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Jon minus Kate equals 10.6 million


June 23, 2009 It's an enormous number for a basic cable reality series and beat the show's recent record-setting fifth season premiere (which clocked 9.8 million viewers). [...] yet, in the latest twist in an increasingly challenging situation for the network, TLC is following up Monday's mega-rated episode with a hiatus. Divorce rumors, aided by promos from TLC promising a major revelation in Monday's episode, helped jack this week's viewership into the stratosphere.

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