"Jimmy Kimmel's ratings surge lasted about as long as his suspension. The ABC late-night host's show, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, dropped to 1.70 million viewers on Wednesday, October 1 representing a 74% decrease from the week prior, when he scored a massive 6.48 million viewers for his first show back from suspension. Those 1.70 million viewers puts Kimmel below his Q2 nightly average of 1.77 million viewers, and a bit above the 1.50 million his show averaged in Q3, between July and September."
"The comment led to swift pushback from Nexstar and Sinclair, which control a large chunk of ABC affiliates, and FCC Chair Brendan Carr on Sept. 17 said he felt Kimmel's comment warranted a suspension. Hours later, Kimmel was suspended leading to some critics saying ABC and Disney caved to Trump's administration; White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt denied that the president put pressure on ABC to suspend Kimmel."
"But comparing to Q3 is not wise, considering Kimmel takes the summer months off from his show. Here is how Kimmel's show performed in the week following his return, per Nielsen data: Sept. 23: 6.48M viewers Sept. 24: 2.43M viewers Sept.25: 2.30M viewers Sept. 29: 2.85M viewers Sept. 30: 2.45M viewers Oct. 1: 1.70M viewers For comparison, Fox News star Greg Gutfeld averaged 2.98 million viewers on Oct. 1 the same as he averaged in Q3."
Jimmy Kimmel returned from suspension and drew 6.48 million viewers on Sept. 23, then saw nightly viewership decline to 1.70 million by Oct. 1, a 74% drop from the first night back. The Oct. 1 audience fell below his Q2 nightly average of 1.77 million and was slightly above his Q3 average of 1.50 million, though comparing to Q3 is complicated by summer hiatuses. Kimmel was suspended Sept. 17 after implying the man who killed Charlie Kirk supported President Trump, prompting pushback from Nexstar, Sinclair and FCC Chair Brendan Carr. ABC lifted the suspension Sept. 22; Kimmel returned without apologizing while critics said ABC and Disney had caved and the White House denied any pressure.
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