# how is Jon & Kate + 8 + Jon's bimbo + Kate's bodyguard doing in the ratings? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 4, 2009, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-jon-kate-8-jons-bimbo-kates-bodyguard-doing-in-the-ratings/508851 "2009-09-04T12:33:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2009, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-jon-kate-8-jons-bimbo-kates-bodyguard-doing-in-the-ratings/508851/1 "2009-09-04T12:33:52Z")
Just wondering how that show is doing, post-upheaval? I know Mrs Piper has stopped watching it. ---
**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2009, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-jon-kate-8-jons-bimbo-kates-bodyguard-doing-in-the-ratings/508851/2 "2009-09-04T15:14:09Z")
My wife who has probably seen every episode said she stopped watching halfway through the (battleship?) episode and took it off her TIVO recordings. Said she got sick of Kate poining out and making comments about the paparazzi. ---
**Author:** ![xizor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xizor/32/102_2.png) [@xizor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xizor)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2009, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-jon-kate-8-jons-bimbo-kates-bodyguard-doing-in-the-ratings/508851/3 "2009-09-04T18:00:27Z")
[This](http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/thedishrag/2009/08/jon-kate-plus-8-ratings-drop-61-r-u-surprised.html) story from the beginning of August says the ratings dropped 61% after the hiatus. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2009, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-jon-kate-8-jons-bimbo-kates-bodyguard-doing-in-the-ratings/508851/4 "2009-09-05T03:59:13Z")
The battleship one is the last one I remember seeing as well. I also thought she was pretty tacky in that one. The 61% drop in ratings seems pretty significant. ---
**Author:** ![SaharaTea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@SaharaTea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SaharaTea)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2009, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-jon-kate-8-jons-bimbo-kates-bodyguard-doing-in-the-ratings/508851/5 "2009-09-07T14:20:20Z")
It’s not a shocker that ratings have dropped drastically since the beginning of the season. I’m sure lots of people who never watched the show before tuned in for the divorce annoucement and then quickly lost interest. I’d be curious how this season’s ratings compare to last season. It seems as if a lot of regular viewers are turned off by this continuing exploitation of the kids, no matter what kind of contractual obligations they might be under. ---
**Author:** ![Serenata67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/serenata67/32/10646_2.png) [@Serenata67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Serenata67)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2009, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-jon-kate-8-jons-bimbo-kates-bodyguard-doing-in-the-ratings/508851/6 "2009-09-08T03:00:55Z")
It’s called jumping the shark… 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2009, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-jon-kate-8-jons-bimbo-kates-bodyguard-doing-in-the-ratings/508851/7 "2009-09-08T06:14:35Z")
For once, I feel good about humanity. ---
**Author:** ![typoink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecb155/32.png) [@typoink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/typoink)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2009, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-jon-kate-8-jons-bimbo-kates-bodyguard-doing-in-the-ratings/508851/8 "2009-09-08T17:46:23Z")
I’m not surprised by the ratings drop. The show has simply become terrible. The first couple seasons were actually interesting (if a bit grating), since the show actually detailed the difficulty of raising such a huge family. It was (kinda) interesting to watch them deal with the logistics while trying to actually be parents. The last season or so before the breakup was simply a nonstop parade of “special outings” and pseudo-celebrity indulgence. Post-breakup, I simply have no idea why the show is supposed to be worth watching. There’s no parenting dynamics, since there’s only one parent at a time and they’re very consciously _not_ addressing family issues. It’s literally become a show of parading around with the tots, complaining about overexposure _on one’s own reality show_, and ignoring anything “real.” ---
**Author:** ![joebuck20](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/74df32/32.png) [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2009, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-jon-kate-8-jons-bimbo-kates-bodyguard-doing-in-the-ratings/508851/9 "2009-09-08T18:20:09Z")
So, do you think they’ll do an episode on Jon’s Vegas party? ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2009, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-jon-kate-8-jons-bimbo-kates-bodyguard-doing-in-the-ratings/508851/10 "2009-09-30T00:24:07Z")
Well, we have an answer: It’s now [[del]Jon &[/del] Kate Plus Eight](http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/30/arts/television/30kate.html). > [@](#): > > TLC said on Tuesday that it would remove Jon Gosselin’s name from “Jon & Kate Plus 8” and reduce his role on that rocky family reality show, three months after the couple said they were separating. > > “Kate Plus 8,” which will adopt the new title on Nov. 2, amounts to an image makeover for Kate Gosselin, the Pennsylvania mother of eight. The retooled program will focus on “Kate’s role in the family and her journey as a single mother building the next chapter in her life,” the cable channel said in a news release. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2009, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-jon-kate-8-jons-bimbo-kates-bodyguard-doing-in-the-ratings/508851/11 "2009-09-30T13:11:55Z")
And the famewhores march on… ---
**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2009, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-jon-kate-8-jons-bimbo-kates-bodyguard-doing-in-the-ratings/508851/12 "2009-09-30T14:57:57Z")
This show is dead and gone after this season if it even makes it that far. ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2009, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-jon-kate-8-jons-bimbo-kates-bodyguard-doing-in-the-ratings/508851/13 "2009-09-30T16:35:56Z")
Won’t somebody please think of the children? ---
**Author:** ![PoorYorick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecccb3/32.png) [@PoorYorick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PoorYorick)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2009, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-jon-kate-8-jons-bimbo-kates-bodyguard-doing-in-the-ratings/508851/14 "2009-09-30T16:51:19Z")
> [@Northern\_Piper](#): > > The battleship one is the last one I remember seeing as well. I also thought she was pretty tacky in that one. Could you fill me in on that episode and what makes it so tacky? The Soup often shows a clip of her wearing a popcorn box on her head, crowing “Come and get your popcorn!” What the heck was going on there? Needless to say, I don’t watch the show, but love hearing about train wrecks second-hand. ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2009, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-jon-kate-8-jons-bimbo-kates-bodyguard-doing-in-the-ratings/508851/15 "2009-09-30T17:06:19Z")
IIRC, in the battleship episode she had the kids man one of the deck guns and tried to aim it at the papparazzi on the pier. What’s tacky about it is she spends a lot of time talking to the camera that follows her around everywhere, complaining about the _other_ cameras that follow her around everywhere. In a previous episode, she even said something to the camera like “What’s so fascinating about us? They should find another family to follow around.” So apparently her irony meter was located somewhere in the mounds of extra belly skin she had removed a few years ago.