'Jon & Kate' minus 31%

Even the "American Chopper" gang couldn't put the brakes on the "Jon & Kate" ratings slide.

The third episode of TLC's reality show this season included a visit with the Teutel family from "Chopper," yet its audience continued to drop.

"Jon & Kate" was seen by 2.9 million viewers, down 31% from last week, which was down 41% from the ginormous 9.8 million season premiere.

Two sharp drops are expected given the show's tabloid-fueled debut, though 2.9 a bit above the show's fourth-season average. Leveling off higher is not unreasonable goal, and this is a pretty fast return to under 3s. Will the show keep dropping, or is this bottom?

Also: Showtime also had some good news. The second episode of “Nurse Jackie” was up 8% to 1.1 million viewers after last week’s record-setting premiere. The first week cumulative viewership for all airings of the “Jackie” premiere was 3.7 million.