By David Shepardson

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Jimmy Kimmel’s monologue on his return to U.S. late-night television on Tuesday after Walt Disney lifted his suspension has been seen more than 14 million times on Google’s YouTube and Meta’s Instagram.

By Wednesday late-morning, Kimmel’s monologue had 10.1 million views on YouTube and 4.8 million on Instagram. Broadcast ratings for Tuesday’s show were not yet available.

Nexstar Media Group and Sinclair both opted on Tuesday to keep “Jimmy Kimmel Live” off their combined 70 owned and operated stations, which account for about 23% of U.S. households. That meant the show was not seen over the air in places like Salt Lake City, Utah; Nashville and New Orleans, among other markets.

Disney also offers Kimmel’s show for viewing on a number of streami

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