‘Jon & Kate’ to end run

‘Jon & Kate’ to end run

NEW YORK — TLC’s reality show “Jon & Kate Plus 8” will end its spectacular but stormy run Monday at 9 p.m. During this final hour, Jon and Kate Gosselin, the estranged parents of young twins and sextuplets, will venture on separate outings with the kids. Individually, each newly single parent will reflect on what the past has meant and what the future might hold.

The feuding couple’s split came to dominate the series, as well as helping fuel a firestorm of tabloid coverage. It was all good for ratings, of course. When the pair made their separation official on a “Jon & Kate” episode that aired in June, it was seen by a remarkable 10.6 million viewers.

Today’s birthdays

Actress-comedian Kaye Ballard is 84. Actress Estelle Parsons is 82. TV personality Richard Dawson is 77. Comedian Dick Smothers is 71. Musician Joe Walsh is 62. Actor Richard Masur (“One Day at a Time”) is 61. Actress Bo Derek is 53. Pianist Jim Brickman is 48. Actress Ming-Na (“ER”) is 46. Rapper Mike D of the Beastie Boys is 44. Country singer Dierks Bentley is 34. Actor Joshua Gomez (“Chuck”) is 34. Country singer Josh Turner is 32.