Millions of people tuned in to Jimmy Kimmel Live! to watch the host’s return to late-night television after a near week-long suspension, propelling the show to a 10-year ratings high among adult viewers, ABC said.

The network said 6.26 million viewers watched Kimmel on Tuesday night (US time) as he used sincerity and humour to thank his supporters while addressing remarks he had made on September 15 about the man accused of assassinating conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

It was the highest-rated regularly scheduled episode of the late-night show, which typically attracts an average of 1.42 million nightly viewers, ABC said.

Jimmy Kimmel Live ! achieved the ratings milestone even though the show did not reach about a quarter of American households. ABC affiliates in several ma

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