What were the ratings of Kimmel's show?

Damocles

Damocles

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I've done minimal research on this, I do not watch "hate night television" and don't really know which one he is. I think Fallon is trying to be Johnny Carson and crapping out on it, but still is first in late night...

So, I looked for a source that had no knight in the hunt...

The Hindustan Times.... that seemed to fit the bill.

www.hindustantimes.com

‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ ratings: Did drop in viewers spark ABC's decision? Trump's claim explored

ABC suspended Kimmel after his Kirk remarks; Trump cheered, citing weak ratings. In September 2025, his show fell 11% to 1.104 million viewers, ranking 3rd.
www.hindustantimes.com www.hindustantimes.com

Kimmel is 3rd, and I was right Fallon is 1st. Kimmel has been dropping in the ratings lately. However I think his show maybe made them some money. With 1 million viewers a night.
 
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Gutfeld! has been performing well, averaging about 3.289 million viewers in the second quarter of 2025, which is a 31.5% increase compared to the same period last year. The show is known for its satirical take on current events and has gained a strong following since its debut. TV Insider
 
Damocles said:
I've done minimal research on this, I do not watch "hate night television" and don't really know which one he is. I think Fallon is trying to be Johnny Carson and crapping out on it, but still is first in late night...

So, I looked for a source that had no knight in the hunt...

The Hindustan Times.... that seemed to fit the bill.

www.hindustantimes.com

‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ ratings: Did drop in viewers spark ABC's decision? Trump's claim explored

ABC suspended Kimmel after his Kirk remarks; Trump cheered, citing weak ratings. In September 2025, his show fell 11% to 1.104 million viewers, ranking 3rd.
www.hindustantimes.com www.hindustantimes.com

Kimmel is 3rd, and I was right Fallon is 1st. Kimmel has been dropping in the ratings lately. However I think his show maybe made them some money. With 1 million viewers a night.
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If this was simply an economic decision done under the guise of his comments towards Kirk, wouldn't they have fired him instead of suspending him? Or is the thought his firing will follow?
 
cawacko said:
If this was simply an economic decision done under the guise of his comments towards Kirk, wouldn't they have fired him instead of suspending him? Or is the thought his firing will follow?
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"indefinitely" almost always means "infinitely"...
 
Lionfish said:
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Gutfeld! has been performing well, averaging about 3.289 million viewers in the second quarter of 2025, which is a 31.5% increase compared to the same period last year. The show is known for its satirical take on current events and has gained a strong following since its debut. TV Insider
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Wow, 3.289 means that off FOX News off-network late show is beating all of the Late (hate) Night network TV out there.
 
Damocles said:
I've done minimal research on this, I do not watch "hate night television" and don't really know which one he is. I think Fallon is trying to be Johnny Carson and crapping out on it, but still is first in late night...

So, I looked for a source that had no knight in the hunt...

The Hindustan Times.... that seemed to fit the bill.

www.hindustantimes.com

‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ ratings: Did drop in viewers spark ABC's decision? Trump's claim explored

ABC suspended Kimmel after his Kirk remarks; Trump cheered, citing weak ratings. In September 2025, his show fell 11% to 1.104 million viewers, ranking 3rd.
www.hindustantimes.com www.hindustantimes.com

Kimmel is 3rd, and I was right Fallon is 1st. Kimmel has been dropping in the ratings lately. However I think his show maybe made them some money. With 1 million viewers a night.
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I haven't watched any of those shows since Jay Leno left. The other people who came after him just aren't funny and are full of hatred.
 
Lionfish said:
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Gutfeld! has been performing well, averaging about 3.289 million viewers in the second quarter of 2025, which is a 31.5% increase compared to the same period last year. The show is known for its satirical take on current events and has gained a strong following since its debut. TV Insider
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I don't watch him either, but he's definitely the best of the current people by far. He isn't full of hatred like the other ones are.
 

