Donald Trump claimed Jimmy Kimmel brought in ‘bad’ ratings over the years. Here’s a breakdown of Kimmel’s ratings from 2015 to 2025.
Late-night TV shows have collectively seen declining viewership over the years. After Jimmy Kimmel was temporarily suspended from on-air broadcasts, Donald Trump claimed the comedian has had “bad” ratings for years. So, is it true? Here, we have a breakdown of Jimmy Kimmel Live!‘s ratings over the past 10 years.
No, Kimmel was not fired. The network suspended him “indefinitely” after his comments about Charlie Kirk‘s suspected shooter, Tyler Robinson, angered right-wing viewers as well as the FCC.
Days after Kimmel sent his condolences to the Kirk family and condemned political violence, he said on his show’s September 15, 2025, episode, “The MAGA Gang (is) desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them and doing everything they can to score political points from it. In between the finger-pointing, there was grieving.”
FCC boss Brendan Carr went on Benny Johnson’s show to discuss the “very, very serious issue … for Disney,” noting, “We can do this the easy way or the hard way.
