Topline
“Jimmy Kimmel Live!” garnered over 6 million total viewers on broadcast Tuesday night, according to preliminary ratings from Nielsen, drawing high viewership after it was controversially suspended for remarks Kimmel made last week about supporters of President Donald Trump following the assassination of Charlie Kirk.
Kimmel’s return show aired Tuesday night. (Randy Holmes/ABC via Getty Images)
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Key Facts
The return of the late night show had 6.26 million total viewers despite preemptions made by broadcast giants Sinclair and Nexstar that kept the show from airing in 23% of U.S. households, according to Nielsen.
Tuesday’s episode of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” has netted over 26 million views across YouTube and other social platforms, Nielsen reported, though it is unclear what the remaining social platforms are.
Kimmel’s 30-minute monologue was posted to YouTube and has 15.6 million views as of Wednesday evening, making it one of the host’s most-watched videos ever on YouTube (the host’s monologues typically receive around 3 million views on any given week, according to Deadline).
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