“It got a large audience, nearly 6.3 million people tuned in to the broadcast alone, despite the blackouts in many cities. As is often the case with late-night hosts’ monologues, there was a larger audience online, with more than 15 million people watching Kimmel’s opening remarks on YouTube by Wednesday evening, more than 26 million people watched Kimmel’s return on social media, including YouTube.
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Without Nextstar and Sinclair, wonder how they did for the 11:30-12:30 time slot showing reruns
Kimmel is back on ABC to big ratings, but some affiliates still refuse to air his show
Jimmy Kimmel offered no apologies in his return to late-night television, but said he was not trying to joke about the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
Without Nextstar and Sinclair, wonder how they did for the 11:30-12:30 time slot showing reruns