Jimmy Kimmel pulled from the air over false comment about Kirk murder

[Vermilion]

Yeah ... Gutfeld has twice the viewership of Kimmel.

He’s twice as funny as Kimmel too.

[FlyersFan]

Ok, I see the differences like time slot and demographic,

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Yeah ... Gutfeld is on an hour earlier and gets twice the viewership overall.
He gets a more rounded audience of left, right, and middle.
Kimmel gets half the viewership, and it's pretty much all left wing.
Overall ... Gutfeld is the #1 ranked late night 'comedian' show.

[FlyersFan]

He’s twice as funny as Kimmel too.

I've only seen Gutfeld once.  
It was when Donald Trump was running for the second term.
One of the questions to him was from a panelist about Area51 and aliens.  
I thought the show was okay but since Trump was on it wasn't
what his show was really like on an average night.   
So I have no idea if he's funny or partisan or whatever.
But the audience demographics is a healthy mix of left, right, and middle,
so he must be doing something right ....

[Kurokage]

Yeah ... Gutfeld is on an hour earlier and gets twice the viewership overall.
He gets a more rounded audience of left, right, and middle.
Kimmel gets half the viewership, and it's pretty much all left wing.
Overall ... Gutfeld is the #1 ranked late night 'comedian' show.

In 'old fashioned' TV, the time slot, age group and demographic is the biggest used for comparisons, so a little apples vs oranges?!?!? 

Most don't even include Gutfeld as 'late night' and didn't even show up.

The ratings of Jimmy Kimmel Live! have been compared to other late-night shows, withThe Late Show with Stephen Colbertleading in total viewers, averaging 2.42 million viewers, followed byJimmy Kimmel Live!with 1.77 million viewers, andThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallonwith 1.19 million viewers[sup][1][/sup]. In the 18-49 demographic,Jimmy Kimmel Live!had the highest ratings among the late-night shows, with 220,000 viewers, surpassingThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert's219,000 viewers

Like I said, this changes with demographics and time slots with Kimmel and Colbert swapping places.

[Vermilion]

Well, we are 4 hours ahead over here, so it will be about 2am/4am before we get to know on my end.

I'm inclined to believe Disney's statement all the same.

When does he usually air in the US, 10pm/11pm?

Tick Tock and all that jazz. 

Let me explain something.
Disney owns the show and pays to make it.
They sell it to broadcasting companies (Sinclair, nexstar) which distribute it to their stations for airing on TV.
When those broadcasting companies don’t want to pay for a garbage money losing show, they won’t pay Disney for the show.
Disney is losing millions by not being able to sell the show.
Disney is also losing money paying the production costs of a show they can’t sell.
Sinclair and nexstar will fill that time slot with a show they already purchased that actually makes money. (Advertiser revenue)
They have about 10 hours to change their minds for tonight, but Sinclair and nexstar ,as of right now, will not be showing Kimmels show.

[andy06shake]

Let me explain something.
Disney owns the show and pays to make it.
They sell it to broadcasting companies (Sinclair, nexstar) which distribute it to their stations for airing on TV.
When those broadcasting companies don’t want to pay for a garbage money losing show, they won’t pay Disney for the show.
Disney is losing millions by not being able to sell the show.
Sinclair and nexstar will fill that time slot with a show they already purchased that actually makes money. (Advertiser revenue)
They have about 10 hours to change their minds for tonight, but Sinclair and nexstar ,as of right now, will not be showing Kimmels show.

Well, good luck with those sorts of silly timelines and demands.

Let me explain something, or rather reiterate, it's all about the money, hunny, and if there was no profit to be had, it would bloody happen. 

Disney can still stream or sell content ""digitally"" which is now the new playing field.

The game is changing, but the players remain the same. 

Think of it this way, they build the team a big new ""digital"" stadium, and it's open all day every day, accessible via that 3*5 inch black slab of ceramic and silicon everyone carries around in their pocket.    

[Vermilion]

I've only seen Gutfeld once.  
It was when Donald Trump was running for the second term.
One of the questions to him was from a panelist about Area51 and aliens.  
I thought the show was okay but since Trump was on it wasn't
what his show was really like on an average night.   
So I have no idea if he's funny or partisan or whatever.
But the audience demographics is a healthy mix of left, right, and middle,
so he must be doing something right ....

Gutfeld is a brilliant writer and has an excellent writing staff.
He’s a righty but his show hits more culture than politics.
It doesn’t preach and it is usually very casual an doesn’t take itself that seriously.
Kind of how late night used to be before they all went into woke politics.

[FlyersFan]

Most don't even include Gutfeld as 'late night' and didn't even show up.

Maybe they don't include him because he's cable whereas the others are network?
Maybe they don't include him because he leans right and the others lean left and there is bias?
Dunno.
Well ... he's there .... he's late night ... and he has twice the overall viewership as Kimmel.
So he's doing something right.   Only saw the show one time.  So can't speak to what it is.

[David64]

I've watched enough of Kimmel to know he's a Trump/Conservative hater, so keep him or dump him, I don't care because I don't watch it.

The thing that will decide it is the same as always : Money.

If those stations are not going to carry the show, will advertisers pay for air time that no one is seeing ? Like any big corporation, Disney doesn't give a damn about Kimmel's Freedom of Speech. They care about their bottom line. I have no doubt they'd keep him on the air just for the sake of appearances, but if he starts costing them money like Colbert did CBS, they'll drop him.

That may be next week or 6 months from now, but they're not going to keep wasting money.

Right now, Kimmel is hot. I would bet his ratings will go up temporarily because everyone wants to know what all the noise is about and advertisers will take advantage of that. But, when all the noise is over, it still comes to down to Kimmel alienated half the country and when his numbers go down, ads get pulled and the dominos start falling.

[Vermilion]

Well, good luck with those sorts of silly timelines and demands.

Let me explain something, or rather reiterate, it's all about the money, hunny, and if there was no profit to be had, it would bloody happen. 

Disney can still stream or sell content ""digitally"" which is now the new playing field.

The game is changing, but the players remain the same. 

Yes it’s only about the money.
They can’t make money showing Kimmels show.
That’s why it isn’t going to be aired.