Althouse: "Jimmy Kimmel Returns: ABC Ends Suspension Starting Tuesday."

September 22, 2025

"Jimmy Kimmel Returns: ABC Ends Suspension Starting Tuesday."

Good! Glad to hear it. Un-martyr the man and put him back in the position that fits him, an ordinary host of a old-fashioned late-night show who might occasionally say something in slightly poor taste.

166 comments:

Aggie said...: Go ABC ! Strap on that lead weight and jump back in. Good to see them commit so adamantly, now let's see them swim with that little ratings problem. And: Thanks for letting the FCC off the hook.; 9/22/25, 3:16 PM
Humperdink said...: This will be fun to watch. The NFL and ESPN looking for some type of deal ….. that needs to be approved by the Trump administration.; 9/22/25, 3:17 PM
Peachy said...: Peach Keenan saw it coming a few days ago.

AS for me and mine - Disney is not allowed anywhere on the premises. No Disney anything.; 9/22/25, 3:17 PM
bagoh20 said...: It's not like he can suck any worse now.; 9/22/25, 3:18 PM
Peachy said...: Peachy:
"As someone who worked for Disney corp for six years I can confirm that everyone there hates you as much as they hate Charlie Kirk.

When they bring Kimmel back, and they will, because they all love him and hate you, you are going to have to completely cut this company out of your life finally: the parks, the movies, Marvel, ESPN, Hulu. Just thank it for the all the years of joy then say goodbye to it, forever. Otherwise, you are just paying Kimmel's salary yourself."; 9/22/25, 3:18 PM
Beasts of England said...: How can this be - I thought Trump had him fired?; 9/22/25, 3:19 PM
MountainMan said...: But are the Nextstar and Sinclair stations going to carry it?; 9/22/25, 3:20 PM
Michael Fitzgerald said...: "Slightly poor taste"... AWFL; 9/22/25, 3:20 PM
Not Illinois Resident said...: But he only has low average viewership of 129,000. How long can Disney shareholders endure such dismissal Kimmel's program's viewership performance? Is Disney's performative demonstration of its progressive liberal socialist democratic "principles" (ie TDS-Orange Man Bad hate speech) more important than its corporate profits and affiliated television stations??; 9/22/25, 3:23 PM
Mr. T. said...: Gina Carano would like a word...; 9/22/25, 3:24 PM
Jim at said...: But are the Nextstar and Sinclair stations going to carry it?

That's the question.; 9/22/25, 3:25 PM
Kakistocracy said...: Good. This blatant 1A violation deserved the utter smack down it received. Disney should be on notice — a lot of people won’t forget how quickly they succumbed to autocratic pressure. Almost obsequiously.

For now, it’s nice to see people pushing back on the onslaught of Trump’s attack on America.; 9/22/25, 3:26 PM
Humperdink said...: @kak. It wasn’t Trump, it was Sinclair broadcasting with it plethora of affiliates that said kiss off Kimmel. You can’t even lie on such a simple topic.; 9/22/25, 3:33 PM
chuck said...: occasionally say something in slightly poor taste

That is such a nice way to describe a left wing retard. Kudos.; 9/22/25, 3:33 PM
Peachy said...: and you leftists had such a meltdown.; 9/22/25, 3:33 PM
Peachy said...: Two affiliates threatened to drop Kimmel first.
that is a fact.

Perhaps they will again?; 9/22/25, 3:34 PM
Hey Skipper said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; 9/22/25, 3:34 PM
Narr said...: I always liked Kimmel as Ben Stein's foil on that classic show, but didn't follow him afterwards.

Which is to say, who gives a shit what some late-night halfass says?

As for Disney, I haven't knowingly used their products in years.; 9/22/25, 3:35 PM
Hey Skipper said...: Kak: Good. This blatant 1A violation deserved the utter smack down it received.

How to say you don't know heck-all about the 1A without saying you don't know heck-all about the 1A.; 9/22/25, 3:35 PM
effinayright said...: Kakistocracy said...
Good. This blatant 1A violation deserved the utter smack down it received. Disney should be on notice — a lot of people won’t forget how quickly they succumbed to autocratic pressure. Almost obsequiously.

For now, it’s nice to see people pushing back on the onslaught of Trump’s attack on America.
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What's that old saying, about "cutting off your nose to spite your face:?; 9/22/25, 3:35 PM
Peachy said...: Kimmel - nightly - is a propogandist for the Democratic party.; 9/22/25, 3:36 PM
Inga said...: When federal agencies are misused and abused by an autocratic president to censor, half of the US won’t stand for it. This may be the beginning of more vigorous push back by the half of the US that doesn’t agree with using regulatory agencies to punish speech they don’t like.; 9/22/25, 3:37 PM
Iman said...: “…who might occasionally say something in slightly poor taste.”

True, if your interpretation of “occasionally” is “on a nightly basis”.; 9/22/25, 3:37 PM
Iman said...: “When federal agencies are misused and abused by an autocratic president to censor, half of the US won’t stand for it.”

