They caved to something...
These companies are deeply interwoven into each other’s business. It would be a rare thing if one could harm the other and not expect blowback in some other area of their interconnectedness.
AS I see it, the real problem is the product, Kimmel’s show, is lousy. But it probably reflects the broader systemic problems of the company that hosts it. It’s like alcoholics only hire other alcoholics. Liberals only hire liberals.
Just move his to very late night….like 3AM.
Maybe it was always a ratings stunt.
They thought Kirk’s assassination could pump some “life” into “Jimmy Kimmel - Live?”.