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Kimmel’s return to ABC attracts his biggest audience ever
Business World Philippines
|September 26, 2025
JIMMY KIMMEL'S return to late-night TV on Tuesday drew 6.26 million viewers, Walt Disney Co's ABC network said in an emailed statement, the most ever in the show’s regular time slot.
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The total is significantly higher than the 1.55 million viewers Jimmy Kimmel Live! has averaged this year, according to Nielsen data.
ABC suspended the program on Sept. 17 following comments the host made two nights earlier about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
His monologue featured video of President Donald Trump speaking from Air Force One, saying the late-night comedian has “no talent” and “no ratings.”
“Well, I do tonight!” said a smiling Kimmel, as the studio audience stood in applause. “You almost have to feel sorry for him.”
In his opening remarks, Kimmel was overall supportive of Disney, although he said he disagreed with the decision to suspend him, which was reached by Chief Executive Officer Bob Iger and Dana Walden, the co-chair of Disney’s entertainment division.
This story is from the September 26, 2025 edition of Business World Philippines.
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