US EditionKimmel return to late night nets hosts biggest ratings haul in a decade
Jimmy Kimmel's return episode drew 6.3 million TV viewers and 18.7 million YouTube views despite some networks preempting the show, marking the highest ratings in a decade.
- On Tuesday, Jimmy Kimmel returned to Disney's ABC and drew 6.26 million viewers, marking the show's biggest TV audience in a decade.
- Disney's ABC suspended Jimmy Kimmel's show last week after his Monday monologue about Charlie Kirk, with Bob Iger involved in the initial pullback.
- Over 18.7 million views on YouTube show Kimmel's 28-minute monologue, with another 2 million views from other venues.
- Right-Wing Nexstar and Sinclair each blocked the show, keeping it from airing in 23 percent of US households and losing publicity and revenue while US President Donald Trump said `no ratings`.
- Amid outcry from viewers and celebrities, protests and everyday viewers cancelling Disney+ subscriptions pressured ABC executives to reverse Kimmel's suspension, though some say late-night television may never recuperate.
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Jimmy Kimmel's suspension boosted his ratings to a 10-year high — history shows backlashes can make or break a host
Jimmy Kimmel returned from suspension to his biggest audience in a decade, drawing 6.26 million viewers.Randy Holmes/Disney via Getty ImagesJimmy Kimmel's suspension ended with a comeback episode on Tuesday that drew 6.26 million viewers.Disney said it was Kimmel's highest-rated broadcast in a decade despite affiliate boycotts.History shows late-night backlashes can make or break a host, from Bill Maher to Stephen Colbert.Jimmy Kimmel's return t…
After the show returned, Kimmel achieved record ratings – more than six million live, and the number of views on social media is growing rapidly.
Kimmel return to late night nets hosts biggest ratings haul in a decade
(The Hill) -- Comedian Jimmy Kimmel's return to late night on Tuesday earned him his largest television audience in more than a decade, ABC announced on Wednesday. "Jimmy Kimmel Live," this week netted more than 6 million viewers on linear broadcast, according to Nielsen Media Research data, despite the show being preempted in what the network said was more than 20 percent of households nationwide. Those figures do not include the more than 20 m…
With more than six million viewers, the show has reached the highest ratings in ten years.
Jimmy Kimmel Is the Six Million Viewer Man as Return Show Tops Expectations on TV and Social Media - Showbiz411
Jimmy Kimmel’s return to TV brought huge ratings. On TV, Kimmel scored over 6.2 million viewers — at least four times more than normal. And that was without 23% of ABC’s stations. Right wing Sinclair and Nexstar each blocked the show and lost out on publicity and revenue. Meanwhile, on YouTube the number of views […] The post Jimmy Kimmel Is the Six Million Viewer Man as Return Show Tops Expectations on TV and Social Media appeared first on Show…
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