Rupeena Van Tinkles must’ve slept through the Barky-Biden 12 year regime!; 9/22/25, 3:40 PM
Peachy said...: Logan Dobson
@LoganDobson
"Do we get retractions from all the people who insisted that kimmel's temporary removal were evidence of burgeoning fascism or do they just go on to calling the next thing fascist."; 9/22/25, 3:45 PM
Mason G said...: "Do we get retractions from all the people who insisted that kimmel's temporary removal were evidence of burgeoning fascism or do they just go on to calling the next thing fascist."

Do you even have to ask?; 9/22/25, 3:47 PM
Aggie said...: "...The executives acted based on what was best for the company, this person said, and not on external factors. Indeed, it remains unclear if all ABC affiliates will air Kimmel’s program. Spokespersons for Nexstar and Sinclair could not be reached for immediate comment....."

Makes you wonder if they even called Nexstar and Sinclair. I bet they didn't. It's not as if they would be difficult to get in touch with - they are media corporations, the kind of companies that would have an executive-level public relations spokesperson, now wouldn't they?; 9/22/25, 3:51 PM
Vance said...: I expect Kimmel to have huge ratings... for about a week. I also am 50/50 on whether he'll say something so stupid he will force his own cancellation again, like call for Erika Kirk to be murdered or something. Which, if he does, Kak and Inga will still defend to the hilt, no doubt.; 9/22/25, 3:52 PM
Rick67 said...: Part of me wishes Kimmel's show would end because he's not funny, he spouts idiocy and contempt for Americans who don't share his views, his ratings suck, his show probably loses millions.

The other part of me is glad for his show to continue for the same reasons.; 9/22/25, 3:52 PM
Peachy said...: Like Colbert's show - it's a financial loser.; 9/22/25, 3:52 PM
Lance said...: Is this all a ratings stunt? ABC and its affiliates counting on viewers wanting to see what new controversy starts up tonight? Maybe they figure Kimmel with his new persecution credit will attract Colbert's audience?; 9/22/25, 3:53 PM
Aggie said...: Funny how they didn't reach out to the FCC or the Office of the President to see if they had any comment, since they are apparently the 'literal' cause of this massive crisis that has shaken the broadcasting industry to its very core.; 9/22/25, 3:53 PM
Peachy said...: Didn't Kimmel cry on camera after Kamala lost?

Circle jerk sadness party for dummies.; 9/22/25, 3:54 PM
Mason G said...: "How can this be - I thought Trump had him fired?"

That's what all the leftards were whining about last week. Looks like they were (as usual) full of shit.

Trump- Worst dictator ever.; 9/22/25, 4:06 PM
Mr. T. said...: Thank god I sold all my Disney stock after it tanked following it's failed Reedy Creek insurrection.

I'm sure Disney as well as it's shareholders will enjoy flushing their money down the drain to fight for Kimmel's civil right to ::checks notes:: continue to drive viewership ratings to a freefall...; 9/22/25, 4:07 PM
Goldenpause said...: ABC/Disney will continue to lose money on Kimmel. The question is will Disney renew the show in May 2026 and extend the money losing streak.; 9/22/25, 4:11 PM
Ronald J. Ward said...: Mason @ 3:47, that “cry fascism” jab is exactly why ABC reversed course. The longer Kimmel was off the air, the more it looked like political pressure was dictating who gets a platform and who doesn’t. That’s not a good look for a major broadcaster, especially after Trump’s lawsuits. By bringing him back, ABC flips the script: instead of being accused of bowing to intimidation, they now get to stand on the side of free expression. Meanwhile, Republicans are the ones on defense — scrambling to explain why a party that once branded itself as the guardian of the First Amendment is suddenly making excuses for silencing voices they don’t like.

So yes, ABC saw the writing on the wall — protect 1A credibility, get public support across the spectrum, and ride the ratings wave.; 9/22/25, 4:15 PM
D.D. Driver said...: Even if Kimmel went back on the air: how would anyone know?; 9/22/25, 4:23 PM
FullMoon said...: Obviously Trump contacted the decision makers at ABC and ordered them to reinstate Jimmy.; 9/22/25, 4:25 PM
RCOCEAN II said...: The people who run Disney are leftwing Democrats, not steely eyed business men interested in making as much $$ as possible. There are no "adults in the room" trying to be responsible, just rich leftists who want to prop up a Leftwing "comic" and churn out hate Trump propaganda.

And I guess we don't live in an "authoritarian dictatorship" where the FCC chairman tells ABC who it put on the air. So, I Guess goofballs like Ted Cruz and Rand Paul, who rushed out ot help Kimmel can rest easy.; 9/22/25, 4:27 PM
RCOCEAN II said...: Look Disney doesn't give a shit about anyone calling them fascists or Commies. If Kimmel had attacked Israel or said something against Immigrants or any other issue dear to the hearts of Disney Execs, he'd be O-U-T forever. Byebye.

But he was suspended because of outside pressure. Disney execs had to pretend to care, just like Hollywood execs had to blacklist a few Communist actors in the 50s.

Rosanne was "suspended", she was fired. Because the Network execs didn't like her.; 9/22/25, 4:31 PM
Mark said...: Cannot wait to hear the commentary here about Gwar's Riot Fest show this weekend.

