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Rhiannon12866

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Wed Sep 24, 2025, 08:36 PM Wednesday

KIMMEL'S BACK: Legal breakdown as Kimmel smashes records in return after Trump censorship backfires - The Beat - MSNBC



Jimmy Kimmel triumphantly returned to his show after staring down a government effort to censor him. His opening monologue racked up over 15 million views on YouTube in less than a day. MSNBC’s Ari Melber reports. - Aired on 09/24/2025.
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KIMMEL'S BACK: Legal breakdown as Kimmel smashes records in return after Trump censorship backfires - The Beat - MSNBC (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 Wednesday OP
Ari's Kimmel coverage was awesome tonight. ancianita Wednesday #1
It sure was and he's back for an encore - and the more this hits the news, the more people will tune in! Rhiannon12866 Wednesday #2
I love this kind of happy news at least as much as I love his comedy. ancianita Wednesday #3
Well said, viewership is everything, including for sponsors. Rhiannon12866 Wednesday #4

Rhiannon12866

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2. It sure was and he's back for an encore - and the more this hits the news, the more people will tune in!
Wed Sep 24, 2025, 08:47 PM
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ancianita

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3. I love this kind of happy news at least as much as I love his comedy.
Wed Sep 24, 2025, 09:05 PM
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Disney has to try to recover from its billions drop in market value, though no one mentions that. Still and most important, its executives had to learn from the public that their real value is in viewership, not in kowtowing to threats from a dictator's henchman.

Rhiannon12866

(243,707 posts)
4. Well said, viewership is everything, including for sponsors.
Wed Sep 24, 2025, 09:24 PM
Wednesday

And this was one more lesson that so many still have to learn, including the TV networks (or their corporations), that listening to TFG is a huge mistake, he does not represent the majority of the American people!

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