Here’s the latest breathless update on the ‘Jon & Kate’ reality divorce front:

Update:
Kate Gosselin says in divorce papers that she and her husband Jon have lived “separate and apart” for at least two years. The divorce filing was obtained Tuesday by The Associated Press.

The ‘Jon & Kate Plus 8′ show is off the air until August, TLC has announced. But media pundits are saying that it may be gone for good, despite Jon’s declaration that it would go on in the wake of divorce plans from his wife Kate.

Robert J. Thompson, founding director of the Bleier Center for Television and Popular Culture at Syracuse University, told Us Weekly that original fans of “this cute little show about parents changing diapers and feeding their kids” may be getting too much reality.

“I don’t know if the show can make that new transition. It’s like if The Cosby Show, mid-season, suddenly became Married With Children.”

The ratings have dropped since the show’s May premiere, but were expected to rise some after Monday’s dramatic episode.

Thompson’s advice on reviving the show? “Stop this Jon storyline and make it about a single mom raising eight kids. Try to go back to the spirit of the show – something you could watch with anybody in the house.”

Bottom line: “I would not want to bet what’s left of my retirement fund on the ongoing success of this show.”

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