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TV’s ‘Kate Plus Eight’ means it’s ‘Jon Plus,’ well, zero The Word DOROTHY ROBINSON DOROTHY.ROBINSON@METRO.US
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magine our surprise yesterday morning when we saw this press release from TLC land in our inbox: “‘Jon & Kate Plus Eight’ will adapt to the changing Gosselin family and relaunch in November under the new title ‘Kate Plus Eight,’” it read.
The show will now focus on Kate and “her journey as a single mother building the next chapter in her life.” As for Jon, he will continue to appear on the show, just on a less-regular basis (kind of like what he does now with his kids). So, to recap: Kate has just agreed to star in a new dating show. Jon will continue his downward spiral into grossness. And the kids (which everyone seems to forget about, including their parents) will need therapy for years and years to come. GETTY IMAGES
Kate’s on her own now.
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‘Hank’ COMEDY. Kelsey Grammer brings his pompous intellectual shtick to this sitcom about a CEO forced out of his job and glamorous Manhattan lifestyle who must start over
Grammer stars in “Hank.”
in rural Virginia and — gasp! — reconnect with the wife and kids he never quite had
time for in the big city. Series premiere 8 p.m., ABC
as a former classmate of Will (Matthew Morrison). 9 p.m., Fox
‘Glee’
‘Mercy’
COMEDY. Kristin Chenoweth! Singing! We may be excited but we’re not entirely surprised that the bubbly star with the gorgeous pipes found her way onto this show, guest starring tonight
DRAMA. Veronica attempts to patch things up with her husband by moving back in with him. Too bad their house needs just as much rehabbing. 8 p.m., NBC AMBER RAY