What will happen with Late Night Shows in October 2025

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Oct 28

24%

Kimmel Live will average over 2 million total viewers

50%

Kimmel Live will stay ahead of Colbert and Fallon for the month

59%

Kimmel average total drops below 1.6 million viewers for the month

Sinclair stations keep Kimmel show off for the whole month

Nexstar stations keep Kimmel show off for the whole month

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.

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@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. The questions were about October. It is highly unlikely to change back again but weird things can happen.