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HOME > Jon & Kate Plus 8 'Jon & Kate Plus 8' ratings nearly back to pre-media coverage levels
By Reality TV World staff, 06/17/2009
Although media coverage of Jon and Kate Gosselin's relationship problems is continuing, the ratings pop it brought to their Jon & Kate Plus 8 reality show appears to be over.
This week's broadcast marked Jon & Kate Plus 8's third-straight week of ratings declines since the fifth season's special one-hour premiere, which TLC had heavily promoted as the couple's first side-by-side interview since reports that Jon allegedly had an affair with a 23-year-old schoolteacher had surfaced in April.
The fifth-season premiere had blown away Jon & Kate Plus 8's previous ratings record -- the 4.6 million viewers that had tuned in for the show's fourth-season finale on March 23 just as the initial tabloid reports that the couple's marriage was on the rocks began emerging. Following the premiere, TLC's June 7 back-to-back broadcast of Jon & Kate Plus 8's second and third fifth-season episodes averaged 5.5 million and 6 million viewers respectively. Last week's half-hour broadcast of Jon & Kate Plus 8's fourth fifth-season episode then averaged 4.3 million viewers. (Photo credit TLC) DISCUSS AND COMMENT ON THIS STORY Reality TV World has launched a trial program offering Facebook Comments on our stories to provide an enhanced user experience to our readers. To post a comment, log into Facebook and then 'Add' your comment. To report spam or abuse, click the 'X' in the upper right corner of the comment box.Get more Reality TV World! Follow us on Twitter, friend us on Facebook or subscribe to our RSS feed. |
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