‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ Kicks Off Broadcast’s Fall TV Premiere Week as No. 1 Show in Late Night (EXCLUSIVE)

By Michael Schneider

Michael Schneider

Executive Editor

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As the 2026-2027 TV season got under way last week, “Jimmy Kimmel Live” won the broadcast network premiere week in late night, both in total viewers and adults 18-49. For the week of Sept. 21, “JKL” averaged 2.29 million viewers and a 0.21 rating in adults 18-49.

That’s based on live+same day big data plus panel ratings. “Jimmy Kimmel Live” beat NBC’s “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” (1.3 million) and CBS’ “Comics Unleashed” (704,000 for the first half hour, 521,000 for the second half hour) during the 11:35 p.m. hour.

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