ABC said 6.26 million viewers watched Kimmel as he mixed humor with humility to address remarks he made on September 15 about the man accused of assassinating conservative activist Charlie Kirk. It was Kimmel's highest-rated regularly scheduled episode in more than a decade even though it did not air in about 23% of television households in the U.S.
ABC affiliates in several major markets did not carry the show, which aired hours after network parent Walt Disney lifted Kimmel's suspension.
“Well, I do tonight!” said a smiling Kimmel, as the studio audience stood in applause. “You almost have to feel sorry for him.”
Kimmel returned to the air six days after his remarks about Kirk's accused killer provoked social media outrage and pressure from Trump's administration. ABC parent Disney's decision to cut short Kimmel's exile marked a high-profile act of corporate defiance in the face of Trump's escalating crackdown on perceived enemies in the media through litigation and regulatory threats. Disney was also under pressure from Kimmel's fans, some of whom were canceling subscriptions to the company's streaming services Disney+ and Hulu. Kimmel alluded to that in his monologue, joking that the company had asked him to read some remarks on the air.
Last week, Kimmel said Trump’s supporters were eager to characterize Kirk’s assassin “as anything other than one of them” and accused them of trying to “score political points” from Kirk’s killing.
Trump’s post called Kimmel “yet another arm” of the Democratic National Committee, and characterized the comedian’s jokes about the Republican administration as “a major illegal Campaign Contribution. I think we’re going to test ABC out on this.” Previously, Trump had said Kimmel was fired for “bad ratings.”
Nexstar opts out of Kimmel
Nexstar said Wednesday that it is continuing to evaluate the status of the show, which it will continue to pre-empt on its ABC-affiliated local television stations.
Still, Disney offers Kimmel's show for viewing on a number of streaming apps, which are accessible all over the country.
On Wednesday, U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune told CNN that programmers should make decisions and the government should not coerce broadcasters, but stopped short of saying either Carr or Trump made mistakes. “This isn’t an area that I think the FCC ought to be wandering into,“ Thune said.
“I don’t think I’ve ever said this before, but Ted Cruz is right,“ Kimmel said to a chorus of laughter - REUTERS
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