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Disney Trumpets Jimmy Kimmel Return Ratings, But The Show’s Long-Term Decline Tells A Different Story

Disney Trumpets Jimmy Kimmel Return Ratings, But The Show’s Long-Term Decline Tells A Different Story

Disney wasted no time blasting out the news: Jimmy Kimmel Live! came back with a ratings bang, drawing 6.3 million viewers for its first episode after suspension. To ABC executives, that number was supposed to send a message — Kimmel still matters. On the surface, it’s an impressive total, especially given the fact that major affiliate groups Nexstar and Sinclair continue to preempt his show. Disney’s talking point is clear: if Kimmel can post these numbers while blacked out in dozens of markets, then he must be indispensable to late-night television.

But the reality is more complicated, and far less flattering.

Disney Shareholders Accuse Company of Wrongdoing Over Jimmy Kimmel, But The Real Breach Would Have Been Doing Nothing

Disney Shareholders Accuse Company of Wrongdoing Over Jimmy Kimmel, But The Real Breach Would Have Been Doing Nothing

A coalition of Disney shareholders—including activist groups like the American Federation of Teachers and Reporters Without Borders—are demanding internal records from Disney regarding the 6-day suspension of Jimmy Kimmel. They claim there’s a “credible basis” to suspect the company’s board violated its fiduciary duties of loyalty, care, and good faith by pulling the late-night host after his inflammatory false comments about the Charlie Kirk tragedy.

On its face, that sounds serious. Breaching fiduciary duty is the kind of allegation you’d expect in a corporate scandal or a hostile takeover. But applied to Kimmel? The argument collapses under even the slightest scrutiny.