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Jimmy Kimmel's opening monologue from his Tuesday return to late-night has set a new record. The episode of 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' featured a nearly 30-minute show opening that included the host's emotional monologue where he thanked those who supported him during his suspension, attempted to clarify his controversial comments about Charlie Kirk and, most of all, passionately defended free speech.
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00:00He had no ratings.
00:02Well, I do tonight.
00:11Jimmy Kimmel's opening monologue from his Tuesday return to late night has set a new record.
00:17The episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live featured a nearly 30-minute show opening that included
00:21the host's emotional monologue where he thanked those who supported him during his suspension,
00:25attempted to clarify his controversial comments about Charlie Kirk, and, most of all,
00:30passionately defended free speech.
00:32This show is not important.
00:34What is important is that we get to live in a country that allows us to have a show like this.
00:40So far, the show's official YouTube account has clocked the video at over 14 million views in 16 hours.
00:46While many interviews and sketches from Kimmel's show have racked up tens of millions of clicks over
00:51the years, his Tuesday night monologue has set a new YouTube record as his most-watched opening
00:56monologue ever.
00:57On ABC, Kimmel typically draws about 1.6 million viewers, but according to the New York Times,
01:02the network is expecting to generate far more than that in the official ratings,
01:06even with The Next Star and Sinclair boycotts, which account for roughly 20% of stations.
01:11Kimmel's monologue is largely being hailed as meeting the moment.
01:14While he stopped just short of apologizing for his comments about Kirk, something many on the
01:18right were demanding, he attempted to reach out to his detractors by thanking the many
01:22conservatives who criticized the Trump administration's efforts to push him off the
01:26air, as well as gave very sincere-sounding praise to Kirk's widow, Erica Kirk.
01:30On Sunday, Erica Kirk forgave the man who shot her husband.
01:35She forgave him.
01:37That is an example we should follow.
01:40For much more on this story and all the latest updates, go to THR.com.
01:44This is The Hollywood Reporter News.
01:48The Hollywood Reporter News.
01:57The Hollywood Reporter News.
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