Jimmy Kimmel: The Day After

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Jimmy Kimmel returned on Tuesday night after being suspended because Disney forgot how deftly Kimmel can handle thorny situations (see, e.g., the monologue he delivered upon his return ). The ratings were good. Very good. In fact, they were the best overnight ratings of Kimmel’s tenure ever , with 6.26 million (and that’s before all the other millions of viewers who watched the show in non-traditional ways are factored in). He managed to do so, even though affiliates are still not carrying the show in around 20 percent of the country.

He did even better on social media. His monologue racked up over 26 million views (as of last night), including 19 million views on YouTube. That was also his most-watched video ever on YouTube, b

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