Okay, but is this higher or lower views than he was getting before?
On Thursday, "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" averaged 2.3 million total viewers — a staggering 64% drop from the 6.5 million who tuned in for Tuesday’s much-hyped return.
By 2021, "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" managed only 1.5 million nightly viewers. Kimmel’s 2025 average viewership of 1.6 million was down 37% compared to 2015 totals when Disney decided to temporarily sideline him.
So he's still up by about 50% compared to where he was a week ago. I doubt that's enough to make him profitable, and we'll see how long that increase lasts.
I'm sure it'll peter out soon enough. Remember, this is a broadcast show at an 11pm slot on weekdays, the only demographic that can regularly watch it are retired boomers.
Okay, but is this higher or lower views than he was getting before?
So he's still up by about 50% compared to where he was a week ago. I doubt that's enough to make him profitable, and we'll see how long that increase lasts.
I'm sure it'll peter out soon enough. Remember, this is a broadcast show at an 11pm slot on weekdays, the only demographic that can regularly watch it are retired boomers.
And the paid protesters waking up for their nightly shift