{"id":2800,"date":"2025-10-05T23:15:13","date_gmt":"2025-10-05T23:15:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/states-news.com\/?p=2800"},"modified":"2025-10-05T23:15:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-05T23:15:13","slug":"jimmy-kimmels-ratings-take-nosedive-two-days-after-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/states-news.com\/?p=2800","title":{"rendered":"Jimmy Kimmel\u2019s Ratings Take Nosedive Two Days After Return"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Jimmy Kimmel\u2019s ratings have fallen back to earth just two days after he returned to his late-night show last week with a triumphant smile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Much ink was spilled over a one-night ratings bonanza that Kimmel enjoyed during his first show back since ABC announced a short-lived suspension for his remarks about Charlie Kirk\u2019s killer. The anti-Trump comic garnered over 6.5 million viewers despite not being carried in about one of four ABC affiliates due to protests by two broadcasters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How times have changed. According to the latest Nielsen ratings, Kimmel has lost 64% of his audience two days after \u201cJimmy Kimmel Live!\u201d returned to the air.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thursday\u2019s show averaged just 2.3 million total viewers, a significant drop from the previous 48 hours. The decline was even more drastic in the key 25-54 audience demographic, where Thursday\u2019s episode lost 73% of its Tuesday night audience, down to 334,000 viewers from 1.2 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The feud between Kimmel and President Donald Trump started shortly after Tyler Robinson surrendered to authorities for the murder of Kirk, a conservative activist who is credited with helping Trump win back the White House. In his opening monologue on Sept. 16, Kimmel alleged that Trump and his \u201cMAGA gang\u201d are \u201cdesperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The quip caused a scramble inside ABC and its parent company, Disney, where executives told Kimmel to either publicly apologize or face the consequences. When he refused, Disney announced that Kimmel would be \u201cindefinitely\u201d suspended.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Just one week later, however, news emerged that Disney reached a deal with Kimmel to see him return to the air in exchange for a non-apology explanation about his remarks. The reversal enraged Trump, who has groused about late-night comedy\u2019s left-leaning commentary about his administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sinclair and Nexstar, two of ABC\u2019s biggest broadcasters, refused to carry Kimmel last week. On Saturday, both announced that Kimmel\u2019s show would return to his regularly scheduled broadcast on their dozens of affiliate stations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Andrew Kolvet, a spokesman for the late Kirk\u2019s Turning Point USA organization, denounced Disney\u2019s decision to bring back Kimmel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cKimmel is an unrepentant liar who tried to blame Charlie\u2019s assassination on the part of the country that just spent the last 2 weeks praying and holding vigils,\u201d he reacted in a statement to Fox News.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For now, at least, Kimmel avoids the fate of his peer Stephen Colbert, the CBS late-night host whose show will end in May after the network announced its termination. Liberals loudly protested, but CBS stood by its decision, revealing that \u201cLate Night With Stephen Colbert\u201d was losing $50 million annually.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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