in Countdown Season 1.

Jensen Ackles has busy lately, going from the fifth and final season of The Boys to his new Prime show, Countdown, which is airing on the 2025 TV schedule. On top of that, he has Tracker Season 3 on his plate as well as the upcoming The Boys prequel, Vought Rising. Aside from his professional commitments as an actor, Ackles has been balancing parent duties with wife Danneel Ackles, with whom he shares three kids. As Ackles' eldest daughter, Justice “JJ,” gets older, she wants to watch Countdown or The Boys, and her pop has funny thoughts.

Having a kid who is almost a teenager not only means dealing with the typical growing pains that accompany adolescence. It also means a parent enters murkier territory when it comes to what's appropriate and inappropriate content for their growing tween to watch. Jense Ackles told People that his oldest daughter is very eager to watch Countdown, and it sounds like he'll only be able to deny his 12-year-old's request but so much longer:

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