Branco Cartoon - Consequences - Comically Incorrect
A.F. Branco Cartoon – Jimmy Kimmel was fired for horrible low ratings, not because of horrifically lying about the Charlie Kirk assassination, or for celebrating the Tucker Carlson and Roseanne firing.
By Gregory Lyakhov – The Gateway Pundit – Sept 20, 2025
Jimmy Kimmel’s downfall was not sudden, nor was it really about one offensive remark regarding Charlie Kirk’s assassination.
The truth is, ABC had been looking for a reason to push him out. Kimmel’s contract, set to expire next year, gave the network an easy out: if he became a liability to the company’s image, he could be suspended.
That is precisely what happened. The Charlie Kirk controversy was only the excuse.
For years, Kimmel collected a staggering $16 million annually, while his ratings were collapsing.
“Jimmy Kimmel Live!” fell from nearly two million viewers in January 2025 to just 1.1 million by August, trailing his late-night competitors.
Those numbers told ABC all it needed to know. Why keep paying one of television’s most enormous salaries when the show could no longer justify the cost?… READ MORE
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