Jimmy Kimmel is officially more popular than Donald Trump. Or, at least, he is according to a new YouGov poll. “I am more popular than the president of the United States,” Kimmel announced proudly during the latest episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live! “You remember the guy who keeps saying I …
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The Trump administration’s attempt to silence Jimmy Kimmel appears to have backfired. The host’s broadcast return to late-night television on Tuesday brought in 6.2 million views, four timeshis usual audience, according to data from Nielsen. Meanwhile, Kimmel’s monologue on YouTube has reached 21 million views and counting, making it his …
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Sinclair has ended its preemption of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, announcing the show will resume airing on its ABC affiliates Friday night, Sept. 26. In a statement, the company said, “Our objective throughout this process has been to ensure that programming remains accurate and engaging for the widest possible audience. We …
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Jimmy Kimmel acknowledged the threats made by Donald Trump after his late-night show returned on Tuesday night, describing the president as an “Eighties movie-style bully.” On the latest episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Kimmel did a line-by-line takedown of Trump’s Truth Social post, which suggested he planned to sue ABC …
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Jimmy Kimmel Live returned last night after a week-long suspension, much to the delight of the general public. One person who was not a fan, however, was Donald Trump. The president responded to Jimmy Kimmel’s comeback with a rant on Truth Social, declaring that he intends to sue the late-night …
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Howard Stern called ABC’s decision to suspend Jimmy Kimmel “really dumb and fucking horrible,” and said he’s cancelling his Disney+ subscription in protest. Stern, who was off last week, addressed the still-simmering controversy when he returned to his SiriusXM show Monday, Sept. 22, saying, “When the government says, ‘I’m not …
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Soon after forcing Jimmy Kimmel off the airwaves, Sinclair — the broadcasting giant that operates dozens of ABC affiliates — announced it would replace the late-night show Friday with a special dedicated to Charlie Kirk. However, instead of broadcasting the special Friday, Sinclair affiliates aired a rerun of Celebrity Family …
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Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show was suspended by ABC on Wednesday following a brief pressure campaign from the Trump administration as well as conservatives in the media, who successfully twisted Kimmel’s words following last week’s assassination of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk. During Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Monday, the comedian criticized conservatives …
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Sinclair will replace the Jimmy Kimmel Live! time slot on Friday with a tribute special to Charlie Kirk. The company has also demanded that Kimmel apologize to Kirk’s family, and donate to them and Turning Point USA, which was co-founded by Kirk. The announcement was made shortly after ABC said …
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A leader of the Federal Communications Commission is blasting Disney’s decision to suspend Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show in the face of “government pressure” that she says violates the First Amendment and endangers free speech. Anna Gomez is one of two FCC commissioners serving under chairman Brendan Carr, who was appointed …
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