The Tuesday night airing of "Jimmy Kimmel Live" drew 2.4 million viewers to ABC, as reported by Nielsen.
This figure represents a 53% surge compared to the program's most recent midterm broadcast on November 8, 2022, which garnered 1.6 million viewers, and stands as the network's largest midterm election telecast to date.Beyond total audience size, Kimmel achieved significant gains in the key demographic of adults aged 18 to 49, registering a 0.32 rating—a 68% increase from the 0.19 rating recorded in 2022.When excluding episodes that capitalized on strong lead-in audiences from NFL, NBA, and NHL programming, this marks the highest rating for the show in over a year, surpassing the previous peak set by the highly anticipated episode in September.23, 2025 in which he returned to the air after his controversial suspension over comments he made about the assassination of Charlie Kirk.
Throughout the week, "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" demonstrated robust performance, commanding an average audience of 2.5 million viewers and securing a 0.23 rating within the 18-49 demographic; these figures propelled the program to the premier position in both categories against its late-night rivals.
The series has maintained this leading status across all seven weeks of the current broadcast season.
When juxtaposed with the previous season's viewership figures, "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" is exhibiting robust double-digit growth.
The season average recorded thus far stands at 2.5 million viewers, representing a 16% surge from last year's 2.1 million viewer average at the corresponding point in the calendar.This marks the fifth consecutive season in which the program has achieved year-over-year expansion by the seventh week of the broadcast schedule.Season 25 is presently positioned to become Kimmel's most-watched iteration in a decade and a half, surpassing the highs set during the 2014-2015 season.
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