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Gene Simmons Family Jewels debuts season 6, on A&E June 14

By April MacIntyre May 18, 2011, 19:02 GMT

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The tongue of rock n'roll is back on A&E with more family drama and fun.

Legendary rocker Gene Simmons returns with his unconventional family for season 6 (!) of A&E’s hit series “Gene Simmons Family Jewels,” premiering with a special one-hour episode on Tuesday, June 14 at 10:00 PM ET/PT. 

Season six makes this the longest running celebrity family-based series on television, begins with a shocking moment for America’s rocker family. With both kids away at college and Gene’s rock star ego at an all time high, Shannon decides she needs to re-evaluate their relationship and leaves her longtime boyfriend.

Will Gene and Shannon fall to the reality show curse of having their family torn apart? With Nick and Sophie out of the house, they must decide if they want to move on with the next phase of their lives together.

In the new season, viewers will get a fly-on-the-wall look at the state of Gene and Shannon’s relationship as well as personal corners of their life that have never been explored. From Gene’s emotional visit to Israel where he meets his father’s side of the family that he’s never met (including a visit to his estranged father’s grave), to tracing Shannon’s humble roots in Saskatoon, Canada as well as visits to the troops and a very special trip to Belize.