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10.5M watched Kim Kardashian's wedding

Part 1 aired on Sunday and was the most watched day in E!'s history

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Image: Kim Kardashian, Kris Humphries, Kenny Wormald And Leann Rimes On "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno"
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NBA player Kris Humphries and wife Kim Kardashian appeared on the "Tonight Show With Jay Leno" on Oct. 4 in Burbank, Calif.
updated 10/11/2011 6:10:10 PM ET 2011-10-11T22:10:10

As it turns out, everything Kim Kardashian does turns to ratings gold.

Ten-and-a-half million viewers tuned in to see the reality mogul, 30, wed NBA star Kris Humphries in a two-night, four-hour special event on E! Sunday and Monday, the network confirmed in a ratings release.

VIDEO: Kim and Kris make out in the pool on their honeymoon

Sunday was the most-watched day in the network's history, with "Kim's Fairytale Wedding: A Kardashian Event" garnering more than six times the number of E!'s normal primetime viewers.

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VIDEO: Watch Kim walk down the aisle at her lavish wedding

Attended by celebrity guests including Ryan Seacrest, Lindsay Lohan and Eva Longoria, the couple's Aug. 20 nuptials were held in Montecito, Calif. Kim's sisters, Kourtney and Khloe, served as co-maids of honor, while younger sisters Kendall, Kylie, and Kris' sister Kaela were bridesmaids.

VIDEO: Kris to Kim: hurry up and start "pumping out babies"

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Kardashian and Humphries, 26 — who got engaged in May after a six month courtship — wrote their own vows for the black-and-white-themed bash.

PHOTOS: All the spectacular pictures from Kim's wedding day

"Kris talked about how he loved Kim's hustle and work ethic," a source told Us Weekly after the August ceremony. "They also talked about all the things they loved about one another."

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  1. Young love

    Kim Kardashian and Kanye West attend an NBA game between the L.A. Lakers and Denver Nuggets in May, 2012 in L.A. Though the pair have been friends for years, their dating relationship is relatively new, and is considered to have gone public when West sang about her in his song "Theraflu" (now called "Way Too Cold"). (Noel Vasquez / Getty Images) Back to slideshow navigation

  2. Up front and personal

    Kourtney Kardashian, Khloe Kardashian, Kris Jenner and Kim Kardashian of "Keeping Up With The Kardashians" perform during E!'s 2012 upfront at New York's Gotham Hall in April, 2012. (Dimitrios Kambouris / Getty Images) Back to slideshow navigation

  3. Dead to rights

    Kim Kardashian makes an appearance with April Bowlby in the season four premiere of Lifetime's "Drop Dead Diva." She plays Nikki, the new business partner of Bowlby's character, in a multiple-episode arc that begins airing June 3. (Bob Mahoney / Sony Pitcures via AP) Back to slideshow navigation

  4. Political ambitions

    Kris Jenner, "Modern Family's" Sofia Vergara and Kim Kardashian attend the 2012 White House Correspondents' Association Dinner in April, 2012 in Washington. (Getty Images) Back to slideshow navigation

  5. Mother and child

    Kourtney Kardashian arrives with her son Mason at Villa Pacri in New York for lunch. (Jackson Lee / Splash News) Back to slideshow navigation

  6. Lucky seven

    The family (Kendall Jenner, Rob Kardashian, Scott Disick, Kourtney Kardashian, Lamar Odom, Khloe Kardashian Odom, Kim Kardashian, Bruce Jenner, Kris Jenner, Kylie Kardashian) poses for a photo for season seven of their E! series, "Keeping Up with The Kardashians." (E! Entertainment) Back to slideshow navigation
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  7. Family dinner

    Kourtney Kardashian, Kylie Jenner, Kendall Jenner, Kris Jenner and Kim Kardashian attend the RYU restaurant grand opening in April, 2012 in New York. The restaurant is owned by Scott Disick, Kourtney's husband. (Simon Russell / Getty Images Contributor) Back to slideshow navigation

  8. Selling out

    Kim Kardashian and Khloe Kardashian promote The Kardashian Kollection at the Woodfield Mall in April, 2012 in Schaumburg, Ill. (Timothy Hiatt / Getty Images Contributor) Back to slideshow navigation

