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Jimmy Kimmel’s return to late-night television after a brief suspension drew 6.26 million total viewers, according to preliminary Nielsen ratings, making it the show’s highest-performing regularly scheduled episode in over a decade.

The robust ratings are remarkable partly because a typical episode of "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" attracts roughly 1.6 million viewers.

Disney, which owns ABC, highlighted that the latest episode did not air in 23% of American households. That’s because Nexstar and Sinclair, two major owners of ABC broadcast affiliates, continue to refuse to run the show following Kimmel’s remarks about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

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[–] watson387@sopuli.xyz 31 points 8 hours ago (2 children)
[–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 15 points 7 hours ago (4 children)

It's tempting to imagine that, but I doubt he actually cares at all (or is even fully conscious of the discord). This is all distraction, and he's playing the agitator role to muddy the waters around his real scandals. Newspapers are a relic of a bygone time, but it's still true that journalists only have so many column inches. The human capacity to care about many things at once is limited, and Trump is really good at creating reasons to be pissed off.

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

He cares. He cares a lot. Ratings and perceived popularity have always been incredibly important to him, like he's a mean girl in high school or something. He really is that small-minded and petty. Comes with the territory for fascist Dear Leaders.

[–] HeyJoe@lemmy.world 9 points 3 hours ago (2 children)

I know what you're saying, but his post didnt seem very happy either lol.

[–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

Sure, but imagine I'm right, and he's just trying to stir shit up. Wouldn't he write exactly the same thing? Like if he was actually upset, he's going to pretend like he doesn't care. Like with the Epstein stuff.

I could be entirely wrong, though. In the end, doesn't make much difference.

[–] themaninblack@lemmy.world 3 points 2 hours ago

This is a man who should never be trusted with the nuclear codes. I bought my ticket the day after the election and am now living permanently in a safer country.

America is cooked.

[–] blackbearjesus27@lemmy.world 6 points 4 hours ago

I like remaining wary of folks playing a deeper game but let’s be honest; folks in trumps orbit may be but I very much doubt he is.

He repeats the same gripes all the time.

His not-DM to Bondi is literally the same language he uses in campaign rallies.

I think all of this bothers him way more than the normal person and WAY more than a president should care.

[–] neukenindekeuken@sh.itjust.works 13 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Both things can be true I suspect.

He's incredibly thin skinned, so this definitely gets to him. But also, he's using it as a distraction.

[–] Jaysyn@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

Kimmel's next episode should start with the fash removing the Epistein friendship statue from the National Mall & then do a deep dive into how close they were.

Bring the birthday book out too. Maybe have an Epstein victim as a guest if they would like to come on.

[–] JeeBaiChow@lemmy.world 4 points 8 hours ago

Yeah. It's beautiful, isn't it?