Jimmy Kimmel’s Ratings Implode After Return to Airwaves
This week, after a post-suspension bounce, Kimmel is right back to those dismal numbers. Last Wednesday, according to Nielsen’s latest numbers, Kimmel drew only 1.70 million viewers, which is actually lower than his sucky pre-suspension 1.77 million average throughout the second quarter.
For context, over at Fox News, during that second quarter, Greg Gutfeld was the top guy in all of Late Night with an average of 3.289 million total viewers (nearly doubling Kimmel). What’s more, Gutfeld! averaged those viewers on cable TV, which is available in far fewer homes that the ABC broadcast network that airs Jimmy Kimmel Live!
For even more context, during the second quarter of this year, Stephen Colbert averaged 2.417 million viewers, which is more than Kimmel. And yet, Colbert’s ratings are still so bad and his show so unprofitable, CBS canceled The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. |
