Blame It On The Gosselin Effect?

Honestly, the show always got good ratings, but to get THIS BIG…WHY?

Dancing With The Stars came back with a vengeance in the ratings last night, winning in every primetime slot and coming up 19% from last year!

Incredible! It wasn’t even all that good!

So who takes the credit for this mega draw-in? Our money is on Kate Gosselin, with thousands tuning in to hate on her and even more tuning in to see if her adorable children will make an appearance. (No such luck, but there is always next week!)

Can the show keep this kind of ratings momentum going?

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