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ABC Shuts Down Kimmel Amid Plunging Ratings
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- ABC decided to pull “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” indefinitely after years of declining ratings and controversy around comments on Charlie Kirk’s assassination.
- The show’s overall viewership fell from 2.4 million in 2015 to 1.6 million in 2025, with a 72% drop in the key 25-54 demographic.
- Federal and affiliate pressure over Kimmel’s remarks led to major broadcast groups and Disney itself removing the show from air.
ABC has taken “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” off the air indefinitely, pointing to both poor ratings and controversy surrounding the host’s comments about Charlie Kirk’s assassination.
President Donald Trump commented on the decision, saying,
“Jimmy Kimmel was fired because he had bad ratings more than anything else.”
ABC faced pressure from its affiliates and the Federal Communications Commission after Kimmel’s controversial remarks. Ratings reveal “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” lost significant viewership over the last decade, dropping from 2.4 million nightly viewers in 2015 to just 1.6 million in 2025.
The show saw a dramatic 72% decrease in its 25-54 age demographic, falling from nearly 1 million to only 261,000 viewers. Kimmel’s numbers lag far behind “Gutfeld!” on Fox, which averages 3.2 million total viewers and dominates all key demographic categories by wide margins.
After Kimmel accused conservatives of reaching “new lows” regarding the Charlie Kirk case, major station groups like Nexstar and Sinclair stopped airing the show. Disney followed by announcing,
“Jimmy Kimmel Live will be preempted indefinitely.”
This move follows public statements from FCC leadership demanding action over Kimmel’s remarks. The Kimmel case shows that American viewers continue to reject programming that disrespects traditional values and conservative voices. Stay tuned for more coverage on the fallout and what’s next at ABC.
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Earl
September 20, 2025 at 5:32 pm
I don’t see a problem here. Jimmy Kimmel has his right to free speech and he used it! what him and a lot of other don’t understand is there are consequences to what you say in that free speech, as he is seeing. what he just did was howler fire in a theater, and that results in trouble for that person, RIGHT!
Brandon W
September 20, 2025 at 11:33 pm
No one banned Jimmy Kimmel from every major social media platform.
That happened to President Donald J. Trump.
No one tried to throw Jimmy Kimmel in jail for daring to speak his mind.
That happened to Trump.
And no one ever fired a bullet at Jimmy Kimmel.
That happened to Trump.
And it happened to Charlie Kirk… who paid the ultimate price for daring to stand boldly for truth and for this country.
What happened to Jimmy Kimmel?
His bosses at a corporate media empire decided he wasn’t profitable anymore.
That’s it.
His “edgy comedy” stopped drawing ratings, advertisers weren’t impressed, and the suits pulled the plug.
That’s not censorship.
That’s the free market at work.
But let’s not confuse that with what conservatives face every single day.
Donald Trump was systematically deplatformed… erased from the digital public square because Silicon Valley thought Americans shouldn’t hear him.
Charlie Kirk was assassinated for speaking his mind… gunned down because his faith and patriotism inspired millions.
Regular conservatives across this country have lost jobs, been “canceled,” silenced, and targeted for nothing more than refusing to bow to the mob.
Freedom of speech does not mean freedom from consequences.
But here’s the truth: the consequences should come from the people, not from a ruling elite that rigs the system.
If you bomb on TV, the audience tunes out. If you’re unfunny, the market moves on.
That’s what happened to Jimmy Kimmel.
His ratings tanked.
His bosses looked at the numbers and saw the writing on the wall.
The advertiser-coveted 18–49 demographic—the one that keeps shows alive—collapsed.
Kimmel averaged only 129,000 viewers in that bracket this August.
That’s down from 212,000 in January and less than half of his June peak of 284,000.
That’s a nosedive.
Advertisers bailed.
Audiences tuned out.
And ABC saw him for what he was: unprofitable.
But when you are silenced, banned, jailed, or shot for your political beliefs—that’s not “consequences.”
That’s tyranny.
That’s persecution.
That’s an attack on the very fabric of America.
The left wants to blur the line.
They want you to think losing a TV contract is the same as being stripped of your voice, your freedom, or your life.
Don’t fall for it.
Kimmel’s problem is ratings.
Trump’s problem is a corrupt system that will do anything to stop him.
Charlie’s problem was that he was so effective, so fearless, so inspiring, that evil targeted him with deadly violence.
Kimmel’s story is the story of a washed-up entertainer who couldn’t cut it.
Trump’s story is the story of a man hounded, prosecuted, and even shot at for daring to fight for you.
Charlie’s story is the story of a Christian warrior taken from us because he refused to be silent.
We are at a crossroads. One side cheers when conservatives are silenced.
The other side—the side of freedom—believes that even when we disagree, the answer is more speech, not less.
That’s the America we’re fighting for.
So no, Jimmy Kimmel isn’t a victim.
He’s a failed late-night host whose corporate handlers tossed him aside.
The real victims are the conservatives who are banned, prosecuted, silenced, and even killed because they dared to speak truth.
We will not be silenced.
We will not back down. And we will not let the media gaslight us into thinking Kimmel’s firing is anywhere near the persecution faced by Trump, Charlie, and millions of patriots across this country.
We are all Trump.
We are all Charlie.
And together, we are the movement they cannot cancel.
–Ken Blackwell
Sandra
September 21, 2025 at 5:08 am
So there were two reasons why Jimmy Kimmel was axed. You can tell when an entertainer is failing: when they turn to politics. He had it coming.
stanley barry
September 21, 2025 at 6:40 am
Too bad, so sad. He caused his own demise. For years he bashed the leader of the free world. He drove away his own followers and they finally deserted him.
Charlie Kirk put the nail in Kimmel’s coffin.
His tongue was finally cut off.
D. Elwood
September 21, 2025 at 10:12 am
Yep, Charlie got the last “laugh” !
MikefromTexas
September 21, 2025 at 10:31 am
I used to watch Jonny Carson and Jay Leno and enjoyed them. Now its all crap. Lets get the view off. Don’t understand how/why itd dtill on.