Kimmel, Trump and Late-Night Show
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Jimmy Kimmel revealed during his Wednesday, Sept. 24 monologue that Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos sent his staff an ice cream truck as 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' returned to air.
Jimmy Kimmel opened his second night back on the late-night stage by taking on President Donald Trump’s latest attacks against him and his network ABC, describing the president as a “80s-movie-style bully.
Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel hit back at President Donald Trump during his show on Wednesday as he mocked the president's social media post about the return of "Jimmy Kimmel Live!"
ABC announced on Sept. 17 that it had suspended Kimmel's late-night show "indefinitely" after he made comments about Kirk's death.
On traditional television, Kimmel’s return episode scored at least 6.3 million viewers, according to Nielsen measurements. That figure will increase once other forms of viewing are factored in. Kimmel alluded to his ratings performance on Wednesday night, and he mocked President Trump’s recent Truth Social post that bashed him.
During his second night back on the air, Jimmy Kimmel fired back at President Donald Trump's threat to sue ABC following the late-night show's return.
“He was like a kid at Christmas when he came up to tell me he had the money to buy this station,” recalled Preston Padden, a former Fox and ABC executive who has known Sook for decades. Fox Corp. and Wall Street Journal parent News Corp share common ownership.
Kimmel returned to the air Tuesday night, six days after his remarks about the accused killer of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk.
Vt., went viral for demanding Nexstar Media Group to air "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" while condemning "political pressure" against TV stations.