Jimmy Kimmel Show Returns to ABC, Draws Less Viewers Than a 3 a.m. ShamWow Infomercial
Jimmy Kimmel is back on ABC, but his ratings are still trailing behind a 3 a.m. ShamWow infomercial. Despite promotion, fewer viewers tuned in than for weather radar loops and old reruns, making his suspension look like the high point of his career.
ABC Suspends Jimmy Kimmel, Hopes Pretending to Have Standards Will Boost Ratings
ABC suspended Jimmy Kimmel after his comments about Charlie Kirk’s death, claiming it was about “standards.” Insiders admit the real goal is pretending to have some—since viewers forgot the network existed until this latest outrage.