Well-known comic Jimmy Kimmel‘s latest scores surge seems to have been short-lived, in response to reviews.

The late-night host’s present had skilled an enormous surge upon getting back from a short suspension over his controversial remarks about Charlie Kirk’s homicide and MAGA.

Nonetheless, that acquire has reportedly nosedived by a large share, leaving the way forward for Jimmy Kimmel’s present on shaky floor.

Only a week after having fun with a serious post-suspension enhance, Jimmy Kimmel’s present, “Jimmy Kimmel Stay!” has suffered a dramatic 71% drop in viewership.

On September 23, the late-night host returned to the air and was watched by roughly 6.5 million viewers, the very best the present had ever recorded in its historical past.

Nonetheless, in response to a report, that quantity plummeted to only 1.9 million by October, seemingly ending any hopes Kimmel had that his triumphant return would positively impression his scores in the long term.

Even worse, the coveted 25–54 demographic noticed a fair steeper decline, dropping to only 265,000 viewers from the 1.7 million recorded on Kimmel’s first night time again.

With this scores nightmare, trade insiders have begun questioning whether or not Disney and different broadcasters will proceed to again Kimmel following the efforts they made to facilitate his return.

For now, it stays unclear what led to the huge decline, regardless of the present nonetheless being broadcast throughout all of the earlier ABC associates that carried it earlier than Kimmel’s suspension.

Nonetheless, it’s attainable that the preliminary spike in scores got here primarily from curious viewers desirous to see Kimmel’s return, somewhat than his typical fan base. The present had averaged round 1.6 million viewers all through 2025 earlier than the suspension.

Kimmel and his crew could now be strategizing methods to win again these misplaced viewers, however no matter plans they’ve in movement look like saved tightly beneath wraps in the meanwhile.

Amid the steep decline in scores, “Jimmy Kimmel Stay!” additionally finds itself being outperformed by conservative rival Greg Gutfeld’s “Gutfeld!”

Whereas Kimmel managed simply 1.9 million viewers on October 2, Gutfeld pulled in a formidable 2.8 million.

Gutfeld additionally topped within the coveted 25–54 demographic, drawing 370,000 viewers in comparison with Kimmel’s 265,000.

Kimmel’s transient suspension got here after he made controversial remarks in regards to the homicide of right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk.

On the time, he claimed that Kirk’s accused killer, Tyler Robinson, was a part of the “MAGA gang” and that they have been utilizing the incident to attain political factors.

The assertion sparked widespread backlash from on-line customers and Kirk’s supporters, who referred to as for Kimmel to be canceled.

When the TV persona was ultimately knowledgeable by ABC about his suspension, he was reportedly shocked and feared that his present would possibly by no means return.

“I believed, that is it. It is over. It’s over. I am by no means coming again on the air. That is actually what I believed,” Kimmel revealed throughout a latest sitdown with fellow late-night present host Stephen Colbert, per Fox Information.

“And I walked out to my workplace, and I referred to as in a number of the government producers. There are about 9 folks in there, and I stated, ‘They’re pulling this off the air.’ My spouse stated I used to be white, I used to be whiter than Jim Gaffigan after I got here out of there,” he additional recalled.