All the communist Democrats whining about the FCC need to understand that in order for the FCC to yank Kimmel off the air, there would need to be a long, dragged out court case which would take months, if not years. Kimmel was indefinitely suspended because his ratings sucked, and so did his show. Not because of the the FCC or some government pressure. Kimmel’s ratings tanked a whopping 45% since January of this year, much like that idiot Colbert on seeBS.
After Kimmel’s disgusting mocking of Charlie Kirk and claiming the assassin was a “MAGA person”, 30+ ABC affiliated stations dropped the show from their lineup.. With advertising revenue drying up, ABC/Disney found a way to get out of the hole Kimmel had dug and the rest is history.
Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show was bleeding viewers before Disney-owned ABC pulled the plug and suspended him for his comments on Charlie Kirk’s assassination.
Nielsen data showed sharp summer declines and a year-long slide that leaves him trailing late-night rivals such as Fox News’ Greg Gutfeld and CBS star Stephen Colbert.
According to monthly Nielsen figures, “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” dropped to just 1.1 million total viewers in August 2025, down 43% from January’s 1.95 million. His August household rating of 0.35 marked the weakest showing of the year.
The advertiser-coveted 18–49 demo also cratered. Kimmel averaged only 129,000 viewers in that bracket in August, off from 212,000 in January and less than half his June peak of 284,000.With his ABC contract set to expire next year, the slump raises questions about whether “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” can regain momentum against Colbert, Fallon and cable insurgents.