  9. Revolting masses

    Kim Kardashian's estranged husband, Kris Humphries, takes it on the chin from Atlanta Hawks fans, who taunt him over his failed marriage while he shoots a foul shot at an NBA basketball game in March, 2012 in Atlanta. (David Goldman / AP) Back to slideshow navigation

  10. Duck!

    While walking the red carpet at her "True Reflection" fragrance launch in London on March, 2012, Kim Kardashian is hit with white powder by a woman. Kardashian is unharmed, and returns to the carpet shortly thereafter. The woman is detained by hotel security. (Getty Images) Back to slideshow navigation
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  11. Separate ways

    Kim Kardashian and sister Khloe Kardashian stay tight while promoting their Kardashian Kollection Handbag launch in Sydney, Australia on Nov. 2 -- just two days after Kim filed for divorce from Kris Humphries after 72 days of marriage. (Tracey Nearmy / EPA) Back to slideshow navigation

  12. Fashionable family

    Kendall Jenner, Kourtney Kardashian, Kim Kardashian, Kris Humphries and Brody Jenner attend the Abbey Dawn by Avril Lavigne Spring 2012 fashion show during Style360 at New York's Metropolitan Pavilion on Sept. 12, 2011. (Jerritt Clark / Getty Images Contributor) Back to slideshow navigation

  13. The next generation

    Kendall Jenner, 15, half-sister to Kim, Kourtney and Khloe Kardashian, walks the runway at the Evening Sherri Hill Spring 2012 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at New York's Trump Tower Grand Corridor on Sept.14, 2011. (Jeff Schear / Getty Images) Back to slideshow navigation
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  14. Ballroom blitz

    Rob Kardashian performs on a 2011 episode of "Dancing With the Stars." Sister Kim performed in 2008 but only made it to week three. Rob Kardashian said he hopes to lose weight while on the show. (ABC) Back to slideshow navigation
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  15. The bride cuts the cake

    Kim Kardashian and new husband Kris Humphries cut their wedding cake, reportedly modeled after that of Prince William and Kate Middleton, on Aug. 20, 2011 in Montecito, Calif. The six-foot-tall cake reportedly cost around $20,000. (Albert Michael / Startraksphoto) Back to slideshow navigation
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  16. Family affair

    Khloe Kardashian, Kylie Jenner, Kris Kardashian, Kourtney Kardashian, Kim Kardashian, and Kendall Jenner arrive on the red carpet of the Kardashian Kollection Launch Party on August 17, 2011 in Hollywood, Calif. (Jason Merritt / Getty Images) Back to slideshow navigation
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  17. Slam dunk

    Kim Kardashian, right, and New Jersey Nets basketball player Kris Humphries make their first public appearance as an engaged couple at the charity Amber Lounge Fashion show in Monaco, on May 27, 2011.

    Humphries put a ring on it in grand style, opting for a 20.5 carat bauble that reportedly set him back $2 million. (EPA, Getty Images) Back to slideshow navigation

  18. The Kardashian clan

    The ladies of the Kardashian family are the most famous of the bunch and make the most headlines. They are, from left, matriarch Kris Jenner (married to Olympic champ Bruce Jenner), Kylie Jenner, Kim Kardashian, Kendall Jenner, Kourtney Kardashian (with son Mason Disick) and Khloe Kardashian-Odom. (Toby Canham / Getty Images) Back to slideshow navigation

  19. Up and coming

    Kendall and Kylie at the premiere of Walt Disney Pictures' "Prom" at the El Capitan on April 21, 2011, in Los Angeles. The teen girls are the daughters of Kris and Bruce Jenner. Kendall is a model signed with Wilhelmina Models, while youngest child Kylie is hoping to follow in her sister's modeling footsteps. (Frazer Harrison / Getty Images) Back to slideshow navigation

  20. One and only

    Rob Kardashian and Audrina Patridge arrive at the launch of her new VH1 reality show "Audrina" in Los Angeles on April 13, 2011. Rob is the only son of Kris and her first husband, the late Robert Kardashian. Rob has taken over managing the girl group BG5 from his mom. (Michael Buckner / Getty Images) Back to slideshow navigation
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  21. The stars

    Kim, Khloe and Kourtney pose together at the Unbreakable fragrance launch party in Los Angeles on April 4, 2011. The three oldest children of Kris and Robert Kardashian are the most recognizable faces of the family. They co-own a women's fashion boutique called D-A-S-H, which has locations in MIami, New York and their hometown of Calabasas, Calif. (Frederick M. Brown / Getty Images) Back to slideshow navigation
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  22. Courting Kourtney

