JUST IN: Jimmy Kimmel’s Return to TV Receives Whopping 6.3 Million Viewers
The return of Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Tuesday received a whopping 6.3 million viewers, ABC announced Wednesday.
CNN chief media analyst Brian Stelter reported on Wednesday that the show received more three times the number of viewers of a typical episode, with viewers tuning in to see host Jimmy Kimmel’s reappearance after being temporarily suspended over comments he made regarding the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
The ratings win came even after two large television companies, Nexstar and Sinclair, opted to continue pre-empting Kimmel’s show.
Kimmel’s monologue also quickly became his most viewed on YouTube, racking up more than 16 million views in less than 24 hours.
Less than an hour before Kimmel’s return to television on Tuesday, President Donald Trump mocked Kimmel for supposedly having “bad ratings.”
“I can’t believe ABC Fake News gave Jimmy Kimmel his job back. The White House was told by ABC that his Show was cancelled!” complained Trump in a Truth Social post. “Something happened between then and now because his audience is GONE, and his ‘talent’ was never there. Why would they want someone back who does so poorly, who’s not funny, and who puts the Network in jeopardy by playing 99% positive Democrat GARBAGE.”
Trump then threatened to sue ABC for putting Kimmel back on the air, writing, “He is yet another arm of the DNC and, to the best of my knowledge, that would be a major Illegal Campaign Contribution. I think we’re going to test ABC out on this. Let’s see how we do. Last time I went after them, they gave me $16 Million Dollars. This one sounds even more lucrative. A true bunch of losers! Let Jimmy Kimmel rot in his bad Ratings.”
This story is developing.
