Jon and Kate Gosselin are Gold for TLC

Being on mag covers could be "hell" for Jon & Kate plus eight star Kate Gosselin but it is allegedly ratings gold for TLC. All of the up to date media coverage of Jon and Kate Gosselin's claimed extramarital activities powered Mon. night's premiere of the show's 5th season to record ratings. Jon & Kate And eight's fifth-season premiere averaged 9.8 million overall spectators and 4.3 million spectators in the Girls 18-49 demographic TLC targets, Broadcasting & Wire reported Tues. . Oth figures represent series highs and smash the prior numbers set by TLC's broadcast of Jon & Kate And eight's fourth-season finale in March. The fourth-season culmination -- which aired on March twenty-three just as initial tabloid reports the couple's wedding might be on the rocks appeared -- averaged 4.6 million spectators and 2.07 million spectators in the Ladies 18-49 demographic. In addition, Jon & Kate And eight's fifth-season premiere also averaged a 9.1 rating among Girls 18-34, a 3.5 rating among Men 18-34, and a 6.3 rating among Adults 1-34 -- all of which represent the highest ratings figures in TLC's history, according to Broadcasting & Wire .