Monday's episode of TLC's Jon & Kate Plus Eight – which featured a special visit to American Chopper – was seen by 2.9 million viewers, down 31 percent from last week, according to The Hollywood Reporter. It was also way down from the show's fifth-season premiere, which attracted a staggering 9.8 million viewers on May 25. The reality program typically averaged 2.9 million viewers during its fourth season.
Jun 17
2009
12:10 AM ET
'Jon & Kate Plus Eight': Ratings drop further from season premiere
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My 12 year old got me hooked before the most current season. At this point,it just feels sad to be watching the demise of a marriage. The whold concept was Jon & Kate…plus eight…The show just doesn’t have the same spirit and both my daughter and I are no longer watching. The kids were always the reason to watch, now it’s hard to focus on them when the spotlight is on the awkwardness between their parents.
So its back to its regular viewers. That is fine.
Good, I can’t believe people still watch that train wreck. It sounds like it is more and more the Kate Show anyway, loud and obnoxious.
Looks like the people are getting tired of this drama. TLC needs to take a good look at these numbers. People want to see the kids…not the parents.
http://tvdonewright.com/2009/06/17/tv-tonight-wednesday-june-17th-2009/
I’ve got them DVR’d but haven’t watched them yet. It makes me sad so I’m not excited about watching them. Also don’t like all the cross promoting they are doing. On a more positive note, parents in Atlanta are talking about the Top 10 Cheap Father’s Day gifts. (ajc.com/momania)
In the end, I think the kids would have been better off with regular (still married) working parents than what they’re going to end up with~divorced, but wealthy bitter rivals.
I think you’re assuming that they would have stayed together had there been no show. There’s no proof of that, and even they said that parents of multiples have a higher rate of divorce than normal. Jon and Kate’s problems go deeper than the show alone, although it’s probaby true that fame and fortune amplified their problems.
The ratings only went up because of the drama…now the real fans are watching the show again and will continue watching until some new scandal happens.
This is interesting. Kate smacking Leah.
http://www.popeater.com/television/article/kate-gosselin-smack-photos/529806
I don’t feel sorry for either of these two; they deserve everything that’s come to them. I do, however, feel sorry for those poor kids being raised by shameless fame-whores. This is exactly why people should be forced to get a permit before having kids.
The show is now a promo for other TLC shows and commercials.
It’s not actually a show anymore.
Time to wrap this up.
This show used to be about a typical family trying to survive with a family of eight. Now they are millionares and they aren’t typical anymore. After the “Chopper” episode, and hearing Jon wasn’t around for their 10th Anniv., I’m done. Finish, will not watch this show again.
Of course the ratings dropped! Rather than focus on the reality of Jon and Kate breaking up, the creators of the show are attempting to make us believe that everything is fine in J&K land. Obviously we all know that there is a lot going on behind the scenes, if the focus was on their relationship problems the ratings would be through the roof. This week’s episode was a 30 minute sleeping pill.
Why am I not surprised? Of course ratings are dropping, because people are wising to the fact that the show is no longer about FAMILY, it’s about GREED, and MONEY, and ARRIGANCE. Kate abusing Jon and all that jazz. It’s depressing.
the ratings are dropping because we are not seeing the truth..i don’t think kate abuses john…we see only what the editors want us to see…but the truth is no one is dealing with the truth of their relationship and we are tired of being played. the show is not focused on the kids anymore. it’s about jon yearning to have boy toys and kate loving nails and hair and tans. this is why the ratings are dropping.