Puts this freakout about Jimmy Kimmel into perspective as Gwar has defined 'too much' and 'tasteless' since they pretended to kill Obama on stage years ago.; 9/22/25, 4:31 PM
rehajm said...: He’s not there to make money, he’s there to influence. Sure nobody watches but his leftiness replays on the interwebs and all their allies in msm media will play his rants.; 9/22/25, 4:31 PM
rehajm said...: I mean they’re all in on ‘it’s the messaging’, not like there’s an alternative to them like more popular policies. Funny that- tiny changes would probably give them enormous gains, at least as long as boomer women can still vote..; 9/22/25, 4:34 PM
Jaq said...: Personally, I don't care, but it is pretty funny that these are all the same people who cheered when the President of the United States was banned from Twitter for years.; 9/22/25, 4:35 PM
Beasts of England said...: ‘Meanwhile, Republicans are the ones on defense…’

Oh, my.; 9/22/25, 4:37 PM
le Douanier said...: So this was an example of the government working to silence media for political benefit. In this situation the silencing lasted for a handful of days.

This situation was like that time when the Biden administration used the power of the government for political benefit. Biden pressured Twitter to lower amplification (not ban) the laptop from hell for a day. Except that DJT was POTUS, not Biden. At that time Biden was in a position as he was when he got business dough, he was not a part of the government. Sort of like when Homan took a bag filled with fifty grand. Unlike Biden and Homan, DJT is getting bags while in office. But the mega maga folks could not care less.

Got it.; 9/22/25, 4:40 PM
RCOCEAN II said...: ABC/Disney will continue to lose money on Kimmel.

What percent of costs of the media mega-company that owns ABC is due to the Kimmel show. Unknown. Probably 1/1000 of total costs. But they don't need to care if they are losing money. Its too small.

Total Revenue for Disney for 2024 was $91,361 million. They lost $50 million on kimmel. That's .0005 of total revenue.; 9/22/25, 4:40 PM
Chest Rockwell said...: "This blatant 1A violation "

How exactly?; 9/22/25, 4:41 PM
RCOCEAN II said...: Its really pathetic how Rightwingers and Republicans think anyone who's rich or a businessman or Corporate Exec is their friend. They love the myth of the steely eyed profit driven corporate exec. Sure, he may vote Democrat but when the chips are down, the bottom line comes first. Except it doesn't.; 9/22/25, 4:43 PM
Dude1394 said...: That's too bad. He's an ass****. But ABC/Disney can continue to lose money on him, it's their money.; 9/22/25, 4:47 PM
Jaq said...: Democrats don't care if what he says doesn't comport to the facts, it was still "true." The truth to them is "whatever they think that people need to believe in order for them to get what they want"; 9/22/25, 4:48 PM
Quaestor said...: But will the stations that banned him relent? There's much cheaper and more creative content out there begging for a shot.; 9/22/25, 4:51 PM
Jaq said...: The bottom line does come first, but you have to think of it like Broadway accounting, maybe the profit comes from some decision made that seems totally divorced from the show. Look at how quick the Democrats assumed it was about regulatory approval. "Hey! That's our game!" they protest, and to be honest, one does wonder why a network would keep a money losing show on the air for so long. An honestly inquisitive person might wonder about that.

Naah! It's the Republicans and only the Republicans who do stuff like that!; 9/22/25, 4:52 PM
dubbyhesspdx said...: The lesson learned is that you can go shoot up your local broadcaster and get your favorite showed returned to air.; 9/22/25, 4:53 PM
Jaq said...: There is so much stuff on YouTube that leaves network TV and the news networks in the dust, it's pretty remarkable, really.; 9/22/25, 4:54 PM
Dude1394 said...: Hopefully the SEC will suspend ABC's license. Do what they were being accused of doing.; 9/22/25, 4:57 PM
rhhardin said...: There's lots of material to mock in the Kirk memorial so, if he has any decent writers, he could be off to a fresh and spectacular start. He could be the left's Rush Limbaugh.

The trouble with OVER THE TOP is that it's a huge target for completely honest mockery.

If he goes the honest route.; 9/22/25, 4:57 PM
Jerry said...: So they're going to bring it back, despite losing up to $50 mil a year on that show.

Somehow, that's not really surprising. Guss they can write it off.; 9/22/25, 4:58 PM
lonejustice said...: This is great news, even though I disagree with almost everything Jimmy Kimmel says. Conservative Republican and Trump supporter Sen. Ted Cruz admonished Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr for demanding ABC suspend Jimmy Kimmel’s late night show over comments regarding Charlie Kirk — calling Carr’s actions “dangerous as hell” and “right out of ‘Goodfellas.’”

“If the government gets in the business of saying, ‘We don’t like what you, the media, have said; we’re going to ban you from the airwaves if you don’t say what we like’ — that will end up bad for conservatives,” said the Texas Republican.

