Jimmy Kimmel Returns to Late Night With 6.3 Million Viewers Tuning In
Jimmy Kimmel’s first new episode since his suspension drew 6.3 million TV viewers, more than triple the show’s usual audience, despite being blacked out in many markets.
In the key 18–49 demographic, it became the show’s highest-rated regular episode in over a decade.
Kimmel’s monologue on free speech has gone viral, gaining more than a million views per hour on YouTube and reaching tens of millions across digital platforms.
The strong numbers are especially notable because major station groups like Nexstar and Sinclair, covering about 23% of U.S. households, refused to air the broadcast.