Jimmy Kimmel’s return to late night after his summer hiatus delivered a major ratings boost, pulling in 6.26 million viewers — the biggest audience for Jimmy Kimmel Live! in more than ten years. The surge in viewership highlights both the anticipation surrounding his comeback and the continued relevance of traditional late-night television in a streaming era. Kimmel’s reappearance not only energized his loyal fan base but also drew in a wider audience curious about his take on recent political and cultural events, reaffirming his place as one of the most influential voices in late-night comedy.

Jimmy heard from Donald Trump who posted on Truth Social with threats moments after we taped our show last night, he claimed it was the ratings that got Jimmy “fired,” Donald Trump is an old-fashioned 80s movie-style bully, many of our staffers got crazy texts from their loved ones over the last week, there was a fun little conspiracy theory we heard on Newsmax today, according to MSNBC the FBI has a recording of Trump’s border czar Tom Homan taking a bag from undercover agents with $50,000 cash in it, Team Trump is worked up about the escalator stopping while Donald was at the UN yesterday, and Ethan Hawke interrupts the monologue when Jimmy thanks the more than 400 entertainers, actors, writers, directors, and producers who signed the ACLU letter supporting our show.