All eyes have been on Jimmy Kimmel — actually — as he returned to late evening TV after a quick departure.
Six days after ABC quickly suspended Jimmy Kimmel Dwell!, Kimmel, 57, opened the Tuesday, September 23, episode of his present with a monologue watched by hundreds of thousands of viewers.
Based on The Hollywood Reporter, the phase rapidly turned the most well-liked Jimmy Kimmel Dwell! monologue on YouTube ever.
Whereas a number of the present's sketches and visitor interview segments have racked up hundreds of thousands of clicks through the years, Tuesday's 28-minute monologue earned greater than 14 million views in 15 hours.
ABC Leisure additionally reported that 6.26 million viewers watched the present, regardless of important preemptions throughout 23 p.c of U.S. TV households. Based on ABC, the monologue has garnered greater than 26 million views throughout YouTube and social platforms.
“I've heard from lots of people during the last six days. I've heard from all of the individuals within the final six days,” Kimmel stated on Tuesday's present earlier than addressing the subject of free speech. “This present is just not essential. What's essential is that we get to reside in a rustic that permits us to have a present like this.”
Jimmy Kimmel Dwell! was taken off the air days after its host made controversial feedback about Charlie Kirk's demise and the following homicide investigation.
Nexstar Media, which owns a number of TV stations, informed Selection that it “strongly objects” to the TV host's remarks and can be changing his present with different programming for the “foreseeable future.”
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Federal Communications Fee chairman Brendan Carr additionally threatened ABC, Disney and Kimmel in response to the comic's feedback.
After days of dialogue with many events, the Walt Disney Firm introduced on Monday, September 22, that Jimmy Kimmel Dwell! would resume taping on Tuesday.
Sinclair Broadcast Group and Nexstar Media Group, nevertheless, launched statements revealing their associates would proceed to preempt the present.
“I shared my viewpoint [with Walt Disney Company], they shared theirs. We talked it by means of. And on the finish, though they didn't must, they actually didn't must, it is a big firm, now we have quick consideration spans and I'm a tiny a part of the Disney company, they welcomed me again on the air,” Kimmel stated throughout Tuesday's monologue. “And I thank them for that, as a result of I do know that sadly and I believe unjustly, this places them in danger.”
Kimmel's earlier most-watched opening monologue got here in Could 2017 when he began his present by updating followers on his son's health. At three days outdated, Kimmel and spouse Molly McNearney's son had profitable open coronary heart surgical procedure at Kids's Hospital Los Angeles.
On his present, Kimmel opened up about his son's start and well being problems. He additionally inspired donations to Kids's Hospital Los Angeles after docs and well being care employees took care of their household.
