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Matt Damon Riffs on Jimmy Kimmel’s Suspension, Bemoans His Return to ABC
Matt Damon appeared as New York's mascot Frankie Focus on Jimmy Kimmel Live during a politically charged week, following the show's suspension and FCC warnings, drawing 6.26 million viewers.
- Last week, Matt Damon snuck onto Jimmy Kimmel Live! in a Frankie Focus costume during the show's Brooklyn residency at the Brooklyn Academy of Music's Howard Gilman Opera House.
- ABC announced the show was preempted indefinitely after a Federal Communications Commission warning and political backlash over Jimmy Kimmel's Sept. 15 monologue about Charlie Kirk.
- When the costume acted hostile, Jimmy Kimmel demanded the head be removed, revealing Matt Damon to applause as Damon quipped `But the president canceled you`.
- He exited the stage taking Joan Kimmel, Jimmy Kimmel's mother, with him, intensifying the stunt and reinforcing their 23 years of trolling each other.
- Kimmel's return drove 6.26 million viewers for ABC, showing sustained interest, and earlier this week Jimmy Kimmel visited The Late Show with Stephen Colbert to discuss being taken off air.
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