Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Jon & Kate Plus 8 Divorce Episode Breaks Records

Monday night's massively hyped episode of Jon & Kate Plus Eight -- in which the Gosselins announced their plans to divorce -- attracted a whopping 10.6 million viewers, the largest audience ever for the TLC show. The special one-hour episode also exceeded the show's season debut on Memorial Day, which lured 9.8 million watchers. Jon & Kate is in its fifth season.

After a retrospective of the Gosselins' 10 years of marriage airs on June 29, the show will go on hiatus until Aug. 3 to give the family "some time off to regroup," says a TLC spokeswoman, who added that a "modified" schedule will be in place to support the family's transition. The cable network ordered a total of 40 episodes this season.

All I have to say is: "wow!"

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