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"Jimmy Kimmel Live!" returned to air Tuesday night, generating 6.26 million total viewers despite significant preemptions across 23% of U.S. TV households, according to data from Nielsen shared by Disney.

This viewership is exponentially higher than average. During the 2024-2025 season, a period that ran from September to May, Kimmel's average viewership was 1.42 million.

The pretaped show, which airs on the Disney -owned ABC, marked the first time host Jimmy Kimmel publicly addressed his suspension from late night following comments he made during a previous show's monologue that criticized members of President Donald Trump's MAGA movement for their reaction to conservative activist Charlie Kirk

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