Jill Duggar’s wedding to Derick Dillard set a ratings record for TLC.
The wedding episode, which was the season 9 finale for 19 Kids and Counting, garnered a series-record of 4.4 million viewers.
The episode featured Jill and Derick getting married, sharing their first kiss, and being congratulated by family and friends.
The episode also scored a 3.0 rating with women 25-54 and women 18-49, beating the popular and violent FX show Sons of Anarchy in both overall viewers and that demographic, reported Deadline.
“Despite a shockingly rogue wedding ceremony — the couple did not wait until the ceremony began to see each other on their wedding day and other superstition nose-thumbings too horrifying to mention — the episode was TLC’s most-viewed telecast in four years.”
However, Sons of of Anarchy did beat out 19 Kids in the overall 18-49 demographic (2.0 to 1.5).
The two programs were the most watched cable series episodes on Tuesday night, by far. NBA basketball on TNT came next with 2.4 million overall viewers and a 1.3 rating in the demographic.
19 Kids hasn’t been renewed for a season 10 yet but the high ratings seem to assure a renewal is on the way.
Jill recently revealed that cameras have been filming her and Derick in the lead-up to their first child, and that they might even film the birth live.
“They’re actually filming during our pregnancy, we’re also doing some little diary-cam, home video things, but they'll be following us throughout our pregnancy,” Jill said during an interview on Fox & Friends.
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