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By MOLLY DAVIS
It’s official… Jon Gosselin has been given the heave-ho from TLC.
The octodad has been dropped from the reality show and the title.
“Kate Plus 8″ begins airing on Nov. 2.
She’s now a one-woman show, which probably suits the controlling mom just fine.
“We’ll be seeing much less of Jon,” a source told PEOPLE. “Given Jon’s recent antics, there was no way the show could continue to portray him as a doting dad while all this other crap was going on.”
“Jon will still be seen on the show from time to time,” the source adds.
One wonders if this will help the suffering ratings.
The fifth season premiere attracted a record 9.8 million viewers for the TLC network, making it the most-watched show of that evening including those on broadcast TV.
But after a six-week hiatus from new episodes, only 4.2 million viewers tuned in to see Jon & Kate on Aug. 3, and only 1.7 million reportedly watched last Monday.
Will people tune in to see just Kate?
Time will tell.
And Kate doesn’t seem to have much faith that the show will go on.
“With ratings falling, this might be the last season of Jon & Kate Plus 8. I’m not sure yet,” Kate Gosselin wrote on her Facebook page (as reported by Us Weekly).
Which is probably why she’s covering her bases and filmed a pilot for a talk show with the Food Network’s cooking queen Paula Deen.
Jon has also been shopping around for a new gig.
He’s reportedly been trying to get a new reality series, “The Divorced Dads Club,” up and running.
With uber-creepy dad Michael Lohan.
Jon has been eating some humble pie as of late, telling In Touch magazine, “I regret my conduct since Kate and I separated.
“I used poor judgment in publicly socializing with other women so soon. I would like to get back with Kate as a partner in parenting.”
Translation: “I need a job. Please let me back on my own show.”