I sometimes wish that Ted Cruz was our President instead of Trump.; 9/22/25, 5:00 PM
Tina Trent said...: The problem remains that he is neither congenial nor funny. Also, it looks like he drinks his lunch and dinner, at least.; 9/22/25, 5:00 PM
Michael Fitzgerald said...: This might seem in slightly poor taste, but I do hope that Jimmy Kimmel is murdered violently and bleeds out in front of his wife and kids.; 9/22/25, 5:00 PM
Smilin' Jack said...: Let’s not hate on Jimmy too much. Remember, he did give us The Man Show.; 9/22/25, 5:03 PM
Maynard said...: Every day provides a golden opportunity for Igna and Kaki to show us how utterly stupid they are. Not to mention brainwashed.

Typical 21st Century Democrats.; 9/22/25, 5:04 PM
JAORE said...: I hope the makeup artists were able to cover the injuries due to the beatings that Trump obviously delivered Kimmel was apparently hung up by his heals, beaten and suffered from shocks via a cattle prod. At least that's what the demented despots the left were comparing all weekend would have done.

Could Disney have caved, at least in part, because lefties were screaming bloody murder?; 9/22/25, 5:05 PM
RCOCEAN II said...: Guess all the old boomers who watched "Cutting edge" Kimmel will be happy. 90 percent of his audience is >60. Personally, I always found Kimmel gross, vulgar, and unfunny. But his audience is probably the same way.; 9/22/25, 5:05 PM
le Douanier said...: "Democrats don't care if what he says doesn't comport to the facts, it was still "true." The truth to them is "whatever they think that people need to believe in order for them to get what they want""

If you replace "Democrats" with "Religious Leaders," and rejigger the premise to a different context, do you think it's possible that some/many Religious Leaders do actually know that they are running a scam, like you say the Ds are up to flim flam?

Or, do religious leaders completely believe in something with exactly zero proof? Hence they tell us that believing in this thing with exactly zero proof is the guiding principle of their lives.

It is interesting that declaring unquestioned loyalty to the idea of the guy in the clouds with candy, and the guy in lava with torture is (mostly) a base requirement for seeking political power in the US. But according folks like Kirk we still need to increase the integration of religion--as long as it's the right religion--with government.

Carry on.; 9/22/25, 5:08 PM
Big Mike said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; 9/22/25, 5:14 PM
Big Mike said...: [shrug] I already boycott ABC and I do not turn on the Disney Channel when the grandkids are over. I don’t stream Disney shows because they reportedly suck. Anybody know anyone else I can boycott?; 9/22/25, 5:16 PM
Kakistocracy said...: “It wasn’t Trump, it was Sinclair broadcasting with it plethora of affiliates that said kiss off Kimmel.”

I guess $4 billion in market cap losses and massive subscription losses convinced them to believe in the First Amendment again.; 9/22/25, 5:16 PM
Narr said...: I don't boycott Disney, I boycott most of the vast cultural wasteland that is the modern world. Not seeing Disney stuff is a side effect.; 9/22/25, 5:18 PM
D.D. Driver said...: "Puts this freakout about Jimmy Kimmel into perspective as Gwar has defined 'too much' and 'tasteless' since they pretended to kill Obama on stage years ago."

They know how to get in the news every few years. They are disgusting and offensive and a lot of fun if you don't mind getting covered in fake blood. The Oderus Urungus (R.I.P.) segments with Greg Gutfeld back in the day were classic.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwnHaslci9E; 9/22/25, 5:22 PM
Jim at said...: Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr for demanding ABC suspend Jimmy Kimmel’s late night show

Are you so stupid and/or dishonest to think we can't look up and read what Carr actually said?; 9/22/25, 5:23 PM
Jim at said...: Every day provides a golden opportunity for Igna and Kaki to show us how utterly stupid they are.

/lonejustice waves frantically from the back of the room; 9/22/25, 5:25 PM
JaimeRoberto said...: Both of his viewers will be relieved.; 9/22/25, 5:28 PM
Jaq said...: "Are you so stupid and/or dishonest to think we can't look up and read what Carr actually said?"

Like Buwaya once said "If you don't believe the propaganda, it wasn't meant for you."; 9/22/25, 5:32 PM
J2 said...: He should invite Morrissey. He has some free evenings.; 9/22/25, 5:33 PM
wendybar said...: Jaq said...
Personally, I don't care, but it is pretty funny that these are all the same people who cheered when the President of the United States was banned from Twitter for years.

9/22/25, 4:35 PM

THIS^^^^; 9/22/25, 5:34 PM
le Douanier said...: Big M,

I don't know if you follow the GLoP podcast. The three guys on that podcast are conservative. Though, full disclosure, one of the guys on the podcast is known for hating Liberal Fascism, and he had a mom that broke out by breaking news about WH BJs. Presumably DJT hates him, hence mega maga folks are not allowed to listen to him. I don't know if you are that mega maga.

Anywho assuming that, because of the mega maga rules, you can't listen to a podcast with Jonah Goldberg, I'll fill you in. GloP really liked Mandalorian. So maybe you'd like that Disney product. IDK; 9/22/25, 5:37 PM
Earnest Prole said...: He’s supposed to be Orange Hitler yet he can’t even keep Jimmy Kimmel off the boob tube?; 9/22/25, 5:37 PM
bobby said...: I bet Kimmel's audience is massive for at least a few months.

