Disney’s ABC has OFFICIALLY removed Jimmy Kimmel from the air nationwide, effective immediately and indefinitely, after his lies regarding Charlie Kirk’s assassination.
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The Free Market May Sack Kimmel Again
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2025/10/15/the_free_market_
may_sack_kimmel_again_153405.html
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Last month, late-night host Jimmy Kimmel and “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” reemerged from cancellation with a ratings jump and social momentum. His midnight honeymoon, however, is already over.
Kimmel made incendiary comments over free speech champion Charlie Kirk’s assassination in September, slamming President Trump’s leadership and comparing his grief to “a four-year-old mourning a goldfish.” With his ratings nosediving for months, what little audience remained turned off their TV sets, prompting Nexstar Media Group and Sinclair Broadcasting to pull him from ABC station affiliates. Jimmy raged and threatened to cut ties with ABC forever. But just days later, “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” returned, and the late-night host issued an apology that attracted over 6 million viewers, the most in series history, even if many felt it was insincere.
Kimmel had renewed interest and lightning in a bottle. But he squandered it by refusing to change the same act that got him booted in the first place.
By continuing to politicize every current event, Kimmel has impressively lost 85% of his post-suspension bounce in just a few weeks among key demographics. With ratings hovering around 1.7 million viewers, his collapse in viewership is now lower than it was pre-suspension.
“Jimmy Kimmel Live!” wasn’t cancelled because of government “crackdowns” on free speech, as some proclaimed, but because consumers stopped valuing Kimmel’s program. His show was incongruous with their viewing habits and the national conversation, and it may face similar and necessary repercussions again.
American politics has long been fused with entertainment, and people are getting tired of it. The abundance of television shows like “South Park,” popular music, and celebrities lampooning or critiquing current events has made politics inescapable. Pew Research Center (PRC) found that almost two-thirds of Americans feel exhausted when thinking about politics. More in Common’s Hidden Tribe report found that most Americans are frustrated by division and tribalism, wanting officials to heal, not inflame, culture wars.
Yet, there’s political incentive among news outlets and commentary shows to feed viewers ideologically driven content. In 2024, Stanford University found that consumers, regardless of their educational or political background, are more likely to engage with media that aligns with their ideology rather than factual reporting.
Viewers may say they want these programs’ priorities to change, but traditional media thrives on the mass confirmation bias they ingrain in consumers.
It’s a vicious cycle that polarized the American populace while leaving elitist and leftist “comedians” untouched – until recently.
In July, Stephen Colbert announced his tenured and politically charged show would leave the airwaves in 2026. CBS explained that production expenses were costing the company tens of millions of dollars annually, and competition from social media and streaming has pulled customer bases away from television. Kimmel and Hollywood dashed these claims, but the evidence counters their disbelief.
Deloitte’s 2025 media consumption survey revealed only 49% of consumers have cable or satellite TV subscriptions – down from 63% three years ago – a mass departure partially driven by a market oversaturated with political content. An observed desire for hosts to separate politics from programming has skyrocketed the demand and consumption for alternative media, which they find more trustworthy. After being infested with grievance and division for years, the media consumer base shifted its preferences, and Colbert’s rating consequently tanked. Nixing Colbert was a business response to a format and an ideology that failed to captivate audiences.
Kimmel has no respect for the new public sentiment and is doubling down on a losing formula. Quickly reprising his role as an instigator, he’s bashing thNOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | PERMALINK | TOP | HOME
in Europe
He said only TWO people at the World Forum were defending free speech… and the rest of the room was demanding coordinated censorship—not just across Europe, but against Americans.
https://x.com/JimFergusonUK/status/1996919026597941692
and Jimmy Kimmel is an asshole...over time people might see through him...a career going the way of crazy Keith Olbermann
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in Europe
He said only TWO people at the World Forum were defending free speech… and the rest of the room was demanding coordinated censorship—not just across Europe, but against Americans.
https://x.com/JimFergusonUK/status/1996919026597941692
and Jimmy Kimmel is an asshole...over time people might see through him...a career going the way of crazy Keith Olbermann
His insane lefty wife really fucked him up. She pegs him with her strapon every night.
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The Free Market May Sack Kimmel Again
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2025/10/15/the_free_market_
may_sack_kimmel_again_153405.htmlQuote:
Last month, late-night host Jimmy Kimmel and “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” reemerged from cancellation with a ratings jump and social momentum. His midnight honeymoon, however, is already over.
