\n Newfound enthusiasm about Jimmy Kimmel\u2019s show is not evaporating after just one monologue.\n <\/p>\n
\n Kimmel\u2019s Wednesday night follow-up<\/a> to his Tuesday night comeback show<\/a> quickly racked up millions of views on YouTube on Thursday morning, indicating that interest in Kimmel\u2019s commentary remains way above normal.\n <\/p>\n \n By 2 p.m. ET on Thursday, the Wednesday night monologue had topped 5 million views<\/a>, enough to rank as one of his most-watched videos of the year on YouTube.\n <\/p>\n \n Meanwhile, his emotional Tuesday night monologue has surpassed 20 million views on YouTube<\/a>. That one already ranks as his most-watched monologue of all time on the platform.\n <\/p>\n \n The surge in online viewership is partly because Kimmel\u2019s show has been blacked out by Nexstar and Sinclair<\/a>. The two local TV station operators control ABC-affiliated stations in markets that represent about 23% of American TV households.\n <\/p>\n \n Nexstar said Wednesday that it is having \u201cproductive discussions\u201d with Disney, while Sinclair referred CNN back to its earlier statement on the matter.\n <\/p>\n