Which makes me wonder if this wasn't all just a shrewd marketing ploy.; 9/22/25, 5:38 PM
lonejustice said...: JaimeRoberto said...
Both of his viewers will be relieved.
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Actually, he has 1.1 million viewers. How many viewers do you have?; 9/22/25, 5:39 PM
Curious George said...: "I expect Kimmel to have huge ratings... for about a week."

I don't. The left didn't really care about Kimmell. He was just a cudgel to attack Trump. They might be interested in what he says the first night back, but most will do what they have been doing, looking at reels from their social media. But either way you're right, no permanent bump.; 9/22/25, 5:40 PM
Spiros said...: Sometimes national tragedies bring the best out of a comedian. Not this time! Jimmy Kimmel is a creep.; 9/22/25, 5:43 PM
wendybar said...: Mark Hemingway
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So to be clear, leftists' threats -- which included actual gun violence -- censored ABC stations.

That's much worse than what Carr did, and it will garner ZERO coverage from the same insincere free speech warriors on the left that spent the last week screaming.; 9/22/25, 5:43 PM
lonejustice said...: Michael Fitzgerald said...
"This might seem in slightly poor taste, but I do hope that Jimmy Kimmel is murdered violently and bleeds out in front of his wife and kids."
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This is proof positive that Trump and his MAGA supporters really do want a civil war, and really do want to kill their political opponents. I don't know if any Homeland Security/CIA/FBI people read Althouse Blog, but if they do, I do hope that they are following people like Michael Fitzgerald, Achilles, and Drago.; 9/22/25, 5:46 PM
wildswan said...: Maybe the "untouchables, the expensive, ratings-challenged, lefty late-night hosts who are dragging down whole networks, are another tool in the arsenal of freedom. It's the Budweiser story with a twist. Kimmel is set to drag down ABC, as Colbert is dragging down CBS. Network executives will be gazing in horror as losses mount, ratings fall and affiliates flee. And they will see that nothing can be done. For them, it will be like Sartre's play, No Exit, where Hell is being locked in forever with two egotistical, boring people. Oh, well.; 9/22/25, 5:48 PM
Peachy said...: Disney shareholders get screwed - while Iger walks away with gah-millions. Not sure what that is all about.; 9/22/25, 5:51 PM
wendybar said...: Watch Greg Gutfeld if you want to watch a great late night show. #1; 9/22/25, 5:51 PM
traditionalguy said...: ABC is doing everything wrong.; 9/22/25, 5:54 PM
Peachy said...: Mark Hemingway
@Heminator
So to be clear, leftists' threats -- which included actual gun violence -- censored ABC stations.

That's much worse than what Carr did, and it will garner ZERO coverage from the same insincere free speech warriors on the left that spent the last week screaming.
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BREAKING: Sinclair canceled airing tribute to Charlie Kirk after ABC stations got violent threats: report; 9/22/25, 5:57 PM
Peachy said...: BREAKING: Sinclair canceled airing tribute to Charlie Kirk after ABC stations got violent threats: report; 9/22/25, 5:58 PM
Peachy said...: Does this mean Kimmel is back - because the left threatened violence? Would we be surprised?; 9/22/25, 5:59 PM
rehajm said...: I don't know if any Homeland Security/CIA/FBI people read Althouse Blog, but if they do, I do hope that they are following people like Michael Fitzgerald, Achilles, and Drago.

Free speech is a switch, to be turned off/on at the pleasure of the left…; 9/22/25, 5:59 PM
MikeD said...: And the mask slips: " who might occasionally say something in slightly poor taste."; 9/22/25, 6:01 PM
wendybar said...: Kimmel is the new Messiah of the left....Watch as Hollyweird bows down to him.....; 9/22/25, 6:02 PM
rehajm said...: …that’s how it works here I suppose, speech tolerated until it isn’t, then back to rah rah free speech.; 9/22/25, 6:02 PM
Beasts of England said...: Not only does lonejustice miss the obvious satire in Michael’s comment, but immediately hopes for federal tracking of protected speech. From 1A warriors to Gestapo zealots in a single thread. lol; 9/22/25, 6:03 PM
Bob Boyd said...: One good thing, this kills the narrative that Trump was behind Kimmel getting fired. If ABC can lift the suspension then there was no heavy handed government censorship of slippin' Jimmy.; 9/22/25, 6:03 PM
wendybar said...: Bob Boyd, but the left will still lie about it for years....; 9/22/25, 6:04 PM
AZ Bob said...: occasionally say something in slightly poor taste

Would this include his saying Charlie Kirk's assassin was MAGA?; 9/22/25, 6:05 PM
Jim at said...: The same person chastising the FCC is fervently hoping Homeland Security, the CIA and the FBI are monitoring a private citizen's comments on a blog.; 9/22/25, 6:06 PM
Peachy said...: lonejustass- Soviet brownshirt.. reporting for doody; 9/22/25, 6:06 PM
Kakistocracy said...: Even with the current Supreme Court ABC/Disney was foolish to fire Kimmel, but Brendan Carr, the FCC Chairman, was utterly moronic to openly gloat that it was pressure from him that got Kimmel fired -- as for Trump… sheesh. They turned Kimmel’s almost certain breach of contract case into a ‘slam-dunk’ First Amendment case by openly stating it was federal government pressure that caused the firing. I suspect that Kimmel‘s lawyers told ABC and the FCC that they would file the case Tuesday. I’m pretty sure the case would survive what’s called a motion to dismiss which would be filed 21 days later, so that within about a month the Trump administration will undergo an embarrassing loss.

