The return of late-night US comedian Jimmy Kimmel has gone viral online, attracting more than 16 million views across YouTube and Instagram, as one of Donald Trump's most prominent backers during the 2024 election lashes out at media censorship.

Kimmel's program, which airs on the Disney-owned American Broadcasting Company (ABC), was indefinitely suspended last week after he made comments about the late conservative commentator Charlie Kirk.

The move attracted fierce backlash, with some consumers cancelling their Disney Plus subscriptions and boycotting the company's products in response.

But it also sparked jubilation from conservatives, including US President Donald Trump, who remarked that Kimmel's program was axed due to low ratings.

Earlier this week, ABC announced the program wou

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