“Jimmy Kimmel Live!” returned with a bang on Tuesday night .

After a near week-long suspension, Jimmy Kimmel’s eponymous late-night talk show scored 6.26 Million total viewers in its first episode back on the air. This feat was achieved despite its unavailability across 23% of US TV households as Nexstar and Sinclair preempted the show across its ABC-affiliated markets.

In the key 18-49 demographic, the show earned a 0.87 rating, marking the show’s highest regularly scheduled episode since March 2015.

While these initial numbers don’t include streaming ratings, the monologue has since garnered more than 26 million views across YouTube and social platforms.

Prior to his suspension, Kimmel’s show was struggling as ratings had dropped to 1.1 million total viewers in August 2025, down

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