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The cable channel said Monday that it was cancelling its long-running reality franchise about Jon and Kate Gosselin's twin daughters and set of sextuplets.

An associate of the father accused of carrying out the now-infamous balloon boy ordeal to promote a reality TV show was wanted for questioning after e-mails surfaced showing the two had discussed a similar stunt months ago as part of a public relations campaign for the program.

The reality-show dad, 32, has been ordered by a Pennsylvania judge to return $180,000 to a joint bank account he shares with estranged wife Kate Gosselin, 34, a source close to Kate confirms.

The hit reality show will be adapting to changes in the Gosselin household, which for months has been disrupted by the split up of Jon and Kate.

After months of speculation, the 10-year marriage of “Jon & Kate Plus 8” stars Kate and Jon Gosselin appears to be coming to an end after the couple filed papers to initiate a legal separation on Monday.

"Jon & Kate Plus 8" dad: kids are well despite child labor probe, marriage woes.

The program was first among all networks in viewers.

In fact, Kate is betting that by televising the couple's marriage meltdowns, her and her brood will bank more big money and big opportunity. "Kate wants a future in showbiz, and airing their counseling sessions will shoot the show's ratings through the roof," said an insider close to the couple.

The pressures have mounted on TLC's "Jon & Kate Plus 8" couple -- enough so that the previously unflappable Kate Gosselin has cracked and is expressing doubts about her marriage and negative feelings towards her husband Jon and his alleged ...