Jimmy Kimmel Made Stephen Colbert a Standing Offer To Guest Host
Kimmel said the ratings gain follows CBS late-night changes, as Jimmy Kimmel Live! logged 3.15 million June viewers and its best season since 2014-15.
- On Wednesday, July 22, Jimmy Kimmel returned to primetime on ABC, hosting the new celebrity-fueled edition of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.
- Before his summer break, Jimmy Kimmel Live achieved record-breaking viewership in June, averaging 3.15 million nightly viewers, with a 17% increase in total viewers and a 109% surge in adults 18 to 49.
- The cancellation of The Late Show With Stephen Colbert boosted Kimmel's ratings; CBS cited $40 million in annual losses for the cancellation, though Kimmel dismissed the network's explanation as "Lies."
- Seeking a guest host, Kimmel told Variety he asked Stephen Colbert to fill in during his summer sabbatical, though Colbert declined, feeling the opportunity was "premature."
- Kimmel maintains that Television remains a dominant medium as Colbert shifts focus to writing a Lord and The Rings project, noting that late-night numbers still outperform popular podcasts.
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Jimmy Kimmel thanked CBS during an interview for the rise in his ratings. ‘The Late Show With Stephen Colbert’, a competitor to ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’, was taken off the air by the rival network a few months ago. Kimmel’s program airs on ABC.
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Jimmy Kimmel thanked CBS during an interview for the rise in his ratings. The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, a competitor to Jimmy Kimmel Live!, was taken off the air by the rival network a few months ago. Kimmel's program airs on ABC.
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