Jimmy Kimmel’s Fall: From Superstar to “Failed” in Just 48 Hours
LOS ANGELES – After the “Charlie Kirk Scandal,” Jimmy Kimmel is experiencing an unprecedented television shock: the audience for Jimmy Kimmel Live! plummeted by 64% in just two days.
After being suspended by Disney for his controversial comments about the suspect in the murder of Charlie Kirk, Kimmel returned with a massive “emotional monologue.” The audience jumped to 6.5 million, but the joy only lasted… 48 hours. The episode aired immediately after with only 2.3 million viewers – a “shocking” drop throughout Hollywood.
Kimmel lost 73% of his audience in the 25-54 age group, which is extremely important to advertisers, and it was even worse in the 18-49 age group, with only 334,000 viewers. Experts say: “From comedy superstar to disgraced, no one has fallen so fast on television.”
The main reason: Kimmel “made up” the suspect Charlie Kirk as a MAGA member, when in fact the subject leaned far left, causing a wave of outrage and an FCC investigation. Disney briefly suspended him, but his return did not save Kimmel’s image.
Kirk’s fans and conservative groups called Kimmel an “unapologetic liar,” accusing him of deliberately blaming an innocent part of America that prayed and organized vigils for Kirk.
Conclusion: From the peak of political comedy to the abyss of ratings, Jimmy Kimmel is now living proof of the consequences of “joking too hard” on television in a heated political context. Who still watches? Only television history has witnessed this terrible fall.
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