Overview

• Jimmy Kimmel Live returned Tuesday after a brief suspension tied to his remarks about conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
• The 28-minute opening monologue became the show’s most-watched YouTube video of 2025, surpassing 13 million views.
• CNN’s Harry Enten noted the monologue’s early 6.7 million views versus a six‑month median of 240,000 and record searches for “what time is Jimmy Kimmel on?”.
• Search interest for “boycotting Disney” and “cancel Disney Plus” declined about 75% from last week’s peaks, according to Enten’s analysis.
• Nielsen ratings for the ABC telecast have not been released, and large affiliate groups Nexstar and Sinclair continued to preempt the show.