But Jimmy still gets paid.
The Oscars he hosted went from 33 million to 18 million viewers in a few years. Kimmel has stated he does not care about the ratings on his ABC show which just fall and fall. In his radio career it was the other hosts that carried him. Same for Adam Corolla when he was on The Man tv show.
Searches: Oct 7, 2022 — In 2016, “Jimmy Kimmel Live” averaged 2.2 million viewers. In 2022, he’s plummeted to 1.5 million, losing more than a third of his audience.
In Oct 4, 2023 he had a 0.33 rating, Nov 2 for adults 18-49 (0.18 rating)
The IMDB audience ratings summary show 1.5 stars with 3230 reviews showing 1 star.
Yet the stupid people hire this guy who is not funny but will denigrate anyone the democrat party wants insulted and lied about.
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How many viewers did Johnny Carson have?
One night, Carson attracted 85% of the audience, breaking the previous late-night rating record. He frequently kept fifteen million TV viewers amused. With 55 million viewers for his final program, he broke the previous late-night rating record.