Kimmel made incendiary comments over free speech champion Charlie Kirk’s assassination in September, slamming President Trump’s leadership and comparing his grief to “a four-year-old mourning a goldfish.” With his ratings nosediving for months, what little audience remained turned off their TV sets, prompting Nexstar Media Group and Sinclair Broadcasting to pull him from ABC station affiliates. Jimmy raged and threatened to cut ties with ABC forever. But just days later, “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” returned, and the late-night host issued an apology that attracted over 6 million viewers, the most in series history, even if many felt it was insincere.
Kimmel had renewed interest and lightning in a bottle. But he squandered it by refusing to change the same act that got him booted in the first place.
By continuing to politicize every current event, Kimmel has impressively lost 85% of his post-suspension bounce in just a few weeks among key demographics. With ratings hovering around 1.7 million viewers, his collapse in viewership is now lower than it was pre-suspension.
“Jimmy Kimmel Live!” wasn’t cancelled because of government “crackdowns” on free speech, as some proclaimed, but because consumers stopped valuing Kimmel’s program. His show was incongruous with their viewing habits and the national conversation, and it may face similar and necessary repercussions again.
American politics has long been fused with entertainment, and people are getting tired of it. The abundance of television shows like “South Park,” popular music, and celebrities lampooning or critiquing current events has made politics inescapable. Pew Research Center (PRC) found that almost two-thirds of Americans feel exhausted when thinking about politics. More in Common’s Hidden Tribe report found that most Americans are frustrated by division and tribalism, wanting officials to heal, not inflame, culture wars.
Yet, there’s political incentive among news outlets and commentary shows to feed viewers ideologically driven content. In 2024, Stanford University found that consumers, regardless of their educational or political background, are more likely to engage with media that aligns with their ideology rather than factual reporting.
Viewers may say they want these programs’ priorities to change, but traditional media thrives on the mass confirmation bias they ingrain in consumers.
It’s a vicious cycle that polarized the American populace while leaving elitist and leftist “comedians” untouched – until recently.
In July, Stephen Colbert announced his tenured and politically charged show would leave the airwaves in 2026. CBS explained that production expenses were costing the company tens of millions of dollars annually, and competition from social media and streaming has pulled customer bases away from television. Kimmel and Hollywood dashed these claims, but the evidence counters their disbelief.
Deloitte’s 2025 media consumption survey revealed only 49% of consumers have cable or satellite TV subscriptions – down from 63% three years ago – a mass departure partially driven by a market oversaturated with political content. An observed desire for hosts to separate politics from programming has skyrocketed the demand and consumption for alternative media, which they find more trustworthy. After being infested with grievance and division for years, the media consumer base shifted its preferences, and Colbert’s rating consequently tanked. Nixing Colbert was a business response to a format and an ideology that failed to captivate audiences.
Kimmel has no respect for the new public sentiment and is doubling down on a losing formula. Quickly repriNOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | PERMALINK | TOP | HOME
Comedian broadcast...didn’t do this because we think he’s a bad guy. We did this because oil...Trump pardoned the former president of Honduras for doing the same thing
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FUN FACT: John Oliver isn't wearing any pants and has a vibrating butt plug up his ass during every broadcast.
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some made a mistake predicting the end of Disney?
‘Zootopia 2’ Has Grossed $630M In China, The Highest Tally There By A Hollywood Film, Disney Says
https://deadline.com/2026/02/zootopia-2-china-box-office-disney-123670
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I had meant to post that, back when he went off the air abruptly without explanation, it was later reported that the band leader for the show had passed. So maybe that was the reason.
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Charlie Kirk: Lawyers for man accused of killing investigate claim bullet used doesn’t match rifle found at scene
The success of a forensic ballistics analysis largely depends on the size and condition of the bullet fragments
Tuesday 31 March 2026 03:48 EDT
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/crime/charlie-kirk
-tyler-robinson-bullet-b2948916.html
The defense said in its motion that it may try to use the analysis to clear Robinson of blame during the preliminary hearing, while prosecutors aim to show they have enough evidence against him to proceed with a trial.
Prosecutors intend to seek the death penalty for Robinson, 22, who is charged with aggravated murder in the Sept. 10 shooting of the conservative activist on the Utah Valley University campus in Orem. Robinson has not yet entered a plea.
The Joss Whedon script for Serenity, where Wash lives, is Serenity-190pages.pdf at https://www.mediafire.com/two
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Are you saying that you hope Charlie Kirk's murderer doesn't see any penalty for their actions?
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