WASHINGTON: Millions of people tuned in to “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” on Tuesday, watching the host’s return to late-night television after nearly a week off the air due to a suspension over remarks that drew fire from President Donald Trump and officials in his administration. ABC said 6.26 million viewers watched Kimmel as he mixed humor with humility to address remarks he made on September 15 about the man accused of assassinating conservative activist Charlie Kirk. It was Kimmel's highest-rated regularly sche ...

Jimmy Kimmel's return to ABC may have pleased his fans, but it did not entirely pacify Disney shareholders. On Wednesday, a coalition of Disney shareholders sent a letter to the company demanding internal records, from emails to meeting schedules, related to its brief suspension of the late-night host. Disney is the parent company of ABC, where Kimmel's show is aired.Lawyers representing the American Federation of Teachers and Reporters Without Borders asked Disney to disclose how the suspension decision w ...

Jimmy Kimmel's return to late-night reached 6.2 million viewers on broadcast, despite not reaching nearly a quarter of ABC affiliates, according to a statement from Disney. Disney cited Nielsen Preliminary Fast National Live+Same Day Program Ratings for Tuesday.Tuesday's episode of "Jimmy Kimmel Live" was the host's first show after being temporarily suspended following his controversial remarks about the death of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk. In the second quarter of this year, Kimmel's show had ...

“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.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, accor ...

Walt Disney Co. is preparing for President Donald Trump to retaliate against the company for putting late-night host Jimmy Kimmel back on the air Tuesday night. Most Read from Bloomberg The company had been anticipating the Trump administration might go after its broadcast TV licenses even before ABC’s late-show host made his controversial Sept. 15 remarks about the murderer of activist Charlie Kirk, two people familiar with the company’s thinking said. Under the Trump administration, major media compan ...

Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night talk show will continue to be blacked out in dozens of cities nationwide after one of the largest owners of ABC affiliates appeared unconvinced by his teary-eyed monologue from Tuesday.Nexstar Media Group will continue to preempt “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” on its ABC stations, extending a blackout that began after the late-night host’s controversial remarks about conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s killing.“Nexstar is continuing to evaluate the status of ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ on our ABC- ...

JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE! "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" airs every weeknight at 11:35 p.m. ET and features a diverse lineup of guests that include celebrities, athletes, musical acts, comedians and human interest subjects, along with comedy bits and a house band.Nexstar Media Group said Wednesday it is continuing to evaluate whether it will bring "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" back to its ABC-affiliate stations, a day after the late night show returned to the Disney-owned network. Nexstar's broadcast TV stations affiliated with ABC ...

A major TV company says it will continue not to air Jimmy Kimmel's late-night show after the host's return, though it said it is in "productive discussions" with Disney. Nexstar Media Group, one of the nation's largest owners of local TV stations, said it would continue to preempt "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" on Wednesday after declining to air Kimmel's return on Tuesday night."Nexstar is continuing to evaluate the status of Jimmy Kimmel Live! on our ABC-affiliated local television stations, and the show will be p ...

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Spanish-language television network Univision is crying foul as Google’s YouTube TV prepares to remove the channel from its main bundle to an added price plan at the end of the month, a move the broadcaster alleges has discriminatory and political consequences. "I honestly don't know what their rationale is. The only thing I can tell you is they're doing this at a time right around the midterm elections and the key gubernatorial elections. And they did this at a time where the Hispanic audience is no longer ...