Somewhere, away from all the media noise on this issue are a number of major Disney stockholders who stood up for America and told Iger to support Kimmel. Thank-you.; 9/22/25, 6:09 PM
Peachy said...: Kak - LOL to your stockholder notion.; 9/22/25, 6:11 PM
best president ever said...: As a matter of principle I'm against government in anyway trying to get any asshole fired for stupid obnoxious speech Jimmy Kimmel included.; 9/22/25, 6:12 PM
le Douanier said...: "Watch Greg Gutfeld if you want to watch a great late night show. #1"

He has the most viewers, and he is extremely ugly.

Imagine how well he'd do if he wasn't disgusting to look at.

BTW, counting viewers is done for two reasons. 1) Folks are looking at the TV audience demos for calculating on TV advertising fees. But, 2) some people are looking at these TV audience demos for estimating how many people are absorbing the content.

If you are doing the latter you probably need to look at online views. John Oliver gets some number of views on HBO, but I just looked up his recent show and I see it has more than three million YouTube views in sixteen hours. Plus if you want to say that mega-maga-Greg is winning with young viewers, don't you need to add up all the numbers from the folks that are not mega maga? Don't forget that Leibowitz dude. Are we sure that Gross Greg's mega maga tiki torch is the leading light re TV comedy?

My only point is that I think that DJT should find someone to replace Gutfeld. He's too ugly to be the face of mega maga re TV comedy.; 9/22/25, 6:12 PM
BUMBLE BEE said...: Feh. Typical fascist move. "If he hollers, let him go."
Just like they did at Treblinka.
Feh!; 9/22/25, 6:14 PM
BUMBLE BEE said...: Can't replace Gutfeld... he's #1.; 9/22/25, 6:15 PM
RJ said...: "I don't know if you follow the GLoP podcast. The three guys on that podcast are conservative."

That's not true. They are simple minded carriers of TDS.; 9/22/25, 6:15 PM
Old and slow said...: I had a friend who worked for Nickelodeon in Orlando. He and all his friends referred to Disney as "The Evil Mouse".

I imagine this guy will get fantastic viewer numbers for about three weeks, then back to the doldrums.; 9/22/25, 6:19 PM
Peachy said...: LeDouchey-

Greg Gutfled is adorable, funny and really smart. He's a super hunk.

Not sorry that offends you. Kimmel is ugly inside and out.
Plus this. Video proof: Kimmel is a sexual predator and a racist.; 9/22/25, 6:19 PM
Wince said...: At what point is the "business judgment rule" overcome and Disney opens itself to shareholder derivative lawsuits?; 9/22/25, 6:19 PM
Peachy said...: Le Douchey - leftists don't like Gutfeld. So shocked. You have lots of lefty hive-mind options to validate your douchery.; 9/22/25, 6:20 PM
le Douanier said...: RJ,

Is it impossible to be conservative and not vote for DJT?

Of the three on that podcast, only one (JG) is known to not be a DJT voter. And even he is not a D voter.

Believe it our not, some conservatives don't approve of DJT. Some of us have a higher bar than you do.; 9/22/25, 6:20 PM
Butkus51 said...: Dime a dozen. All late night is the same shtick.; 9/22/25, 6:23 PM
Peachy said...: Le Douchey - Higher bar - like Biden and Kamala?; 9/22/25, 6:24 PM
RCOCEAN II said...: "Actually, he has 1.1 million viewers. How many viewers do you have?"

LOL. Kimmel wouldn't piss on you if your heart was on fire. But y'know if send him an email, he might let you suck his dick. We know you want to.; 9/22/25, 6:24 PM
Peachy said...: Johnny Carson had 17 million viewers. Because he WAS FUNNY.; 9/22/25, 6:27 PM
Peachy said...: The corrupt liar left need as many paid propagandists as possible. They sell lies to morons.; 9/22/25, 6:27 PM
Peachy said...: Megyn Kelly
@megynkelly
Must be nice to be a leftist. “Cancellation” lasts 5 nights and you’re right back under klieg lights.
On the right you’re underground.; 9/22/25, 6:31 PM
Peachy said...: responding:
Dr. Lucien Wolfe
"Exactly.
If you’re on the Left, “cancellation” is just a coffee break.
If you’re on the Right, it’s a death sentence. "; 9/22/25, 6:32 PM
Bob Boyd said...: wendybar
Of course. Kimmel will lie about it first thing upon his return.
It doesn't make sense, obviously, to say Trump is a dictator, but ABC defied him. If he can be defied so easily, he's not a dictator, is he? But it doesn't have to make sense.; 9/22/25, 6:34 PM
Peachy said...: Tonight on the Jimmy Kimmel show!; 9/22/25, 6:39 PM
Peachy said...: but please - all vile evil leftists know that conservative love to kill other conservatives.; 9/22/25, 6:40 PM
le Douanier said...: "Le Douchey - Higher bar - like Biden and Kamala?"

