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Jimmy Kimmel this week asked viewers in the Democrat-led cities where President Donald Trump is deploying troops to send in videos from what he mockingly called their “hellholes.” On Thursday, Kimmel aired a highlight reel of the submissions. One man in “war-ravaged Portland” lamented the “carnage on the streets,” where “people are fleeing… because they can’t get reservations at restaurants.” …

Jimmy Kimmel Live! received a massive boost in ratings when the show returned from its temporary suspension last Tuesday (September 23), but how has the late-night show been faring in the days since? Kimmel’s Tuesday night return was watched by 6.3 million viewers, making it the second most-watched broadcast in the show’s history and more than tripling its regular viewership. …

NEW YORK (AP) — Nexstar Media Group joined Sinclair Broadcast Group in bringing Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night talk show back to its local TV stations on Friday night, ending a dayslong TV blackout for dozens of cities across the U.S. The companies suspended the program over remarks the comedian made in the wake of conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s killing. The move …

Monday Cometh the hour, cometh the man, and if we don’t always get the heroes we want, we surely get the ones that we need. This week, as Donald Trump mouthed off at the UN and told Europe it was going to hell, relief came in the form of – what else? – a man best known for his Beadle-style …

Newfound enthusiasm about Jimmy Kimmel’s show is not evaporating after just one monologue. Kimmel’s Wednesday night follow-up to his Tuesday night comeback show quickly racked up millions of views on YouTube on Thursday morning, indicating that interest in Kimmel’s commentary remains way above normal. By 2 p.m. ET on Thursday, the Wednesday night monologue had topped 5 million views, enough …

Several investors in Walt Disney DIS.N on Wednesday asked the media giant to share documents about its decision to suspend Jimmy Kimmel‘s show last week for inspection. Kimmel returned to the air Tuesday night, six days after his remarks about the accused killer of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk provoked social media outrage and pressure from the Trump administration. In a …

Disney Gears Up for Legal Fight With Trump Over Kimmel’s Return  Bloomberg.com Disney investors seek clarity on Kimmel’s suspension  NBC News Bob Iger Just Learned a Hard Lesson  Bloomberg.com Jimmy Kimmel defends free speech as he returns to late-night television from suspension  Reuters Disney investors demand internal records on Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension, say the board may have breached duties  Business Insider Source link

The return of “Jimmy Kimmel Live” to ABC on Tuesday was a major moment in history — as the show touted with a supercut of newscasters declaring its significance — and Kimmel has the numbers to prove it. His 28-minute monologue has reached 17.7 million views on YouTube in 22 hours, making it his most-watched monologue ever on the platform. …

Jimmy Kimmel’s return to ABC may have pleased his fans, but it did not entirely pacify Disney shareholders. On Wednesday, a coalition of Disney shareholders sent a letter to the company demanding internal records, from emails to meeting schedules, related to its brief suspension of the late-night host. Disney is the parent company of ABC, where Kimmel’s show is aired. …

The much-anticipated episode of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” following the comedian’s return from his suspension drew a broadcast audience about four times larger than average, according to Nielsen ratings data. This was despite the late-night show being preempted by about a quarter of all ABC affiliate TV stations in the U.S.  Tuesday’s show drew an estimated 6.26 million total broadcast viewers, …