Jon & Kate Ratings Rise As TLC Puts Final Touches On Last Episodes
Posted on Oct 15, 2009 @ 04:12PM
It looks like Jon & Kate Plus 8 is going out with a ratings bang, not a whimper.
The show pulled in 2.5 million viewers for Monday's original episode, continuing a recent upward trend.
The week before 1.7 million viewers tuned in and prior to that 1.3 million people watched.
TLC is trying to squeeze out a few more episodes. RadarOnline.com broke the story Wednesday that the show will end in mid to late November.
Jon Gosselin is no longer letting the network film his children so TLC is using footage that has already been shot as they put they put together the final episodes.
RadarOnline.com has also exclusively learned that the network has done some extra filming only with Kate to help fill out those final episodes.
"They're trying to get as much as they can, in terms of number of episodes," a source told RadarOnline.com. "They're stretching it out."
The network had planned to change the name of the show to Kate Plus 8 but that's now on hold because they will not film the kids without Jon's permission.
One possible explanation for the ratings rise in the past few weeks is the enormous publicity surrounding the dueling couple who have accused each other of violating a court order by removing money from a bank account. Jon was ordered this week to return $180,000 to a joint bank account.
Even though the ratings have improved in recent weeks, they are still far off the numbers recorded for the season premiere.
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I thought He (Jon) said he DIDN'T take out a huge sum of money 9when he was on Larry King). I guess Like Kate, he too is full of SH*T.
Posted Tue, 10/27/2009 - 3:19pm
You have a potty mouth Debi and Kate is a lady not that you would know one and looking in the mirror you have never seen one.
Posted Thu, 11/05/2009 - 1:30pm
Their show has become a big bore. Kate has nothing to offer. Turn the reins over to a "real" family, her brother Kevin and his four kids. They can go visit their dysfunctional cousins. Oh that's right they don't talk anymore.
Posted Fri, 10/16/2009 - 3:00pm
You like to make up stuff don't you!!
Posted Thu, 11/05/2009 - 1:31pm
Someone asked what does Jon do. He does things with the children. He does not need any fancy destination to be with the children like Kate. He does normal things with the children.
Posted Fri, 10/16/2009 - 5:24am
A normal father doesn't trek down to the gate signing autographs (for what?) and pose for pictures.
Posted Sun, 10/18/2009 - 3:47pm
He spent considerable time filming outside his daughters house during their birthday party. Asks reporters about bus times for his kids. Spends most of him time in NYC. For most of us, this isn't anywhere near normal.
Posted Fri, 10/16/2009 - 2:04pm
It's funny,most of his activities haven't involved his own children for months now. He's spent very little time in Pa with them. When's he is here, he's seen playing on ATV's, on his phone, by his fence, and chatting up the press.
Posted Fri, 10/16/2009 - 2:00pm
I was never a fan of this show, but after watching some clips on youtube, I can understand why Jon said enough, the poor guy was always being criticised for anything he did. Out 6 shows, only one did not have her yelling at him about something.
Posted Thu, 10/15/2009 - 7:54pm
This guy is a child and a nasty one at that. He has to have a guardian who will correct him.
Posted Thu, 11/05/2009 - 1:32pm