‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ ratings: Did drop in viewers spark ABC's decision? Trump's claim explored
Posted on: Sep 18, 2025 07:00 IST | Posted by: Hindustantimes
ABC on midweek proclaimed its conclusion to debar the late-night demonstrate, 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' because of comments made by host Jimmy Kimmel about the recent death of Charlie Kirk. President Donald Trump reacted to the decision, saying that the show was "ratings challenged" and it "had to be done."
“Great News for America: The ratings-challenged Jimmy Kimmel Show is CANCELLED," Trump wrote in a Truth Social post. "Congratulations to ABC for finally having the courage to do what had to be done. Kimmel has ZERO talent, and worse ratings than even Colbert, if that’s possible."
As expected, it sparked a row over the ratings of Jimmy Kimmel's show. And that's what we'll look at in this article.
The ratings for late-night shows in the US come from Nielsen Media Research, which tracks television viewership across networks.
As per the first report in September, CBS’s The Late Show with Stephen Colbert continues to dominate late night, averaging 2.812 million total viewers in September 2025, though that marked a 6% decline from July’s post-cancellation surge.
ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live! slipped 11% to 1.104 million viewers, which made it the third-most-watched show in September, after Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on NBC, which saw a surprise 17% rise to 1.330 million viewers.
Earlier in 2025, however, Kimmel had shown strength in the key 18–49 demographic, as per the Nielsen data. In Q2, while Colbert led overall with 2.42 million viewers compared to Kimmel’s 1.77 million and Fallon’s 1.19 million, Jimmy Kimmel Live! topped the demo with 220,000 viewers—its best in a year.
Colbert was close behind with 219,000, while Fallon trailed far back at 157,000.
This story is being updated.
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