    Kourtney Kardashian has been with boyfriend Scott Disick for years, a fact that her family has not seemed pleased about. Scott, who has appeared on all of the family's reality shows, was shown getting help for his alcohol and anger issues after Kourtney left him for a time. The two have a baby son named Mason. (Ethan Miller / Getty Images) Back to slideshow navigation
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  23. Spinning dreams

    Khloe and her husband, L.A. Laker Lamar Odom, are the stars of the family's latest E! spin-off, "Khloe and Lamar." The pair wed in 2010 just one month after they met. (James White / E!) Back to slideshow navigation
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  24. Daytime leap

    Kourtney made her acting debut when she guest starred on the ABC soap opera "One Life to Live." Her episode aired on March 28, 2011. (Heidi Gutman / ABC) Back to slideshow navigation

  25. Makes scents

    Kim launched her newest fragrance, Kim Kardashian, at Macy's Glendale Galleria on Feb. 22, 2011, in Glendale, Calif. Kim first shot to fame in 2007 when a home sex tape of her with then-boyfriend Ray J was released by Vivid. (Toby Canham / Getty Images) Back to slideshow navigation
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  26. A dude in cougar's clothing

    The Kardashian sisters appear as presenters at the 2010 Teen Choice Awards on Aug. 8 in Universal City, Calif. Comedian George Lopez joined the trio in drag as Kougar Kardashian. (Kevin Winter / Getty Images ) Back to slideshow navigation
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  27. A high note

    Kim attends the 53rd annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 13, 2011, in Los Angeles. The reality star debuted her single "Jam (Turn It Up)" on Dec. 31. 2010. She said her pals Ciara and Kanye West forced her into doing a song. Her decision to do the single and the recording process was featured on an episode of "Kourtney and Kim Take New York." (Chris Pizzello / AP) Back to slideshow navigation
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  28. Close ties

    Kourtney, Kim and Khloe join their mom Kris at the Famous Cupcakes Launch Party on Oct. 7, 2009 in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Frazer Harrison / Getty Images) Back to slideshow navigation

  29. Dismissed

    Kim Kardashian and her professional dance partner, Mark Ballas, were eliminated in October of 2008 from ABC's popular dancing competition, "Dancing with the Stars."

    "Today, five years ago, my father passed away, and I just know he's really happy and watching over me, and I made him proud," Kardashian, daughter of late attorney Robert Kardashian, said after her dismissal. (Kelsey Mcneal / ABC) Back to slideshow navigation
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  30. Sneak peek

    A poster promoting "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" from the first season. The show was described as "a peek inside the private family life of 20-something socialite Kim Kardashian." (E!) Back to slideshow navigation
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  31. Famous friends

    Kim Kardashian, left, Paris Hilton, center, and Nicky Hilton attend the after party following the premiere of HBO's "Entourage" at the Hollywood Social on June 1, 2006, in Hollywood, Calif.

    In a Harper’s Bazaar interview, Kim said she traveled the world with Paris in the mid 2000's. "We had so much fun," Kim said. "I had never traveled the world like that. It was so neat, all the things we did. I think I learned a lot from her." (Stephen Shugerman / Getty Images) Back to slideshow navigation

  32. Blast from the past

    Khloe Kardashian, left, Kourtney Kardashian, Bruce Jenner, Kris Kardashian, Robert Kardashian and Kim Kardashian in 1995. Jenner, a gold medal Olympic athlete, married Kris Kardashian in 1991.

    "I've been very blessed with 10 children and its been a lot of fun over the last couple of years," Jenner said in an interview with Stylelist. "There's nothing better for a parent than watching your children do well in what they're trying to accomplish." (Ron Galella, Ltd. / WireImage) Back to slideshow navigation

  33. Legal legacy

    In a 1995 file photo, murder defendant OJ Simpson, right, consults with friend Robert Kardashian, center, and attorney Alvin Michelson, during a hearing in Los Angeles. Kardashian, a businessman and lawyer who was a key figure in the Simpson saga and part of his legal "dream team," died in Los Angeles from cancer of the esophagus on Oct. 2, 2003. He was 59.

    Son Robert Kardashian got a large tattoo of his father’s face covering the whole of his left forearm in tribute. (Vince Bucci / AFP - Getty Images) Back to slideshow navigation

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