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Why Jimmy Kimmel Won’t Pounce on Easy Ratings Boost

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Jimmy Kimmel needs us. Again.

The far-Left “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” host features a parade of Democratic guests on his ABC showcase. It’s been that way for some time, and other late-night shows offer a similar lack of ideological diversity.

Does the world need FOUR segments with Sen. Bernie Sanders on “The Late Show?”

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Water is wet. The sky is blue. Late-night progressives only invite fellow Democrats on their talk shows.

Now, the FCC is warning that these shows must give “equal time” to opposing candidates.

…a decades-old federal law requiring any FCC-licensed broadcaster that lets a political candidate appear on its airwaves to also offer “equal opportunities” to all other candidates running for the same office. The law exempts “bona fide newscasts” and news interviews from the equal time rule.

Most libertarians would balk at applying this rule. Many conservatives, too.

Kimmel, who milked his 2025 suspension for misleading viewers about the alleged killer of Charlie Kirk’s alleged killer, played the victim card again after the FCC news broke.

He needs Americans to save his show, just like they did last time. Or so he claimed.

Except it was an affiliates’ revolt which benched him, and the general public had nothing to do with his return to the airwaves.

(For what it’s worth, he should have returned to ABC)

The “equal time” issue exists, in part, because late-night TV is so cartoonishly biased both in its guest selection and in its interviews. The shows aren’t simply cracking wise with consequential figures like Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Gov. J.B. Pritzker.

They’re coordinating their messaging, amplifying pre-approved talking points and serving as a de facto campaign ad. The FCC does have an argument here, but let’s put that aside.

Why wouldn’t a Kimmel or Colbert have some Republican senators or governors on their show? The ensuing debate could be fascinating. It would make for dramatic TV, no doubt, and likely cause a ratings spike.

Remember how the low-rated “Tonight Show” got a huge boost for inviting conservative comic Greg Gutfeld on its platform last year?

Inviting Vice President J.D. Vance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” or even potential New York City Mayoral candidate Michael Rapaport on “The Late Show” would be an even bigger ratings boost.

It would also take some FCC pressure off the shows in the court of public opinion. A more diverse guest lineup would defang the government body’s key talking points.

Kimmel wouldn’t “need” us to save his professional hide. But don’t hold your breath.

RELATED: KIMMEL JUST CROSSED A BIG RED LINE

Kimmel, Colbert, Seth Meyers and, to a lesser degree, Jon Stewart, would get their clocks cleaned by most GOP candidates. These comedians rely on false information, misdirection and Legacy Media bias to build their arguments.

They prefer ad hominem attacks and profanity over facts.

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A sane, sober Republican would slice right through their arguments, and audiences would see these comics in a new, unflattering light.

“You know, Jimmy, Renee Good was interrupting a federal investigation, repeatedly refused to follow the agent’s directions and aimed her car at him in her final, tragic moments.”

Get it?

And that doesn’t help the DNC messaging effort. At all. It also would make these late-night propagandists look like … late-night propagandists.

The FCC went too far last year during KimmelGate. Chairman Brendan Carr should always lean on a pure interpretation of the First Amendment, and he earned considerable attacks from fellow Republicans for his comments.

We’ll wait and see if the FCC’s recent announcement has any teeth. Let’s hope it doesn’t. This pundit would rather the existing system continue.

Either way, the Kimmels and Colberts of the world are leaving ratings victories on the table. The alternative, for them, is too scary to consider.

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