No, those guys didn't vote for those Ds. BTW, I didn't either.

Why is it hard for you to grasp that a person can disapprove of DJT and also disapprove of Biden and Kamala? You are good at seeing the faults of Biden and Kamala. Some of us see those faults, and we also see that DJT is a scammer that fools people into following him. But we aren't dumb enough to be fooled by DJT.; 9/22/25, 6:42 PM
David53 said...: Capitalism?; 9/22/25, 6:44 PM
Peachy said...: LeDouchey(D) - your opinion is meaningless to me.; 9/22/25, 6:46 PM
Peachy said...: Barron Trump 🇺🇸 Commentary
@BarronTnews

95% of legacy media coverage of Kilmar Abrego Garcia is positive.

95% of legacy media coverage of Charlie Kirk is negative.

One man was an illegal gang member human trafficker and the other man was a Christian father working to make America a better place.; 9/22/25, 6:46 PM
Michael Fitzgerald said...: lonejustice said...
I... follow... people like Michael Fitzgerald, Achilles, and Drago.
9/22/25, 5:46 PM

I know, libtard. I miss Drago too!; 9/22/25, 6:49 PM
Immanuel Rant said...: Wait. I was assured not that long ago that "free speech" was an issue for the far right - even the alt right.

When did all these people join the dangerous alt right?!; 9/22/25, 6:51 PM
wendybar said...: Sinclair, Inc.
@WeAreSinclair
·
34m
Beginning Tuesday night, Sinclair will be preempting Jimmy Kimmel Live! across our ABC affiliate stations and replacing it with news programming. Discussions with ABC are ongoing as we evaluate the show’s potential return.; 9/22/25, 6:52 PM
tdocer said...: Carr should have kept his mouth shut and let the market handle this. Kimmel is back? Yada. And when his contract expires and his show is still a money loser, Disney can wash their hands and say goodbye.; 9/22/25, 6:52 PM
Peachy said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; 9/22/25, 6:55 PM
Peachy said...: behold - the democratic party mouthpieces - death threats.; 9/22/25, 6:56 PM
le Douanier said...: Peachy,

That is quite a video you showed us. Am I supposed to be worried that that old MAKA lady is gonna murder someone? Or maybe the middle aged gal that jumped in for a bit? Presumably I don't need to worry about the old lady that had some sort of stand-up-walker-wheeled thing? I'd never seen that sort of contraption that is meant to help old people get around.

Anywho, what is your point? Are you saying this video proves that the fussy people on the left are weak and harmless? Or do you want the government to see this video so that these folks will be locked up before they commit murder?; 9/22/25, 6:56 PM
Bob Boyd said...: Carr should have kept his mouth shut and let the market handle this.

Yup.; 9/22/25, 6:58 PM
Bob Boyd said...: Chuck's new handle is a Canadian cheese. Chucky Cheese!; 9/22/25, 7:00 PM
buwaya said...: Took my boys to a Gwar show once. Hilarious.; 9/22/25, 7:03 PM
Peachy said...: LeDouchey -
It's a nice little view into the minds of people on the left.; 9/22/25, 7:04 PM
Drago said...: I defy lonejustice to post a single violent statement or threat that I have ever made.

LLR-democratical Chuck probably put him up to claiming such a thing.; 9/22/25, 7:10 PM
Greg Hlatky said...: Kimmel is back! Kirk is still dead.; 9/22/25, 7:10 PM
Mike Niblock said...: Good, now I don't have to stop not watching him.; 9/22/25, 7:13 PM
Bob Boyd said...: Maybe, due to his poor choices of information sources, Kimmel sincerely believed Tyler Robinson was a MAGA guy. Maybe he'll come on Tuesday night and admit he was wrong about it.
Not likely, but that's what he should do.; 9/22/25, 7:22 PM
Aggie said...: "...Actually, he has 1.1 million viewers....."

Well......in September, yes - down 11% from the previous month, and down from about 1.7 - 1.8 million from a few months previous. That clarifies matters a little, doesn't it?

With all the pumping, I'm sure his numbers will pop in the short term, but I'm pretty confident his natural dickishness will reassert the trend after that.; 9/22/25, 7:22 PM
Achilles said...: lonejustice said...

Michael Fitzgerald said...
"This might seem in slightly poor taste, but I do hope that Jimmy Kimmel is murdered violently and bleeds out in front of his wife and kids."
--------------------------------
This is proof positive that Trump and his MAGA supporters really do want a civil war, and really do want to kill their political opponents. I don't know if any Homeland Security/CIA/FBI people read Althouse Blog, but if they do, I do hope that they are following people like Michael Fitzgerald, Achilles, and Drago.

You have to be dishonest. You are a liar. That is what you do.

I never post about what I want. I post about what is. I don't want a civil war. I have shit to do and I have a family to take care of.

