Before the controversy Kimmel and Fallon both were in the 1.1 million to 1.5 mllion range. Colbert was ahead at about 2-2.5 million. Gutfeld led all with 3-3.5 million.
Wednesday, September 24, 2025 (Live + Same Day Nielsen Ratings)
Total Viewers
Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC)
2,414,000
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS)
1,988,000
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (NBC)
1,244,000
Gutfeld! (Fox News)
3,233,000
Update 2025-09-26 (PST) (AI summary of creator comment): - This market will be resolved using TV ratings numbers.
@brianwang https://www.foxnews.com/media/sinclair-ends-jimmy-kimmel-ban-after-sidelining-host-amid-charlie-kirk-controversy
looks like once friday's episode airs the two affiliate markets can resolve NO (they require him to be preempted for a whole month, and looks like they lasted <1w)
@Ziddletwix I will resolve early in October for the Sinclair and Nexstar. The questions were about October. It is highly unlikely to change back again but weird things can happen.
@brianwang fair—I misread the question but makes sense for these all to apply to just the month of October!