Jon & Kate Plus 8 Season 5 Premiere Nabs Record Ratings (Video)
In the “it comes as no surprise” category of the day, the season 5 premiere of Jon & Kate Plus 8 was a ratings record-setter. Jon and Kate Gosselin and family nabbed a record 9.8 million viewers, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The ratings record for Jon and Kate Plus 8 comes despite many boycotting the series, including Kate’s sister-in-law, Julie, who took to the comments section on a blog to urge people not to tune in. But it seemed curiousity ruled, as many checked out the premiere to see if divorce is on the horizon for the Gosselins.
Jon & Kate’s TLC reality series earned twice as many viewers last night as the show’s previous series high.
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On May 27th 2009, Rebecca wrote:
Although I didn’t the premiere (or any of their episodes for that matter), this doesn’t surprise me that viewership is up. It’s like a train wreck, you want to look away but you can’t.