"Donald Trump celebrated ABC's decision to indefinitely suspend Jimmy Kimmel's late-night show, saying on Thursday that the comedian was not a talented person who had very bad ratings. Well, Jimmy Kimmel was fired because he had bad ratings more than anything else, and he said a horrible thing about a great gentleman known as Charlie Kirk, Trump told reporters on Thursday during his state visit to the United Kingdom."
"According to Nielsen ratings as reported by LateNighter, while Stephen Colbert's Late Show leads the time slot in total viewers with 2.42 million, Kimmel's show averaged 1.77 million viewers in the second quarter of 2025 and edged out Colbert in the key 18-49 demographic. However, there was an 11% drop off in his show's viewership the last month. Kimmel also has over 20 million subscribers on YouTube."
"The controversy began after Kimmel, in a recent broadcast, suggested that many in Maga land are working very hard to capitalize on the murder of Charlie Kirk. Within a day, FCC chair Brendan Carr condemned the comments as truly sick and suggested ABC could face regulatory consequences. ABC suspended the show after affiliate operator Nexstar called Kimmel's remarks offensive and insensitive."
Donald Trump praised ABC's decision to indefinitely suspend Jimmy Kimmel's late-night show and described Kimmel as untalented with very bad ratings. Trump said Kimmel made a horrible remark about Charlie Kirk and claimed Kimmel should have been fired earlier. Nielsen data show Kimmel averaged 1.77 million viewers in Q2 2025, trailed Stephen Colbert in total viewers but edged him in the 18-49 demographic, and experienced an 11% recent viewership drop. Kimmel has over 20 million YouTube subscribers. Kimmel's broadcast suggested MAGA supporters sought to capitalize on Charlie Kirk's murder, prompting condemnation from FCC chair Brendan Carr, Nexstar, and ABC's suspension. Barack Obama criticized the administration's threats to regulate media, and FCC commissioner Anna Gomez called ABC's action shameful corporate capitulation and warned the FCC lacks authority to police content.
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