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If last night’s season premiere of Jon & Kate Plus 8 served as a field guide to human frailty, as the senior Gosselins separately acknowledged the allegations that have made tabloid fodder of them both, the special 73-minute episode also scared up record ratings for TLC.
According to Nielsen ratings data, the Jon & Kate opener drew 9.8 million viewers on Memorial Day, giving TLC its highest prime-time delivery in its 29-year history.
In the wake of accusations that Jon Gosselin had engaged in an affair with a young schoolteacher, the season five premiere also scared up unprecedented ratings among women 18-34 (2.6
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