Late-night TV shows have collectively seen declining viewership over the years. Amid Jimmy Kimmel‘s suspension 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 has not been 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.”
“Great News for America: The ratings challenged Jimmy Kimmel Show is CANCELLED. Congratulations to @ABC for finally having the courage to do what had to be done…” – President Donald J. Trump pic.twitter.com/Vhj6DQSssu
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) September 18, 2025
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.”
“There’s calls for Kimmel to be fired,” Carr continued. “I think you could certainly see a path forward for suspension over this.”
Jimmy Kimmel Live! has not been canceled either, despite assumptions made by various public figures.
