About 6.26 to 6.3 million viewers watched "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" on ABC last night, September 24, 2025. This was the show's highest regular episode viewership in over a decade and represented a massive increase—over three times the usual audience, which averaged around 1.4 to 1.7 million viewers during the 2024-2025 season. The episode was not aired in about 23% of U.S. TV households due to preemptions by some ABC affiliates, so the viewership could have been even higher. In addition to traditional TV viewers, the episode's opening monologue drew over 26 million views across YouTube and social media platforms.
