Joe Rogan Predicts Jimmy Kimmel Will Be Bigger Than Ever: All This Does Is Help Him'

"The podcast star, on the latest episode of The Joe Rogan Experience on Tuesday, said he believes the briefly-exiled late-night host will have a huge audience when he returns to Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Tuesday night. For Jimmy Kimmel, all this does is help him. It makes his show bigger, much more support, Rogan said. Rogan added he's sure there's a lot of hate, as well, which isn't fun, but that it is outweighed by the publicity Kimmel has received over the last week."

"The MAGA gang desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them, and doing everything they can to score political points from it, Kimmel said on his Sept. 15 show. The comment led to swift pushback from Nexstar and Sinclair, which control a large chunk of TV 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 President Trump's administration; White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt denied the president put pressure on ABC to suspend Kimmel. Following all of that, ABC announced on Monday it was lifting Kimmel's suspension after four days. Kimmel is going to have a tough time living up to Rogan's prediction, though, considering Nexstar and Sinclair which control nearly one-quarter of the ABC affiliates nationally both said they will not air Kimmel when he returns on Tuesday night."

Joe Rogan predicted that Jimmy Kimmel will return to Jimmy Kimmel Live! with a significantly larger audience, saying the controversy will ultimately boost the show's visibility. ABC and Disney suspended Kimmel on Sept. 17 after he suggested the man who killed Charlie Kirk was a supporter of President Donald Trump. Nexstar and Sinclair and FCC Chair Brendan Carr criticized the comment and pushed back. Kimmel's suspension lasted four days before ABC lifted it. Nexstar and Sinclair, which together control a substantial portion of ABC affiliates, announced they will not air Kimmel's return episode.

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