"It was a huge night for Kimmel, with his comeback becoming the most-watched standard episode of the show ever. And that was despite still being preempted in a quarter of markets! And it includes episodes back in the 2000s when people actually watched network TV live! Every late-night host's boat seemed lifted by Kimmel's rising tide. The hosts were punchy, and the guests were pulling out all the stops. Here's who really stuck the landing this week in late night."
"One: He worked with his accent coach to do several different eras and classes of the Dubliner Irish accent, which he can now transition between with great facility. And two: He can split the G from muscle memory. Partridge did his entire Late Night segment while pouring a Guinness, letting it settle, then drinking it perfectly. If you see someone split the G IRL, it is miraculous."
Jimmy Kimmel was reinstated and returned to late night, opening his monologue with Jack Paar’s 1960 line "As I was saying before I was interrupted ..." FCC chair Brendan Carr issued differing statements about the situation across two separate occasions that did not align with a transcript of Kimmel's remarks about Charlie Kirk's assassination. Kimmel's comeback became the most-watched standard episode of the show ever despite being preempted in roughly a quarter of markets. The heightened attention lifted ratings and energy across late-night shows. Louis Partridge showcased party tricks pouring and drinking Guinness while mastering Dubliner accents. The Daily Show staged a large-correspondent Rapture sketch ending with baffled meetings with O.J. Simpson.
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