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Kimmel’s Return Draws Record Audience as Affiliates Hold Out

Public backlash helped force a reversal that digital viewing then amplified into a ratings surge.

Was Thomas Gottschalk und Harald Schmidt zum Fall Jimmy Kimmel sagen.
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Overview

  • Disney said the comeback episode topped six million TV viewers and reported 26 million online accesses to Jimmy Kimmel’s opening statement.
  • Preliminary platform data showed the monologue drawing more than 19 million views on YouTube and about eight million on Instagram as of September 25, according to GALA.
  • The show had been pulled after threats from Republican FCC officials, including Brendan Carr, following Kimmel’s criticism tied to the killing of Charlie Kirk.
  • Disney reinstated the program after widespread criticism and reported Disney+ cancellations, though major station groups Nexstar and Sinclair declined to carry the return.
  • Distribution remains fragmented in large parts of the U.S., and the political and regulatory dispute continues as President Trump denounces the reinstatement and floats legal action.