Dead Plant Seed Viability

[Salsacharley]

I have a Sugar Drop (J&L Gardens) cherry tomato plant that was killed by spider mites back in September with fruit forming in trusses. I left the plant in place all this time, but last week I decided to see if the seed in the fruits was viable. On Nov 9 I harvested seeds and commenced the cleaning process on them.

On Nov 10 I decided to see if the seed was viable immediately, so I harvested some more and sowed them in MG potting soil in a 2" peat pot. Today is Nov 16 and I have 100% germination of those seeds...that's 6 days from seed to sprouts.

This indicates to me that seed cleaning isn't necessary for fast germination, and also that the condition of the fruit isn't that important for viability. One significant issue that isn't demonstrated yet is how good the plants and fruit would be from such seeds as the plants develop. I'm not going to be finding out this winter. I just wanted to see if the seeds were viable. Any other thoughts/facts are welcome.

Here is a picture of the plant and fruit, and a picture of the sprouts as of today.