{"id":357393,"date":"2026-03-21T07:01:15","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T07:01:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/357393\/"},"modified":"2026-03-21T07:01:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T07:01:15","slug":"jimmy-kimmel-live-tops-late-night-ratings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/357393\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ Tops Late Night Ratings"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\t\u201cJimmy Kimmel Live<\/a>\u201d has secured the No. 1 spot in late night among adults 18-49 for the third consecutive week, continuing a strong run in the key demographic, according to Nielsen live-plus-same-day data for the week of March 9.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe ABC<\/a> late-night staple delivered a 0.16 rating in adults 18-49, marking its third straight weekly win and its sixth victory in the demo over the past seven weeks. The performance signals renewed momentum for \u201cJimmy Kimmel Live!\u201d following a turbulent period last year when the show was temporarily pulled from the air.<\/p>\n

\n\tIn September 2025, ABC suspended the program after host Jimmy Kimmel\u2019s monologue comments about President Donald Trump and reactions to the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk sparked backlash from conservative groups and political figures. The move came amid pressure from regulators and some station groups, with several affiliates declining to air the show even after it returned.<\/p>\n

\n\tSince returning, the show has regained traction both on linear television and digital platforms. A March 5 episode featuring \u201cScrubs\u201d stars Zach Braff and Donald Faison, alongside comedian Chris Fleming, ranked as the top telecast across the three-week stretch with a 0.21 rating in the demo.<\/p>\n

\n\tDigital performance has also remained strong. In 2026, the show\u2019s YouTube channel has surpassed 281 million views, with nightly monologues averaging more than 4.4 million views.<\/p>\n

\n\tYear over year, the show posted double-digit gains, rising 22% in total viewers to 1.91 million and 45% in adults 18-49. Season to date, \u201cJimmy Kimmel Live\u201d is also up across both metrics, increasing 20% in total viewers to 1.99 million and 20% in the demo compared with the same period last season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cJimmy Kimmel Live\u201d has secured the No. 1 spot in late night among adults 18-49 for the third…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":357394,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[2976,93,61,60,3488,282],"class_list":["post-357393","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-abc","tag-entertainment","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-jimmy-kimmel-live","tag-tv"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/357393","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=357393"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/357393\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/357394"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=357393"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=357393"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=357393"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}