Linear ad spending for late-night segments on ABC, CBS and NBC nearly halved between 2018 and 2024, falling from US$439 million to $221 million, the New York Times reported in May citing data from advertising data firm Guideline.
Comedy Central’s Jon Stewart delivered his own response to Kimmel’s suspension, introduced Thursday night as “your patriotically obedient host” of the “all-new government-approved Daily Show.”
“Some naysayers may argue that this administration’s speech concerns are merely a cynical ploy … to obscure an unprecedented consolidation of power and unitary intimidation,” Stewart said.
“Some people would say that -not me though, I think it’s great.”
Trump, on his way back from a trip to Britain, again condemned evening shows on network television, saying “all they do is hit Trump.”
“I mean, they’re getting a licence. I would think maybe their licence should be taken away. It will be up to Brendan Carr,” Trump told reporters on Air Force One.
Trump earlier urged NBC to remove satirists Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyers, writing on his Truth Social platform that they were “total losers.”
On The Tonight Show, Fallon praised Kimmel as a “decent, funny and loving guy and I hope he comes back.”
Source: CNA