'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' pulled off air 'indefinitely' by ABC over Charlie Kirk shooting comments​

The announcement came after FCC Chairman Brendan Carr criticized Kimmel and said, "We can do this the easy way or the hard way."​

ABC announced on Wednesday that it was pulling Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night talk show, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, off the air “indefinitely” after Brendan Carr, the Federal Communications Commission chair, criticized comments Kimmel made earlier this week about the motives of the man accused of killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

Carr also suggested the FCC could move to revoke ABC affiliate licenses as a way of forcing Disney, the network’s parent company, to punish Kimmel.


www.yahoo.com

'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' pulled off air 'indefinitely' by ABC over Charlie Kirk shooting comments

The announcement came after FCC Chairman Brendan Carr criticized Kimmel and said, "We can do this the easy way or the hard way."
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Damocles said:
I've done minimal research on this, I do not watch "hate night television" and don't really know which one he is. I think Fallon is trying to be Johnny Carson and crapping out on it, but still is first in late night...

So, I looked for a source that had no knight in the hunt...

The Hindustan Times.... that seemed to fit the bill.

www.hindustantimes.com

‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ ratings: Did drop in viewers spark ABC's decision? Trump's claim explored

ABC suspended Kimmel after his Kirk remarks; Trump cheered, citing weak ratings. In September 2025, his show fell 11% to 1.104 million viewers, ranking 3rd.
www.hindustantimes.com www.hindustantimes.com

Kimmel is 3rd, and I was right Fallon is 1st. Kimmel has been dropping in the ratings lately. However I think his show maybe made them some money. With 1 million viewers a night.
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Not quite accurate:

latenighter.com

Here Are Final Late Night Ratings for Q2 2025 - LateNighter

Q2 2025 late-night ratings showed stability at the top—but year-over-year declines for most, with Gutfeld! on Fox Nwes the lone gainer.
latenighter.com latenighter.com

Kimmel’s ratings decreased some since then so has all late night TV during the summer, it can’t compete with the streaming services, to imply Kimmel was on his way out and this was the reason he as fired isn’t accurate, especially since now the affiliates have to fill that spot

Kimmel was let go, as was Colburn, due to pressure by the FCC per Trump’s demand, Carr and Trump have even implied such, it’s an effort to control all media. No one will be surprised when Trump approves Ellison owner of Tic Toc, follows the pattern. Pravda, Maralago style
 
BartenderElite said:
If this was a ratings decision - and didn't come right after the FCC chief's interview - I don't think people would be saying much.
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The two largest affiliate groups were going to pull the show from their line up. Why didn't Jimmy just focus on being funny instead of being an idiot?
 
BartenderElite said:
It's weird, too - Kimmell's comments were really a whole lotta nothing.

We're in a different world today than we even were 2 weeks ago.
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disagree

When Rev Al Sharpton was stabbed, if people in the media with a soap box made jokes about how it was a black guy that felt he wasn't black enough, I would of called for their jobs too.


Restoring a sense of decency in the worst of times is a turning point that I applaud
 
BartenderElite said:
I'd even agree that those shows got WAY too political. I get why people are upset about that.

I'm just not comfortable w/ the timing on this, and what the reasons might be.
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That ultimately is the problem. They stopped being entertaining. Jimmy would have eventually ended up in this same spot anyway if he kept on that path.
 
Lionfish said:
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Gutfeld! has been performing well, averaging about 3.289 million viewers in the second quarter of 2025, which is a 31.5% increase compared to the same period last year. The show is known for its satirical take on current events and has gained a strong following since its debut. TV Insider
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Damocles said:
Wow, 3.289 means that off FOX News off-network late show is beating all of the Late (hate) Night network TV out there.
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Gutfeld and Watters should be the first two targetted and shut down by the next Dem admin by the joint standard magats and i now share.

I am genuinely excited to see this new standard implemented.
 
Two things are true here.

The format of Late Night Talk shows on regular tv has been struggling and any of the shows might have been cut.

Also...

Trump and his FTC chair absolutely stepped in and used the immense power the FTC has to pressure and threaten them to act and fire them and they have others they are still pressuring to get fired.
 
QP! said:
Gutfeld and Watters should be the first two targetted and shut down by the next Dem admin by the joint standard magats and i now share.

I am genuinely excited to see this new standard implemented.
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QPeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee,
Exercise your rights and stop watching Watters and Gutfeld and boycott their advertisers' products.
 
Lionfish said:
QPeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee,
Exercise your rights and stop watching Watters and Gutfeld and boycott their advertisers' products.
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I support the RIGHT of an aggressive FTC under Dem control to threaten if they are not fired to go after Fox and their affiliates who air the show.

I agree with magats on this new power and it is one time we are in sync.
 
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