Remember when late-night TV was actually funny? It feels like a lifetime ago. There was a time when hosts saw their job as bringing the country together for a good laugh before bed. They didn’t see half their audience as deplorable enemies in need of a stern lecture.

That golden era is dead and gone. Now, late-night television is a tiresome sermon delivered by smug millionaires from their coastal bubbles. They preach down to hardworking Americans, mock our values, and then have the gall to wonder why nobody is watching anymore. It turns out, insulting your customer base is a fantastically bad business model, and the financial cracks are starting to show.

From ‘BizPacReview’:

Since his return to the airwaves, Kimmel has enjoyed a significant boost in support from leftists who wanted to stick it to Republicans. On Tuesday, he saw a record 6.3 million average viewers, many of whom undoubtedly turned in to see what he would say about his suspension…

But on Wednesday night, he only managed to pull 2,414,000 average viewership, which is leagues above his normal average of 1.7 million but constitutes a 70% drop from the previous day. He managed to climb over Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Fallon, but fell short of Gutfeld!, which had 3,233,000 average viewers.

And we just got the most spectacular proof of this from ABC’s own Jimmy Kimmel. The champagne corks were surely popping in Hollywood when he returned to a massive audience of 6.3 million viewers. That celebration lasted for about 24 hours. The very next night, his viewership evaporated, plummeting an astonishing 70% down to 2.4 million. Hollywood threw a party, but the American people declined the invitation.

A Verdict From the American People

So what really happened here? It’s simple. That initial ratings spike wasn’t a show of support; it was rubbernecking at a train wreck. As astute observers on social media pointed out, people tuned in out of morbid curiosity to see the “numnutz” perform, then immediately fled. Once the spectacle was over, so was the audience.

The numbers look even worse for Kimmel when you see where those viewers went. That same night, Greg Gutfeld’s show on Fox News, Gutfeld!, handily beat Kimmel with over 3.2 million viewers. Gutfeld built a late-night juggernaut by doing the one thing Kimmel and his ilk refuse to do: respect the audience. He offers a genuine, hilarious alternative, and Americans are rewarding him for it.

The High Cost of Left-Wing Comedy

This leaves a network like ABC in a comical bind of its own creation. They’re caught between the wrath of the woke mob and the unforgiving reality of their own balance sheets. Shelling out a reported $17 million for a host who gets beaten by a conservative comedian isn’t just embarrassing; it’s an act of financial sabotage. They are lighting money on fire to avoid being canceled by the very activists who chased their audience away.

This is the “Go Woke, Go Broke” principle playing out in real-time. For too long, these media behemoths have chosen progressive dogma over profit, and the consequences are finally arriving. The Kimmel ratings disaster is more than just a bad night for a single host. It’s a resounding signal that the free market is finally correcting the arrogance of the entertainment industry.

The reign of the preachy, out-of-touch celebrity is ending. It isn’t being brought down by politicians, but by millions of citizens exercising their right to change the channel. They’re voting with the remote, and the woke lectures are losing. Badly.

Key Takeaways

• Jimmy Kimmel’s ratings crashed 70% just one day after his return.
• Conservative-led shows like Gutfeld! are winning the late-night viewership war.
• Networks lose millions by propping up hosts who alienate their audience.
• The free market is finally correcting for Hollywood’s progressive agenda.

Sources: BizPac Review