I had stopped watching Jon and Kate Plus Eight too, because I was so tired of watching her berate her husband in front of the cameras. Now that she's on Dancing with the Stars, I have to admit that I take a perverse pleasure in watching her lumbering through dances. Graceful she isn't. It's also very telling to see her reactions when she doesn't know the camera is on her.
But I have to wonder what the effects of having cameras following your daily life in your home are. Would this family still be together if they hadn't had a reality show? The Roloffs (Little People, Big World) also seem to be having marital problems that weren't there when their reality show first started. The Duggers, however, are still having babies!