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   President Donald Trump suggested that ABC "indefinitely" pulled "Jimmy   
   Kimmel Live!" largely because of poor ratings, and a look at the late-   
   night program’s audience reveals a steady decline over the past decade.   
      
   The entertainment industry was stunned on Wednesday when Disney announced   
   it would pull ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" for the foreseeable future. The   
   company faced mounting pressure from ABC affiliate stations around the   
   country, as well as the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), over   
   controversial comments the late-night host made about the assassination of   
   conservative icon Charlie Kirk.   
      
   "Jimmy Kimmel was fired because he had bad ratings more than anything   
   else," Trump told reporters on Thursday.   
      
   "Jimmy Kimmel Live" has seen its ratings drop significantly over the past   
   decade, as the program averaged 2.4 million viewers in 2015 and has been   
   trending downward ever since. Kimmel’s program averaged 2.2 million in   
   2016 and 2017, fell to 2.1 million in 2018, dropped to 1.9 million in 2019   
   and sunk to 1.8 million in 2020. By 2021, "Jimmy Kimmel Live" managed only   
   1.5 million nightly viewers.   
      
   Kimmel’s 2025 average viewership of 1.6 million is down 37% compared to   
   2015 totals.   
      
   However, the decline is even more significant among the advertiser-coveted   
   demographic of adults, ages 25-54.   
      
   "Jimmy Kimmel Live" averaged nearly 1 million viewers among the critical   
   demo in 2015 but plummeted to only 261,000 in 2025. The ABC late-night   
   program shed a staggering 72% of the audience that helps pay the bills   
   over the past decade.   
      
   The past decade also coincides with the rise of streaming and cord-   
   cutting, but not every late-night host is hemorrhaging viewers. "Jimmy   
   Kimmel Live" is trailing Fox News Channel’s "Gutfeld!" by significant   
   margins.   
      
   In 2025, "Gutfeld!" averaged 3.2 million total viewers to thump Kimmel’s   
   average audience of 1.6 million by 107%. When it comes to the advertiser-   
   coveted 25-54 demographic, "Gutfeld!" has averaged 381,000 compared to   
   261,000 for Kimmel as the Fox News program leads by 46%.   
      
   "Gutfeld!" also leads Kimmel among adults, 18-49, with the Fox News late-   
   night show averaging 248,000 younger viewers compared to 177,000 for the   
   ABC offering.   
      
   https://www.foxnews.com/media/abcs-jimmy-kimmel-live-hemorrhaged-viewers-   
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   Kimmel is just another dive bar bum.  That's all he ever has been.   
      
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