Jon and Kate Plus 8

A little Tlc did not go a long way for Jon and Kate Gosselin. The reality-tv stars, long rumored to be on the rocks, filed divorce papers Monday afternoon in Reading, Pa., People reports. A "special announcement" is scheduled for tonight's episode of Jon & Kate Plus 8—the fourth hour of what has proved to be an emotionally tense fifth season—but documents filed at the Bucks County Courthouse played spoiler instead. "Parents of multiples have triple the divorce rate," Kate said during the record-setting season premiere. "I was thinking we were going to beat that. I don't know if I can say that anymore." The news comes several days after Jon was spotted apartment hunting in New York. He and Kate have been spending the majority of their time apart over the past month, with Jon sticking closer to their suburban Pennsylania home while Kate took the kids on vacation in North Carolina.

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TLC's Jon & Kate Plus 8 episode, in which the couple announced their separation, drew 10.6 million viewers Monday, setting a new ratings record for cable channel Tlc. Of that number, 6.5 million were adults 18-49, the demo group most prized by advertisers. (In reporting the ratings results, Reuters commented Tuesday, "If misery loves company, then reality TV couple Jonathan Gosselin and Kate Gosselin had plenty of both Monday night.") By contrast, the highest-rated show on the broadcast networks was CBS's Two and a Half Men, which drew 8.57 million viewers. The Jon & Kate episode aired on the same day that Kate Gosselin filed divorce papers in Pennsylvania. Several reporters who saw the papers noted that she had ticked a check box asking whether she and her husband have lived apart for at least two years. "So this reality show has been a ruse," commented syndicated Orlando Sentinel TV columnist Hal Boedeker. On E! Online, celebrity writer Natalie Finn asked,

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