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Jimmy Kimmel\u2019s ratings boom appears to be circling the drain. \u00a0<\/p>\n

Disney briefly suspended ABC\u2019s “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” last month after the host\u2019s remarks about the alleged assassin of\u00a0Charlie Kirk<\/a>\u00a0sparked widespread backlash. Once Disney reversed course, the liberal comedian drew a massive audience for his much-hyped return on September 23.\u00a0<\/p>\n

On Thursday, Oct. 2, “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” averaged 1.9 million viewers, shedding 71% of the audience that tuned in for the host\u2019s return from suspension.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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

The decline among the advertiser-coveted demographic of adults aged 25-54 was even more significant, as “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” managed 265,000 viewers from the critical group on Thursday night to lose 85% of the 1.7 million who tuned in on Sept. 23. It marked Kimmel\u2019s smallest audience among demo viewers since the suspension.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Kimmel averaged 1.6 million viewers in 2025 before Disney decided to temporarily sideline him, so another drop would result in the show returning to its pre-scandal viewership.<\/p>\n

ABC\u2019s “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” also trailed Fox News\u2019<\/a> “Gutfeld!” across the board on Thursday.\u00a0<\/p>\n

TURNING POINT DIDN’T WANT JIMMY KIMMEL CANCELED BECAUSE ABC\u2019S \u2018LIAR\u2019 DOESN\u2019T DESERVE TO BE A MARTYR<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Gutfeld averaged 2.8 million total viewers to top Kimmel by 49% and 370,000 demo viewers for a 40% edge in that category, too.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Kimmel found himself in hot water last month when he falsely suggested that Tyler Robinson, the 22-year-old suspect in the Charlie 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

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

Kimmel\u2019s brief benching caused outrage from the left, and hundreds of protesters demonstrated outside Disney\u2019s location in Burbank, California, to demand that Disney put “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” back on the air. Protesters also gathered\u00a0outside Kimmel\u2019s studio<\/u><\/a>\u00a0on Hollywood Boulevard, where they were recorded chanting, “ABC bent the knee! No to the FCC!”<\/p>\n

Disney\u2019s suspension lasted less than a week and Kimmel returned with a\u00a0passionate monologue<\/a>\u00a0but stopped short of a full apology. Once Kimmel addressed the situation, he immediately went back to bashing President Donald Trump and other conservatives on a nightly basis.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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

CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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-nears-pre-suspension-viewership-sheds-85-key-viewers-since-hyped-comeback-show <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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