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President Donald Trump suggested that ABC "indefinitely" pulled "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" largely because of poor ratings, and a look at the late-night program’s audience reveals a steady decline over the past decade.

The entertainment industry was stunned on Wednesday when Disney announced it would pull ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" for the foreseeable future. The company faced mounting pressure from ABC affiliate stations around the country, as well as the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), over controversial comments the late-night host made about the assassination of conservative icon Charlie Kirk .

"Jimmy Kimmel was fired because he had bad ratings more than anything else," Trump told reporters on Thursday.

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