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Jimmy Kimmel\u2019s ratings spike was short-lived.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Disney briefly suspended ABC\u2019s “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” after the host\u2019s remarks about the alleged assassin of Charlie Kirk<\/a> sparked widespread backlash. After an about-face from Disney, the liberal comedian returned last Tuesday, and Kimmel\u2019s emotional return drew a massive audience, but viewers haven\u2019t stuck around.\u00a0<\/p>\n

On Thursday, “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” averaged 2.3 million total viewers \u2014 a staggering 64% drop from the 6.5 million who tuned in for Tuesday\u2019s much-hyped return.\u00a0<\/p>\n

JIMMY KIMMEL’S LATE-NIGHT EVOLUTION FROM APOLITICAL FUNNYMAN TO DEM ACTIVIST<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Kimmel shed even more viewers in the advertiser-coveted demographic of adults aged 25-54, with Thursday\u2019s episode hemorrhaging 73% of viewers from the critical category.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“Jimmy Kimmel Live!” pulled in 1.7 million viewers among the key demo for Tuesday\u2019s return but plummeted to 465,000 only 48 hours later.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“Jimmy Kimmel Live!” also lost significant viewers in the younger demographic of adults aged 18-49, managing 1.2 million on Tuesday but quickly losing 73% to settle for only 334,000 on Thursday.\u00a0<\/p>\n

SINCLAIR ENDS JIMMY KIMMEL BAN AFTER SIDELINING HOST AMID CHARLIE KIRK CONTROVERSY<\/u><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n

The saga began earlier this month when Kimmel falsely suggested that Tyler Robinson, the 22-year-old suspect in the Kirk assassination, was\u00a0part of the “MAGA gang<\/a>,”\u00a0despite reports he had a left-wing ideology, which was reaffirmed in the indictment filed the next day.<\/p>\n

“We hit some new lows over the weekend with the MAGA gang desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them and doing everything they can to score political points from it,” Kimmel told his audience.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The false suggestion that Robinson was a MAGA supporter sparked outrage and scrutiny from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Disney decided to suspend the show after Nexstar and Sinclair pulled airings of Kimmel from their stations, and Kimmel reportedly had told executives last week he would not apologize for his comments.<\/p>\n

Disney\u2019s suspension lasted less than a week. Kimmel returned Tuesday with a passionate monologue<\/a> but stopped short of a full apology.<\/p>\n

CLICK HERE FOR THE LATEST MEDIA AN CULTURE NEWS<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Nexstar and Sinclair continued to preempt the program until allowing its return on Friday.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“Jimmy Kimmel Live!” has also seen its ratings drop significantly over the past decade<\/a>, as the program averaged 2.4 million viewers in 2015 and has been trending downward ever since. Kimmel\u2019s program averaged 2.2 million in 2016 and 2017, fell to 2.1 million in 2018, dropped to 1.9 million in 2019 and sunk to 1.8 million in 2020. By 2021, “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” managed only 1.5 million nightly viewers. Kimmel\u2019s 2025 average viewership of 1.6 million was down 37% compared to 2015 totals when Disney decided to temporarily sideline him.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Kirk\u2019s supporters panned Kimmel\u2019s non-apology, saying the ABC host failed to take responsibility for the falsehood.<\/p>\n

“Kimmel 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,” Turning Point USA spokesman\u00a0Andrew Kolvet reacted<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Fox News Digital\u2019s Joseph A. Wulfsohn contributed to this report.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/jimmy-kimmel-sheds-64-audience-after-short-lived-ratings-spike-following-suspension <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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