The left will never stop trying to kill us. You will never stop trying to kill us.

We will either die or fight back. It is a binary choice for us.; 9/22/25, 7:26 PM
Achilles said...: ABC affiliates get shot up by a democrat for shutting down Kimmel.

ABC puts Kimmel back on the air.

Democrats cheer.

Of course they do.; 9/22/25, 7:28 PM
Achilles said...: Ronald J. Ward said...

So yes, ABC saw the writing on the wall — protect 1A credibility, get public support across the spectrum, and ride the ratings wave.

Over the last 10 years the average age of Kimmel's viewers increased by 8 years. From ~60 to ~68.

Hmmm...

You always have the dumbest things to post. You really are a stupid person.; 9/22/25, 7:32 PM
loudogblog said...: I'm curious to see how hard he doubles down during his monologue tomorrow night.

BTW, a lot of the ABC affiliate stations have said that they're still going preempt the Kimmel show.; 9/22/25, 7:32 PM
MadisonMan said...: Now he can continue to lose money for ABC and Disney. Everyone wins!; 9/22/25, 7:35 PM
Vance said...: I fully expect Kimmel to come out and call for Erika Kirk to be killed, since "free speech and all!" and I fully expect Kak and Inga and lonejustice to say "I don't have any problem with that! The government needs to silence Gutfield though!"; 9/22/25, 7:47 PM
Aggie said...: Whoops, looks like Sinclair Broadcasting Group is opting out of the Jimmy Kimmel magic. Will he break a million viewers next month?; 9/22/25, 7:53 PM
Leland said...: I'm good with this. He received the appropriate punishment for his libel. The left lost their talking point. And Disney can deal with the fallout of pissing off both sides with a failing product. So much winning. It doesn't bring Kirk back, but it lives up to his ideals.; 9/22/25, 8:06 PM
Political Junkie said...: Sad.; 9/22/25, 8:26 PM
Iman said...: lonejustice? More like boned’n’crusty.; 9/22/25, 8:28 PM
mikee said...: Who will fight to be a guest on Kimmel's grand return from exile, when the prospect of having almost 100,000 viewers nationwide beckons?; 9/22/25, 8:35 PM
Gem Quincyite said...: Ann, you have more falsehoods in your statement, than a Jimmy Kimmel monolog.; 9/22/25, 8:36 PM
RMc said...: One good thing, this kills the narrative that Trump was behind Kimmel getting fired.

Naah, nothing kills the "Trump is evil" narrative. It'll outlive the cockroaches.; 9/22/25, 8:46 PM
Rusty said...: Two weeks a month tops and he's out again. This is the apex of his career. He's done on late nite.; 9/22/25, 8:48 PM
Peachy said...: Drago never makes threats. ever.; 9/22/25, 8:49 PM
OldManRick said...: No, it was not "occasionally say(ing) something in slightly poor taste." It was a deliberate and malicious lie.

According to polls, about 50% of Democrats believe the killer was right wing or we don't know the killer's affliction with majority believing he was right wing. This allows them to avoid any indirect responsibility for Charlie Kirk's death. It allows them to take a stance of I'm-glad-he's-dead-but-my-side-is-clean. It absolves them from any responsibility to "lower the heat" in the discourse. It frees them from any needed introspection.

Kimmel was giving these people an "authority to cite" for their belief. Kimmel had two choices. He could blame a right winger or he could acknowledge everything that has been reported and blame a left wing fanatic. Even Bill Maher recognizes Kimmel was wrong but makes a joke about it.

If he chose to blame a right winger, he frees himself and his listeners from any repercussions. Sure you can say, "I'm glad he's dead" but it's not your fault. He chose that with vengeance and malicious intent.

If he choses to acknowledge that the shooter was a radicalized left winger, it leads him down a rabbit hole which he does not want to enter. Maybe his and the democrat rhetoric has been too much, maybe celebrating the death of an opponent is is a step too far, and as the meme goes "Are we the baddies?"

Reporting has it that not only did he chose the first (we saw it) but that he was going to double down on it. It was not an innocent slip, he was giving his side the go ahead to continue on their path and telling them he has their back. It needs to be treated that way. It is the most poisonous kind of rhetoric found in the current discourse.; 9/22/25, 9:12 PM
Lazarus said...: "... slightly poor taste"? He always struck me as a lowlife who peaked as Ben Stein's sidekick.

Carson averaged 10-11 million viewers in 1969 and the US population was a lot smaller back then. It's a dying format. Kimmel will "move on" to something else before next year is over.; 9/22/25, 9:14 PM
Marcus Bressler said...: At least Sinclair has balls.; 9/22/25, 9:20 PM
Michael Fitzgerald said...: Last comment on this sickening post. Kimmel was never "martyred". Absolutely disgusting use of that word when in connection with a Democrat Party goon dancing on Charlie Kirk's grave.; 9/22/25, 9:22 PM
Marcus Bressler said...: I have no plans to murder anyone. But one less liberal, I would not shed a tear.; 9/22/25, 9:31 PM
Peachy said...: Yeah; 9/22/25, 9:57 PM